the boy diet and gaining weight

[Hobbermittens]

His sperm does take 72 days to form so it's unlikely that it will make tons of difference, but still.

My DH smokes "special cigarettes" and there is NO way he will stop for 72 days! I made him stop for a few weeks while TTC our son, but he never stopped when we conceived the girls (they were oopses) so I hope the 2 weeks of quitting will be okay for us again...?

[iluvmyman]

My DH smokes "special cigarettes" and there is NO way he will stop for 72 days! I made him stop for a few weeks while TTC our son, but he never stopped when we conceived the girls (they were oopses) so I hope the 2 weeks of quitting will be okay for us again...?

Shhhh...my DH does too. How does the "Special stuff" sway? Maybe it will work in our favor. We can only hope, right. There's no controlling them......still with the smacking though, right Atomic. Just kidding, my DH is way bigger and stronger than I am.

[LolaInLove]

I hate to tell you girls this, but my ex-Dh did when we conceived our girls...not that that means anything, but I am pretty sure it is bad for sperm count. It's pretty bad for sperm all around, but ya know, lots of healthy babies are born to those who smoke "special" stuff all the time. Interesting that your girls came about when he didn't quit and your son was conceived when he did, Hobbers.

[LolaInLove]

My DH smoked a few cigs a day, just regular ones and I told him that he must quit in the next week for August ttc or I'm not doing it again. He knows I'm serious! I'm so not a nagger or anything, but he needs to anyway, it is not helpful to him as a dancer except for being thin, which I think he'd be anyway. You guys would never believe that almost all of our ballet dancers, girls included, smoke to stay thin.

[gizmo77]

. You guys would never believe that almost all of our ballet dancers, girls included, smoke to stay thin.

VERY interesting!! :-)

[gizmo77]

My DH smokes "special cigarettes" ...?

wish i had some special cigarettes...esply with all this swaying and when im done TTCing for life at least!

[ELP]

Shhhh...my DH does too. How does the "Special stuff" sway? Maybe it will work in our favor. We can only hope, right. There's no controlling them......still with the smacking though, right Atomic. Just kidding, my DH is way bigger and stronger than I am.

My DH has been in this club also for the past 6 year's (3 girls) I'm sure there is an article around somewhere about how the special stuff freezes male sperm. I will try and track it down but I don't hold out much hope of finding it, sorry ladies.

[ELP]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...fertility.html
heres a recent newspaper article on the affects on male testosterone, I think I may have to skip this month and have a chat with DH, hmmm.

Marijuana and Fertility

Marijuana use has long been thought to play a role in both female and male infertility. However, it is only in the past few years that any research supporting this theory has become available. According to a study performed in 2003, regular cannabis smoking can have serious effects on male infertility including:

lowered sperm count
decreased volume of seminal fluid
poor sperm motility
Additionally, those sperm that do enter the vaginal canal tend to be over stimulated as a result of the active ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). This causes sperm to slow down when they approach the egg, and, as a result, they are unable to break through the egg's outer casing.

I think we may need a whole new thread on this subject.

[gizmo77]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...fertility.html
heres a recent newspaper article on the affects on male testosterone, I think I may have to skip this month and have a chat with DH, hmmm.

Marijuana and Fertility:

anyone i know who does this regularly has only girls (not that i know so many guys that do this...so really like 2 couples!)

[Hobbermittens]

Additionally, those sperm that do enter the vaginal canal tend to be over stimulated as a result of the active ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). This causes sperm to slow down when they approach the egg, and, as a result, they are unable to break through the egg's outer casing.

\Well, here's the thing--we have never had a problem getting pregnant, so he must have some good swimmers. We had two "one hit wonders" and both of them were girls. Interestingly enough, when we were trying to get pregnant (and he wasn't smoking) it took us 3 tries! We weren't swaying or anything, it just happened on the 3rd month for whatever reason.

I will add that someone who I know that smokes way more than DH has 2 boys and no girls, so who knows.