How we got our boys!

[meeks32]

Hi guys,

I'm so amazed at all of the boy stories. I totally ooze "boy". I have 2 x DS's:

DS1: We had been married for about 3 months. I had lost a lot of weight for the wedding (BMI 18), but had started to gain over our 2 month honeymoon (up to BMI 21). Was under a lot of stress after a close family member had died. Always O'd. Was on the OCP, but forgot to take it twice due to stressful circumstance. Always very healthy diet. Lots of supps, moderate exercise - 3 days per week. Subtly competitive. I'm a natural worry wart. LOVE salt. Drank no coffee or caffeine, but am a herbal tea fanatic. Very sensitive to carbs. Always on a high protein diet. Completely avoided fizzy drinks, artificial sweeteners. Ate tonnes of veges, legumes, nuts, seeds, omega-3 oils.

DS-2 After gaining a ridiculous amount of weight with DS1, lost a heap of it on a high protein diet, was running 1 hr everyday, too lots of supps, green powders, was in a managerial role at work. Hate being hungry, always snacking on savoury health foods.

Other things, lots of boys in DH family. He's one of four boys, his sister has all boys, his brothers have boys and cousins are all boys. My Mother had 3 brothers. DH is super competitive, wears boxers, eats lots of meat and is on a computer 24/7

I'm naturally stocky, always working hard to keep weight down. Comfort eater when I'm stressed. Always EWCM++. Need lots of sleep. Always in bed by 10.

This is an awesome thread. Getting great ideas of what not to do to get a DD :-)

Wow this could be my life too! Very similar on almost everything!! Good luck hon.

[marinewantspink]

Hi ladies! I have one son already and another one is due this week! How I got them? Ds1: young, active, healthy food, no junk food, no take away, potatoes, meet, lots o
f tea, breakfast, salads, sex every day through o,planned pregnancy, both me and ex bf smoked, no alcohol.no stress, conceived in april. He is from a very boy heavy family. Ds2: a very healthy life style, but both me and dh are coffee addicts and use lots of salt, meet, breakfast, salads, bd everyday before and through o 5 times, planned pregnancy, no stress, just moved to a sea side towrn from london, conceived in summer, gained two kg because we were very happy and relaxed, no alcohol, lots of chinese. dh doesnt smoke. There you go, I didnt sway both times, didnt know what is swaying, next time going to sway pink! Blue dust to all who wish blue!

[princessreader]

Hello, just thought i'd add to this thread. I also have 2 perfect boys who make my life worth living! I am a natural born boy swayer without trying. I am slim but have always eaten whatever i want. I enjoy savoury more than sweet foods and eat very little and often throughout the day. I'm not the biggest fan of red meat but started eating alot more of it since being married for some reason. I'm quite healthy by nature, do not like junk food, eat loads of fruits and vegetable with or after meals, drink orange juice, was having cereal or some form of breakfast during the time both DSs were conceived. DTD on O day or just after and O'd both times. Never use lube. Snack on foods right up until before it's time to sleep. Never use sweetners, always sugar. Love salt. Drink red wine especially as it has been my favourite. Am a natural born worrier, and very hormonal (ups and downs). I am a perfectionist, a pessimist and very organised by nature. I stress myself out over the little stuff. I don't excersie that much as i dont feel the need to but do light workouts from time to time. That's about it....quite typically textbook boy stuff i'd say!

[Cauliflower]

Here comes my contribution
DS1: started to ear loads if red meat after I got married. Had yoghurt or cereal for breakfast. Mackrell on slice for lunch. Loved fat fish and took fishoil. It took me some time to get PG so I took B-vitamins and used cough syrup. Always big O when TTC, read simewhere it helpes get PG fast. Gained some weight after getting married. Excersie 2-3 times a week, cardio mostly. Dis not drink much coffe, but tea. BD often, every second day.
DS2: PG first month trying. Lost weight by breastfeeding DS1, weaned him off before TTC. Still same eating habits. Sødo lot of fresh fruit, not vegetables. Lots of dairy, was always drinking mill. Never liked soda or fizxy drinks

[coralsky]

Hi Ladies, I only have one DS (ttc pink in the next few months) but thought I would add what I can remember from when I conceived DS.

About 6mths before conceiving him I had been quite ill and had operation so lost a lot of weight then (was at my lowest adult weight about bmi 20.5) but then after feeling well again after op I enjoyed being able to eat whatever I wanted and gained a lot of weight quite quickly lol...up to about bmi 25.5)

I never like eating breakfast much (this is easiest bit for me of ttc pink) but I used to force myself to eat a mullerlight mid-morning so I didn't get starving later on. Snacked a lot (crisps, sweets, tc), had big dinners with protein carbs and quite often a high fat sauce, with only few veggies.

[coralsky]

sorry forgot to add although I didn't do OPK or really notice CM or anything my cycles were really regular at the time and I guessed at ovulation just from what CD I was on, and we BD 3-4days in a row around O, and I am sure at least 2 of those attempts I did not get up afterwards and slept with pillow under hips all night after BD....also I don't tend to have big O during BD but usually have O before BDing (sorry tmi)....sending everyone who would like blue all my blue dust!!....HTH

[lollylegs]

Hello,
Chiming in here as feel I should pay it forward - everyone is so helpful here!

I have 2 DS and one loss which was confirmed boy also.

Circumstances for all three have been quite different. Start by saying DH is one of 3 boys fwiw

DS1: just finished marathon training, so less running (1-2 pw), regular 2+/week yoga & competitive sport, Bodypump (weights) 2-3 pw. I was muscly and fit and lean! Rode to work every day (short 5km each way - did so until I was 31 weeks pregnant!)
Though it was a long time ago I remember eating breakfast every day (often multigrain toast topped with avocado and tomato, yoghurt and muesli); lunch was often leftovers or pasta with tuna / egg / beans and plenty of fresh veggies. I would snack on carrots, apples and almonds/seeds frequently through the day. Coffee as frequent pick-me-up. Ate lots of pasta (bacon and veg sauces, bolognese) and stirfries with meat, curries etc. Was trying a low GI approach to eating (and felt fantastic!) - involved frequent meals.
Highly stressful, competitive year: - competing for (and got!) long coveted promotion at work, studying as well as working, additional specialist training all just prior to conception.
Unsure about timing - plentiful EWCM, def big O during BD (always back in the day, sigh! ;p)

DS2: much less active - though had lost plenty of weight with DS1, and was realistically gaining steadily while weaning DS1 (though still petite). Incidental activity only. Walking daily, and baby wearing frequently (very muscly)
As DS1 was slow-gainer / failure to thrive our entire house was on a high healthy fat and high protein diet. Ate meat / veg protein sources most meals, plenty of cream, butter, oils added to wide variety of foods. Snacking every few hours.
Timed around O, again plenty EWCM, daily BD. Took a few months to conceive where DS1 was first time lucky.

DS3: was an oopsie, diet was clean eating, Weston Price style (meat / bone broths most days, eggs daily, soaked nuts, plenty of lard, coconut oil etc) ... Still no formal exercise, selling house, just interviewed and accepted new job (increased stress / competition), weight stable, less EWCM than usual, BD 2 - 3 days before O. He screened high risk at 1st trimester and MC after CVS.

I really believe my snacking (go the nut butters / seeds!), high fat/protein diet, general ambivalence to sweet foods along with competitive / project focused life has helped create our beautiful boy family. The pattern of exercise I am sure helped too. Good luck ladies!

[bloom78]

Hi ladies, thought I would share how DH and I conceived our son. I was doing a basic IG pink sway, I was taking calcium and magnesium, pregnancy vitamins (which I think helped us get our beautiful little man). I was eating lots of yoghurt as I don't like milk. I was eating a lot of fruit and dried fruit. We BD'd the day before I got a positive ovulation test so had roughly a 2/3 day cutoff. We used Preseed (Another thing I think really swayed blue). It was winter so I had put on some winter weight and wasn't doing any exercise.

Hope this helps. Goodluck

[Mrs.tinkerbell]

Thought as I have spent many hours looking at ttc girl posts I should add how I concived my boy. It was on our honeymoon I had lost abit of weight before but always been slim so didn't have much to lose then ate whatever I wanted on hooks and after a few days of being on our honeymoon the condom split tmi!!!! Diet was pretty much everything I snack throughout the day but on fruit yoghurt etc not unhealthy food however always loved chocolate, always eat cereal or toast for breakfast, was eating a banana every day and was exercising 3 times a week, have the type of body that could get a six pack and looked quite tonned rather than skinny BMW was 18 when I feel pg, Dtd every 3 days roughly, and concieved my boy on day 11 of 28 day cycle. Good luck everyone I'm hoping for a girl so hope you all get your boys! Little boys are lovely

[heidih1977]

Hi Ladies,

Thought I would add my two cent here too..since I can't seem to produce any girls. Boy three (failed sway) on the way in July.

DS1 conceived June 2009- jogged twice a week. Have been the same weight roughly since university. Ate breakfast every day...be it oats with fresh fruit or freshly squeezed fruit or vegetable juice. Home made veg soup and rye or wholemeal bread for lunch and dinner would be meat/ chicken or fish with a carb and veggies. Very much 3 meal a day with a fruit snack in between meals. DH wears boxers, also jogged once or twice a week and would have eaten two main meals a day with meat probably and always breakfast and oh a banana every day. DS was conceived bd every second day from CD 10 through to CD 18....classic boy timing apparently. I would also have been taking spiralina and probiotics and maybe also an omega oil supplement and DH would have been taking a zinc/ vit c supplement. DH has also maintained same weight since university.

DS 2 conceived also early June 2011- exercise would have been tennis once a week and jogging once a week. DH same. Diet same as above (had no idea about swaying of that diet influences). Timing was also same..every second day over fertile period. Always had ewcm. We enjoy a few drinks on a fri and sat night but other than that no alcohol and DH enjoys the odd cigarette with his beer or glass of wine. My weight was probably a kilo or two away from weight pre kids.

DS 3- conceived oct 2012. Doing LE diet since July and IG diet since March. As of july stopped jogging but continued pilates once a week. Got down to pre pregnancy weight in 2009 of 47 kilos. DH reduced meat intake and took LR and cranberry and cal/ mag. But continued wearing boxers and did little exercise due to a knee injury. We did fr for 6 days before first attempt and then bd every night through o. Was sure this was a girl, but no another boy. Also worth noting I didn't fill anyone apart form DH about my swaying but then was home with my family in oct and filled in my mum and sister and my mum did say that whatever I was doing I looked awful, so I definitely changed things but obviously between DHs sperm and me we are destined to just create boys!

Sending you girls all my blue dust! The very best of luck and I hope you get your boys.