How we got our boys!

[2lovelyboys]

Coffee, I always had EWCM, used to have a lot esp around o

[stephk]

Hi all - I'm new here and just spent a day reading how you got your girls so its only fair that I share what I was doing when I conceived my gorgeous DS. I only heard about swaying very recently and I cannot believe how I have a naturally "boy" diet and lifestyle, I thought it was all down to DH having more boy sperm LOL!

I work in a highly pressurised job with long hours and stress but its the only way I perform at work, I can't be bored, I need a certain amount of stress and lots of things to do. So that is the work context. I'm not necessarily competitive with others but I am with myself and very driven. At the time I was going to the gym 5 times a week - Monday, Tuesday and Thursday was cardio, weights and core work, Wednesday was yoga and Saturday was a hardcore Pilates class. During the week I was at the gym at 630am and at work by 845. I continued this through pregnancy only cutting down when 30 weeks PG and switching to pregnancy yoga instead of normal yoga and Pilates. Still going 4 times a week though (giving birth was very easy because of this but that's another story). I have to do the weights program due to my ongoing RSI issue but I enjoy working out anyway.

At the time of conception, it was December, so winter in the UK, and the weekend before xmas so lots of Xmas parties. I had DH on a BD schedule to maximise sperm count, I was using temps and OPK to chart O. I had a pos OPK on the Monday (it was neg on Sunday and Tuesday) and we had BD Thursday night, Saturday morning, Sunday afternoon and Monday night. I didn't feel like it after that and I didn't have much EWCM, I felt for some on Monday and there was some but not as much as previous months so I was annoyed with that and even more annoyed on the Wednesday when I had LOADS of it and at that point my DH had left for South Africa!! I thought another failed month (this was our third month of timing it right the only difference being BDing after a day and a half to allow max sperm count instead of every day).

Diet wise I've never been on a weight loss diet. I eat healthily and what I want, when I want. Lots of protein, fruit, veg, no white carbs, they have to be wholemeal. More of a savoury than sweet person although at the weekend I do sometimes have dessert. I would have Special K cereal with organic whole milk for breakfast (I head read that whole milk helps fertility), fruit for mid morning snack, lunch would be sushi, or a salad wrap, or a brown toasted sandwich with tuna. Dinner would be cous cous or brown rice with chicken or fish and heaps of veg. I've never been one to add salt to food so that's an odd one and not a regular red meat eater, maybe a few times a month but good quality non fatty meat, I love steak and lamb. I would snack on nuts, yoghurt, fruit. People would bring chocolates and cakes into work and yes I could be very tempted and I did indulge!! I had been married for 2 years so wasn't watching my weight and had steadily piled on the pounds although not overweight, a UK size 12. Before meeting my husband I was working out for 2 hours a day and clubbing all weekend so I was a size 8 and too thin so I guess I just put the weight on naturally and looked a bit more "normal". For the first 2 weeks of my cycle I was taking green tea supplements (i read that they made the egg more "viable") and evening primrose oil, after O I took vitamin E (to help with EWCM). I always took folic acid. I gave DH green tea and zinc supplements every day (as I thought it would make speed healthier).

We both drink more than we should, probably around 30 units a week each but not every day. We are weekend drinkers although at this point in time it was party season so we were drinking every day.

I really hope this helps you DS seekers.

Reading how you guys got your DDs I wish I had known about swaying before as it seems much more difficult (for me) to conceive a girl, I could have tried the first time and if it had failed it would have been ok as I would have thought "next time", really only want one of each. But at the end of the day it's a healthy baby that you want and when I decide to get PG again as soon as I'm holding that baby in my arms I won't care what it is.

Blue dust to you all!!

[stephk]

Also we would always finish BD in missionary, I would always O, and I would stick my legs in the air for 10 min after, then put a pillow under my hips and go to sleep. Sorry if TMI

[Smiley330]

Hello, I'm new here but have spent a day reading as much as I can about girl swaying! I have 2 beautiful boys and after reading so much about the girl diet I can definitely see how I was favouring boys!

Ds2 was planned and I know I was eating loads of meat. I was kind of doing Atkins - lots of ham, bacon, steaks, eggs, etc. no carbs! I drank lots of coffee, and always salt everything an obscene amount!! I will definitely be cutting that out when it comes to ttc. I know I conceived ds2 either the day of ov or the day before.

Ds1 wasn't planned, but pretty much the same diet. More alcohol maybe. He wasn't planned but I did know my cycles and he was actually conceived about or 5 days days before ov!

Both were conceived by the only bd that cycle!

From what i can gather I think diet has a huge part to play in swaying, so this has given me a good idea of what to change for next time :-)

[Kitty0911]

Since I had ANOTHER boy I decided to edit this post and add a few more things.

I was a vegetarian when I conceived all three of my boys. My daily diet for number 1 & 2 usually was:

-A bowl of cereal with full fat milk each morning (or an egg and cheese sandwich) I ALWAYS ate breakfast!

-a mexican type dish for lunch (usually a rice, bean, cheese, and sour cream goulash)

-a HUGE salad with lettuce, loads of chipotle sauce, shredded cheese, grilled corn, and guac for snack

-ramen noodles with butter, salt, pepper, and parmesian cheese for dinner

-and usually a bowl of ice cream and a bag of extra butter popcorn before bed

I always took vitamins or prenatals (at times megadose vitamins—B12, B6, and folate)

I was running when I conceived my DS1 and salsa/belly dancing when I conceived DS2- about 3-5 days out of the week

I usually drank either V8 or some sort of 100% fruit juice and whole fat milk. Ooh, and I always used milk to make hot cocoa-had that almost daily.

With my GD failed sway DS3 I was eating noodles with butter and parmesan cheese (that is it!). I stopped monitoring how much fat and protein I was getting so I'm sure I slowly crept up on the fat.

I always have tons of EWCM and all my boys I conceived the first month trying.

I've always been underweight, so with DS1 and DS2 I tried gaining weight. I went up 6lbs each time (from 109lbs-17.07bmi to 115lbs.-18.01bmi) With DS3 I didn't gain, but I maintained 108lbs (16.91bmi). I have been as low as 100lbs(15.66bmi) and was still ovulating so I must have something about me that wants to continue to procreate...even at a terribly low weight.

[Fae]

Thought I'd go ahead and add to this I have one DS and another on the way...

Took prenatals with both months before ttc. Ate lots of fast food. Drank quite a bit socially. I did only eat chicken though no red meat. Huge huge coffee lover. Not much exercise, very overweight. With this one I had been dieting hardcore lost 20 pounds got pregnant and then miscarried. I gained back 10 pounds and resumed my old eating patterns became pregnant again 4 months later.

Loved to late night snack. I didn't eat a ton of breakfast though and the coffee always seemed to make my blood sugar funky.

DH is a healthy eater. Loves garlic, takes quite a few supps for health fish oil, red yeast, and a multivitamin. He lost 20 pounds and was exercising a lot before this baby. He loves whiskey but doesn't over indulge.

[Fae]

Oh and when were trying to concieve we BD every other day usually missionary.

[mandie*wantsaboy*]

I think the evening before O is probably best for blue provided that you have a lot of EWCM! No EWCM, no attempt.

Hiya, what if there is no EWCM (never really had any sorry for
TMI)? Do I try using the pre seed or still no attempt? What's best for making my body produce EWCM? Thank you

[Cinss]

Hiya, what if there is no EWCM (never really had any sorry for
TMI)? Do I try using the pre seed or still no attempt? What's best for making my body produce EWCM? Thank you

Fish oil, grapefruit juice, foreplay, robitussin are all things you can try for more ewcm. But if none of that works preseed is the way to go.

[Mrsandmama]

I have two ds. With my first I had no idea when I ov. we were just DTD every day for 10 days straight and bam, I was pregnant with ds #1. With ds #2 we DTD o-4, o-3, o-2,o-1. With both boys I took multivitamins every day without fail, ate breakfast every morning, usually a bowl of cereal and yogurt. I had a very low sodium diet and never drank milk, hate the stuff. I was somewhat of a couch potato, I ate fairly healthy, lots of fruits esp.