Sperm dilemma - again

[LolaInLove]

Perfect sense, thanks Atomic!!!

[Flava]

Older sperm does not always win the race. As long as the fresh sperm has time to capacitate, it has just as good odds of success as older sperm.

I was thinking about this too...but then why DTD twice if the new sperms are most likely are winning?
Just to have more hanging around in there ? But more sperm means more xx too and not just xy. Now that's scares me.
This is why I did msu to try to get rid of the xx and put mostly xy in there . Well it didn't worked.
BUt I had 4 msu bfp not 1 so I guess I never know if I got a boy pregnancy with it or not.

[atomic sagebrush]

I was thinking about this too...but then why DTD twice if the new sperms are most likely are winning?
Just to have more hanging around in there ? But more sperm means more xx too and not just xy. Now that's scares me.
This is why I did msu to try to get rid of the xx and put mostly xy in there . Well it didn't worked.
BUt I had 4 msu bfp not 1 so I guess I never know if I got a boy pregnancy with it or not.

(((hugs flava)))

The reason to DTD twice is just to raise the sperm numbers (and also pH because the semen will help keep pH high).

I wish I could give a big scientific reason for this but it is an unknown. For SOME reason that we don't know why or how, everything that raises sperm count and makes sperm healthy, plus everything that helps sperm stay alive a long time in the vj, seems to sway blue. Consequently, I think it just makes sense to reinact those conditions for a blue sway. Yes, there will be more X in addition to Y but SOMETHING is making the Y win the race.

Remember, even in Ericcson, the sperm numbers were at 50-50 but the pregnancy rates were different?? So we know for a fact that it isn't the percentage of X and Y sperm that are swaying, it's something else.

[Zivic-Bubac]

everything that raises sperm count and makes sperm healthy, plus everything that helps sperm stay alive a long time in the vj, seems to sway blue. Consequently, I think it just makes sense to reinact those conditions for a blue sway. Yes, there will be more X in addition to Y but SOMETHING is making the Y win the race.

Remember, even in Ericcson, the sperm numbers were at 50-50 but the pregnancy rates were different?? So we know for a fact that it isn't the percentage of X and Y sperm that are swaying, it's something else.

This is EXCELLENT Atomic, thank you!

[Flava]

Now see I didn't even thought of the ph thing!! Yeah so semen would keep it higher that's great
omg first I "let" you guys talk me in to ttc again and now maybe to dtd twice?
lol this is crazy

[LolaInLove]

You are gonna do it, Flava, and have a BOY this time! DO IT, DO IT!!!! But seriously, believe in yourself and your ability to achieve this. Like in Atomic's post about raising T levels, you have to think of this as a challenge that you are gonna take on and WIN, and that will make you more boy-friendly and happy at the same time!

[begonia]

Atomic you have a gift for making the complex simple. Seriously. When you break it down it all makes perfect sense.

I particularly like the comment that Flava noted too ... the pH of the other sperm there can aid in keeping the pH up. That's good news for someone like me, b/c while I quit testing mine awhile ago, I quit bc it was low and I didn't see it moving. So I like that maybe DTD 2x helped a bit in the pH department.

Flava ITA with Lola! You HAVE to get positive about it girl! You just have to! I know you're coming from a different place than most of us since you did sway (and HARD) last time and still got an opposite, so I completely see where you're having a harder time being optimistic. But I really, really believe that you have to tie in some faith in your future here. Are you lifting weights at all? I have to say when I was in the gym I felt so strong and so SURE that I was going to have a boy. It was definitely good for my T levels AND my hope levels! I'm not very new-agey in general, but I do think there is something to believing that what you want can and will happen. You CAN do this!!! You have been rocking the diet, and IMO that is what is key, for MONTHS before your sway. This sway surely has sooooo much different than your last one, right? Believe it! DO IT as Lola said :-)

[Flava]

Thanks girls! Im sure thinking today I will ttc in Sept.! But Im having a good day LOL
Also trying to believe...well I didn't sway much with DD3 just did Shettles (or is that shitless? )ahemm anyway I was so sure she was a boy paid for 2 u/s because I just did not wanted to believe it's not a boy.
Anyway believing was not helping
So i have to come up with something else this time.
But I do lifting weight almost every day doing this diet so maybe this time....have to eat more potato for sure and oh be better on the damn breakfast!
Omg I just hate that! How can some1 crawl out of the bed and eat right away?
This is the hardest part of the diet for me!!! And why we have to eat in 30 min? Who came up with 30 min??? I have to say most of the time i just CAN'T DO IT!!!
And I have to get good at it because I really need to do everything right after this AF so I have 3 months great on all.ahhhhh

[Zivic-Bubac]

Flava - I had major troubles with breakfast, I'm just not hungry before like noon lol!
Here is what I did: when I crawl out of the bed (after bathroom of course ) I immediately take glass of lemon water which take me 2 seconds and then 1 banana which is about 5 sec, so I have enough time to prepare myself and girls.
Sometimes I take some oat cereals with full fat yogurt and then dress DD2, then go back to the kitchen and take 1 more spoon, then put make-up , back to kitchen for more cereals, you got the idea....

That way the breakfast torture lasts longer but at least I know I'm done with it.

[zanacal]

Ladies, I insist you start enjoying that breakfast on my behalf! It's so funny that you have girls and can't face breakfast yet here I am with my 3 boys and it's nearly killing me not having my favourite meal of the day!!