♥ JULY 2011 TTC Boy Chit Chat Thread ♥

[daisyfay311]

Layla, I think that bit about daughters rings true in my life. At least I know way more women who help their parents and connect with them and stay close etc. than men. And a lot of women (my mil!) complain about their sons not staying close enough to them, calling them and all that. Fwiw, I desperately wanted a girl first and in a perfect world, I would have a boy and another girl. I know about five women who have had baby boys in the past two years, all first babies, and every one of them wanted a girl. So yes, I do want to have a boy for my husband, but I am so, so thankful I got my girl.

Jane, if your DH doesn't have sperm issues, you could probably dtd 24-36 hours apart and have it be okay.

[jane]

thanx. i why is it that we dont do frequent dtd for blue cos ive read somewhere that if you hold off for a few days,the sperm gets weaker etc, also men always have sperm ready so i would have thought the more you release,the more you would get blue.then again,we had 3 girls dtd all the time.....aaaaaargh! my dh has been on sperm supps for a few months now so hoping they've given him a boost ;-)

[Kris217]

yay! i got my +opk!!!!!!!!!!!! hubby still at work so we'll be getting straight into it as soon as he gets home it will be just under 5 days since he released so i hope its ok. just to refresh,it is 12 hours after +opk that we should dtd? or round about?

I reckon that's fine, 4 or 5 days should be perfect 12 hours after ovulation is into girl territory i think...good luck to you!!

[jane]

does anyone know if its ok to dtd less than 24 hours apart for a boy? just wondered if we should dtd later then dtd tomorrow too,because thats when my o day usually is.....why do all these questions come when its just about to happen!!!

[KSN]

Hi Girls... can i join too? 3rd month of TTC.. currently on CD6..

[begonia]

hope.ful I hope this is your month! I don't use a fertility monitor. Do you temp or just use OPK's? If you've already had a DD by BD after +OPK then IMO I really wouldn't fret about timing this out. I'm not sure why the studies re: DTD 1x on O day carry so much weight; I know for a fact there are studies that say boys are more likely DTD 2 days prior to O and GIRLS are more likely on O day. Which is why I go back to thinking timing doesn't sway, because there are loads of studies, and they all conflict.

Jane, yes, BD 12-24 hours after the +OPK. Frequent release is meant to sway girl as it lowers count. That said I was just reading the thread in the general forum re: timing for a girl, and a poster mentioned a study by an IVF doc who has his male patients release every day, believing that fresh sperm is better quality, even if it is lower count. And he has 53% achieving boys and 47% girls on that method. Again ... studies on timing are just all over the map.

All I know for sure is you have to BD to get pregnant and you have to get pregnant to get your DG. So get to it ladies!

Layla how many DPO are you these days? I've heard the same re: sons/daughters ... but I don't know, I think it all depends on the relationship and the environment they are raised in. DH is super close to his mom and talks to her even more than his dad. I am not that close to my mom and she was definitely not close to hers. Which is part of the reason I wanted sons; I just don't see the mother/daughter relationship as a close and loving one. That said I am raising my girls much differently than I was raised, so here's hoping the end result is better for all of us!

FX for you Alexis!

Welcome KSN!

Daisy when will you test again?

[cemas]

Wow....great to hear abt the good results Lola and Illuv....
ttc5 are u keeping up the diet in the break?

Welcome WP...2TX and all the newcomers

begonia, i am still on the diet...lightly though not too strict......and did have pizza etc in the 2ww....
DH takes a break in the 2ww.....

So AF came sat morn....now i am trying to see the time i actually ovulate in retrospec.....i had EWCM 2 days after O too.
But last attempt we did it before and after +ve opk......maybe in was not our month.
Anyways back with a new start...
Lately i have decided of not letting myself feel down.....just go on with life.....try to incorporate as much diet as possible and not fret too much. I trust that God will grant my wish someday soon...its only a matter of time....PATIENCEEEEEe..

[hope.ful]

By the way, ladies, I will add my SIL just found out she's having a boy (not a big surprise bc her hubby is one of 4 boys) but they are dairy farmers (and drink milk constantly) and they have a slew of boys, so I'd say the milk thing is out the window...just a thought!

[WashingtonPromise]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. It is so nice to have company during such an experiment

iluv : I am so happy for you that all your tests are coming back well. I had 2 mc inbetween our boys. There was no explaination. And since we already had 2 children.....they just kind of said it was bad luck. Anyway we went on to have several more healthy children. It was very hard and painful at the time, but I have had several people come to me afterwards that needed support and I don't think I would have been able to help them as much if we didn't go threw that hard time. There is some things we will just never know the anwers to. I know you are going to have a great 9 months....I can't wait until you find out the gender.

Okay......I guess I put my sway here? Sorry if I put it in the wrong spot....

My supplements...

Folic Acid
Fish Oil
Iron
Potassium
I know there is one more, I will have to go check later.

DH supplements...

Fish Oil
Zinc
L ang
Potassium

Diet....

We are both eating more red meat (beef and vension), potatoes, salt, and bananas but we are still eating full fat dairy. Not as much as I could. I guess I am just limiting it more....less butter, sour cream, milk, cottage cheese, ect.

My snacks are gelatin made with orange juice, nuts, dried fruit, boiled eggs, lanna bars, bananas, oranges, cherry tomatoes (we have lots of these from our farm) and avacodos. I am not eating any sugar, but DH just can not handle even cutting that back.

Drinks... Tomato juice with salt and a tad of Stevia, Green tea, tons of lemon water, and coconut water.

This is our first attempt at a sway. I find it pretty hard to eat different with all the children wanting to know whats going on and why they can't have my candy bars (lanna bar) and all my "special food". Hubby just keeps telling the kids that Mommy's potassium is low and I have to eat different for a few months....too funny.

I am 3 DPO.

Has anyone ever had problems taking their temp too early in the morning? I have my alarm set for 4-5am and for the past 3 days it has been 96.6 BUT when I retemp at 7-8am it has been 97.2 all 3 days.
Oh, and yes it is very, very busy here.....especially this time of the year (when all the veggies and such are coming in). We also have dairy goats that hubby milks.

[begonia]

Anyways back with a new start...
Lately i have decided of not letting myself feel down.....just go on with life.....try to incorporate as much diet as possible and not fret too much. I trust that God will grant my wish someday soon...its only a matter of time....PATIENCEEEEEe..

I like your perspective Cemas. I think you're right to trust that it will happen for you, and I really hope it will happen soon ... what a fun announcement that BFP will be.

WP, that sway looks great! Too funny about DH's reply to the kiddo's questions! I think you mentioned you already have 2 boys. Did you do anything differently that you remember with them? Just curious; I know several of the gals on here who have boys and girls swayed for the boys they already have.

Which reminds me... I miss MFC! I hope she comes back.

hope.ful I'm in with full-fat dairy for a boy sway ... I think most of us here are. It seems like one of those things that research and anecdotal evidence don't seem to support. Atomic's part 3 calcium conundrum essay that she posted recently is great, I think!