Calling for everyone's opinion on Diet Coke for a pink sway

[atomic sagebrush]

Thank you POP! Very helpful!!!

[mis2ninos]

I saw a picture of one of my friends on facebook today...she has 3 girls and it was a picture of one of her girls but in the background was a case of coke.....lol I want to be like sooooo ummm do YOU drink all that coke? :loopyface:

[nicnee1976]

I drank caffeine free diet coke to lower my pH. It did the trick, but I can't tell you whether it was successful in gettingmy pink bean or not. Won't know that for another 19 weeks!

[Lilian78]

I think it's TOTALLY helpful for a pink sway and I find Crystal Light leaves a bad taste in my mouth but diet pop doesn't. Not only does it have artificial sweetener in it but the carbonation is also acidifying.

The reason why it's listed as girl-unfriendly (as Zanacal pointed out, thank you!) is because carbonation/caffeine is rumored to block calcium absorption, but both ideas have been debunked...you would have to drink several gallons a day for months to have any affect on your bones at all.

Whether or not you choose caffeinated pop is up to you. I have seen a lot of women (inc. my mom and MIL) who drink a LOT of caffeine, prob. more than any of us do, and have both boys and girls. The Oxford study found no connection between caffeine and gender of baby conceived.

This is probably the only thing so far I've heard that I actually like about pink swaying LOL. I'm a big coffee and diet soda person . . . of course I have boys, but at least I won't have to worry about giving up my diet coke

As for the whole caffeine or no caffeine thing, thought I'd add that there's really not that much in a caffeinated soda (maybe 40 mg in one can--so you'd have to drink 3ish to equal an average cup of coffee, I think).

[atomic sagebrush]

I drank caffeine free diet coke to lower my pH. It did the trick, but I can't tell you whether it was successful in gettingmy pink bean or not. Won't know that for another 19 weeks!

Congrats!!! KFX for you!!!!

[atomic sagebrush]

This is probably the only thing so far I've heard that I actually like about pink swaying LOL. I'm a big coffee and diet soda person . . . of course I have boys, but at least I won't have to worry about giving up my diet coke

As for the whole caffeine or no caffeine thing, thought I'd add that there's really not that much in a caffeinated soda (maybe 40 mg in one can--so you'd have to drink 3ish to equal an average cup of coffee, I think).

Thank you for that info!!! appreciate it!!!

[annabel♥lee]

Atomic - do you feel that Diet Coke sways enough to counteract the blue sway of Preseed?

[atomic sagebrush]

It sways differently...I'm not sure I can quantify it quite that way.

Preseed sways blue by maximizing sperm survival in the vagina before they make it into the cervix, but Diet Coke sways pink by actually making the CM more acidic and also by having a beneficial (for pink, that is) effect on blood sugar, keeping it on the low side. So if you're doing a lot of other stuff to lower your husband's sperm count to begin with (such as jump and dump, abstinence/frequent release, DH taking licorice) and stuff to reduce the viability of sperm after the fact (like antihistamines, baby aspirin, TTC girl diet) it makes a lot of sense to try and keep at least SOME sperm alive in the VJ so they can make it into the cervix where most of them are going to die in the hostile CM (and you might want to give Preseed a try if you're not getting pg.)

With Diet Coke, if your DH won't sway to begin with (so his count stays high) or you are making more CM or have higher pH than you would like even though you're taking antihistamines, supps, dieting, etc. then Diet Coke makes more sense than the Preseed does. Because your husband's sperm are starting out higher in number and with a higher survivability rate, so Preseed would probably only increase the blue-friendliness of the VJ and you want something working for you on the inside so you would def. want to do Diet Coke.

So if you're asking me if I think that Diet Coke can undo some of what Preseed does, yes, I actually kinda do. But if the reason why you're not getting pg is because your CM is just too hostile for ANY sperm to survive, you can use Preseed but it may not help the situation (in terms of getting pg) if you're tossing a big bunch of Diet Coke into the mix and making your CM even more hostile. It's like you have to diagnose what is really happening and where the sperm are taking such heavy losses...is it in the VJ and they never even make it into the cervix, where they would survive if they could get there (in which case do Preseed and the Diet Coke may help) or is it after they get into the cervix (in which case Preseed might sway TOO blue, but Diet Coke would only make things worse) or is it both?? (in which case Preseed would be a good idea but NOT Diet Coke.)

I hope that makes sense, my children are rioting right now and I got interrupted a lot!!! :/

[jennibel]

I drink diet coke or coke zero every day, at least 1 can a day and have 2 boys

[momto4boyz]

I think Im going to pass on soda all together. I am a big coke drinker, and have 4 boys. Im scared to drink any soda lol