How we got our boys!

[Tammy123]

Hi this thread and the girl thread are fab! I have a ds and now ttc a girl. Hadn't heard of swaying with my ds but thought i'd share how i think we got him. 2 months before we conceived him I got back from spending 3 months abroad for work. I had been veggie for those 3 months due to lack of meat available where I was. So when I got back I was making up for lost time and eating meat big time in the 2 months before we conceived. I ALWAYS ate cereal for brekkie, big lunch, big dinner, lots of snacks - chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets. Never did any exercise. didn't eat much fruit but loved bananas so would have at least 1 a day and lots of baked potatoes. Wasn't much of a fizzy drink fan, mainly water. Lived in a very warm flat do rarely had the heating on even though it was winter. Plus conceived over Xmas so was a very calorific diet that week and in 2ww I'm sure. In ttc my girl I'm now basically starving myself lol

[6boysneedasis]

Hi, thought I'd add as much as I can remember about my diet & lifestyle prior to conceiving my 6 boys.

DS1 - Just moved in with my boyfriend (now DH) and was bd'ing lots & lots. Spent most of our time eating christmas style, loads of full fat foods (I never do low fat anything) extra special everything from Asda. Working nights on Hospital ward, not much sleep! Eating out lots & going out drinking with friends lots, basic honeymoon period. Surprise pregnancy (conceived January) which ended in a missed mis carriage at 16wks after bad viral infection

DS2 - Desperate to get pregnant after mis carriage. Stressed & depressed. Still working nights but on v stressful ward. Typical diet, chicken curries, pies with mash & veg, full english breakfasts, roast dinners, rib eye steak with chips & peas - piled on the weight (obviously!) Always chocolates & late at night whilst watching TV! DS2 has Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus but I was taking folic acid (low dose) Conceived February.

DS3 - Trying to lose weight by going to slimmers world, lost 24lbs whilst eating a highly nutritious low fat, low carb diet. I'd never eaten so many different fruit and vegetables in my life. Stay at home mum at this time. Low stress but lots of worry over DS2 not meeting milestones. Walked everywhere as I didn't drive then. I always think DS3 should have been my girl even according to all the charts etc all say girl!! Conceived October.

DS4 - Even at this time I didn't know about swaying, just thought we'd get our girl at some point, lol! Another surprise pregnancy. We ate a wholesome diet, fruit, veg, potatoes, bread, meat, chicken, cakes, biscuits. Didn't walk anywhere, had car. Stress, stress, stress!! Lots of hospital appointments with DS2 including brain surgery & bowel surgery. Conceived March.

DS5 - Conceived May. Diet much the same as DS4. I'd heard about gender swaying at this point and did a half hearted sway which consisted of abstinence and 3 day cut off. Very stressful time, moved house, DS2 massive operation at same time as moving house. Didn't really try very hard and diet stayed the same as previous DS's.

DS6 - I really tried with DS6 and did frequent BD from AF with a shettles cut off of 5 days whilst taking supps (Calcium, magnesium, cranberry, Acidopholus) I used Replens before each BD but diet stayed the same. I was convinced I would get my girl but ended up with my blue eyed boy!!

Just wanted to add that I always eat late, 8pm - 10pm, snacks of biscuits or chocolate, large meals with lots of potatoes, always snacking, nothing low fat, diets were always a chore and my weight increased with each pregnancy. Short temper, impatient ? high testosterone, what a joy I must have been to be around lol!!
So after losing 84lbs and feeling much more mellow, here I go again one last time for pink!!! Any tips or advice please let me know xxx

[NeedGrace]

This is so fascinating & so accurate in my case too. I am a grazer. I don't like to feel hungry so tend to eat often throughout the day (stable blood sugar). I have 3 boys. I naturally have a fast metabolism (or more likely it's my stress-y, anxious, slightly obsessive nature) so I consume a lot of calories but thin. Each time I have ttc I have had to put on weight to conceive so eating even more! My diet is very boy friendly- I never skip breakfast, always cereal with milk or toast or both. Lunch usually a sandwich with deli meat, cheese & tomato, or vegemite (actually I love vegemite as a snack on toast, rice cakes or crackers too- high salt). I eat lots of fruit, dried fruits & nuts, some veggies & salads. I snack a lot including after dinner-always a late snack before bed. I also eat a lot of red meat (about 4-5x week): spaghetti, lasagne, steak, sausages, also salt on everything & in my cooking, & a fair bit of processed food. I would have take away food 1-2 a week usually. I conceived DS1 & DS2 with BD every other day through O & DS3 a one-off on O (was going for a cut-off but missed it). I took Robitussin when ttc DS1 & DS2 as I wanted to get pregnant straight away. DH loves his air conditioning & DS2 & DS3 both conceived in height of Summer. DH loves his caffeine & coke (don't know if that's relevant) & neither of us exercise at all although both quite stress-y & at a guess I'd say both DH & I have high testosterone. Hmmm ... Changing to a girly diet & lifestyle will be quite a challenge for me!

[mariposa]

Hi! I have one lovely boy, and wanted to add mine. Well... in fact is similar to most of you. I was gaining weight , like 3 or 4 kg over my usual weight. Ate breakfast every day (milk and cereals) and constantly snacking. Tons of diet coke. Zero coffe. Meat, carbs, healthy food almost always and moderated exercise from two months before start TTC. I had EWCM and DTD at O-3 and O-1 (was trying to do a Shettles to get a girl, since this method was the only one I know by that time). Conceived first month trying. Stopped pill like 9 months before , wanted to "clean" my body from hormones.... Hope you all get your dreams!

[PrincessAurora]

DH and I DTD every day or every other day around CD 14 until i started my period...little did i know i don't ovulate till CD 17-ish so we BD 3prior to O and then continued doing it.

After BD I laid in bed with hips elevated and watched the entire first Twilight movie with hips elevated (maybe about 2 hours?)

I had a very high fat and sodium diet...I literally ate Wendy's, Taco bell and other fast foods EVEY DAY for every single meal and snacked like my life depended on it...I gained 30 pounds in a 6-ish month span

DH and i were also going through a highly competetive highly stressful and physically demanding time of our lives...I think that probably raised our T levels

[strawberrymom]

I have 2 boys one at age 34 and the other at 36. I didn't know about swaying then but did plan and want boys for both. I have been a vegetarian my entire adult life but made sure I had a lot of protein (beans,dairy, spinach) before and during ttc. My workouts consisted of isometric exercises (similar to yoga but lazier) and had a lot of muscle. Ate quite a bit- definitely breakfast, always snacking, lots of veggies, didn't watch salt but didn't add extra. Always took prenatals. Was at normal weight for both although considered borderline overweight. All I knew about cycle then was you supposedly ovulate 14 days after AF so we DTD around that time but not positive exact dates. Frequency was only once. Oh yeah also ate yams and ice cream a lot because I had heard they increased fertility. Hope this helps and good luck to all.

[TTCPink]

DS 1 - I was researching all I could how to increase fertility because I was so excited to get pregnant and wanted it to happen quickly. I was eating lots of nutrient-rich foods, juicing fruits and vegetables, eating lean protein, taking lot of vitamins and fish oil. Lots of EWCM, BD several times after +OPK (probably 4 days in a row and a couple of days two times). Also I had gained muscle mass as I had been going to the gym and lifting weights and exercising daily. Used Pre-Seed as lubricant because it was sperm-friendly (didn't know it swayed boy). Got pregnant the first month trying.

DS2 - Conceived in December and I was gaining weight due to over-eating around the holidays. I was definitely eating more high-fat and salty foods than usual. I had also just weaned DS1 the month prior so I was gaining weight more easily since the calories were not being used up by breastfeeding anymore. Used Pre-Seed as lubricant (again, did not know it swayed, just that it was sperm-friendly.) DTD one time at positive OPK. Was not exercising at all at the time. Got pregnant the first month trying.

I never had any fake sugar, diet drinks, or pop with either pregnancy. Drank 1-2 cups of coffee a day.

[afy]

you ladies are all AMAZING!! For putting in the effort of writing all this information out!!! Xx thank you so much!

One question did your DHs release in you in only in the month you conceived your DS or prior to that too?

[Cinss]

afy we were using condoms up until first month of attempt, then it was no protection ever until we fell pregnant.

[luvalittleman]

Hi, thought I'd add as much as I can remember about my diet & lifestyle prior to conceiving my 6 boys.

DS1 - Just moved in with my boyfriend (now DH) and was bd'ing lots & lots. Spent most of our time eating christmas style, loads of full fat foods (I never do low fat anything) extra special everything from Asda. Working nights on Hospital ward, not much sleep! Eating out lots & going out drinking with friends lots, basic honeymoon period. Surprise pregnancy (conceived January) which ended in a missed mis carriage at 16wks after bad viral infection

DS2 - Desperate to get pregnant after mis carriage. Stressed & depressed. Still working nights but on v stressful ward. Typical diet, chicken curries, pies with mash & veg, full english breakfasts, roast dinners, rib eye steak with chips & peas - piled on the weight (obviously!) Always chocolates & late at night whilst watching TV! DS2 has Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus but I was taking folic acid (low dose) Conceived February.

DS3 - Trying to lose weight by going to slimmers world, lost 24lbs whilst eating a highly nutritious low fat, low carb diet. I'd never eaten so many different fruit and vegetables in my life. Stay at home mum at this time. Low stress but lots of worry over DS2 not meeting milestones. Walked everywhere as I didn't drive then. I always think DS3 should have been my girl even according to all the charts etc all say girl!! Conceived October.

DS4 - Even at this time I didn't know about swaying, just thought we'd get our girl at some point, lol! Another surprise pregnancy. We ate a wholesome diet, fruit, veg, potatoes, bread, meat, chicken, cakes, biscuits. Didn't walk anywhere, had car. Stress, stress, stress!! Lots of hospital appointments with DS2 including brain surgery & bowel surgery. Conceived March.

DS5 - Conceived May. Diet much the same as DS4. I'd heard about gender swaying at this point and did a half hearted sway which consisted of abstinence and 3 day cut off. Very stressful time, moved house, DS2 massive operation at same time as moving house. Didn't really try very hard and diet stayed the same as previous DS's.

DS6 - I really tried with DS6 and did frequent BD from AF with a shettles cut off of 5 days whilst taking supps (Calcium, magnesium, cranberry, Acidopholus) I used Replens before each BD but diet stayed the same. I was convinced I would get my girl but ended up with my blue eyed boy!!

Just wanted to add that I always eat late, 8pm - 10pm, snacks of biscuits or chocolate, large meals with lots of potatoes, always snacking, nothing low fat, diets were always a chore and my weight increased with each pregnancy. Short temper, impatient ? high testosterone, what a joy I must have been to be around lol!!
So after losing 84lbs and feeling much more mellow, here I go again one last time for pink!!! Any tips or advice please let me know xxx

6boys,
I have finished with all my pink dust. I am sending it on to you. xxx