How we got our boys!

[Spiiffy]

I love the girl version of this (i am swaying for pink) but I thought I would add how I got my two awesome little boys. Both my boys were conceived in winter. At the time I was gaining weight and eating lots of holiday meals. I was not working out and we were BD every single day leading up to O, during O and after O! Diet was lots of meat, potatoes, etc and I always ate a big breakfast. I was drinking lots of coffee throughout the day and was drinking beer in the evenings. I was taking folic acid and prenatals. My husband was also gaining weight during these times and he was not on any vitamins.

[1+2+3boys]

Before I add how I got my boys I just wondered
You know how there are stats about how many of one gender you have making it more likely or less likely to get the same etc. Well when counting the 'coin flips', do you include step children or just yours and your partners children? DP had 6 sons to three different Women and the last three are ours. Also I have 3 sons but in terms of swaying I suppose it would be right to say I technically have 2 since the twins are identical cos the egg splits after conception

[Lastsong]

I swayed for a boy unintentionally with my DS. I ate a lot of protein and a lot of salty foods. I always ate breakfast. Drank a lot of fizzy drink and snacked quite often. Wasn't overweight, but was at my heaviest I've been for a while. Took prenatal vitamins and folic acid. BD every second day and always had a lot of CM.

[Haking]

I love this thread and since reading a lot of the girl post I figured I'd add how I got my boys.

DS1 was a honeymoon baby. I always have been a healthy eater and almost snacking having 3-5 small meals a day consisting of protein, fruit, yogurt and veggies. We didn't sway with him and I was shocked that I had gotten pregnant so quick. I am also a huge stresser by nature. I had started to gain weight also right after getting married after being strict for so long. Would always O before or during DTD. Took prenatal vitamins 3 months before getting pregnant.

DS2 due in August was a surprise though we were trying for 6 months for him but period had been all crazy and I was stressing from this. I ate the same (very paelo diet) and was exercising 3-4x a week running/walking 1+ hour. Took prenatal vitamins before conceiving (almost never stopped after DS1). Also always ate breakfast with both DS1 and DS2.

I didn't know about swaying until after finding out DS2 was a boy and we will try once more for a DD.

Good luck to everyone wishing for a boy! They are amazing.

[atomic sagebrush]

Before I add how I got my boys I just wondered
You know how there are stats about how many of one gender you have making it more likely or less likely to get the same etc. Well when counting the 'coin flips', do you include step children or just yours and your partners children? DP had 6 sons to three different Women and the last three are ours. Also I have 3 sons but in terms of swaying I suppose it would be right to say I technically have 2 since the twins are identical cos the egg splits after conception

Well, here's the thing. While I don't think coin flips are good analogies to gender ratio, that's not really how coin flips would work anyway. IF (big if) gender DID work like a coin flip, your odds of having another boy don't change at all even if you have had 10 in a row. It would still be a 50-50 chance.

Now in the real world, if you were watching someone flip a coin 10 times in a row, then 20, then 30, and it kept coming up heads every time, at some point you would be sensible to begin to bet on tails. Not because the odds themselves change from 50-50, but because the likelihood that you would have such a long chain in a row is so unlikely. It's not that the odds of 50-50 ever really change, but it's that the odds of 10 in a row are low. I just want you to understand that IF the coin flip analogy is true, your odds of a girl after 6 boys are still going to be 50-50. The overall odds of Joe and Jo-jo Blow, random citizens, having 6 kids that are all boys, is NOT 50-50, but that doesn't change YOUR odds.

NOW, if it's not a coin flip, then YES, your odds may very well change over time even if you do nothing. If you look at the Duggars, they had a long run of boys and then a long run of girls (more than most people have children at all) without swaying. Their biology just changed. And I promise, if we kept having kids, we'd eventually get opposites as well without swaying, just look at this family OMG Meet The Arndt Family (2010) - FamTeam.com The reason we sway is that most of us don't want to have to "Duggar it out", we want that opposite NOW!!

[belledandy]

Love the pink thread on this and now sharing my blue story! Have 2DS and did not sway for either of them. I love salt and soy sauce (my mom was always nagging me about using soy sauce to season my meals), meat (all meats and deli meats - what's a meal without meat?!), potatoes, chocolate and pastries and pasta. I almost always eat breakfast and eat full meals each day. Love all my veggies too, the greener the better (that sways blue?). Enjoyed the occasional microwaveable meals too. Snacked often throughout the day, even at night. Loved having fresh lemon squeezed into my water! With DS1, we BD once or twice right when we got O peak on my fertility monitor and with DS2, he was sort of an unofficial try on New Year's night, hahah, so no clue when I O'd. I just told hubby to go for it since we were planning on having another soon anyway. Oh, also usually have good amount of EWCM, didn't really exercise much (tried occasionally) but have good muscle mass in general. Hope this helps anyone who wants to sway for boys.

[coffee]

Hi ladies can you talk about your cm
I am a mother of 4 girls and never never has EWCM
Always creamy and thick

[coffee]

Thank you

[belledandy]

coffee, i've have aways had ewcm near my O time but some months less when i was sick or not eating as well. wish i could tell you more.

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi ladies can you talk about your cm
I am a mother of 4 girls and never never has EWCM
Always creamy and thick

I have had ewcm around over. ovulation. The boy diet and supps will help with that.