How we got our boys!

[atomic sagebrush]

no worries, it happens sometimes!

[odd]

We were going to start TTC so upon my OBGYN's advice, waited 3-4 months after stopping BC to try and TTC - I used to have a very unhealthy life style and diet so during those few months, I did all that I could to be super healthy to get my body ready for pregnancy - little did I know, I was doing a perfect boy sway

Though I've always been a vegeterian, I ate every couple hours, very healthy meals, lots of tofu, salt in everything, lots of lentils/beans/etc. Always ate a hearty breakfast and was working out every day or every other day for about 30 to 45 minutes I was also taking prenatals and multi-vitamins

We were also having sex 2-3 times a week and I remember we dtd on the day I was ovulating - hubby released inside me and said, there's your baby..lol!! I also laid there with my hips propped for about 1/2 hour.

[beachbunni307]

Hi. I love the "How I got my girl" thread for girl sways...so I figured I would come over here and post my boy experience. It was over two years ago now and our lives have obviously changed...lol, so I can't remember everything, but I can tell you what I do know.

I am a totally meat & potatoes girl. We ate all meats, pepperoni pizza, Mexican food, and a ton of cheese. I hadn't gained a ton of weight, but I know I had gained about 5 lbs over the 6 months or so before that by being pretty lax about what I was eating. I also love sweets. I was working at the time, so I didn't eat breakfast regularly, but I did snack literally all day long, and ate out a lot for lunches and never made an effort to choose a healthy meal, I just ate what I wanted.

My husband and I had sex often. I didn't know my exact O day at the time, but we had sex 3 consecutive days and I think it was 0 day and the two days before, OR day before/O day/and day after. My husband was on vacation before that (our first attempt was the night he got home) and has a tendency to take care of himself pretty regularly when I'm not around.

We conceived in our first month trying. I have no idea about CM or PH...I didn't pay any attention to those then. I was taking a prenatal. Also, I didn't do any kind of exercise at all, not even the occasional walk around the block. I drank mostly water, occasionally a soda, and rarely any juice or milk.

**Edited to include...I hadn't been on BCP for close to a year before TTC because it gave me yeast infections.

Our lifestyle at the time may not have been "classic boy", but I think it was probably more boy friendly than it is now. Hope you girls get your boys!

[happymama]

Hi there! I have one boy and didn't sway.

My diet was pretty normal and healthy with lots of fruit and veg plus red meat, chicken and fish. Te breakfast everyday, then snacks, followed by lunch and dinner plus something before bed.

I love salty food and my partner loves vinegar. We used to eat a lot of it. almost never drank milk, except in the coffee. Didn't use prenatal vit, didn't exercise. Had only one attempt on O day, stayed in bed and elevated my hips for 10-15 min. didn't sway, although was hoping for a little boy.

Now hoping to have little girl next time. Good luck to everyone!

[Drunken Cockatoo]

We weren't swaying when we conceived our little baby boy last year. Every day I was eating breakfast at home (cereals) and a second breakfast at work (bread and fruits). Drank lots of coffee and had lots of stress at work. I also ate lots of potatoes, bananas, tomatos, apples and all different kinds of bread that we have in Germany Gained about 4 pounds right bevore conceiving and stopped doing exercises because of the stress at work. Lots of snacking due to stress. I almost never drank milk and never ate eggs.
DH ate lots of pasta, potatoes, fruits, tomatoes, bread and meat and was exercising a lot (sit-ups and stuff like that) to buildt up muscle mass (and succeeded ) ... when I found this forum, I found out that we might have done a good boy sway without knowing
We BDed something like every third day. My baby boy was conceived either at O-Day or the day before O-Day. (I tracked ovulation via Clearblue Fertility Monitor). Took us 1 month to conceive

[Adia]

Thanks for the information, every bit helps!

[Mischa]

We have 2 boys and were not swaying. I always had a big breakfast and ate throughout the day so I was never hungry. My breakfast was All Bran with milk, 2 slices of Vegemite on toast and a banana. I ate 2-3 bowls of All-Bran a day and usually had more than 4 slices of Vegemite on toast. I had a lot of milo with milk. I also had lots of full cream Greek yoghurt. I also had multivitamins, iron and vitamin D tablets (I am vegetarian). My husband had multivitamins, zinc and vitamin D tablets (he is also vegetarian). For my first son we conceived on Clomid as I was ovulating irregularly. We conceived our second son naturally. We DTD every 2-3 days from AF. Hope this helps someone

[Adia]

We have 2 boys and were not swaying. I always had a big breakfast and ate throughout the day so I was never hungry. My breakfast was All Bran with milk, 2 slices of Vegemite on toast and a banana. I ate 2-3 bowls of All-Bran a day and usually had more than 4 slices of Vegemite on toast. I had a lot of milo with milk. I also had lots of full cream Greek yoghurt. I also had multivitamins, iron and vitamin D tablets (I am vegetarian). My husband had multivitamins, zinc and vitamin D tablets (he is also vegetarian). For my first son we conceived on Clomid as I was ovulating irregularly. We conceived our second son naturally. We DTD every 2-3 days from AF. Hope this helps someone

Every bit of info helps confirm the theory we are all banking on. Thanks for the info. I'm rooting you get a girl for DC#3!!

[WantALittleBlue]

I have DD, DS, DD, I posted on the how we got our girls page and thought i would add my DS diet here. When trying to conceive DS I started in September and was following IG diet and doing atkins diet as well to try and loose weight for DD1 chastening. My DD1 was christened the end of February and after 6 months of not getting pregnant I stopped all IG sups and drinks,, started putting on some weight, because the christening was over was still eating mostly meat, eggs, protein and veggies and full fat oils, mayo etc.... got pregnant 1st try after giving up on IG DTD 3 days in a row from positive opk and got my DS.

[BoysMama]

Interesting read. Thanks for sharing everyone