why do vegetarians have more girls???

[queen-of-harts]

really? maybe it is lol since I do have all boys lol didnt really compare to much just remember reading the list and thinking I like and eat more on the girls list than I do the boys diet list lol but maybe I should sit and make a list, maybe I do eat more of whats on the boys list

Well maybe not everything but your drinking those shakes,your eating a variety of veggies,your love sweet potatoes those are high in potassium and other good stuff i believe,you love fried squash what do you cook that in? Most oils sway blue i think and you mentioned fried chicken? rolls smothered in butter,is that salt free butter? lol I eat ALOT of Diary mostly low fat but i think that gets lost in everything else i eat lol so while you are eating alot of girl friendly stuff maybe you eat just as much boy friendly stuff?

[queen-of-harts]

Remember those boost shakes are made for people who are not eating as good as they should so they are meant to give you what your missing in one little bottle.I have fallen pregnant 3 times on slimfast shakes.i lost 10-15 pounds each time but i really think the vitamins in the shakes won over my weightloss as far as swaying goes

[XXdreaming]

yeah I have thought about the boost shakes, so I *plan* lol to not drink them during ttc time, and to cut back on the things that I do like thats on the boy diet list just to be on the safe side and I need to find something I like to replace the boost...

btw I use good old fashion REAL (fattening) butter lol I dont eat it much but when I do I want the good stuff lol and everything is fried in vegetable oil :/ was looking into coconut oil....wonder if that sways

[queen-of-harts]

Well good luck! I know this whole "can i eat this" thing can be confusing! Hopefully some others can look at your diet and help you better because im no expert lol

[atomic sagebrush]

Coconut oil sways blue unfortunately. Lowfat is the way to go for TTC pink.

Nutshell version of eat this, not that...if your body thinks times are good and you have access to lots of different, healthy foods, you're more likely to conceive a boy. If your body thinks times are bad and you have less access to calories, protein, fats, and wide array of nutrients, you're more likely to conceive a boy.

It is NOT what you eat that matters at all. You can conceive a boy on cranberries and milk, and a girl on potatoes, potatoes, and more potatoes (and plenty of folks have). It's what is happening in your body that matters. There are no magic foods.

[XXdreaming]

So I could drink my boost as long as the potassium stays low and I cut my supper way down and maybe skip supper and live on boost haha

[atomic sagebrush]

if you were to live on Boost (like you had 2 a day and nothing else) yes, that would prob. sway pink regardless.

Personally I would skip 'em.

[spidy]

Atomic, since I have been following your blog and reading all your advise it makes so much sense to me now. I can't help but think about all my friends and family and try to work out their diets/lifestyle/hormones!! A few things I noticed...

1) my mother and all her family are vegetarians. She had my brother then me. Now when my mum married my dad (in the old days) she said she felt the luckiest in the world and and actually beat another lady to the alter. They had my brother quite quickly and I wonder if it was her testosterone levels were high from her "accomplishment". Also my mum is super healthy (veg,lentils,greens) slim, and very conscious of her figure. What was interesting was that after a couple of years, my dad's nasty side started coming out and he got abusive. She also become much slimmer due to stress looking after son and cooking and in laws. Then she concieved me!! She's still a very proud woman, she lets no one know about her suffering and protects my dad fiercly. hhmmm

2)My auntie and uncle on the other hand are also vegetarians but really unhealthy. Both are overweight and diet consists of same food groups (I used to hate going there for dinner) and full of carbs. (she's diabetic now) They have 3 daughters and she aborted her 4th (also girl)!!

My mums other sister (elder) is also very very healthy vegetarians (infact both her sons are Doctors). They don't drink, smoke, eat an amazing variety of organic veg. Interesting I think!!

Now me, I was very healthy when I conceived my boys on lots of fruit, meat, potatoes, lentils, lots of green veg. Variety is key our house, NEVER have the same meals in any 3 weeks and NEVER eat leftovers. I love to cook and feed everyone. I am high testosterone (ring finger is longer than index, 2nd toe is really long, big toe hairy, 1 annoying thick hair on chin since 20 year old (am 36 now) and I started my periods at 16 years old. Get angered quickly, very competitive in terms of I have have the cleanest, nicest house, my cooking is better than anyone elses, my opinions are important, and also in sport which all my friends state about me. (I know I sound awful). One interesting connection was that even though my mum's testosterone and body condition was lower when she concieved me, could it be that due to her 'normal' personality she still had enough male hormones to affect me inutero? I know there is a connection between having longer ring fingers, 2nd toes to being exposed to higher levels of testosterone in the womb. Oh I'm also left handed like I wasn't doomed enough.



I also kept asking my closest cousin sister what she did when she had boy then girl, and the only thing that stands out regarding her testosterone what that she suffered post natal depression and I remember it went on for 2 years

[atomic sagebrush]

spidy, I totally agree and those are very interesting observations!!! Thanks so much for sharing this with all of us because it really helps illustrate how the theories play out in the real world.

I also wonder about the maternal testosterone in utero = more sons idea. By all rights I think my mom "should" be a boy mom in a lot of ways but she smokes A LOT and I wonder how much testosterone I was basking in even as a fetus LOL. So I was a girl becos of the smoking but the environment perhaps lead me to being higher T than some other gals are, hence the 4 boys. My sister by my mom, also has a boy BTW.

That having been said, I know of a lot of boy moms from IG that were one of three girls, so who knows?? Fun to speculate about tho.

[babydes56]

Spidy, are both you & your DH vegetarians?