Does spacing between pregnancies affects a sway? How?

[Dreamsplanner]

Hello,

How could pregnancy spacing affect a sway? Is it the closer together, the more pink the sway or not necessarily as it may depend on other factors?

Thank you

[Dynazyme]

Breastfeeding sways pink. So one fact that maybe argues for pregnancys close together?

[lovemy2blessings]

I agree w/pp. My SIL's all had babies back to back less than 13-15 months apart and have girls, so maybe it does.

[atomic sagebrush]

I think close spacing between pregnancies tends to sway pink (due to Trivers Willard hypothesis - lower maternal condition = more girls) BUT at the same time my Fertility Theory predicts that people who are ABLE to get pregnant sooner may be coming in more "set" for boys to begin with. It ain't always easy to get pregnant with a quick turnaround and those who are able to do so, may be in better condition than those who cannot.

[atomic sagebrush]

Breastfeeding sways pink. So one fact that maybe argues for pregnancys close together?

But at the same time breastfeeding can prevent ovulation from coming back except in those who are in super high condition! It's a very tangled web!! Overall, I do think close spacing between kiddos and breastfeeding both tend to sway pink (and are very probably among nature's ways of altering the gender ratio) but no magic bullet to be sure. Thus, above all else ladies, do what is RIGHT for you and your family. Don't rush TTC trying to get a girl, because it can be tough to have two super close together.

[atomic sagebrush]

I agree w/pp. My SIL's all had babies back to back less than 13-15 months apart and have girls, so maybe it does.

My husband and his little sister are super close together and she is a girl!

[eleena2014]

how does large age gaps sway? i have a 12 year old and a 8 year old,lol and will be ttc starting august!

[Dreamsplanner]

But at the same time breastfeeding can prevent ovulation from coming back except in those who are in super high condition! It's a very tangled web!! Overall, I do think close spacing between kiddos and breastfeeding both tend to sway pink (and are very probably among nature's ways of altering the gender ratio) but no magic bullet to be sure. Thus, above all else ladies, do what is RIGHT for you and your family. Don't rush TTC trying to get a girl, because it can be tough to have two super close together.

Thank you Atomic, that's a tough one, but of course I will see how it goes and take it a step at a time, as breastfeeding did not work for me last time. It could be different this time. Thank you again for all info x

[hotdogz&boyz]

Mine are all what I consider "close together," although the definition of such varies depending on the person. I conceived when my children were 15 months, 11.5 months, and 13.5 months. So, right around the year mark each time. The 15 month conception (22mo spacing) was a second boy. The 11.5 month conception (19mo spacing) was a girl. And we don't know what the 13.5 month one is yet (we will in March).

I *personally* think you can make a close gap work for swaying, but don't depend on it alone to get you a girl. I think it does tend to sway pink, for various reasons from the general lack of sleep (from having a baby) to the breastfeeding to the potential for ovulation to be less regular and even because sex is often less frequent with a small baby in the house (thus increasing the chances of a one-attempt conception). But I agree with Atomic that some women bounce back from pregnancy and childbearing much quicker than others and thus might be naturally inclined to have a boy because of that recovery of health.

I think that if you were to pile swaying on top of a close gap, you would further increase your chances of pink, much like I did with my daughter. I am hoping that what I piled on this time is enough to lean pink as well. But I 100% agree that putting what is best for your family FIRST before a swaying tactic is always the right way to go. We have a super-busy household right now (4.5, 2.5, 14 mo, and preggo). Which is what we wanted, all the kids close. But if it wasn't what we talked about beforehand, we would not have tried for close spacing simply because I thought it was more likely for pink (heck, my aunts boys are 11.5 months apart...meaning she was pregnant at 2 months postpartum. So I know it's not a magic bullet!)

[3girl]

I got pregnant with DS2 when DS1 was 10 months. It wasn't planned. But---I was eating a lot of boy friendly foods, eating lots of calories, and taking loads of boy friendly supps (didn't know it at the time). I was not breastfeeding anymore at that point.