Gender Swaying Information #6

[sharnz]

Thanks for that.
The way I see it is anything is worth a shot!
Ive had the two boys without trying anthing, and the more I read up on theories eg. the diet, ovulation theory, shallow vs deep penetration all those make me realise why I had two boys, as both times I was doing all the things that theoretcially would be to conceive a boy, all without knowing, so this time im hopeing doing the opposite of the first two times will work!

I dont like peppermint boohoo
Im really going to struggle not having my hot drinks

desperatly wanting a !! hehe

[LimeSlice]

ETA: MODS - opps! I meant to post this in the TTC & Gender Swaying Thread...

So...I couldnt do temps on Friday or Saturday, ad only put yesterday's in the chart today....but according to thechart I ovulated on Wednesday!! That is Day 10 and incidentally the day we actually DTD lol thinking it would be long enough from O not to make too much difference!

So apparently my 2ww is not a 2 week but an 18 day wait....which I am 5 days into without realising! lol

Im just not sure why the chart didnt tell me I had O'd on Thursday when I put the temps etc in...? It gave me a green light on wednesday, anotherr reason we DTD, but only today has it said I was actually ovulating...is that odd?
Until Friday had been quite good with this charting thing lol

The question is really though that I have had another temp drop similar to that on Wednesday...so should I get an OPK and see if I am actually Oing today? I am on Day 15...

[Poncho]

That is confusing LimeSlice! Is it possible that there was something else causing the dip? An OPK might help you figure that out.
It's pretty unusual to ovulate twice isn't it...

With charting, do people use any old thermometer from the supermarket, or do you need a 'good' one? I think mine is pink with Cinderella on it? How very adult of me...you can see why I am in here learning about how to get a girl after my boys.

[Heiditiana]

Hello there,

Well good luck everyone with your TTC your little man or woman.

I myself are TTC a little boy if possible. I already have a little girl who is 3 and I quite honestly would be happy with a healthy baby of either sex but my DH would love a little boy.

so anyway I have a question in relation to OPK and CM. hopefully some of you ladies can give me your imput.

my cycle is usually 29 days or so. so last week I did a OPK (my first ever one) on day 13 thinking that I would ovulate on day 15. It came up positive and then I started getting my usual cramps that i get when i ovulate. so i figured i had 24-36 hrs before O. I then did a test 6 hrs later and it was negative. I was really worried I was going to miss my O.
I dont usually get much CM and when trying to test for the BBT in the past I kept forgetting so i gave that up.
anyway so i gave it 12 hrs and BD that night (thurs) thinking thats within the limits for a boy. The next morning (friday) I felt some twinges so we BD again. i had cramps all day again.
The next day (saturday) i actually got some EWCM which lasted until Sunday afternoon. so we BD again on Sunday morning.
so sorry to tell you my saga but Im just confused as to when my actual O was!!
can your EWCM come late? Im thinking if i wasnt getting much CM prior to O then the sperm wouldnt have made it anyway....any advice girls???

thanks for listening....

[Tanya]

Jeepers! LOL

As for your OPK it may be that your urine was less concentrated the 2nd time around. Did you test the next day or only that once and then 6hrs after? It is quite possible you were catching the VERY beginning of your surge.

TBH, I would say you O'd late Saturday.

When TTC a boy if the best attempt you should keep BD to a minimum (about 4 days abstinance is gives the best sperm cound which also favours boy sperm) and only with EWCM.... So if you haven't fertile CM then you probably aren't O'ing... Don't panic, your body will tell you when you are O'ing.

xx

[Heiditiana]

Thanks Tanya,

Well I have some strange pains going right about now, around my right ovary.
I would love them to be implantation pains. It would be around day 7.
I wonder if you get ovulation pains then you'd think you'd feel something if you had implantation.
did / does anyone get implanation pains? is it a common thing?

[Jennifer13]

Okay, I'm tentatively popping in here to ask where I might get some credible info to read on trying for a boy.

While we only have one DD, I have reason to believe the women in my family only breed girls! I have two sisters and all girl cousins. My girl cousins and I have all had girls, with the exception of one cousin, who has two boys and a girl. That makes for seven girls and two boys in my DD's generation, so far (my two sisters are yet to have any children).

I'm not terribly concerned about having trouble TTC, since my fertility seems high. Where do I start? We're not TTC for some months yet, so I have plenty of time to get this on track.