TTC & Gender Swaying

Hi girls!
We are going to be ttc very soon for a autumn or winter bub. We are going to be gender swaying for a pink bundle.
Will be my 4th c/s so think this may be my last attempt, but first time actually swaying.
Dh and I on both cranberry, calcium and magnesium vitamins (ya dh is actually taking them!)
Looking back on how we dtd and timing explains my 3 monkeys, and I ate burgers! Now I can't stand burgers do my diet has changed quite abit.
It's strange my mum had 4 girls before she had a boy, her brother had 3 girls and a boy but dh's dad had two boys but his brother had 2 girls! 2 of my sisters have had kids all girls! So girls are defently strong in the family lol!
Will be dtd well before O, I always did it as close as possible so changing many tactic hehe.

Well we got our boy! Not sure whether the timing was the key but we only dtd on the night of ovulation and Ta-da, 9 months on and little Finnian arrived via the sunroof. Funny cos I was completely convinced he was a girl my whole pregnancy!

Congrats kelsbels on your blue bundle!

Congratulations kelsbels
Oh and leeloo.... whats happening?

Hello,
I am here also becuase we have 3 boys and are going to start trying for our elusive girl in a couple of months. I am trying the o+12 as this is what my sister did and it worked for her, however I have just brought some ph strips as I was thinking the results would give me something to go on, my ph is a 5!!! was definatly not what I was expecting to see when your are suposed to be this when trying for a girl?. I havent tried my DF yet and this was a middle of the day test. But just gobsmacked at the moment and dont really know where to go from here. When we TTC with number 3 we tried the o+12 the first month ( I didnt do the diet and didnt know my ph ) we just did the timing but I didnt get pregnant so gave up as I just wanted to have a baby. If my DF is acidic aswell I will feel quite deflated I think. I honestly thought this maybe the reason and If I do something about it this time we would get a little girl. I know this may sound a little desprate and crazy but I feel like it somtimes, It just feels like a baby girl would be the perfect last edition to our family.

Any ideas and thoughts would be lovely.
Thanks for reading

I would love to add a boy to our family this time round (although I would honestly be happy with anything). I know that theoretically DTD close to O is best to ensure this, but what else would I need to do (if anything?)

Im still around! Well dh and I have had some lengthy discussions about ttc #4. Although $$ plays a significant part, he is more concerned that if it turns out to be another girl, I will suffer from major GD. I cried for weeks after finding out #3 was another girl, but she is the best and I love her no less. I still am pretty sure I am not done and would like to go for my last baby. I am (actually dh and I ) are going to start changing our diet. I need to do some more reasearch about it all so hopefully I can start soon. I need to work out suppliments too. So it means that if and when we are ready then we can ttc without having to wait iykwim!
Anyone got any info/tips. I know about timing. Ive been off the pill sice dd3 was born and have pretty much got my cycle down pat and know my cm back to front. DTD positions? And food. I have to cut down my dairy, but what should I eat lots of?
TIA

Melissa

Hi ladies, I was recommended to read a book by Hazel Chesterman. It's definitely worth a read. I had DS first. We didn't sway and I'm sure it was day 15, last day to fall pregnant and it was a one off. Right on ovulation once, boy came along. Better to not have frequent DTd for a boy.

I tried swaying for girl second time around. Not sure if what I did worked but along came DD. For a girl try DTD right after period. Don't DTD around ovulation. If you can't fall pregnant that far from ovulation, she recommends creeping closer a day every second month. Frequent DTD for a girl up to the day you are up to. If you can't, get DH to help himself lol. Diluted sperm is good for girls. My DH was away for work and he had to do this lol.

She goes through food but mostly timing. Some men are more prone to one sex than another. There are tips for this too.

Good luck!!!

Tonight I mentioned to DH that perhaps we should "try" and have a little girl, I wasn't going to bring it up just yet but he mentioned that he will be meeting a work mates little girl at work tomorrow (she'll be 6 days old) and he appeared real clucky. He didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the idea, not sure he know what's involved, but then neither do I, so here I am, not sure where I'm heading or what I'll need to do, or how to start... But I'm here... Perhaps I should start at the beginning of this thread....


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Hi Danielle,
Just wanted to say I too am in the same position as you. We are TTC a little girl this time around. We are doing the O+12 theory because my sister tried this and got her little girl she wanted. There is so many different things to read and consider. I have been charting my cycle for 3 months now ( also did this with DS3 ) so have had a bit of practice. We are also taking the vitamins and have been for the last month. We are hoping to TTC this month and will see how we go from there. I am so nervous as this will be our last baby and I really want to have a girl. I hope all goes well for you.

Thanks foreva*your*mummy :-) good luck to you :-)

What vitamins are you taking? I started looking into them just the other day but wasn't really sure on the direction

Chody- I noticed with my ds's we dtd close to O but regularly (not too often but a couple of time around o) and my eating habits may of contributed to egg more more swaying to males as I did like my cheeseburgers lol. Maybe baby helped tell me with ds3 how close I was when I started seeing ferns off to bd'ing it was hehe.

Danielle, The general theory with o+12 is doing your temp charting so you know exactly when you ovulate. checking all the other signes aswell cm and ovulation pain. You DTD one time 12 hours after you have ovulated. You also have to have an acidic body they say that this is what the girls like. The tablets I am taking are Magnesium, clacium and cranberry ( to lower you ph) you can buy ph strips to test. Do your DH aswell. There is also a girl diet that you can do at the beginning of this thread. You can also douch before DTD and use a lime soaked tampon after. There is lots of info around and you have to decided what you think will work for you?. Its a hard one. I am very nervous knowing this will be our last baby, and would love a little pink bundle. Also while you do ALL these things it can take a long time to catch the egg.
I hope I havent confused you even more.
Good luck

Well, I have been trying to do the boy diet for a while now (lost count) and my cm is finally heading north! Today I tested it and its a 7... pretty good for me when its usually a 5. Things are a bit weird with my cm because I have been having robitussin for a cough and my cm is so ... lots and egg white but not egg white!
Dh is coming around to #4... Im pretty sure! He does talk in riddles. He keeps asking if Im alkaline yet! And he confessed that he has been googling gender swaying! I think I'd be happy to have a baby of any gender, but a boy would be lovely. Time will tell I guess.

Minimatron have you tested your dh's sperm ph?? We have 3 boys and gender swaying for a girl and my dh sperm is off the chart alkaline!! So It would be interesting to fine out. Sorry bit personal lol.
I am doing o+12 for a girl. Just had a misscarige so am waiting a cycle before trying again.
Fx for your little boy

I tested a while ago and it was 9. Might test again soon. Sorry to hear about your miscarriage. They suck

Ha ha... Well, nice to see I'm in good company here. I have two awesome boys, and have this longing now for a girl! Also because this may be our last, so I want to make it "count", ya know? I am hoping to TTC by Christmas or just after, hubby and I are both working hard for the next few months to get fit and lose some weight, not heaps but we are both feeling squishy in the middle, lol. I am thinking the timing method would suit us best, my bf just fell pg with a girl after DTD five days before ovulation, she thought they were out of a chance because her hubby had to go out of town in a hurry!

Helly,
Yes This would have resulted in a girl because the boy sperms would have died off getting there faster and being no egg there, the girls swim slower but last longer. The problem is detecting o before it happens is really hard. Every month seems different. Good luck with your ttc journey