Ooooh, Shiny New Tag!

[ahavah]

I'd like to give a hearty huzzah and woot woot to my shiny new tag, TTC! For those who don't know, TTC stands for "Trying to Conceive".

I may be jumping the gun only slightly, but I'm super excited and so here is my first TTC post

Comments

[theafaye]

If you're tracking your cycle (temp, mucus and cervix), you should be able to time for a boy (abstain a couple of days before ovulation and do it on the day) and combine that with your diet to really skew the chances. The boy diet is a lot more balanced than the girl's although you'll have to google the details - other than meat, I can't remember what's on it, since we used it for a girl. No guarantees but it significantly stacks the odds in your favour. Of course, the wee one may have other ideas - there are two of you i the equation!

Home births are fab and beautiful. Fingers crossed it works out for you.

[ahavah]

I don't know the first thing about tracking, to be honest, which is why I'm eager for the book! I hadn't even thought you could influence it either way. I will definitely have to look into that! What should I google, exactly? Is there a name for the method or anything?

Thanks so very much! I'm really, really hoping it will all work out.

[theafaye]

No name (apart from people trying to sell you unnecessary stuff!) - just google natural fertility and/or boy diet. It's all quite straightforward - we used cycle tracking both to conceive and not to conceive and I didn't bother checking my cervix (it moves over the month), but I did keep an eye on mucus (it's like egg white when you're fertile) and charted my temp, although the latter is a faff because you have to do it first thing before you even get up and children often distracted me!

[ahavah]

Cool, thanks! I'll give it a shot. I always thought the dad was responsible for the sex. We'll both go on a diet! ha! I doubt I could check my cervix either. It seems to be at an odd angle, and even midwives/OBs have trouble finding it. I've never been able to check my IUD strings, which I'm supposed to be able to do. I figure I'll go with temp & discharge, though that's just from my basic knowledge. I look forward to learning more. I'm not sure if I should start before I get the IUD out, or wait to see what my cycle is like afterward.

[maiabee8]

Men's sperm dictates the sex but mom's acidity (and some other vaginal and uteran factors) influence which sperm get to the egg at all. X bearing sperm (girl sperm) live longer and can survive in high acid environments whereas Y bearing sperm (boy sperm) swim faster, die sooner and need a less acidic environment. Your diet could have an impact on the acidity of your vagina and uterus and thus on which sperm get to the egg.

[ahavah]

Hm, I guess I must be acidic. lol I'll definitely do everything I can to swing our chances towards getting a boy! So far my reading has suggested higher calories, more potassium, and eating cereal in the mornings.