We really would have been happy with a boy or a girl... we were just praying the baby was healthy. And if you have ready this post you will understand why we were so worried about health issues. However I thought, after losing a baby girl, a girl sure would be nice- So I went on the girl diet figuring it couldn't hurt. I thought I would post about what I did exactly in case any of you other mummy's or mummy- wannabes want to try. There really is MUCH MORE you could do.... I just did the easy things.
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A diet high in potassium and sodium will favor a boy. A diet high in calcium and magnesium will favor a girl. The idea is to make the environment favor boy/girl sperm to give them a better chance at fertilizing the egg. So with my diet here is what I did:
- 2 Months prior to TTC I took prenatal vitamins and folic acid
- Calcium and Magnesium supplements (or eat food high in calcium and magnesium- I took the lazy option)
- Cranberry supplements
- Increased dairy intake
- Ate more chocolate (bummer, right?), sweets and fresh vegetables.
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Thats is for my diet. Now there is also a way to sway for a certain gender by timing intercourse. I used the Shettles Method. The idea is that boy sperm doesn't live very long, but are faster then girl sperm- so if you DTD on the day of ovulation you are more likely to have a boy. Girl sperm are slow, but live much longer. So the idea is that if you DTD a few days before ovulation, by the time you ovulate there will only be girl sperm waiting as all the boy sperm would have died. Here is what we did:
- DTD leading up to ovulation and stopped 3 days before ovulation.
- DTD in the missionary position (Shallow penetration favors girls- they are stronger and can make the journey).
- No orgasm- The alkaline when you release favors boys. That would cancel out all the hard work with the diet.
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Like I said I just did the easy things you can try to have a girl. Who even knows if it really did work, I had a 50/50 chance anyway right? But I figured it couldnt hurt, and at least I know I tried.
If you are thinking about going on the boy or girl diet just make sure you do PLENTY of your own research. The website In-Gender is a great resource and place to chat to others doing the same thing.
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Gosh! I didnt even know you could do this, I thought it was old wives tales! Congratulations to you and your family and best wishes for the safe arrival of your daughter xx I
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ReplyDeleteI have a couple questions, if I may! At what point of the day, would you take the supplements? Morning, noon, night? Would you take them all-together?
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What type of chocolate? Just any old fashioned Hershey's bar?
Any help is appreciated! Thanks again!
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