okay before anyone gets comfused because of my heading I'm not preggers yet

 

Just thought since there are so many baby mad peoples on here you might like to follow through my journey.

 

So here we are:

 

We are hoping for a baby...BUT if we can get a girl that would be nice so today marks the first day of my 'think pink' mission.

 

I won't go into all the nitty gritty and gross details of other things that can be done to increase girl chances but I started the 'girl diet' today. So breaky was a raspberry and strawberry breaky smoothie: handful of berries, small scoop of icecream, 2 weetbix and milk...YUM!

 

This is what I have to stick to:

 

DRINKS - high calcium milk must have 750ml min each day. Or high calcium water (acidic ph) bottled varieties - evian, perrier etc (thats it ladies - I am sorry)

 

MEAT - 130g per day only - more white than red

 

EGGS - okay in moderation

 

Unsalted butter

 

DAIRY - Yoghurt, milk desserts (2 x a day)+ milk as above

 

Bread - low/no salt variety (reduce yeast products)

 

Nuts - almonds, peanuts, hazel nuts, cashews all unsalted

 

FRUITS - apples, strawberries, rasberries

 

VEGES - Potatoes minimal (3 x week max) green beans, onions, leeks, peas, cucumber, radish, capsicum, celery, cooked tomato, eggplant, fresh asparagus, green salad

 

Jam - once per day

 

Rice, pasta, flour

 

Oils,spices, curry powders (no salt)

 

NONE OF THE FOLLOWING

 

Coffee, tea, chocolate, fruit juice, soft drinks, alcohol, pork, ham, ready to eat meals, smoked anything, sauces and gravy, shellfish, cheese (try nimbin low salt variety - this would be okay in small quantities), cakes (store bought) quiche, pizza, corn, popcorn, dry fruit, all other fruit than what is allowed, liquorice, olives, gherkins, tin or packet soup, alka seltzer or antacids...

Very exciting

 

We did things to get a girl too.

 

Gender of the fetus is decided purely on the male sperm, no diet you eat will change that.

 

Personally I put it all down to timing - worked for us.

Male sperm is smaller and faster than female sperm, but the male sperm tends to die sooner too.

 

The idea is at ovulation to have as many living female sperm as possible and as little male sperm. This is normally archived by regular (daily) intercourse up to 3 days before ovulation and then none thereafter until at least 24 hours after ovulation is complete.

 

Some men just don't have much sperm of a particular gender, so despite all your efforts you could still get a boy.

 

Good luck and i hope it works.

Edited September 25, 200816 yr by **Liv**

Good Luck, Hailey was simple not much thought just wham bam (no more details)....she was completely unexpected.

Actually there have been a number of studies which have shown the the female diet has plays more of a role than timing. The shettle method (timing) is a long standing method which is now being tested and many scientists believe that it plays less of a role than we think. It comes down to this: The male sperm prefer an alkaline environment and will die much more quickly in an acidic one. The female sperm are toughies and they can handle the acidic environment. So in order to decrease the chances of a male sperm winning the race the woman can eat a diet which creates a more acidic pH which the male sperm can't tolerate

This is my only contribution ....

 

The pH of the women's tract is also very important. A more acidic environment favors girls, since it will kill the weaker y-sperms first, leaving a greater quantity of x-sperms available to fertilize the egg. On the other hand, a more alkaline environment favors boys. Shettles recommends a douche of water and vinegar (acid) immediately before intercourse to favor a girl; a douche of water and baking soda (alkaline) will help for a boy.

The whole douche issue is one you have to be careful with though and it's possibly not as effective as the diet. The reason being that you have to be very careful with the dilution of the vinegar and also it cannot be placed too far in to the tract (sorry too much info I know), the advantage of the diet being that it changes the entire body chemistry and ensure that the pH is evenly acidic through out

Best of luck with this...my ex husband used to brag that " he was a good plumber and sent the babiues out with TAPS ON" but we had two girls. He tried to blame me for that but I told him the male chooses the sex of the baby. My ex husband was a very arrogant man and virtually ignored my daughters due to the fact he had no sons. They have spent the better part of their lives trying to be valuable in his sight.

MB what you have written I have read too

Well in this house the three 'men' have decided that they want a baby daughter/sister and apparently I'm supposed to comply

My husband is the youngest of four boys : the neighbor across the street has 3 boys and the youngest a girl, same with my cousin 3 boys and last one a girl so it CAN happen!

okay before anyone gets comfused because of my heading I'm not preggers yet

 

Just thought since there are so many baby mad peoples on here you might like to follow through my journey.

 

So here we are:

 

We are hoping for a baby...BUT if we can get a girl that would be nice so today marks the first day of my 'think pink' mission.

 

I won't go into all the nitty gritty and gross details of other things that can be done to increase girl chances but I started the 'girl diet' today. So breaky was a raspberry and strawberry breaky smoothie: handful of berries, small scoop of icecream, 2 weetbix and milk...YUM!

 

This is what I have to stick to:

 

DRINKS - high calcium milk must have 750ml min each day. Or high calcium water (acidic ph) bottled varieties - evian, perrier etc (thats it ladies - I am sorry)

 

MEAT - 130g per day only - more white than red

 

EGGS - okay in moderation

 

Unsalted butter

 

DAIRY - Yoghurt, milk desserts (2 x a day)+ milk as above

 

Bread - low/no salt variety (reduce yeast products)

 

Nuts - almonds, peanuts, hazel nuts, cashews all unsalted

 

FRUITS - apples, strawberries, rasberries

 

VEGES - Potatoes minimal (3 x week max) green beans, onions, leeks, peas, cucumber, radish, capsicum, celery, cooked tomato, eggplant, fresh asparagus, green salad

 

Jam - once per day

 

Rice, pasta, flour

 

Oils,spices, curry powders (no salt)

 

NONE OF THE FOLLOWING

 

Coffee, tea, chocolate, fruit juice, soft drinks, alcohol, pork, ham, ready to eat meals, smoked anything, sauces and gravy, shellfish, cheese (try nimbin low salt variety - this would be okay in small quantities), cakes (store bought) quiche, pizza, corn, popcorn, dry fruit, all other fruit than what is allowed, liquorice, olives, gherkins, tin or packet soup, alka seltzer or antacids...

 

 

What??? No cakes or chocolate?? Bugger that i will take my chances and just hope for a girl .....i need my sweets or the other two kids will drain my energy completley!!!

That was my thought too until I realised I can eat as much icecream as I like You can have sweets just not ones that they use salt in the making of (like licorice)

No licorice !!

 

i LURVE licorice! Why are salts bad?

So does that mean no naturally salty foods? E.g. Anchovies or caviar? mmm Caviar haha

You have to basically steer clear of salt altogether. Increases salt intake acts a 'buffer' in the same way it does in marine water makes the body chemistry more alkaline, by excluding it this bufferring affect is lost and the body reverts to a more acidic state.

Ahh now here i was thinking it'll make you retain water and that would somehow be a bad thing haha

Bloody osmosis

It isn't recommended that you stay on this sort of diet for a long time as it isn't particularly balanced. It's okay for a couple of months and then you should either take a break from it and try again after a month or if you fall pregnant revert straight back to a normal healthy diet

Wow ..

 

I ate chocolates and chips through both of my pregnancy ... Gained 30kgs Ekkkkk.

Lost it then fell again gained 15kg and well i have a few more to lose But I don't care heheh

 

MB I hope that no matter what you deliver that it is Healthy and Happy - Good luck

Best of luck with your plans. I hope you get a very happy and healthy child and I know he or she will be loved and get everything in life that makes life worthwhile: lots of love.

Just wondered how you were going with the diet MB? I was talking to a girlfriend today and she has just started one similar.

best of luck, my wife is expecting again. Haven't found out yet if she is having a boy or Girl. If its a girl we might finish there if ot we'll go till 4... Good luck with everything hope all goes well for you!

hope you are having fun trying MB ...

Congrats JB, 4 kids wew....2 is good for me but I respect those with more for sure and give them hats off I have a girlfriend that has 5 :rofl:

haha Elly, I was looking at the youngbloke today and caught myself thinking' I could go another' he is just so edible!! Not that he sleeps much but he sure is cute. And 4 months ago I said I'm never going through that again Lol

Girl I was good friends with at school had 13 kids in her family...in town. It was chaos going there

Good luck MB. I had 4 boys, after the first all I wanted was a girl between the 3rd and 4 th there was a 5 year break and still a boy.

AAAARRGH!

 

<Hills reads first post and goes running from the thread>

 

 

Seriously, good luck though!!

 

bye

haha Elly, I was looking at the youngbloke today and caught myself thinking' I could go another' he is just so edible!! Not that he sleeps much but he sure is cute. And 4 months ago I said I'm never going through that again Lol

Girl I was good friends with at school had 13 kids in her family...in town. It was chaos going there

 

LOL...that is what it is about is fun, my husband is the youngest for 4 boys no sisters there, I have found those with big families are in more control then those with 2