kristindoggirl - All Comments

re: Sound-Off!!!

Portia West — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:05:30 GMT

Very well said Kristin!

I am not TTC so it may sound like I have no say in this but I will do that anyways...and that is

that I am a firm believer in the TW-theory.

This being said, I do think that staying too long on a very restrictive diet may be harmful, not only to yourseölf but also for the eventual fetus. It says

in itself that living on youghurt and craisins (if that was the case) is not very healthy long term.

Both chromosomal defects as well as spina bifida

has been linked to deficiencies and therefore it is very likely that other abnormalities can be so too.

As much as I can understand that some women would like to do 110% in getting their desired gender

I hope that noone will ever jeopardize their own or their babys health.

re: Billionaires have more sons - or do they??

Tanya — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:02:19 GMT

You have really hit the nail on the head. Most studies are done with either a bias or have limitations put on them for one reason or another. It can be easy to be ignorant toward some facts when a study is done with a bias, but when you want the whole story we must question everything until the facts are stripped bare, and that is very hard to do in regard to gender outcome and what has influenced that outcome.

Well done :)

re: Billionaires have more sons - or do they??

celestine — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:35:09 GMT

Wow thanks for the sum up (I hate reading studies) Really interesting! Hey you should be a writer! Our landlord is a millionaire and has 3 boys no girls! Hope you get your girl xx

re: the devil is in the details

Chocolatelover — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:12:24 GMT

Thanks again for such an informative post. Everything you say makes a lot of sense. I know with all 3 of my boys, my diet was always the same - cereal, sandwiches, chocolate, chips, coffee, good balanced dinners, etc. Minimal exercise, always seemed to be on an upward weigh gain.

Anyway looking forward to hearing more from you and a BFP dd in the near future.

re: another way to look at the swaying odds

JessandMike — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:54:53 GMT

Hello, hello,

Your blog is great! Thank you for the detailed information. I have a question for you -- Do you know if high testosterone levels commonly lead to delivery and breastfeeding issues? I had problems with both (failure to progress, low/no milk supply). Might they be connected to high testosterone? I also used to eat a lot of meat, and I exercise six days a week. Like you, I have noticed a lot of changes in my moods since going on the girl diet seven weeks ago. I also cut weight lifting out of my workout.

Thanks for your thoughts on the issue. I have two boys, and I am TTC a girl in about two weeks.

~Jessica

re: a whole new sway

Australiajenny — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:43:58 GMT

Love it Kristin,

Good luck next month! I totally belive you are spot on wih the boy calories/exercise theory, hope you can use me as an example one day :)

re: a whole new sway

stilldreaming — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:18:03 GMT

Great info as usual! I really appreciate you taking the time to type all of this!

re: a whole new sway

portermeister — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:43:19 GMT

Awesome information, Kristin.

I'm wondering if your son is night-weaned. Prolactin levels are highest at nighttime, so those feedings tend to keep AF at bay the longest. If you are nursing at night, try giving a bottle of expressed milk or formula instead and see if that changes things. That will keep you from having to add vitex.

Eva

re: Personality Factors and Swaying

portermeister — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:10:41 GMT

So very interesting. I have two sons and both were conceived when I gained a small amount of weight (3-5 pounds) prior to conceiving.

I'm nursing my youngest son now and am thinking about what I can do to conceive a girl. Have you thought about "crash" dieting the week or two prior to ovulation in order to trick your body into thinking there was a famine? That might delay O however.

Also, you wrote about not having AF back yet (me either). With my oldest, I had to reduce feedings to just 3 times a day to get AF back at 13 months postpartum.

I have also heard that vitex can be useful in breastfeeding women to resume ovulation.

re: The Oxford Study - in depth

Star_bright — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:13:34 GMT

Thank you so much for this blog! It all makes so much sense. I have read it through a few times and am going to base our attempt on this information, so will be interesting to see the outcome.

I would dearly love to hear WHAT you ARE eating! I have cut out all animal protein except eggs, and am feeling unsure as to if I should continue with these or not..... Anyway, if you could share your diet with us I would appreciate it!

Thank you again, this is such an awesome read!

re: big girls, little girls, and baby girls

my4tweeties — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:54:11 GMT

WOW!!! you have done a lot of research THank you, I;m learning so much, no wonder I have 3 girls with all 3 I was dieting overly excersicing before TTC, we have 1 boy and was the heaviest before ttc with him makes a lot of sense. I sure hope I m pregnant with a boy this time we tried Dec 24th I still exercise a lot in combination of cardio and weights but i been on the boy diet since end of sept and i gained 10 lbs I hope God grants me a heathy boy this time, if i would have found you before i would have cut back on cardio but we;ll see if i'm pregnant now if not then i will cut back for next months try, or what do you think?

re: testosterone and swaying

pink~princess — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:51:54 GMT

Thanks for putting this all out here! I really think lowering testosterone levels in dh and myself helped us get a girl this time.

re: q and a about the trivers willard hypothesis

Portia West — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:18:20 GMT

It may have a connection with how the liver works -

see the liver is very much involved in the insulin and glucose functions and as you have found out those

things DO affect gender. The clue here could be that

those with autoimmun diseases have reduced liver function that impacts the insulin/glucose levels...

Meaning that those individuals always have higher

levels of blood sugar in their bodies...

re: The Oxford Study - in depth

stilldreaming — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:03:24 GMT

Thanks for posting all that you have learned, it is so informative! I am so excited that you have begun to TTC, I hope that you begin to ovulate regularly soon. i can't wait to follow your journey.

Jenn

PS Good job on the weight loss!

re: The Oxford Study - in depth

RaspberrySwirl — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:51:46 GMT

Hi Kristin,

I just wanted to let you know that I have read your entire blog and it is fascinating. It has been a great help and very interesting. Sounds like you are a keen researcher in seek of answers and giving yourself the best chance on conceiving a girl.

Good luck and I hope it happens for you.

Liz