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Compiled ion list update

Tamara — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:35:41 GMT

Here is all the post in one spot. I'll post it in here for one more week before moving it to faq. Here is the original post.

Please note! You can not chose just one thing! Ions are a balancing act.
You want to fill up one side of a scale with a lot more ions then the other!
So the more you chose, the better the ions for you~

TTC a boy + ions:

computers, smoke (not fire), electricity, full moon, sodium, potassium, electric blankets (on the coldest settings), incense, winter, cell phone and hair iron, Air conditioning, gold, TV, microwave, straightening iron box for clothes, Lightening before a storm (not the rain!), heating pads, Magnetic bracelets with both +ve and -ve charge, polluted air, power stations positive ions -living near ones, base stations the ones used for radio stations or tv stations, High tension power lines, furnaces, microwaves, exhaust fumes from vehicles, and fluorescent lighting all generate + ions, x rays, ct scans, cat scans, other medical scans Oils that ionize positively when diffused into the air include: cajeput, clove, cypress, eucalyptus, frankincense, helichrysum, juniper, marjoram, melaleuca (quinquenervia), palmarosa, pine, ravensara, rosemary, thyme, & ylang ylang.

This site lists a ton of positive ion sources - too many to list - http://pages.prodigy.net/unohu/positive.htm#SrcHumid

TTC a girl - ions:

moving air water. beach waterfall...mountains, fire (not smoke), new moon, calcium, magnesium, showers, plants, fish tanks, fountains, fans, summer, asparagus fern, ion hair dryers, and salt rock lamps, small waterfalls in house, ionic air purifier, applied magnets (magnetic north), hematite and rose quartz jewelry, plants in house, negative ion generator, fan blowing when on computer, Neg. ion light bulbs, gaiam personal air purifier--- its an ionizer that you wear around your neck, gaiam car ionizer- plugs into cig lighter, fan with ionizer setting, pine forests , beeswax candles, Brisk walks in fresh air and breezes or rain, amethyst, tourmaline, and smoky quartz ,Onyx and black tourmaline , Sauna, Charcoal rooms and Charcoal baskets, ionized water, anion sanitary pads , moving water of any kind,Facial Steamers, Negative ions are produced naturally by wind and rain. Oils that ionize negatively when diffused include: bergamot, cedarwood, citronella, eucalyptus (citriodora), grapefruit, lavandin, lavender, lemon, lemongrass, mandarin, orange, patchouly, & sandalwood, water heat system.

And this is quite expensive, but it's a gadget that detects negative and positive ions : http://www.negativeiongenerators.com/iondetector.html

digital pH tester won't calibrate properly... How to fix it!

loveydovey — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:20:26 GMT

Help!

I was so excited to get my digital pH tester - I ordered the Hanna 99104 - and went to calibrate it with the little packets of the Hanna solution. First, I used the 7.0 solution. I submerged the end, twisted the little screw thing, and just like that, it was calibrated to 7.0. Easy! Hooray! But, of course, things are never that easy. When I went to calibrate to the 4.0 solution, it read 5.25. No problem, I thought... I'll twist. So I twisted, and twisted, and twisted. I even tried twisting the other way. But, even after all of that twisting, the meter will only read numbers somewhere between 4.85 and 5.85. Does anyone out there know what in the world is going on with my gadget? Is it the operator? Why won't it adjust to 4.0?

I'm bummed!

The French Gender Diet

Tamara — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:13:09 GMT

While the diets and cook books posted on in-gender is the best one for gender swaying; some people find it hard to maintain. The very next best diet (I think) to the one posted on ig is the French Gender diet(unless your ttc a boy and have high blood pressure; then do the alkaline diet). This diet allows more food than the diet posted on in-gender. Therefore, you have to be very strict even in the 2ww (no cheating ever!) The French diet can be done up two years without a break. According to the book you must be doing the diet for 2 1/2 months before ttc. Now this book is in French; so if you can't read French don't bother buying it (if you can read French then do buy it!). HOWEVER, THERE is a English version!! The French diet book looked at the original gender diet made in the united states and did there own experiments. They use a much larger study group. The following information has all be provided by Revedebleu. She did the translation and dictation of the books; and has provided all the follow information:

The name of the book is Choisissez Le Sexe de Votre Enfant: par la methode du regime alimentaire by Francoise Labro et Dr. Francois Papa

Ph of bottled water

RingosDrum — Sun, 03 May 2009 20:17:44 GMT

I came across this page and thought some may find it useful. It's a breakdown of Ph as well as minerals in which brands of bottled water.

http://www.cleanairpurewater.com/best_bottled_water.html

With the search function down I was not sure if this was posted elsewhere.

Posts that I link to in my blog

Tamara — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:23:06 GMT

I just noticed that if you don't have gold you can not see my links to my blog. So here is those posts I have put a *, for those of you who do not have have gold membership:

What foods should I avoid for swaying?

Tamara — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:11:17 GMT

The tier diet is all you can eat.. .unless... you can take a food figure out if it will make you have low or high pH, find out how much it has of the 4 minerals, and see what kind of hormones it has; then track it on www.fitday.com (without asking me how much does this certain food have because I don't have time to look it up), what kind of ions it has (food contains ions as well), the temp to eat it and how it all works together when put in a recipe. Almost no one wants to do this so only eat what is on the tiers.

Every food item on the tiers has been researched for may days before it went on there. Rarely do we find a new food and when we do we post it.

Useful charts and diagrams to help you understand better. (cm, temps, and others)

Tamara — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:09:30 GMT

Someone thought I should post these and maybe they will help you:

This chart shows the "Pool" that the sperm sit in waiting for the egg while being exposed to pH (pool is called the cervical crypts)

This chart show why temping with the mouth (oral temping) isn't as accurate as vaginal temping:

Cervical mucus stages:

What is Jump and Dump?

Tamara — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:10:32 GMT

This is for ttc a girl. There are no studies to back it up and when people refer to J&D they could be talking about 2 things:

To jump up right after sex and run to the toilet; dumping all sperm in there. The theory is you are dumping out the y sperm and only the x remain. But there is no evidence of this.
To have dh release and not use that sperm. Then have dh release a second time and use that sperm. This would lower sperm count but would be counterproductive if you had him abstain for over 7 days.

FAQ INDEX! updated 11-09

Tamara — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:04:31 GMT

This is the Index to the swaying FAQ! Please remember none of us are doctors. Please read the warning FAQ before going any further. Also know that Swaying is not 100% (only PGD is). This is all the info you will find in the swaying FAQ forum. So good luck and have fun!

For all:

7 Sway Factors*
Adjusting your temps
Breast Feeding
Charts and Diagrams
Digital pH tester FAQ
Digital pH tester more
Digital pH tester- how to fix it
Egg polarity
Fertility Friend -how to post a link to your chart
Folic Acid
Folic Acid -why?
French Gender diet (only if you find the diet posted on in-gender to hard)
Hormones*
How to make a plan
How safe is swaying? Does it cause mc?
How was the food choosen for the diet?*
How to find and check your cervix
Important swaying info
Ions
Ion list
Kistindoggirl blog (its about Trivers Willard hypothesis) you need be signed in see this (you dont need gold)
Minerals in liquid
My Beautiful cervix
Odds of gender and does run in families?
Ovulation Microscope
Pre-Ovulation temps and its effect on swaying*
pH strips Alkalive (also known as phion)
pH strip Gallery
pH strips -Faulty ones
Seasons
Studies
Tamara blog (lots of tips found in their for swaying) you need be signed in see this (you dont need gold)
Warning
Water
Water- bottled water pH

For ttc a boy:

For ttc a girl:

The posts with a * link to my blog. If you have gold you can not see this. So I have made a different post for those of you who do not have gold found here. I have done this because I feel all swaying info shoudl be free to everyone.

For the love of all that is!! EVERYONE TAKE YOUR FOLIC ACID

Tamara — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:21:57 GMT

Its posted in FAQ, its posted on google, your docs tell you to take it, so why isn't every single person who post there supplments list not listing Folic Acid? This is the easist way to prevent mc and birth defect and does not sway! Every now and then this forum gets a flood of new people and they dont undersand how important this is.

Sorry to sound so blunt, but this is VERY IMPORTANT

Help! How long until antibiotics are out of my system?

lilydaisy — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:59:34 GMT

ARGH! Of COURSE! The month we finally make our attempt I get raging strep throat! Dh & I have been supplementing and dieting for our February attempt, but now we're going to skip the attempt because I'm on antibiotics (which sway blue).

Would it be out of my system for a March attempt? (It's only 5 days of antibiotics, I'm on day 2 now).

Also, this means we're going to be on the diet/supps for like 3 months (started January 1st, for a mid-Feb attempt). Blech!

Can you Breast Feed and sway?

Tamara — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:18:06 GMT

In one word no. It is not recommend that you sway while bf. The reasons for this is because your cycles will not be regular enough, your hormones wont be stable enough and the diet/supplements are not recommend for breast feeding. You need to either wait till your done bf or stop bf early.

Tribulous Terrestris is OK for DH TTC BOY!!

rebirtha — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:42:59 GMT

This is what I found regarding this supplement. It looks like it is fine for both

and DW! Please take note!

Tribulus Terrestris is the closest and strongest all natural 
herbal alternative to synthetic anabolic hormones. This 
non-hormonal supplement is proven to increase testosterone 
levels in humans.

Tribulus Terrestris causes your body to release luteinizing 
hormone, which in turn then signals your testicles to 
naturally produce more testosterone. But Tribestan also 
prevents your body from recognizing that is producing high 
levels of testosterone, so your body will not try to then lower 
it luteinizing hormone levels. So your testosterone level 
stays high.

When taking external sources of testosterone, your body 
can decrease it's own natural testosterone production. 
Tribulus Terrestris keep your own bodies testosterone 
level high.

. Tribulus Terrestris does not cause 
excessive estrogen, in fact it will normalize estrogen 
levels in your body, including bringing it down if it was 
too high.

Tribulus Terrestris will increase Testosterone levels 
in women, but not enough to cause masculinizing effects. 
Tribulus Terrestris  is perfect for women looking to build 
muscle and lose fat.

How to figure out YOUR plan

Tamara — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:56:06 GMT

First read threw FAQ and really know it
Next test your pH and dh pH before diet and supplements
Do 2 or 3 practice cycles with a thermometer. Make sure to mark in your Fertilely Friend chart when you get a +opk, when you have ewcm and it shift to creamy and when your cervix goes from soft to hard
Know what kind of cm you have at the time you plan on attempting so you can figure out what supplements to take
Figure out if you want to do extreme gender swaying, or not, and what timing method you will be doing.
Be on diet and supplments (once you figure out what ones to take) for at least 6 weeks
Ask questions! Write down your attempt and have the ladies in the buddy groups go over it (or post in Gold forum for me to look over)

Studies that support swaying -updated 9/09

Tamara — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:09:54 GMT

Please note,these are only studies that support swaying. There are studies that do not support it but they are not listed here. Also note that the studies supporting EGS are in the Swaying gold forum. Please remember.....

SWAYING IS NOT 100% ONLY PGD IS!!!

Diet Studies:

Link to 1940 study:
http://www.in-gender.com/cs/forums/thread/16415.aspx

1971: http://www.biolreprod.org/cgi/content/abstract/71/4/1063

1983: Animal studies: Study says that high potassium diets raise the pH. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=393590

1992: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0841/is_n3_v27/ai_12448854/pg_2

2001: This study goes into the impact potassium has on cm and how potassium can actually be found in the cm on a molecular level helping selected sperm with migration
http://molehr.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/7/9/819

2003: http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/100/8/4628

2003: http://www.pjbs.org/pjnonline/fin128.pdf

2004: This one is similar to 1971 one but it used more animal studies. http://www.biolreprod.org/cgi/reprint/71/4/1063

2004: http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/extract/18/5/1133-a

2005: This study shows that for rats, diets high in Calcium and Magnesium and low in Potassium and salt favors girls

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/109927307/ABSTRACT

2006: This study says that the reason high tech can't be 100% is because of the maternal influences. Suggesting that diet and supplements might have an affect on gender out come.

http://www.biolreprod.org/cgi/content/abstract/biolreprod.106.056259v1

2007: This study shows that the gender diet can favor males/females in rats

http://www.pjbs.org/pjnonline/fin554.pdf

2008: diet does effect gender

http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/275/1643/1661.full.pdf+html

2009- This study shows how diet can effect sex ratio:

http://www.obgynsurvey.com/pt/re/obgynsurv/abstract.00006254-200901000-00006.htm;jsessionid=JqXWShJ7rdWqMvM8wCtqxyCNxrn5tlCyQ3nNvqKLjC6DXgYGcLKp!-1529289070!181195628!8091!-1

2009- In fish this study shows that potassium and calcium make sperm behave in different ways

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19280359

Caffiene:

1983- Caffeine gives sperm huge boost in speed:
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=393590

1984 -Caffeine gets into semen in about an hour.
http://jcp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/24/2/120

2003: Coffee makes sperm go faster
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4267

2006 caffeine takes one hour to get into all parts of the body:
http://www.abc.net.au/health/library/caffeine_ff.htm

"distribution of caffeine into semen rapidly equilibrates with that in the blood.. and drinking four cups or more of coffee per day.. decreases sperm motility" So caffeine gets into semen in under and hour but don't allow dh more than one cup of caffeine a day!:
http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:WGUXMKpnYDkJ:www.pr.mq.edu.au/macnews/showitem.asp%3FItemID%3D318+semen,+caffeine&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2

pH Studies:

"CM pH from 9-9.9 favors boys"

Y sperm thrive in a high cm pH, however you don't want it to be any higher than 9.9 for cm and ew (dh can be higher). You can change cm pH threw diet, supplements, baking soda douche) or with lubricant (pre-seed. but it isnt' high enough for a great sway)

1975: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=1065697&dopt=Citation

1981: This study shows that pH can change the ion composition of the sperm- high pH favoring boy sperm, low pH favoring girl sperm. It also goes into a theory about egg polarity.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4276139.html

1983: This study shows that a high pH not only favors boys but it causes sperm to swim faster. This studies has a bunch of fun graphs and charts to:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=393590

1987 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3675523&dopt=Citation

1988: Chemical balance of the female genital tract have an effect on sex ratio at conception

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3071849&dopt=Citation

2004: pH has a impact in sex selection along with several other theories. He goes on to say that in most humans pH is Highest at time of O:

http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/19/6/1250

2005: Claims that it proves that high pH favors boys. It also goes on to say that moon can have a effect on cm pH.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16295726&dopt=Citation

2006: This study shows that different types of CM can select different types of sperm:

http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/(wttelrfhrigetqfq0sj5hc45)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,8,12;journal,6,48;linkingpublicationresults,1:102430,1

2008: The female reproductive track directly effect gender outcome

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1384548

Link to Lubricant pH: http://www.ingfertility.com/damage.html

Low pH favors girls. Douche help to lower pH. Douches from the very best to the least best are:

-Vinegar 7% with calcium should be a pH of 4:

http://www.in-gender.com/CS/forums/p/16792/145928.aspx#145928

1997-Why calcium is important in it: http://www.springerlink.com/content/3r7uxmkyxt18rcax/ -Lime douche (lime and water) should be a pH of 2. This is low because lime pH tends to climb.-Store bought douche works the least but is the easiest.*Instead of douche you can use rephresh or replens: http://www.in-gender.com/cs/forums/t/46148.aspx

2006- Lowering men's pH of semen. Men who take Cranberry pills can lower their Ph.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Your-Semen---A--Diet--For-Better-Sperm-Taste&id=138648

DH’s pH does matter! But his pH when coming out of the body should not drop below a 7 (below a 7 and he will be shotting dead sperm). So you want his to be 7-7.5. Once semen is out of the body it can be lowered to a pH of 4-4.5.

Several animal studies from 1950s confirm that male pH actually matters a lot! “Weir began in 1953 a new series of experiments in which he developed two strains of mice, one with an average blood pH of 7.42 and the other with an average blood pH of 7.46. He found that the interbreeding of those mice with the blood pH of 7.42 altered the female/male sex ratio from 50:50 to 60:40 and the interbreeding of the mice with the blood pH of 7.46 altered the ratio to about 40:60. By cross breeding or reciprocal mating of different sexes of the two strains, he demonstrated that it was the blood pH of the male and not the female which determined the sex ratio of the young.” WEIR, J. A. 1953. Association of blood pH with sex ratio in mice. J. of Heredity 44:133-138. WEIR, J. A. 1955. Male influence on the sex ratio of offspring in high and low blood pH. J. of Heredity 46:277-283. I found this at: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4225405.html. (This link contains references to several other interesting studies, which might be worth looking into.)

Sperm Studies:

"Y sperm swim faster and can get to the egg before x sperm"

1984: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=6541168&dopt=Citation

2004: http://molehr.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/3/1/61

2004:

http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/(rjz2hgqk4zhlz52kg2wzj245)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,9,10;journal,18,48;linkingpublicationresults,1:102430,1

2007:

http://resources.metapress.com/pdf-preview.axd?code=k60gw7j1tw382162&size=largest

"High sperm count favors boys" "Low sperm count favors girls"

After much research I have found studies that say high testosterone favors high sperm count, and high testosterone favors male offspring, therefore high sperm count favors male offspring.

1998: This studies shows that low sperm count (or damaged sperm count) favors girls
http://www.andrologyjournal.org/cgi/reprint/19/1/5

2003: This study shows that high testosterone favors boys
http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/extract/18/5/1133-a

2004: This study show that both testosterone for the male favors boys and it also shows that hormones in the female can also play a role
http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/19/6/1250

Theory: High sperm count favors boys and low sperm count favors girls. For dh under 48 hours of abstance or over 7 days is low sperm count and over 48 hour to 6 days (with day 4 being the highest) is high sperm count

1979- http://www.reproduction-online.org/cgi/content/abstract/57/2/391

1994- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7820161&dopt=Citation

2004- http://www.fertstert.org/article/PIIS0015028204006053/abstract

2004- http://patient-research.elsevier.com/patientresearch/displayAbs?key=S0015028204006053&referrer=scholar.google.com%252Fscholar%253Fhl%253Den%2526lr%253D%2526safe%253Dactive%2526q%253D%252522sperm%252Bcount%252522%25252C%252B%252522abstinence%252522%252B7%252Bdays

2004- http://www.fertstert.org/article/PIIS0015028204008775/abstract

2005- http://www.urotoday.com/44/browse_categories/male_infertility/extended_abstinence_reduces_sperm_viability_in_infertile_men.html

2005- http://www.in-gender.com/CS/forums/p/6605/49085.aspx#49085

2009- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B8JJ6-4TYXMC3-2&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=4d2c195e601b32a9ed4767487f9bca45

Over 5+ days before O and O day sways boy.

1996- http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/11/1/2

2004- http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/19/6/1250

Cervical Mucus Studies: "Egg White Cervical Mucus favors boys"

The most fertile cervical mucus favors boys because: 1. Y sperm swim fastest in it than x sperm 2. They live longer in ewcm 3. Usually the pH of ewcm is right for y sperm

2003: This is a great study that shows how the 4 different stages of cm affect different sperm migration

http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/18/9/1782

2004: This study shows when Y sperm are in ewcm that they swim faster and thrive in the environment. It goes on to say that y sperm in ewcm have a "68% of the male offspring births"

http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/(gcyywe55nhme1p55zc0nrl45)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,9,10;journal,18,48;linkingpublicationresults,1:102430,1

2004: This study shows that cm has a filter affect and can 'chose' sperm.

http://molehr.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/10/2/137

"CM pH from 4-4.5 favors girls"

Y sperm hate low pH. X sperm can handle low pH with no problems. You can change cm pH threw diet, supplements, douche (lime) or with lubricant (refresh)

1975:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=1065697&dopt=Citation

1981: This study shows that pH can change the ion composition of the sperm- high pH favoring boy sperm, low pH favoring girl sperm. It also goes into a theory about egg polarity.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4276139.html

1983: This study shows that a low pH not only favors girls but it causes sperm to swim slower. This studies has a bunch of fun graphs and charts to:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=393590

1988: Chemical balance of the female genital tract have an effect on sex ratio at conception

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3071849&dopt=Citation

2004: This study says that pH has a impact in sex selection along with several other theories. He goes on to say that in most humans pH is Highest at time of O:

http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/19/6/1250

2005: This study claims that it proves that high pH favors boys. It also goes on to say that moon can have a effect on cm pH.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16295726&dopt=Citation

2006: This study shows that different types of Cervical mucus can select different types of sperm:

http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/(wttelrfhrigetqfq0sj5hc45)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,8,12;journal,6,48;linkingpublicationresults,1:102430,1

Animal studies:

1987 Sept. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3675523&dopt=Citation

Hormone Studies:

Theory: High levels of female testosterone or estrogen favor boy conceptions:

1996: http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/11/11/2371

2001: http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/16/1/198?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=sex%252Bratio&searchid=1103414121688_2119&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=0&volume=16&issue=1&journalcode=humrep

2003: http://human-nature.com/ep/articles/ep0196107.html

2003: http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/extract/18/5/1133-a

2004: http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/19/6/1250

2006: http://jds.fass.org/cgi/content/abstract/89/6/2119

2006: http://www.biolreprod.org/cgi/content/abstract/biolreprod.106.056259v1

2007: high female testosterone favors boy conceptions:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WMD-4N3P0CS-1&_user=10&_coverDate=06%2F21%2F2007&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=d02d1766e39248a07148a47ca4085cd3

2008: http://www.biolreprod.org/cgi/content/abstract/biolreprod.107.066050v1

2008: http://www.health.auckland.ac.nz/psychmed/staff/vals%20papers/2008%20sex%20offspring.pdf

2008: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article3598093.ece

2009: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WMD-4VDY876-2&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=3b0694ad32af8d15127e36025f705797

Ion Studies:

"Postive ions favor boy conceptions"

http://www.in-gender.com/CS/forums/p/12162/101012.aspx#101012

http://www.in-gender.com/CS/forums/p/12453/112208.aspx#112208

http://www.kiflow.com/info/ions.html

"Negative ions favor girl conceptions"

http://www.in-gender.com/CS/forums/p/12162/101012.aspx#101012

http://www.in-gender.com/CS/forums/p/12453/112208.aspx#112208

http://www.kiflow.com/info/ions.html

more ion studies for both ttc boys and girls-

1999- Egg chooses sperm- http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:zbYZAaAjSfwJ:www.weizmann.ac.il/Biological_Chemistry/scientist/Eisenbach/pdf/P83.pdf+80+percent+of+human+eggs+are+bad&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=us

2004- Discussion of egg polarity http://discovermagazine.com/2004/may/cover/?searchterm=embryo%20viability

Conception Month Studies:

1999- This study claims that mothers born in Feb - April are more likely to have a girl. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10510576&query_hl=46&itool=pubmed_docsum

1999- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10510576&query_hl=46&itool=pubmed

2003- This study says there is a correlation between boy births and fall conception - with october being the peak month. Spring slightly favors girls, summer favors girls, fall slightly favors boys winter favors boys http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12660290&query_hl=35&itool=pubmed_DocSum

2003- Here's a better-written article about the increased number of boys conceived during the months of october - november (for the northern hemisphere). This trend is shifted by 6 months for the southern hemisphere.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-03/esfh-irr032403.php

2003- http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-03/esfh-irr032403.php

2005- October is a boy-heavy month. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=

According to this, women who smoke heavily (at least a pack a day) are 1/3 less likely to have a boy. And if dad smokes too, then your chances to have a boy are cut in 1/2. So give up smoking if you want a boy! pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=16009195

2005- Posted studies for TTC girl:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=16009195

2008 http://journals.royalsociety.org/content/h532x5114713644t/

Trivers Willard Hypothesis:

This is taken from Kris blog: it states that for mothers who are in better physical condition to have more boys, while mothers in poorer physical condition, would tend to have girls.

1996- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WJS-45MGY3V-T&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=dcacef09fefe861b52e925e38054c852

1998- http://www.springerlink.com/content/77pd5lq82xuh26y8/

1999- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T6H-3VW83M2-8&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=0a49fb5f453eefca5de5c496d3b8c1eb

1999- http://www.pnas.org/content/96/2/570.abstract

2000- http://www.springerlink.com/content/73qq547r3425r981/

2004- http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1691865

2004- http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/381003

2005- http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=info:4xvLdLtDx7cJ:scholar.google.com/&output=viewport&pg=1

2005- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WMD-4FV366C-5&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=ed01bb939d9769643d96b6fde480b992

2005- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WMD-4F3FSD9-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=0602aadf6fd7bb0d6337dfd6db420769

2005- http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/497440

2005- http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/21/10/2486

2006- http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/273/1584/293.abstract

2007- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WMD-4KGHWX3-2&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=f9c04b062ca4448b7f1613bd8ba87ac8

2007- http://www.atypon-link.com/AEAP/doi/abs/10.1257/jep.21.2.91

2008- http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/275/1643/1661.abstract

2008- http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/275/1632/323.abstract

2008- http://www.akademiai.com/content/h903878950627777/

2008- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W9W-4R2GX4G-4&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=2e9912c9bd2382e75533d359f5c6e475

2009- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19306221

2009- http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2614476

2009- http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2663335

Miscellaneous Studies:

2007- Pre-O temps that are higher than normal favor girls and lower than normal boys.

http://www.obgyn.net/fetal-monitoring/fetal-monitoring.asp?page=/fm/articles/fetal_gender_placental_location_pg4

"Chasing the gender dream"- J. Merril Thompson , Page 21 (Parental age and gender)

http://www.in-gender.com/survey/Results_Misc.aspx

Vitex increases LP length and progesterone levels. The first is important for preventing miscarriage and the second is proposed (on this site) to increase the chance for a girl.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15134155&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Timing:
There are two timing methods to choose from, cut off or o+12. O+12 has better success rates.

O+12 http://www.in-gender.com/cs/forums/t/37676.aspx

2006- Want a girl? Then go on a diet and lose some weight.

[ 23 Jun, 2006 1331hrs IST IANS ]

WELLINGTON: Want to have a baby boy? Tuck into the burgers, fries and ice cream. Want a girl? Then go on a diet and lose some weight. It works for cows, according to John Roche, a scientist at New Zealand's dairy research organisation Dexcel. "And we would expect what holds true for one mammal will hold true across the board," he said. Dexcel and Ireland's Teagasc agricultural organisation studied 1,200 cows in an 18-year research project from 1986 to 2004. They found that cows that gained weight before conceiving were more likely to give birth to bull calves. Those shedding kilos before conception had a better chance of producing heifers (females).
Roche told the Waikato Times , published in Hamilton at the heart of New Zealand dairying country, the research underlined the theory that humans had some control over the sex of their children. "Many theories have been put forward," he said, citing weather patterns, phases of the moon, bathing rituals and the timing of intercourse. "However, there has been little consistent scientific evidence till now."
Roche said it was not clear exactly why weight affected the sex of a cow's offspring. Although the male determined the sex of the embryo at conception, the female had some control over whether to keep a male or a female one. "It's an evolutionary adaptation," he said. "In the wild, males compete with each other for a partner and the bigger male has a distinct advantage. "Female size is not as crucial. Therefore, any particular maternal characteristic that results in a larger offspring is likely to produce more males. "If anything reduces the size of the offspring at birth, it is a disadvantage to the individual to be born male - therefore, there is a greater probability of it being female." Roche said a cow losing weight before conception may have some mechanism that prompted it to reject a male embryo because it was not up to supporting the development of a bull calf.

2007- “Smoking and Conception” According to this, women who smoke heavily (at least a pack a day) are 1/3 less likely to have a boy. And if dad smokes too, then your chances to have a boy are cut in 1/2. http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Smokers-more-likely-to-have-girls-study/2007/04/11/1175971135421.html

1999- weather can effect gender: http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/02/health/he-61988

2006 Toxoplasma sways for boys: http://www.springerlink.com/content/t8l7j323rp17l5t1/2008 Environmental Chemicals sways for girl: http://www.ehponline.org/members/1999/107p813-815vartiainen/vartiainen-full.html

heat sways girls

2008- http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/4/1/60.abstract

2009- http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2009/03/31/rsbl.2009.0069.abstract

2009 http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16879-first-link-found-between-latitude-and-sex-of-babies.html

2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/health/21sex.html?_r=1

2009- being old sways girls http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121476907/abstract

2004- this study supports the idea of 7 sway factors http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/19/6/1250

2005- living with a male partner (dh) produces more boys http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4758495

VERY detailed explanation (and some what confusing) of Ions and why they work

Tamara — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:28:19 GMT

ok y sperm are positively charged, potassium is positively charged but make high pH, high pH cm is negatively charged, salt is positively charged but make high pH, you need a negatively charged egg to attract y sperm... So here is how it works...you eat a ton of potassium and salt.. these get down on the molecular level into the cm. Y sperm that are positively charged enter high pH (which makes them stronger), this low ions (high pH) attract them. The potassium grabs onto them and pulls them along super fast. See potassium gets into a mercurial level and forms chains, kind of like rail road tracks. These chains pull only y sperm along at a faster rate... anyway... so the high pH low ions cm is causing the y sperm to move faster toward the egg and the potassium (high ions) is pulling them along as well. Now when it reaches the egg the polarity will be right when you know your cm pH is high. Then the negative egg (egg has no pH but is surround by cm with high pH) attracts the y spermSomeone pointed out to me that high pH is filled with loads of negative ions. Well this confused us because we thought positive ions favored ttc a boy. Well I found the answer and wanted to share it with the rest of you...High pH means in the cm there is more negative Ions. However, we already know that y sperm are attracted to negative ions. And that opposite ions attract. So when we expose ourselves to positive ions that makes the egg negative which causes the cm to have negative ions thus a higher pH. Then the y sperm are attracted to the egg and are energized by that high cm pH. So to make a long story short:positive ions make the egg negativeCM reacts by becoming negative ions (negative ions means high pH)Y sperm love high pH (thats what they are) however they are attracted to negative ions.The egg is full of negative ions thus attracting the y sperm. On interesting side note.. if you search for urobiologics you will see that for a price they can tell you what you polarity cycle of your egg is. However, while researching, I found one of there studies (that was well hidden and not on there website) explaining how they determining polarity cycle- with.... pH!!! LOL yup just pH. They said that pH fluctuates and if your pH is high then your egg is in a boy cycle. One last thing. You can find positive and negative ions all around us in our environment. Here is a website that tells you where to find them.. very helpful:http://www.kiflow.com/info/ions.html

pH strip Gallery! updated 10/08

Tamara — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:40:23 GMT

Digital pH testers are better than pH strips. http://www.in-gender.com/cs/forums/t/57805.aspx

But if you dont want to use those here is our gallery!! (if you want to add your pics to the gallery please pm them to me)

Ok get out your pH strips and you cameras! We are going to make a pH strip gallery and eventually add it to the FAQ forum. So take your pH strip, test and place it next to you chart and take a pic! Then in the post say what the pH level is. It would be helpful to take a pic of a full range and an alkalive strip in the same pic with there charts next to the test strips. Also say if it is semen, cm or ew (or douche). Also if you have low ionic strength please post those pics as well so other can see it. Thanks!!! If you test it with pH strips post it here!

Low Ionic stregth means your pH does not register on the pH strips due to minerals working to well. it does not effect pH just means you cant get your pH strips to work. If you have LIS buy a digital tester.. these aren't effected by it. Here are pics of LIS:

note that the one strip has cm and one doest.. but they didn't chang at all

PH of 4-4.75

pH of 5:

no one had any pics sorry

pH of 6-6.75:

(top one is 6)

pH 7-7.75:

(top)

pH of 8-8.75

(bottom)

pH of 9-9.75

none posted

pH 10+

None posted

Digital pH tester faq area:

Tamara — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:11:14 GMT

What kind of pH tester should I buy?
What kind of calibrating solution?
Do I need storage solution?
How often do I calibrate the tester?
How do I calibrate the tester?
How do I clean the pH tester?
How do you test the pH of your cm from your cervix? (do not stick in tester in vj.. sides of vj pH don't really matter)
How do I test semen pH?
Any thing else I should know?

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What kind of pH tester should I buy? The Hannah HI 98103 : http://www.hannainst.com/usa/prods2.cfm?id=002003&ProdCode=HI%2098103

What kind of calibrating solution? You need the big bottle of pH7 buffer (H17007) and pH4 (H17004) or pH10 (H17010)

Do I need storage solution? Yes, if the electrode is dry, it needs to be immersed in storage solution (H170300) for about 30 minutes to reactivate it. Also when you're done using it, wash it and then place a few drops of the storage solution into the cap before you put it away.

How often do I calibrate the tester? The instructions say calibration is recommended weekly.

How do I calibrate the tester? Put the tip of the tester into the pH7 buffer and allow the reading to stabalize. Then using either your nail or a flat head screw driver adjust the top trimmer (pH7) on the back of the test until the reading is "7.01" Rinse the tip of the tester and then put the tip into the other buffer solution you purchased pH4 or pH10. Once the reading has stabalized then using your nail or flat head screw driver adjust the bottom trimmer (pH4/10) until the reading is either "4.01" or "10.01"

How do I clean the pH tester? purchase the cleaning solution (H17061).

How do you test the pH of your cm from your cervix? I swipe my cervix when I check it and use the sample from that to test pH. If there's not a lot, I scrape what I have ontoo a q-tip and test pH from that.

How do I test semen pH? I have DH give sample in a cup and I just place the electrode directly into the sample.

Anything else I should know?

I try not to handle the tester using the sides instead of allowing my hand to touch the back of the tester. The calibration trimmers are located on the back and I am avoiding that area in order to prevent accidentally changing the calibration on the tester.

If it seems to be hard to calibrate and won't stay on a nember, CHANGE THE BATTERIES! Mine was a pain before that and I didn't like it at all. I bought new battteries and threw the ones it came with in the trash and it works GREAT now! I bought the batteries at Walmart for less than $5.00 used two and still have 3 or 4 left. It takes watch/hearing aid batteries.
Here's the PDF file for the instructions for the Hannah Hi_99104: http://hannainst.com/manuals/manHI_99104.pdf
http://www.hannacan.com/conseils_pH_en.htm

Vitex and miscarriage?

forbiddendonut — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:18:09 GMT

I started using it a few weeks ago, and now I'm starting to get nervous. If I get pg on it, will I have a miscarriage if I quit it cold turkey after I get my BFP? I really love it - I already ovulated earlier than normal my first cycle using it. I want to have more opportunities to TTC, and it's supposed to help for a girl. Any advice?

Calcium, Magnesium,and Potassium all in liquid form

Tamara — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:56:10 GMT

http://www.advanced-water-ionizers.com/Complete_H2O_Minerals.html

*Just remember not to go over the amount you need in a day.. to much of one kind of mineral can kill you

The most dangerous things for swaying -updated 6/09

Tamara — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:54:09 GMT

Read the disclaimer

For all:

Do not go over any amount listed on a side of a bottle of medicine! Drugs have a limit for a reason. Going against what they advice can cause death. Even if I tell you to take more of something don't do it as I am probably making a stupid mistake because I am not a doctor. In the end you are the one responsible for your own health.

DO NOT DO HOME IUI. Do not place anything into your uterus. No tubes no matter what kits you find on the Internet. The reason for this is you can cause great infection and death. There are 3 parts to the vj (simplified). The main area of the vj (where the penis goes), then the cervix (this dips down like a cone and has a hole in the middle leads a tunnel up into the uterus) and the uterus. Where this post is talking about is inside the cervix (up in the tunnel) and into the uterus.

Too much water or to fast can lead to death

Too much copper will kill you.. NEVER TAKE MORE THAN 3mg A DAY (sometimes copper is found in multi vitamins)

You need to take one pill at a time. If you take more than one it may get stuck near your esophagus and cause an esophagus ulcer. More info read this

**all other supplements have there risks and side effects posted in the FAQ forum.. these are just the most dangerous ones. For a list of how much is to much.. please read the FAQ.. I put the max amount aloud there.

*If you ever experience a serious side effect caused by swaying please let us know right away so we may update this list.

For ttc a boy:

Alfalfa mixed with Black Cohosh.. for that mater black cohosh (or blue) is very dangerous. taking alfalfa with Cohosh can cause your liver to die needing a donner or you die.

Too much potassium (more than 5000mg total): Taking to much potassium to fast can cause heart problems.. which can also lead to death. But more likely an embarrassing er visit explaining to the er doc why your taking so much potassium and how it makes your heart have palpitations. read this

Too much baking soda (more than six 1/2 tsp a day (which is 3tsp a day or 3696mg -note total will include Alika seltzer if you take that as well): Can throw off electrolytes and lead to shock and even death

Too much caffeine can also kill you. Please follow the directions on the bottle if you use caffeine pills. read this

Royal Jelly and Bee Pollen- Although not in FAQ, some are taking this for ttc a boy. If so please note...If you are allergic to bees you cannot take it. Also if you are an Asthmatic you need to becareful. found here

For ttc a girl:

Too much calcium (more than 3000mg a day combined): Can lead to kidney stones and other complications

Too much magnesium (more than 600mg combined): Can lead to anxiety attacks and other complications

Too much Cranberry (this is individual as to how much is to much) : Is a blood thinner and can not be mixed with prescription blood thinner. Too much cranberry can also cause kidney stones and headaches.

Too much Licorice root (more than 1350mg): Make sure to follow directions in ttc girl facts. Risks found here

Saw Palmento- Can not be taken in the 2ww or when Pregnant can not be taken while breast feeding. "It may have an additive effect if taken with anti-androgen drugs that reduce the levels of male sex hormones, such as finasteride (Prosca, Propecia) or flutamide (Eulexin). In theory, it could interfere with birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy in women." "saw palmetto can cause erectile dysfunction and decreased libido. Also, if you have cholesterol problems, saw palmetto might not be the drug for you because it beta-sitosterol." read warnings

Douching- Real douching does have a risk for etopic pregnancy. However you are not doing that kind of douching for swaying. The hour before douche can not cause etopic. The followup douche isn't a douche because it is only using 1-3ml of liquid and so will not cause etopic pg. Do not douche (use an entire douche bag) right after bd as this is what can cause etopic pg. read this

Tamara's TTC Girl Cookbook!! updated: 10/09

Tamara — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:22:33 GMT

Ok here you go ladies, this is the ttc cook book. Please note that some foods that are in the cook book are not on the tiers. The reason for this is because I was able to work on the minerals, pH, and ions to allow those foods just for that recipe. This does not mean you can eat that food when ever you want, just in that recipe.

Click here to download the ttc girl cook book

new info for ttc a girl replens verses rephresh

Tamara — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:33:35 GMT

Thanks to Got2GreatBoys we have found out the following info..

Replens: pH 2.8

Rephresh: pH 4-5

so for swaying you want replens unless your pH is already low. I don't know if you can use rephresh for a lube yet as its pH is higher. Here is the link to the studies about rephresh:

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20070059278-0-large.jpg

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2007/0059278.html

An explanation of Gelatin for ttc a boy

Tamara — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:46:13 GMT

Ok people over and over and over and over have asked me.. how do you know Gelatin has testosterone in it? So here is the simplest explanation. Look at all the other supplements that raise testosterone and you will see a common letter. The letter L (L-Arginine, L-carnitine and so on). This L stands for amino acids. Amino acids have been proven to raise testosterone in both men and women. Now Gelatin has 18 amino acids in it. These all help to raise testosterone. So is gelatin pure testosterone.. no, but it is darn close. Make since?

http://www.gmap-gelatin.com/about_gelatin_comp.html

http://www.bodyandfitness.com/Information/Fitness/aminochart_b.htm

Those with a digital pH tester please stop here!

Tamara — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:15:04 GMT

I want to learn from all of you! I want to know if these are better than pH strips. The ones that are correctly working for cm didn't exist back when I was swaying so you need to teach me. Lets experiment and see what we learn. Then I can make a recommendation.

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