Hi,

Thought that it was about time that I introduced myself, as I have been lurking around for a little while! [I am still trying to learn all the abbreviations, so please excuse me!]

My name is Sara and I live in Brisbane, Australia. After the birth of our second son in 1994, DH and I decided that would be it... no more kids. Then late in 2003 we must of had a whoops and our 3rd son was born in July 2004.

We have now decided that we desperately want a daughter, like so many of you out there! We were planning to bite the bullet and do PGD, but it was banned in Australia this year. We even considered going overseas, but the cost and time away from home was just too much!

This is what I am doing, if anyone has any thoughts/advice it would be most welcome:

• Following girl diet quite stricly.
  [I checked some of my old diet diaries from about 18 months ago, and found that I used to consume an average of 4000mg of sodium and 4500 potassium each day, so its no wonder I have boys]
• Become Vegetarian
  I read that the percentage of Vegertarians that have girls is high. - Apparantly scientists at Nottingham University found that women who don’t eat meat or fish give birth to more girls, 100 girls for every 81 boys!
• Switched to Decaf
  I just cant give up my coffee habit, so I removed the caffeine instead, I think that this should be OK??
• Taking Supplements
  calcium | Magnesium | Cranberry | Black Cohosh | Vitex | Folic Acid
• Plan to use a Vinegar douche.
• TIMING
  We are going to use the Shettles method of timing as personally I think it makes a lot of sense. I think that we will try at 4 days for the first month and if that doesnt work try 4 days.

I even checked the Chinese Conception Chart and using my lunar age all of my previous boys were predicted correctly.... So maybe I should wait until August as that is supposed to be girl month for me!

I have done so much research on this, I thought that if we try all of this and still end up with a boy then it was meant to be!

Cheers
Sara
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Mathew 7th October, 1987
Zac 10th May, 1994
Brayden 20th July, 2004

and Sara! it certainly sounds like you are armed and ready for that dd!!

So, when are you planning your attempt? I wish you the best of luck, and hopefully soon you will be hearing, "It's a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Sara! You certainly do have a plan to get your dd! When are you going to start ttc?

I look forward to getting to know you!

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Colleen

Hi Sara, sounds like you definatly know what you are doing. I hope you get your little girl!!! Good luck. This board has such supportive people, you will be so glad you joined us, as we are so glad to have you!

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Gosh, I should follow your plan, you really have it together! Welcome! I hope that you get your girl. Are you trying now?

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Michelle, mommy to Tanner born 3/21/03 and Aiden born 6/6/06

and good luck!

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Thanks for the welcome everybody! You all sound so great :-)

I have only been on the diet for 2 weeks so far, so I want to wait another month and try early August. Although it is very tempting to try sooner... will try to hold off!

I have been doing so much research, if this doesnt work for me then nothing will!

Thanks again for the warm welcome, and I look forward to getting to know you all!

Cheers
Sara

Sara: Looks like you and I are going to be in this together since my attempt will come only a couple of weeks after yours. In my post you noted that you are eating eggs a couple of times a week. How do you prepare them? What other vegetarian meals are you making? I am not a creative cook and so in order to do any of the girl diet, I will need some detailed suggestions. I am also going to do supplements. I have started the magnesium and calcium supplements with a multi-vitamin (that doesn't have potassium) and I intend to do the cranberry tablets at the beginning of each TTC cycle. I also think that the Shettles Method makes sense. I know that I conveived both of my boys right on top of ovulation.

Anyway, I am hopeful that you and I can communicate with ideas alot in the next couple of months. And that hopefully at the beginning of 2006 we will both learn that we are having girls.

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Jennifer
Mommy to:
Henry 9/13/02 and Sawyer 5/21/04