Comments on: Lucky Charms=Baby Boy?

By: La BellaDonna

La BellaDonna — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:06:54 +0000

La Petite Acadienne, I have to agree, sort of. I think if you want a child of either gender, it helps to have sex a few days before conception!

I think, however, that if one is having a low-nutrition breakfast habitually, the body is under the impression that environmental conditions aren’t good, and food is in short supply. Girl babies survive harsh conditions better than boy babies, and the species needs more girls than it does boys if environmental conditions are difficult. It doesn’t surprise me particularly that nutrition has an effect on the reproductive system.

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:09:52 +0000

So what do you eat to get a grown-up boy in your life? GET Lucky Charms?

By: class-factotum

class-factotum — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:23:25 +0000

Maybe they meant oatmeal? or the milk? If I would read the article, I might find out, but I’m too lazy.

I love Captain Crunch, but it’s dessert, not breakfast.

By: Seana

Seana — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:48:49 +0000

I typically don’t eat breakfast at all. Occassionally on the weekends, if it occurs late enough in the morning hours I will indulge in a hearty eggs, sausage toast etc breakfast, but on the average everyday morning it’s just coffee. I have two boys. Go figure.

By: Glinda

Glinda — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:16:17 +0000

I think the occurence was ten percent higher, but the study was a respectably large. It wasn’t like it was only 100 women, it was 740.

While I don’t think that eating a bowl of Lucky Charms every day will ensure a boy, the authors of the study seem to believe that the diet is cause. But, they are the authors, after all. I didn’t get a good look at the acutal study, just the blurb, so perhaps I should go look at the numbers a bit more closely.

By: Twistie

Twistie — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:09:46 +0000

From what I read it sounded as though the increase in chance of a boy was fairly small, overall. Also, I would reiterate what La Petite Acadienne said: it’s hard to tell from what I’ve seen whether this is a case of causation or correlation.

Overall, it looks like an interesting baby step (pun intended) in learning the mysteries of human conception rather than a direct recipe for having a boy. I look forward to seeing further studies and learning more.

By: Awesome Mom

Awesome Mom — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:42:32 +0000

Shoot! Well now I know what to do when I want to try for another kid.

By: Ana

Ana — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:47:46 +0000

I was reading this too! Of course, I was desperately trying to figure out what I ate pre-pregnancy but like you both my boys were surprises.

By: La Petite Acadienne

La Petite Acadienne — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:06:43 +0000

Hm. That is intriguing, but I wonder if it’s a case of correalation vs. causation. The gender IS determined by the male, but sometimes, conditions in the woman’s body can make the female reproductive system more hospitable to XY sperm or XX sperm. For example, XY sperm tend to be faster, but XX sperm tend to have more endurance. Thus, to increase one’s odds of having a girl, it is evidently better to have sex a few days prior to conception. That way, by the time the egg arrives, the XY sperm will have mostly pooped out of the race. As well, XY sperm survive better in a slightly alkaline environment. It could be that there is something in the cereal that naturally increases the alkalinity of the woman’s lady-bits.

At any rate, it’s one hell of a conversation starter.

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:11:20 +0000

What?! A baby’s sex is determined by the man.