TTC PSA ;-)

octobermama87

So my mom let me in on this little secret a while back and I though I'd share. Her Korean OBGYN (old school doctor) told her (YEARS ago) that if you want to have a girl, then douche with vinegar water, and if you want to have a boy, then you douche with baking soda water.  Now, I'm not sure if this is a sure fire way to get what you want as far as gender goes, but it worked for my mom 4/4 times. 

And I have read in different OB articles here and there that "girl sperm" do better in a more slightly acidic environment, while "boy sperm" do better in the opposite. 

Take this with a grain of salt by the way. Just found it very interesting and thought I'd share with y'all. :-)  (mostly bc this board is so slow. Lol)

kleigh926

Sounds like a good way to get a yeast infection to me. Lol

wineandcake

'Hold on dear, I just need to wash my vag out with this baking soda mixture so we can make a boy and then I'm going to rock your world'.... Now that's some sexy talk right there!

kelly321

If you want a girl, Shettles suggests not having  an orgasm for the same reason - apparently it makes the environment more alkaline and that's better for X sperm. For a boy he suggests the woman O before or at the same time as the man. So there may be something to the theory if there are multiple methods suggesting it, but no way in heck am I douchinng with either vinegar or baking soda.No. Way.

mrr5058

I'm in the no food in the vag club but when I did my women's health rotation we had a woman who was group b strep positive so she put garlic cloves in her vagina because she read online that it would kill the bacteria!

octobermama87

For the record ladies, I'm not suggesting it. Lol. But to be clear- she never said douche with straight vinegar or baking soda- it's "supposed to be" a very very diluted mixture. Like a tsp of either in the bottle of water. And this Korean OBGYN was like- off the boat old world, old school medicine type woman! So weird.

kelly321

mrr5058 said:

I'm in the no food in the vag club but when I did my women's health rotation we had a woman who was group b strep positive so she put garlic cloves in her vagina because she read online that it would kill the bacteria!

Gah.

I will never forget a story I read from an OBGYN about a woman who had thought she could replace KY Jelly with, well, strawberry jelly. Gag.

Honestly, regardless of whether it's vinegar or baking soda, I would be really paranoid about messing up the pH down there in any way. I would not want to deal with the possible consequences of trying to get things back in order.

wifeofadam

I will say that yogurt in the vag is a very effective cure for a yeast infection.  And garlic in the vag is supposed to help with GBS during pregnancy.  Those are the only two foods I would ever stick there, I think.

kelly321

wifeofadam said:

I will say that yogurt in the vag is a very effective cure for a yeast infection.  And garlic in the vag is supposed to help with GBS during pregnancy.  Those are the only two foods I would ever stick there, I think.

Here I've heard several doctors recommend putting yogurt on a tampon and inserting it when on antibiotics to avoid a yeast infection. I think that one I might be willing to try.

wifeofadam

LOL at the idea that sticking (plain) yogurt in your vagina would somehow be unsterile.  I mean, it's sterile enough to stick in your mouth, right? 

And the YI meds are not safe to stick in your mouth.  I'm going with the item that's safe via any route of entry and which doesn't require an extra trip to the store.

kleigh926

luxannie said:

Yogurt is for mouths. Medicines are for vags.

What would the plural form of "vag" be? "Vags" rhymes with "bags" in my head. Vages? Vagi?

wifeofadam

Hey, I just know it works.  I only get yeast infections during the first trimester of pregnancy and I do not feel safe sticking antifungal medication that close to a developing fetus, no matter whether or not they say about it's safe.  Yogurt doesn't pose a risk at all and has cleared it up for me in less than two days. 

I have a hard time wrapping my mind around people thinking it's strange and unsafe to stick milk (which is essentially all that yogurt is - cultured milk) into their vagina but be fine with a chemical cocktail of heaven knows what or KY jelly or a condom covered in lubricant or whatever else is "designed" in a laboratory for vaginas. 

I mean, I squirt breastmilk in my baby's eye or on a rash to help fight infection because I know it contains probiotic and antibodies.  Same idea.

kleigh926

I don't think it's unsafe. I just think it's the idea of putting food in a vagina that weirds me out a little.

TarheelMama202

So, how does one insert the Yoplait (or YoCrunch if feeling feisty) into the vag? With a turkey baster? 

I need a clear mental image. 

:-/

tamarar5

I just have this awesome mental image of my husband not appreciating cayenne pepper in my vag.

Or maybe he'd like it. He likes spicy.

Not sure that's what he had in mind though.

wifeofadam

No on the yoplait or any other pasteurized yogurt.  Plain raw milk yogurt with nothing added.

If you're honestly curious on how you insert it - some people fill up a tampon and insert it that way.  Other people freeze it before inserting.  You can also just use your hands - scoop and apply.

wifeofadam

Sterling13 said:

 Frozen sounds particularly horrible.

Supposedly it's soothing for the itch.

Puck1182

Man, I kinda just ignored this thread because I am not TTC. Now I'm sad I missed it for so long. And also a little sad I just figured out where luxannie's little game came from.

But as a word nerd, I enjoyed the debate over the plural of vag. I'm on team vagi.

Puck1182

lrtrauth said:

I feel like I need to discuss the chemical reaction between vinegar and baking soda to bring this thread back full circle....

Vagina volcanoes?

Puck1182

luxannie said:

Do it!

No.

TarheelMama202

Sterling13 said:

lrtrauth said:

I feel like I need to discuss the chemical reaction between vinegar and baking soda to bring this thread back full circle....

Vagina volcano! Does that give you twins?

No I tried it. Just a singleton up in hurr. #fuck

TarheelMama202

s/o feeding a vagina yogurt with a baby spoon. I am imagining the vagina actually gobbling up the yogurt. 

Too much? 

TarheelMama202

Sagen said:

Here comes the airplane...

tears. rolling down the face.

TarheelMama202

But WHAT if your vagina was participating in vagina-led weaning? Only finger foods with yogurt. This is where baby carrots and celery sticks come in. But steamed so the vagina doesn't choke. 

kleigh926

Sagen said:

Here comes the airplane...

O.M.G.

@sagen FTW.

@octobermama87, I would like to know your feelings about how this thread has turned out

octobermama87

@kleigh926‌ I'm very pleased with the outcome of this thread. Lol. I've throughly enjoyed reading this and I'm on the fence about feeding my vag. I'll have to think about it a little longer.

I'll let y'all know what I decide on. ;-)

octobermama87

If i do, I'd use a baby spoon.

Puck1182

octobermama87 said:

If i do, I'd use a baby spoon.

Just remember to label it "vag spoon." Much like our previous conversation about temping in all orifices, you don't want to risk a mix-up!

octobermama87

Sagen said:

luxannie said:

What is the consensus on sour cream. Isn't it pretty much the same as plain yogurt?

Nah that is for potatoes, I got to draw the line some where!

Agree

octobermama87

Sagen said:

Vagina+ Jon Stamos+ yogurt= have mercy

Can I have him feed my vag Greek yogurt please! 

octobermama87

luxannie said:

Sagen said:

Vagina+ Jon Stamos+ yogurt= have mercy

Can I have him feed my vag Greek yogurt please! 

)

">  what can I say? He does it for me.  Just look at him! 

lc&jw

Sagen said:

lrtrauth said:

I feel like I need to discuss the chemical reaction between vinegar and baking soda to bring this thread back full circle....

Vagina volcano! Does that give you twins?

Yes a boy and a girl!

Shhhh!!! Don't share the secret!!! 

kelly321

TarheelMama202 said:

So, how does one insert the Yoplait (or YoCrunch if feeling feisty) into the vag? With a turkey baster? 

I need a clear mental image. 

:-/

In case this wasn't answered later and before this thread gets into more awesomeness and I forget -- here what I've heard recommended is that you put it on a tampon and insert. I also wonder how it gets out, though. @WifeofAdam, this may be devolving into waaay too much TMI, but since you have done the yogurt YI treatment before, how does it get out? Or does it just stay in there (ok, that's a weird mental image of my vagina eating the yogurt, but then what? sending it up to the stomach via a different route?)? 

Sorry, maybe this is all covered starting on page 3. now i'll go look.

Puck1182

DC2London said:

I need to know @AmyGardner430's position on vag yogurt.  Can you combine the words, like go-gurt?  Can it be vagurt?

I can speak to @AmyGardner430‌'a position on vag yogurt. But I do feel like if we're going to combine the words, it needs to be pronounced "vag-gurt." Which my phone just autocorrected to "vag-hurt." :-/

Amstreagle

I'm half asleep and read it as putting vinegar and baking soda together. I imagined my vag erupting like a 6th grade volcano experiment!
Also putting yogurt in there makes your vagina more cultured.....ba dum cha!
Man I crack myself up when I'm tired!

wifeofadam

@kelly321

The yogurt just sort of absorbs and does its job.  Some of it comes out, but as DC mentioned, it's not nearly as messy as some of the other treatments. 

As far as smelling like spoiled dairy goes - when you eat it, you don't smell like spoiled dairy.  Same idea.

The reason the yogurt is effective is because it contains some of the same bacteria that your vagina already contains.  This particular probiotic kills yeast.  You could eat the yogurt (like doctors recommend when taking an antibiotic), but it would take longer to reach the vagina and it isn't as effective.  Inserting it vaginally puts it right at the source so it can start killing the yeast. 

wifeofadam

DC2London said:

dumb question but don't the naturally occurring sugars in the yogurt cause a problem?  Even if you are using strictly pure yogurt, aren't there a fair number of naturally occurring sugars?  I would think that would contribute to yeast overgrowth, not resolve it.  

I think the beneficial bacteria actually need some sugar for fermentation and to do their job.  When the bacteria interact with the sugar they attack the yeast and help restore the pH balance.  I don't think it would work without some sugar (obviously, too much sugar would be counter-productive, but I think there needs to be some present in order to work).  There's probably a delicate balance needed to work.

Now that I'm sitting here thinking about this, I wonder if inserting a probiotic pill would be as effective and less messy??  Hmm....

octobermama87

Happy to see this thread survived through the night. :-D

kelly321

Imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning and saw 95 new posts in the vinegar and baking soda in the vag thread. I was pleased to see it wasn't the result of an explosion and GBCB series, though

octobermama87

We're all just close creepy friends debating on if/what we should feed our vagi (still wondering about plural sp). Good times....good times. :-)

Amstreagle

kelly321 said:

If you want a girl, Shettles suggests not having  an orgasm for the same reason - apparently it makes the environment more alkaline and that's better for X sperm. For a boy he suggests the woman O before or at the same time as the man. So there may be something to the theory if there are multiple methods suggesting it, but no way in heck am I douchinng with either vinegar or baking soda.No. Way.

Welp, I can attest that this theory is incorrect