GTKY: TTC Myths/Old Wives Tales/Superstitions Edition

kiki047

What are some of the TTC myths, old wives tales, or superstitions you've heard over the years? 
Bonus: Have you tried it? 

mambo5-2

Definitely heard the legs up. 

Did I do that? Yes I did. 

Pomegranate juice to increase lineing, yup did that too

bearmomma1

@mambo5-2 Yes I've done both of those.

Also tried the pineapple core, yuck. But ended up throwing it away and just eating the pineapple.

Also, I ate a hard boiled egg on the morning of my last IUI hoping the egg would support my egg. **TW: It worked, even though unfortunately it didn't last.**  I'm thinking I might eat another hard boiled egg on my next O day. Maybe I'll start my own 'old wives tale'

mamanbebe

*lurking* @bearmomma1 I had never heard that about eggs **but** a fertility naturopath pressed me on upping choline intake and said that egg yolks are an excellent source. Apparently there is something to it? 

ejoseph16

My biggest pet peeve is how it’s so ingrained in us at a young age that unprotected sex basically guarantees you will get pregnant. Ok so why is it so hard to get pregnant when you want to? When you actually find the statistical chance of getting pregnant, even perfectly timed… ugh. 

mrsmtothek

Positions DTD that influence the baby's gender. This one always baffled me, but not enough to sway my curiosity if it actually held up statistically speaking

bbrahmbhatt

I did the legs up too. I kinda tried the pineapple, but I couldn't get past the texture so I ended up just eating the pineapple and not the core lol. 

I've heard about waiting until the end of the FW for a girl, we didn't try that. 

fantasyflyte

@mrsmtothek I've heard that too, but we have reasons to use specific positions so if that influences gender then so be it lol. Granted it's moot with IUI anyway 

bearmomma1

@fantasyflyte This just gave me a very weird visual of being in different positions during an IUI to try and influence gender

fantasyflyte

@bearmomma1 that would make things interesting for the nurse, that's for sure! 

knottied0d03ad63d8e844f

In Italy they used to say that drinking red wine during pregnancy helps to create blood for the baby :)
No, I am not trying this one :D

mambo5-2

I think I heard something once about a more acidic diet influencing gender as well. 

firecracker_mama

I do the legs up. It possibly worked with DS in 2018, *TW* got pregnant on first cycle. *End TW*

krb99

The person who drinks the last bit of wine in a bottle is the next to get pregnant.

kiki047

@krb99 and if I'm the one that drinks the whole bottle?