I cried with joy when they said, ‘It’s a boy!’
Nicole Dunn, 41, lives in Oregon, US, with her husband Aaronn and children Amethyst, 24, Ariadne, 22, Aievery, 18, Alorah, 14,
Aevyn, eight, Azrael, six, Aleina, five, Archer, three, and Anilene, 16 months
‘Iwas 16 and pregnant with my first daughter, Amethyst, when I met my future husband Aaron. We’ve been happily together ever since. Aaronn always joked he wanted nine kids. I’d laugh and say he was crazy! We adored each of our daughters but longed to have a son, too. Sometimes I felt a failure because there’d be no one to carry on Aaronn’s surname. Aaronn didn’t mind but when I read about The Babydust Method on a Facebook group, we decided to try it.
We agreed that if it was another girl, we would accept that we weren’t meant to have a son. For three months I tracked my cycle, taking dozens of ovulation tests, sometimes in the middle of the night. On the third month of tracking, I got pregnant.
The genetic test at 10 weeks, to determine if there were any abnormalities, also showed that I was expecting a boy. What a result!
The pregnancy went smoothly and when Archer was born, I heard his cry and when they said, “It’s a boy!” I sobbed with joy.
The first time I held him, he reached his hand to my face and I melted because I remembered when I had my first kiss with Aaronn and he did that too. It seemed so right. I just held him in disbelief and wonder. And Archer was also born on Aaronn’s birthday, the best gift ever!
Archer is three now and protective of all his sisters, and very loving. I have had one more baby, a girl, and Archer adores her.
I’m still friends with other women who used the Babydust Method and people ask for tips. I really believe it works. Our big family is fun and loud – and always feels like a party!