I have 2 boys and a girl..........things did change on the cycle I had a girl (only in hindsight can I see those changes as they were not intentional, I was sure we'd have 3 sons).
I was dieting when I conceived dd, I was eating a massive box of salad for lunch(lettuce peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, quorn ham and lashings of salad cream) and I had far less carbs.
I also took 3 days of angus castus (was too busy to remember after three days) at the beginning of the month and I ovulated far earlier (CD11) and I really didn't think we had any chance of being pregnant that month. Those were differences as when I conceived my sons I was a total carb junkie.
Coincidentally the month I conceived dd we only dtd on cd 5 and cd 10.....by my pg dates I conceived on cd 11/12.

HTH, either sex is a blessing. My 2 boys are great fun, I love having two boys, they are great friends! Grils are clothes obsessed, my 1 year old just wants to get dressed all day everyday lol. I'm hoping for a suprise for the next baby. Come on af I have some ttc to do

Good luck.

really too?
oh god, i need to just leave it to chance don't i?
of course, i'd be totally over the moon with either, but i would like a girl at some point and dh needs some convincing to have 3.
feeling very broody and god i'm so impatient. ttc and my control freakery doesn't really suit!

I'm pg with dc5, thought we didn't have a hope, dh works away and was home on cd10, 11 and 12 of that month only!! So yes there is a chance, I usually ov'd on cd19!! Good luck

I will disappoint you now - that's how I got DS

really ... ooh don't, i'm getting excited now.
<must calm down and stop imagination running away with me>

That's how we got DD2! And it was more like 7 days.

ooh eldon, i hope dh's little swimmers survive up to 7 days
but i guess that's best case scenario and chances are it will take a while.
better minimise the pinot grigio just in case.

thanks sweetfall. i have read some sperm can survive up to 5 days, in the right environment (but most die up to 3 days)? i thought it was too long, until i read that, which got me thinking.
i am certain i am ovulating now.
thanks for posting.

I don't have a link but I'm pretty sure they can live up to 5 days