How do you conceive a boy??

I have now heard some amazing stories

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www.in-gender.com

Hi ibmum,

The website ingender.com is also really useful for tonnes of tips for swaying the odds. Its a US website and the ladies all seem very familiar with douching over there. They could probably explain how they do it better because I havent yet attempted it and I was thinking i'd consult them for some instructions when the time comes!

Good luck. girlygirl

Hi Girlygirluk!
Yes, I'll def be trying the acidty thing. At risk of a little tmi, how do you do it effectively? Mmmm, sounds a bit dodgy but will give it a go! I'll try some lemon juice first I think!!! Hold off from the vinegar for a while!! :o
Those supplements you said are helpful, thanks for that, hadn't heard of those. Think I'll go look them up now!
I know what you mean about men only having either X or Y, I'd say that DH's family certainly favour Y!! Oh, well, good luck! I love my son and would be so happy with another little boy anyway. But a girl would be just perfect too.

Hi Ibmum,
I know you're prob jokin but I've often wondered if my DH only carries the 'y' gene. He is one half of identical twins and his twin has only had girls and we only have boys. Sometimes I wonder if, as they're genes are identical and their egg split (at conception) if they split their x and y genes, as they share all their chromosomes and gene make up....probably far fetched, but I do wonder!

From what Ive read and researched it seems that generally men have a equal split of 50/50 x and y, but although they obviously influence, I do think that we have some say in it, because every woman has a different ph environment that favours one or other type of sperm. I suspect I am rather alkaline and therefore the girly genes done seem to have a look in. Apparently its the acidic ph that kills off the boy sperm and helps the girly ones on their epic journey!

I will def be trying to change my ph to more acidic by douching, and also taking various supplements like cranberry tablets and lydia pinkhams compound.....I think it's definitely worth a try.

Thanks Hopecat! I'm very impressed! So, perhaps there is hope after all and it would almost definitely seem worth trying for a girl then. Any chance that some men only carry Y??? :o

It's true in a sense, although 'decide' is a bit strong. We provide the X (as we have 2), and the sperm are either X or Y (as men have one of each). So if an X sperm gets into your egg, you've got an XX (a girl), and if a Y sperm gets in there first you've got an XY (a boy).

And they said dual certification Science GCSE was useless. Hah.

We've got a DS and would love a DD next time but DH has generations of boys only on his side, he is one of 3! Do you think that it's true that the men really decide what we have? It would seem that having a DD is against us with that kind of track record. What do you think???

Hi malodorantemelly,
Thanks for all the advice.
We're not thinking of ttc for a little while, but i'll def bear all your advice in mind!
I think changing the ph environment makes a lot of sense, so that'll be an interesting few months! Goodness knows what my husband will think when I broach this, Ive already got him wearing the tight pants!
Thanks again. girlygirl

Hi Girly - no prob will help all I can, but as others have said it cannot be relied on!

I had a boy and was hankering after a girl so just used a 10ml medicine syringe, which I used to use for kids, (then threw away!) Made my own solution followed what I read in a book, I think it was one part white vinegar, to 4 parts cooled boiled water. I just used it before, and didn't move for a while after!!! No supplements or anything else for me...

Also good to lower your mans sperm count, by him wearing tight underwear for about a month, and leting him c*m every day before you try... sorry to be graphic!

with the twins, I wanted a girl, hence day 9, then on day 15 changed my mind and then wanted a boy, so miraculously got both! And that was 4 months after having an ectopic!

if I can be of any more help, I will do what I can

xx

malodorantemelly - sorry for more questions!.....but, did you get a douching kit from somewhere in uk, or are you in another country. Its so hard to find a douching thingy!

Plus, did you make the acidic liquid yourself, or again was it from a kit. If you did it yourself, would you mind telling me how much lemon juice you used to how much water.....thanks again!

malodorantemelly - sounds like you have your hands full!
When you douched, Im guessing you were trying to get a girl with your acidic concoption! did you do anything else, like any supplements as well?

With your latest, were you ttc a specific gender when you got pregnant with your twins?

Sorry all questions, just really interested, cause its hard to find fellow douchers! Ooo also, did you douche both before and after sex?

Thanks, girlygirluk

btw, I douched for my daughter with white vinegar, diluted though and it worked, as I only did it one day before ovulation too as after 3 months of only trying 5 or 4 days before ovulation was making me impatient.

last pregnancy I conceived boy girl twins !! how do you explain that, well we baby danced on day 9 and day 15, and I truly believe they may have been conceived on different days? who knows!

for a boy you are supposed to orgasm first, not him. def have sex on day of ovulation, about 12 hours after ovulation is best!!

In our case the 'faster short lived boy sperm and slower long lived girl sperm theory' did definately NOT work: after having had our daughter we wanted to wait a little before having our second child.
We therefore avoided sex around ovulation (I knew my cycles fairly well, as I charted my temperature daily). I still conceived during one cycle, when we had sex about 5-6 days before I ovulated (very sure about this).
So the 'textbooks' would predict a girl, but we had a little boy. So I personally do not believe that there is any scientific foundation to gender selection. But for fun, why not try some of the methods - as long as one is prepared for a child of either gender.

By trying desparately to conceive girls????

BTW they test urine or saliva.

Girlygirl, pH test strips from www.accessdiagnostics.co.uk, £12.99 for 80 strips.
Let us know if you give it a go!

btw.....from researching this ALOT over past few months, douching can be very helpful apparently, although personally haven't got that far yet!

In the US they do it all the time, (not just for gender determination, but also for cleanliness! but over here, were not so hot on it. You can even buy douching equiptment in the US. Alot of women on the websites I gave you before, douche both before and after having sex with either a acid or alkaline one, when they're ttc.

Apparently, its true, about acidic douche for ttc girl and alkaline for ttc boy. I think there's probably alot to be said for changing the ph environment, could be why some women only seem to conceive one sex.......

I havent been able to find out exactly how they test their ph. Im guessing by inserting a ph strip sorry....desperate measures and all that! But im not sure where they get the ph strips from? If anyone knows about this let me know pls!

Hi Tegan,
Completely understand where you're coming from!
I have two ds's and absolutely adore everything about them, and their boyish ways, but have a constant longing for a daughter, that has only begun since my youngest ds turned about 1year old and it wont quit!

I have found some great websites with tonnes of info on to help ttc either desired gender.....
www.ingender.com
www.fertilityfriend.com

Personally, I think I have learnt that the hardest thing is to pin point the exact time of ovulation. However I have found a moniter (similar to 'persona' idea, but without the expensive monthly urine sticks!)
This moniter (called eva-test) is used testing saliva and apparently tells you both, 1.when you're about to ovulate (a few days before) and then 2.when you actually have. Which seemed great to me! Rather more exact.
website is www.eva-test.co.uk

Hope this helps, girlygirluk

I know what you mean about the douche, not something I think of as very healthy. I seem to remember this programme about gender comparing a white witch to scientifically tested factors affecting gender. They were kind of looking for the basis in scientific fact of the witch's methods.
She was all using candles and stuff, but she also recommended putting lemon juice into bath water for a girl, which the scientists supported as linked to influencing the acidity of the vagina.
I don't know how much a bath can affect the ph, but maybe it's worth trying the alkaline - bicarb in the bath as well as the timing ??
Aren't a lot of those bath bomb thingies based on bicarb to get the fizzing?
Maybe lots of bath bombs before sex??
I have a boy already, so if anything I would be trying the lemon juice, but I'll see if I can find anything a bit more reliable about the ph of the vagina online anywhere.

Agree with faster short lived boy sperm and slower long lived girl sperm theory

It worked in my case, well, i think it made a difference....who knows.

I have four boys. No idea how I did it as first 3 were conceived at about day 14 - 16 of cycle and 4 conceived at 9 days! This is not helpful at all really - sorry.

I would not recommend any kind of douche - think Y sperm (boys) are better faster swimmers but not as hardy as Xs (girls). I think having sex on the day of ovulation is the key. If you have sex before ovulating the Ys die and the Xs last longer and swim (more slowly) to meet the egg as it comes into the uterus. Pretty sure eggs only last a day so if you miss ovulation day that's it for another month. btw a doctor told me that sperm can survive as long as 5 days in the vagina!

Oh look! Here it is!
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