How do you conceive a boy??

I'll have to check this, but I remember seeing a programme about using lemon juice as a douche, apparently either girl or boy sperm thrive in an acid environment. I would probably help if I knew which ones.

The Chinese chart worked for us twice. We also checked the birth dates of a number of family and friends and the chart was right for all bar one.

I have 2 boys, both winter babies, so in my case, seems to be summat to do with the sap rising in spring, lol!! Afraid i can't remember any specifics about position or time of the month (but thats TMI for you anyway...)

Wont find out till 30th Oct my due date! My hospital has a policy so there not allowed to tell me :(. Im not having any more so if its a ds its a ds..

According to the Chinese chart I was going to have a girl - and I had a boy!

Fisil, that's how we got DD.

Gingeme, how long before you find out? Will you find out at 20 weeks or wait for a surprise?
I don't know of anyone who has actually tried using these methods so it will be interesting to know.

Hi, I have 3ds and am pg again. Would love a girl as my dh has 2 boys from his previous marriage. I was told if you have sex as much as poss 2 days b4 ovulation the boy sperm which apparantly is faster(about the only thing about males that is)so they all rush to get to the egg then die quicker so the girl sperm then get to the egg by ovulation day. Ill let you know if it worked! Was great fun if nothing else : 0

my dh was firstborn, so was his dad, and grandfather, and great grandfather etc. goes back about 7 generations, apparently. all firstborns were boys. he was convinced this would have a bearing on our firstborn. i was not so sure.

anyway, we did have a boy!

make of that what you will!

Yes you are right but if you are really hoping for a particular sex then there's no harm in trying. Not that I have got that far !!
I'm not sure about douching in funny substances though.

Hi, I would love to have a girl!!! I have so many boys in my family!
I am the only girl in my family, I have got s brothers and four of them are younger then me. I was so disapointed every time my mum came back with a baby brother I cried.
I am a mum now with TWO boys, who I love dearly. But I would love a girl next, I really would. I am sick of playong football, computer games, etc.......... I want to be a woman! My boys hate: shopping, me chatting on the phone with my friends, what they should wear, how they should take care of themsefves. HELP? My HB loves it, because he was the only boy in his family! He has got 4 sisters.

If you think about it, running a scheme that promises to give the right gender but gives money back if it fails to be right is still going to make money even if the method is absolute nonsense. They will always be right abut half the time by chance, so whatever money they do get, they will get to keep half, evn if their method consists of nothing but sending good wishes!

I will be trying this month & have been using Persona for the last 4 months. The ladies on the board are very helpful & have given me quite a few helpful hints. I have two girls & would love a boy. This is what i will try:

Will douche with bicarb powder
Will make my dh drink strong cup of coffee
will have orgasm b4 my DH
Will use the doggy style position

yes - having sex (or plunging a syringe ) the day of ovulation seems to produce boys - 1 each for me and dp and our friends who conceived in the same way have also produced 2 boys.

according to all the baby books that i have read, including a couple medical books, 'mrs maple' has it spot on....

the boy sperm has a shorter tail, so can swim faster, so if the egg is nearer e.g. the day of ovulation or day after, the boy sperm will fertilise it first...
but the acidity of the uterus kills it off so according to the books the woman has to be umm... 'excited' so as to nutralise the uterus
whereas the girl sperm has a longer tail and survives well in the uterus and can make the longer jouney, so the day or two days before ovulation will give you a girl...
according to the books anyway...

According to that Chinese chart I should have two girls and a boy... I have three boys!

Try signing up to one of those 'guarented to get your desired gender baby' things. I looked one up and it gave all the usual ideas but you have to pay for the so called best bit. About £70 - £100 depending on which site you choose. Dr Jonas method is one. www.drjonasmethod.com or www.birth-planning-center.net (they give free advise each week by email but tempt you into subscribing for £70 to their program, money back if it doesn't work.
If you are that desperate it's worth a look.
Good luck.

Just looked and scarily,all 3 of mine are correct on that chart!!

Apparently the Chinese gender predicition chart is 93% accurate? Although I can only tell you in 3 months time if it is correct for me. :)
look at www.chineseastrology.com/wu/birthchart.html
Is it accurate for anyone else?

I agree with SD, trying for one particular sex should be just a bit of fun, because even if you do all the things that are written in this and that magazine, there is no scientific basis for most of it and therefore you can't be sure that you will conceive a boy or a girl.

Agree Soupy, we tried for a girl with ds3 but when we found out he was a boy (at scan) we celebrated because he was obviously pretty damned special to get through all those man traps

Soupy, my Ds3 has fleecy sleepsuit that is a dragon.
I think of your little Dragenette when ever he wears it.
(actually whenever I squeeeeze him into it as it's getting abit tight but it's so cute I make him wear it)

I think that "trying" for a particular sex has to be treated like just a bit of fun. You have to go into it being happy to get either one.

Have sex with my dh? He only does boys

Apparently strong women have boys, or something anyway.

I've got 3 so it must be true - I am superior just like cod and lth