anyone trying to conceive a boy?

i have mixed feelings about it hunker - but i just feel lucky to have ds at all - and will feel the same if/when i have another baby, regardless of gender.

I think that trying to conceive one or t'other gender is a bit distasteful.

I have a daughter and a son - daughter conceived three days before ovulation and son conceived on the day of ovulation.

Hello. Sorry I haven't read all the thread but just wanted to say that I heard doggy style position was more likely to produce a boy! Did in my case. Sorry again if tmi

The gender predictor didn't work for me - it predicted two boys and I have two girls.

Happy healthy baby, or happy healhy baby? not calling you on your spelling, just wondered as I almost married a Healy and have frankly terrifying visions....

anyway. to business.

Have three boys. All were conceived on day of ovulation. have no girls, would dearly like one. In another life I'd consider a dh swap but I'm not that type, dahlinks.

I do believe the old theory aboput girly girls get dd's, mainly coz I am a tough tomboy despite all the red shoes etc. But mostly, I think conception on ovulation works, and maybe diet as I am allergic to or hate most of the girl foods (milk, jam, etc etc)

cos i think if you are on medication then that makes it acidic. but obviously you can't take medication if you haven't got the thrush at the time of trying to conceive!!

No, MummyToToby, I wasn't. Get thrush from time to time, but probiotics keep it at bay. Why do you ask?

I tried that timing thing for a girl 3 times and have 3 sons. Maybe I wasn't concentrating

I'd quite like another boy now - too cute to describe, and noone wants a barbie (big bonus IMO). Think I'll leave it to chance this time.

ruty were you taking medication at the time of conceiving your ds?

We tried the timing having sex thing to have a girl - first month abstained from 5 days before ovulation (I am v. regular) and no result at all. Second month, abstained from 3 days before ovulation - result: a second boy on the way, or so they said at the scan! Maybe we should have gone to 4 days! The stuff I've read on this suggests that it works maybe 55% of the time. Not great odds...!! But I do know people who swear by it.

or should i just say i am prone to thrush Very glad it if helped me get my ds though...

oh yes how do you make yourself alkaline or acidic please? i think i am alkaline and i had a [gorgeous] boy, so wondering about how to make myself acidic for next time

Both my boys were conceived when I was trying - i.e. I knew when I was ovulating and had sex at the "right time" which makes sense as male sperm swim faster than female. DD was a total surprise and I would have sworn that I was nowhere near ovulation which supports the "female sperm hang around" theory!

how do you make yourself acidic or alkaline?

Of course i may well be proven wrong on this, but it has always worked like a charm round here!

Well here is how its goes - male sperm like alkaline conditions and female sperm like acidic conditions, (plus female sperm are slower but live longer, and male sperm are faster but die sooner, so it will help to take that into account also) So for example if you are prone to cystitis then you are prone to having girls (unless you are having treatment for cystitis in which case the medication will neutralise the acidic conditions and thus result in a boy) if you are prone to thrush, you are prone to having boys (unless again your taking medication for it) the point is some women are prone to a certain sex as they have naturally acidic/alkaline conditions, obviously some people are victim to neither thrush or cystitis. If you are craving a girl you need to make yourself acidic, and if you crave a boy you need to make yourself alkaline!!

Do the deed as late in your cycle as you can. Apparently male sperm swim faster than female so if you leave it as late as you can into your cycle, possible 13 days, then that could help. I conceived my daughter 11 days into my cycle which is quite early but female sperm swim slower so the egg was probably fertilised on day 13/14 or so. Hope this helps.

Any tips Helenemjay...any advice will be appreciated.

I know how to get boys my mum is well known for her tips on this in our neighbourhood! - AND it DOES WORK!

We have a hugely female oriented family - dh's parents have 9 granddaughters and my parents have 3 granddaughters and until a fortnight ago there were no grandsons on either side. My ds (2 weeks old) is therefore in danger of being very outnumbered at future family gatherings the poor soul! We weren't trying for a boy at all, and in fact we were just assuming we would have another girl but with hindsight we did have sex late on in the cycle that particular month and the chinese gender predictor also said boy (claims to have a 90% success rate and while i'm very sceptical about these things it has been right for most of my friends who have recently had babies). A bit of fun anyway. click \link{http://www.obfocus.com/calculators/gender.htm\here} to try it. Would be interesting to see how many mumsnetters it gets right!

Hi
I also have 2 dds and am thinking about trying for a boy- how many months should I chart these temperatures for? And are there any other tips I should bear in mind- someone said keeping testes cool?? Am I right in thinking from your advice sorkycake that I am looking for the day that the temperature rises by 2/10ths to try to conceive a boy? Would a child's digital ear thermometer suffice for temperature or is there a specialist one?? Thanks for your help!

Thanks mate...will keep you informed of the progress!

Your temp rise need to be 2/10ths higher than the highest of the last 6 temps. So it looks like you O'd on cd 22 from your temps, as cd23 has the necessary rise. This can be confirmed by the temps staying above 36.7 for your LP. Good Luck!