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Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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Trying to conceive a girl already mother of 2 boys

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Corkmom · 12/04/2020 19:04

Hi im trying to conceive my 3rd and final baby (im 40) im hoping to have a girl, but my husband is 1 of 5 boys so im not holding my breath. I have been tracking my cycle with clearblue ovulation test sticks and also these cheap ones on amazon so i know when we did the dead 4 days before ovulation i should technically be having a girl if i fall pregnant. Tbh though i have serious doubts about the shettles thingy! Anyway just wondering here if anyone like me tracked theyre ovulation and wanted a girl! Did they have sex few days prior to ovulation day or bang on ovulation day?

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Slomi · 12/04/2020 19:19

My friend tried shettles method to have a girl for baby 3 and 4. She has 4 boys. Sorry OP, I think it's pure luck!

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Corkmom · 12/04/2020 19:18

I actually checked that calender today and it said girl.

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TheGirlWithAPrince · 12/04/2020 19:17

Not promising anything but i have a husband from a household of boys and all myy family are boys but i used the chinese gender calculator and i now have what i wanted, a boy and a girl from it :) was correct both times

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Corkmom · 12/04/2020 19:14

I would be happy with either once it is healthy. Smile i just want a baby. I think its 50/50 also but you hear so much stuff about swaying the odds in your favour online. I prob shouldnt bother reading it

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Juno231 · 12/04/2020 19:12

Not me but I know two people who used shettles to get the sex they wanted and it worked both times (each) for them so they swear by it. One has a boy and a girl and the other has two girls. So it doesn't hurt to try! For the girls they only DTD 5 and 4 days before ovulation day.

Ginfilledcats · 12/04/2020 19:11

Sorry to disappoint but given you've had 2 boys already the odds are increased that you'll have another boy. I don't think that method works for a number of reasons. It's pure luck of that sperm I' afraid

SansaClegane · 12/04/2020 19:11

Don't try to conceive if you only want a girl.
The odds are 50/50 and doing Shettles, you just reduce your chances to conceive; especially given your age (not trying to be mean, but as you know fertility decreases sharply after 35).
But seriously, unless you would want a third boy just as much as a girl, don't do it.