Right - Ive decided Im going for number 3!! ((((ekkkk!))))) Is there any 'real' way to increse your chances of a pink one??

But Senora, Hazel CP sells this as a theory which is up to 98% effective which I really don't think can be accurate and I do think it's misleading.

but the very idea of a day 12-16 window is rubbish anyway, we all ovulate at different times. i'm a day 18-21 girl and my pal ovulates on around day 9.

it's only an increased probability, LadyT, and just as well really or there'd be villages in some parts of the world with no girls at all.

but if you want certainties, I can tell you that in order to get a pink baby you need to shag a pink man and not a buff or brown coloured one. there are not too many of them about, but you can have that tip for nothing.

I hate to blow all your male/femail sperms theories out the window but Ds1,2 and 3 were concived in that day 12-16 window so perfect boy days. Ds4 was concieved on day 8 of my cycle. No signs of Ov-ing, theory says he should be a girl.

He really isn't.

I do think it has something to do with the enviroment the egg and sperm mets though. Poss TMI I get thrush quite alot so my fanjo is an alkaline enviroment. Someone who doesn't get thrush alot would have a more acidic fanjo. I've read somewhere about woman "washing" there laa-laa in vinegar to create an acidic meeting place for the sperma nd egg but personally vinegar goes on chips not of my.....

I thought that I might like to make a suggestion. As I understand it timing is the key issue here. When I got married nearly 31 years ago I so a programme on television that seem to offer a solution. The sex of a child is determined by the male sperm. The male sperms is very active for a short period of time; so if the overy is in the womb the chances of a male child is high. However, the male part of the sperm does not have long to live and dies; the female part of the sperm lives longer, so if the overy has not yet entered the womb the only sperm that is left is the female part, hence a female child.

I used this system and it did work for me, but perhaps I waws lucky. I say this because one christmas when the christmas lectures were on about DNA and some one asked why do men have nipples, the answer that was given was that all life starts as female and a male is just a modified female.

But you can give the theory a try

Lots of sex as soon as your period finishes to lower the sperm count apparently helps!!! All you wrote foxenstiencreature i 100% agree with !! Its a great book a really interesting read my copy is now on its 12th person everyone who has used it has got the baby they want be it a boy or girl !!! The key is finding your day of ovulation which some women fine hard but the book gives you lots of tips how to work it out !!!!

I agree with the diet theory. DH has been veggie for 30 years and I have eaten a veggie heavy diet since we met 4 years ago. DH has 2 girls from his previous marriage and we also had a girl. I was in an NCT group of 8 couples and we all had girls within a 2 week period!

I have found this thread really interesting, and it goes a long way to explaining how I came by 2 girls. Firstly, I have a magnesium-rich diet, secondly I have always weighed under 54.5 kgs, thirdly DH would, ahem, ejaculate frequently (don't ask), and finally the timing theory is perfect. When DD2 was conceived (a bit of a shock, I can tell you) it was because MIL was coming to visit us for a few days. I told DH that sex was off the agenda whilst she was in the next room, and that he had better get in quick before she arrived. By my calculations, it was a few days before my 'danger zone', so we should be OK. Nine months later we welcomed all 9lbs 6oz of DD2 into the world.

It is normal........................isn't it?

LGJ waves at Califrau...............

Package arrived, how do I pay you ??

DH and I were laughing this evening it went like this.........

LGJ...The knives have arrived from Califrau

DH... Excellent....how much do we owe Califrau ??

LGJ...I will check with Califrau...

DH we have just had a conversation about knives shipped from America from a girl we don't truly know, to a girl she doesn't truly know. One is called Califrau, the other LGJ and I have been on the fringes of MN so long I think it is normal.

pennlope1 - have you any other tips for conceiving a girl??? [broody emoticon]

Kits and bits: we used the Hazel Chesterman Phillips book

IT WORKED!!!

You need to follow it to the letter though, if you are serious...

the method we used was:

Lots of sex running up to ovulation - then ceased naughties 2 days before ovulation was due

Boy sperms die in 24 hours - girls last up to 3/4 days - cesing 2 days before ovulation means there would be no boys left when egg pops out

Lots of sex reduces male sperm count, but it actually reduces number of boy sperms, not girl sperms

No female orgasm during sex to maintain corret alkaline/acid balance in vagina and so aid girly sperms in their swim to victory

We conceived or gorgeous DD in the 2nd month of trying using Hazel's methods. Our 2 other babies, who were spontaneous, are lovely boys

BTW the same book is excellent for general advice about TTC and in particular, predicting ovulation

Have to say that my ds1 was born in the USA and the consultant i a was under believed that some men could only produce one type of sperm hence some families having lots of girls or lots of boys !! Chinese gender chart was accurate with all mine as well!!! I fine all the theories fascinating!!!

I concieved my son on the day of ovulation when CM was rife and plentiful

Am gonna try the Hazel Chesterman theory next time for a girl.

I seriously reckon it's all down to chance, but here are some other theories for your general amusement:

One of my ex-colleagues was convinced that the chances of having a girl increased if you and your other half wore socks (or maybe it was the other way around???!). He based this on the "scientific evidence" that it's how his children came to be boys or girls! He had quite a few children, so perhaps there's something in his theory...

I guess his conclusions could work out on another theory that more boys are born in the spring and summer months, whilst more girls are born in the autumn and winter months (hence the socks being worn or not 9 months previously!). This was in some article I read ages ago about the "natural selection process" that was based on some fact that girls generally have more will to survive than boys, and are therefore born during the colder months...

My own conclusion is much more simple: if you have a name for a boy and everything prepared for a boy, then you'll have a girl (and vice versa). This theory is based on the often proven "sod's law"...

hi i brought dr shettle book on how to concieve a girl I have 2dd from 1st marriage and 2 ds with dh but no girls in his family so brought a book thought worth a try and dd3 is now 17 months so definatley worked for me. Goodluck

I stopped taking my pill mid cycle 18 months ago and now have a 11 month old DD - I fell pregnant that cycle.
Now we are TTC #3 too and no joy so far - I fell into the trap of thinking it would happen straight away like it did with DD2.

Good luck

i too was advised that i would be more likely to fall pg straight after coming off the pill, and i did! bd'd before and at ov and had a girl (although this wasnt a specific plan!)
good luck!

Hazel CP worked for me, conceived 5 days before ovulation, (day 9 for me). Charted for a few months before. I have a very regular cycle so I think this helped alot!. After having my son I really wanted a girl, if I tried for a girl and had a boy then fine but if I had not tried and had a boy I would always be thinking what if. No harm in trying these things. Oh and I also know I conceived my son the day of ovulation. Good luck.

I did the timing thing, only trying around days 10-12. It did work but took 2 years to conceive so I'd think about it a bit depending on your age, fertility etc.

Have to say the book work for me ! After two ds wanted to try and intervene in getting a pink one Got the book didn't follow the diet[no will power] but definetely believed it was in the timing concieved both boys at ovulation and concieved dd1 at three weeks prior to period being due. Researched it all for a year just plotting my cycle in my diary so now i know that inside and out .Had dd2 in feb 07 as i really wanted two of each and concieved her on the same day of cycle as dd1.My dilema now is i would love just one more probably a boy but don't mind as they are all scrummy .I am a great believer in fate so also had the attitude of whats mean't to be will be !!!!I can give some good tips if wanted