Trying specifically for a boy or girl - gender selection kits

It isn't extremely rare that parents react negatively to a baby that is not the gender they hoped for. Which is why girl babies are discarded in some countries. And why aborting a foetus on the grounds of gender is not allowed at least in this country. I don't know if that applies where there is a gender related condition.
I personally know some one who told their baby boy repeatedly that he should have been a girl.
It's vile.

Mummy join the forum on the ingender website, lots of very knowledgeable people on there.

Well that's my point really - you're going to end up with one of two outcomes (if all goes to plan) and it will be what it is, regardless of your preference and you will love it all the same. I also think my second comment showed that I meant no harm by what I said - we all have our own journey.

Don't be so dramatic. Many people have a preference before the baby is actually a reality. It's extremely extremely rare that a baby is loved any less for being the less preferred gender once they arrive.

Sorry Mummyw, entirely missed your comment. Each to their own. Best of luck for the future. No hard feelings intended!

I was reading the initial comments with horror. And then realised it was from 2003. Still though, I'm assuming lots of people actually still think like this. After just coming out the other side of my second mc this probably wasn't the best thread to stumble upon. I'd just like a baby please!

Also, Pibbee... 😂 Brilliant. Let's hope!

Ok apologies, I will look elsewhere for advice x

Agree with the two posts above.

Also - major zombie thread alert....The original babies that this thread was about will be teenagers now. Let's hope they turned out to be the right sex hey

Can you imagine being born a disappointment to your parents because you are the wrong gender? Bloody medieval.

This is one of the most depressing threads I've seen.

I don't think any of these 'tricks' are real.

You can pay for gender selection in Eastern Europe I believe.

Sounds like bollocks to me. Donate your money to charity.

Hey just wandered if there's anymore up dates on these? (Sorry 7yrs on!!) thanks in advance ;)

I have 3 DD's and DH says will would only consider 4th if we coud guarantee it was a boy. I don't think I would mind another girl but understand his desire not to be totally outnumbered! Have been reading above threads with interest and have looked into various methods of gender selection especially PGD but just dont feel comfortable with the sums of money involved. So I too thinking about ovulation dates etc and am hoping to persuade DH to give it a go though wondering about the ovulation test you can get (think is by clearblue) which costs about £99. tried ovulation sticks before but often seemed I wasnt ovulating at all! Has anyone tried this product and if so, did it work and how? ANy advice much appreciated

by the way i used persona for both so i knew when i was ovulating so first time time it was o.k i`m ovulating go for it and heh ho its a boy then second time round it was 3 days exactly before ovulation and hey prseto.. a girl

i used the natural method of for a boy have sex on ovulation and for a girl have sex 3 days prior to ovulation as apparently the male sex sperm die off by then only leaving the girl ones and if it s anything to go by i have one of each sex and planned it that way .but who knows whether it was fluke or not ,however i am very aware of when i`m ovulating,natural body rhythms etc so maybe it worked for me

If anyone is still reading this strand, I have 3 gorgeous boys & am desperate for a girl. Any advice?

Jude - I tried the rightbaby method four years ago when going for my third baby - trying for a girl as I had two boys. It didn't work for me and when I asked for an explanation, the rep said 'Oh, it's nature taking over' - not particularly scientifically valid, I would say! I've heard of other people on the American boards who haven't had the desired outcome, so now I think it's a total scam. They're more or less guaranteed to keep 50% of the money they take.

My third son has been the cutest and most adorable baby and toddler you could imagine, so there's no disappointment there at all. Were I to try for a fourth, I might be tempted by the more hi-tech methods such as Microsort sperm spinning, which is the only method (apart from IVF with PGD) that seems to have a proven track record.

There's a Babycenter.com board dedicated to determining the sex of your baby .

please has anybody any advice on conceiving a baby girl i have 3 boys and am desperate for a girl. i have been off the pill for 4 months now with no luck of concieving, if you have any advice it would be most helpful thank you.

I didn't actually pay £250 for the right baby one, just £6 for the planbaby one, and actually didn't mind that much either way so long as healthy etc... just kind of wanted a girl

The way I look at it - £250 is not a huge amount to us (yes, we're lucky) so if it didn't work out so be it. (They do say you get your money back if it goes wrong) They report something like 87% success rate, so of course you do have to be prepared for it not to work out.

I have 1 girl and 3 boys - I'd like to give my girl a sister as well as get out the pink clothes again - it's not that big a deal but I'd willing pay £250 if I was sure it wasn't a hoax!

Paula - pleased to hear it worked for you but can?t help feeling that it was a big emotional risk. I am not saying it is wrong to want a specific sex (we were desperate to have a girl and were lucky) but I wonder how I would feel if I spent all that money on gender prediction and it all went wrong - how would it effect the mother/baby bonding? Is it potentially false hopes? Or maybe you wouldn?t feel any different than if you had just crossed your fingers and let nature dictate. I don?t have any answers, just commenting on how complex the emotions of gener prediction (regardless of success rate) can evoke. Not sure I could handle it all. I was so worried about getting pregnant at all that I didn?t ever contemplate this side of things before getting pregnant! Now everyone is asking us whether or not we want another girl or a boy to "complete the unit" (I hate that one...) and I was rather relieved that this time I realised that I genuinely don?t mind. Phew - not sure I could spend all that time with my finger?s crossed again.

don't ask that on here Jude, I did and everyone laughed at me for planning to pay £250. I had success with www.planbaby.com

Just reviving this thread - can anyone report any success with www.rightbaby.com for choosing the sex of your baby?