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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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sex on day 9 of a 25 day cycle - boy or girl?

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dinny · 06/12/2008 18:43

am 28 weeks preg, dh really doesn't want to know the sex but it's driving me mad not knowing, what do you think? any experts?

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dinny · 08/12/2008 11:22

did the ring test ages ago with some friends and it said girl.... hmmmm

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QwertyQueen · 08/12/2008 10:51

wedding ring (or similar) on string WORKS!
All the old wives tales told me a girl, except that one, and I had a boy!

Biglipsdrankallthexmasbaileys · 08/12/2008 10:43

doggie style is to concieve a boy and missionary is for a girl..

i did doggie style and ended up a girl.

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dinny · 08/12/2008 09:32

what's the position theory, MM?

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MrsMattie · 07/12/2008 22:09

Interesting about positions you conceived in possibly affecting the gender...true for me

Biglipsdrankallthexmasbaileys · 07/12/2008 22:07

i did on the day and day after ovulation and got a girl. i thought i did it correctly! maybe dp' sperm are slow swimmers!!

MrsMattie · 07/12/2008 22:05

Oh! I misunderstood!@HC

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dinny · 07/12/2008 21:44

yes, were planning to move back nearer home, but think we'll stay put till the kids are olde now (mainly to do with another bub on the way!)

so, househunting in the new year for us!

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hoxtonchick · 07/12/2008 20:39

i am SO not pregnant mrsmattie . practically all my friends seem to be though, so getting lots of lovely newborn cuddles!

thought so dinny. weren't you planning another move?

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dinny · 07/12/2008 20:07

MrsMattie, don't think HC is preggers...may be wrong though!!

HC - we're in Surrey, is that where we were that you mean?

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christmaseve · 07/12/2008 19:48

I've heard that boy sperms are quick swimmers and girl sperms lasts longer so the theory is do it at time of ovulation for a boy and earlier for a girl. Day 10 of a 28 day cycle resulted in a girl for me.

MrsMattie · 07/12/2008 19:43

Sorry, shoulod have said 'so you're pregnant?' - keyboard is knackered!

MrsMattie · 07/12/2008 19:43

I didn't clock it was you, hoxrtonchick. So you're ? How did I miss that? CONGRATS!

hoxtonchick · 07/12/2008 19:29

no, we're still in fragrant east london. i do love it (though devon would have been nice). are you still where you were?

MrsMattie · 07/12/2008 18:58

Got pregnant on Day 7 of cycle with DS and Day 10 with DD. No idea when I ovulated either time, though.

Fwiw, the Chinese prediction foolishness was actually right for me both times

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dinny · 07/12/2008 18:55

God, I really hop so!

did you ever move btw?

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hoxtonchick · 07/12/2008 18:54

birth aint fun . but you've done it twice, this one will fly out!

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dinny · 07/12/2008 18:40

I know, time has flown!

am terrified generally though (of birth!)

and am huge already

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hoxtonchick · 07/12/2008 18:29

28 weeks dinny . with dd we deffo had sex before ovulation, god knows with ds. so i think it's a girl .

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dinny · 07/12/2008 18:27

it says girl (but it was wrong with dd!)

I don't mind whether boy or girl, am just intrigued!

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friendly · 06/12/2008 22:22

What does the chinese calendar say?! I would have thought more likely girl because of the sex before ovulation theory but Chrysanthamum has just blown that one.

I had a ds and dd when expecting no.3. It was the only one of my 5 I didn't mind not finding out about because I had one of each. Unless you pay for a private scan you're going to have to keep on guessing! Good luck x

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dinny · 06/12/2008 20:50

ah, that blows my girl theory out of the water!

I think it's a boy, and I was wrong guessing both times before, so that means it's a girl?

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Chrysanthamum · 06/12/2008 20:44

I conceived on day 7 of cycle unexpectedly and had a boy. 2nd time round it was day 8 and despite more nausea and dodgy ligaments I had another boy. No way of knowing, people kept saying judging by your shape its a girl. Another tale is that if your skin goes really dodgy and your hair a bit bad it'll be a baby girl stealing your looks!
You dont have too long to wait. Good luck!f

Chrysanthamum · 06/12/2008 20:43

I conceived on day 7 of cycle unexpectedly and had a boy. 2nd time round it was day 8 and despite more nausea and dodgy ligaments I had another boy. No way of knowing, people kept saying judging by your shape its a girl. Another tale is that if your skin goes really dodgy and your hair a bit bad it'll be a baby girl stealing your looks!
You dont have too long to wait. Good luck!f

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dinny · 06/12/2008 20:37

I even had to go back after 20 week scan as s/he wouldn't move in right position at first one and didn't ask! gah!

dh really wants a surprise and if I find out I'll tell him, so have agreed not to (and because didn't find out with the other two)

driving me mad!

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