Tips to get pregnant with a girl?...

[gladrags123]

Hi,

We have 2 boys and I wonder if you could please share any tips you may have for trying for a girl. Not sure yet whether I am brave enough for go for no. 3 but if so, it would be good to put all chances of my side of the baby being a girl :)

thanks a lot in advance!

Try to have sex early in the day before eating breakfast at least 3 times a week

Your doctor told you this? I think your doctor needs to refresh their knowledge on human reproduction. Specifically the part about ovulation not being a permanent state for the female and so sex 3 times a week is pointless if it isnt the week that the woman has ovulated.

I think it was a tongue in cheek 'tip' SurlyCue

Oh

Yes, 'Baby names' is the most logical section to post this question in.

Another theory piggychops www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-12/why-does-war-breed-more-boys

Surlycue

No it's true. Honestly. Research shows a 1 in 2 chance of having a girl.

Faez Interesting theory but our family seems to disprove it!

A friend I know wanting a boy did a lot of reading here: genderdreaming.com. Apparently there are tips and tricks to either gender, though obviously no guarantee either way. I had to laugh to myself as I have 5 boys, 1 girl, but I was not a good enough resource, I guess. Honestly have to agree with what pp's have said, don't become pregnant unless you are happy to have either gender. By my 5th boy, 6th baby, I can't believe how completely smitten I am with him, I cannot imagine life without him.

It is 50 50, any evidence that you can sway this is anecdotal at best. Don't get pregnant until you are happy with having a baby of either gender.

Have sex with someone that only produces girls?

I think if you have 2 DC of the same sex then the third is something like 80% likely to be the same sex (assuming all with same partner). No idea where I heard it, or how accurate it is.

However, like a PP has said I think you should have a child because you want a 'child' not one of a specific sex.

No, each pregnancy has a 50% chance of being a boy or girl.

Why do people get so worked up? I have to say I have one of each and if I were to get pregnant again my preference would be for a girl. That is not to say I wouldn't love the baby any less if it were a boy. I'd also love to have twins. So if anyone has advice on that matter that would be great!

With both my girls the shettle method worked. We DTD only once in the month of conception just 2 days before ovulation. The amazing thing is that while I was praying for a girl both times, I wasn't tracking my ovulation (because DH was travelling on both occasions & hence we could try only once between day 12-18...so had very low hopes of conceiving). But clearly (given the conception) I had ovulated couple of days after we'd tried.

I think the 'only once' was relevant as it seems as though I ovulated just after all the male sperm vanished & there were no more sperm coming in in the days after. I also think (guess) that the quality of sperm was better as DH wasn't wasting his sperm IFKWIM .

Anyways it's always good to try your best, am sure you'll love your next DC the same no matter which gender.

People get worked up because there are thousands of women on this site that are desperately trying to get pregnant and having problems with infertility/miscarriages/illnesses etc. It just seems so insensitive.

I had problems (luckily now I have a DS and am pg with DC2) and I always found these threads to be a bit of a slap in the face. I have very little time and patience for people who feel gender disappointment. I accept that it happens, but don't ask me to feel any sympathy with it.

Agree with Hazel. I think it also bothers people because by preferring one over the other you're almost assigning a personality to an unborn child. For example assuming that you will know what to do with a girl because girls like playing princesses and are quiet and docile, or preferring a boy because they're less complicated than girls. You're having a baby, not a gender.

I have a friend who had a boy and a girl and wanted a boy for her third because her girl was stubborn and difficult whereas her boy was easygoing. She got her boy, and a more stubborn, tantrum prone boy you have never met.

Have sex early on your cycle then stop before ovulation.

Or ask the Beckhams for the number of their clinic in the US.

Don't get pregnant until you are happy with having a baby of either gender.

Yes, this too, obviously!

In my case , get drunk , DTD on day 9 and not quite get around to using contraception.... DS1 is august birthday and we said that we would start trying when we would have an October baby at the earliest. Dd is an early September birthday.

The only way I know is if you do that gender ivf but I think it's like £10,000 in a different country

They just take the girl sperms and put them in like Ivf and destroy the boys

People get upset about this because:
1 - many women have suffered miscarriages both early and late, or complete infertility, or secondary infertility.
2 - people are concerned that a child of the 'wrong' sex will suffer from knowing on some level that there is something innate about him or herself that has disappointed the parents.
3 - people who have DCs with disabilities or SN or chronic illness are concerned when 'ideal' children are discussed.

I would love a boy for dc3, my Chances are a little less as if I do manage to conceive a boy then there is a 50% chance of miscarriage.
Would I rather a healthy pregnancy and another girl? Yes. The two I have are delightful.
A preference isn't necessarily a bad thing, but NOT wanting a child of a specific gender is horrendous imo.

They say (old wives tale) that male sperm swim faster but die more quickly, so sex 2-3 days before ovulation rather than on the day may make a girl more likely?