Trying to conceive a girl already mother of 2 boys

[Corkmom]

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?

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.

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

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.

I would be happy with either once it is healthy. 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

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

I actually checked that calender today and it said girl.

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!

I know with my sons i only did the business the day of ovulation and day before so i guess if im to have a girl at all if will be now boy or girl ill be happy anyway.

I remember reading a paper re:older parents being more likely to have a girl unless already had two or more boys when lmuch likely will get more boys.

Older parents are also more likely to have twins.

Argh typos! Sorry... As already 2 boys most likely you will have another boy

The older the father, the more likely it will be a girl.

OP it’s the sperm that determines the gender

Why would having a girl/boy have anything to do with your ovulation days? It’s down to x and y chromosomes - eggs only have x therefore this is entirely dependent on your partners sperm.

DTD day before ovulation and on the day and had a baby girl.

Pretty sure it's luck of the draw.

Viscosity of your vaginal secretions matters. Thinner favours lighter faster boy-making Y-sperm reaching the egg first. Thicker favours heavier more bullish girl-making X-sperm getting there first. There are many things that affect vaginal mucous viscosity. Some are things you can affect. Worth a Google. I had a girl after two boys (anecdata obviously!)

What is shettles? Yeah sorry op its all down to the sperm its a luck of the drawer. Please dont have a baby for this reason. I know someone who is pregnant with their 5th who is a girl after 4 boys. Its clear from her behaviour the mother doesnt care about them boys she was only interested in a girl.

Supposedly X sperm are slower but last longer whereas Y sperm are quicker but don’t last as long.

However, I’m not sure how accurate that is.

So your husband is one of five. What about his father, does he have any sisters?

I deliberately didn’t try for a third because there were no girls going down the male line, DH has three brothers, they all have boys....and from what I know, it’s highly genetically influenced.

I knew deep down I would have been disappointed with yet another boy so dropped the idea and have never regretted that: sometimes you have to be practical I guess: but good luck, I do hope you get what you want

Shettles is a load of bollocks - if it were true all Ivf babies would be boys.

Or girls I can’t work out which but it’s bollocks

you hear so much stuff about swaying the odds in your favour online
It's all bollocks

Totally anecdotal of course, but I'm as certain as I can be that all three of my boys were conceived on the day of ovulation. The sonographer at my 20 week scan told me that statistically, as I had two boys already I had a 75 per cent chance of another one. She was right! Oh, and I was delighted as I just wanted another child, no preference for the sex.

I had sex 5 days before ovulation which according to the theory should have definitely been a girl, and all the calendars said girl but I’m having a boy 💙 i don’t think there’s any accuracy to those theory’s so it really is pot luck.

My husband is 1 of 3 boys and both his brothers have had a boy (no girls yet) so he’s from a boy producing family. I’ve done a bit of research and there is a scientific theory that there is a gene (or multiple genes) that control how many X or Y sperm men produce, and some men produce more X and some men produce more Y. It does sound that your husband may be carrying the gene(s) that make him produce more Y sperm (boy).

I don’t want to dampen your hopes, but you should maybe expect a boy and then be pleasantly surprised if it’s a girl, but because a boy was expected you won’t be disappointed 💙

This is very interesting though. Im going to be ttc soon and i guess i will have a boy as dp is one of ten boys! And his dad had all brothers too and dp has a little boy already.

Sorry op i think it is luck of the drawer and likely you may have another boy.

I believe the shettles method has been debunked - the slower and faster sperm thingy isn't to do with the sex. Good luck with ttc!