[bublegirl1]

I don't normally buy all the things that say you can do this or that to have a boy or a girl. But since my DH and I are TTC our third and final child, after having two boys, I kinda would like to raise my chances at least for a girl. Any advice? Thanks ladies and babydust to all!!!

 

[MaerynPearl]

if you're willing to have it take a while... you can try the method of...

temping to find out when you o... then h aving sex a couple days before you o but never on the day you o... from what i hear male sperm are faster but female sperm live longer

 

[bublegirl1]

Thanks for your reply! I will be using the CBFM. Do you think with that we should BD with the surge then but not when I see peak? Thanks again for a quick reply, I really appreciate it!

 

[MaerynPearl]

If no one else can answer that id try the CBFM TTC thread in this forum... they'd know better than i do how the CBFM works.

it sounds like the right way to do it but i could be wrong.

 

[witchypants]

If you want the full low down I recommend "Choosing the Sex of you Child" by Shettles. Also check out: www.in-gender.com they have a wealth of info on the various methods out there. Good luck!

 

[MyZymurgy]

Maybe someone here can help me remember this trick... it has to do with the acidity of your CM. The suggestion is to drink cranberry juice to alter the pH of your CM, but for the life of me I can't remember what pH you would want for a girl verses a boy.

I think no matter what you do, your odds are still pretty close to 50/50. Just thank God that the spermie found it's way to the egg.

Have fun, and good luck!

 

[bublegirl1]

Thank you all, ladies. I think we might just try the DTD a few days or so before O to try and see if the female spermies live longer to catch the egg. But i agree, either way, a baby of either sex would be AWESOME!!

 

[StrawberryFields]

We did this with our last pregnancy and well, we had a girl

so I suppose there is a chance it worked.

I'm not big into charting so I used a saliva monitor and we DTD when I started to see "transitional ferning" which ended up to be about 5 days before ovulation. I was taking Cal/Mag supplements and dh and I were both taking cranberry pills.

Good luck!

 

[bublegirl1]

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Originally Posted by StrawberryFields We did this with our last pregnancy and well, we had a girl so I suppose there is a chance it worked. I'm not big into charting so I used a saliva monitor and we DTD when I started to see "transitional ferning" which ended up to be about 5 days before ovulation. I was taking Cal/Mag supplements and dh and I were both taking cranberry pills. Good luck!

Thank you so much! That is exciting to hear. It's at least worth a shot I'd say!

 

[LiamsMommy31905]

On the other side of the coin, we had an IUI on the day I ovulated and we are expecting a girl...we were asked to abstain until our IUI.

With our DS, we BD'd every day until my chart showed a clear temp rise.

 

[bublegirl1]

Well now i'm really confused!!

 

[Pinoikoi]

This time around...

My dp is drinking lots of acidic fluids- pineapple juice mainly. He has cut out red meat. I am also drinking pineapple juice. We are trying to increase our acidity.

We are also trying to time conception we are trying to bd about 3 or 4 days prior to ovulation, but it is a tricky deal!

I don't know if I will have much luck, though as dp is almost 11 years older than me, and my OB told me that studies show that baby gender has to do with age, acidity, and timing.. and I can't do a THING about age.

 

[MyZymurgy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinoikoi This time around... My dp is drinking lots of acidic fluids- pineapple juice mainly. He has cut out red meat. I am also drinking pineapple juice. We are trying to increase our acidity. We are also trying to time conception we are trying to bd about 3 or 4 days prior to ovulation, but it is a tricky deal! I don't know if I will have much luck, though as dp is almost 11 years older than me, and my OB told me that studies show that baby gender has to do with age, acidity, and timing.. and I can't do a THING about age.

NAk... so maybe I missed where you said this. But which gender are you going for? I mean - the pineapple juice (which I assume is the same principle as the cranberry juice) is supposed to help increased the odds of a boy or a girl?

 

[fresh_veggie]

For some reason my dad told me this - my great-grandmother only wanted girls, so she douched with vinegar before dtd, and lo and behold, it worked 4 out of 4 times for her. Good luck!!

 

[bublegirl1]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinoikoi This time around... My dp is drinking lots of acidic fluids- pineapple juice mainly. He has cut out red meat. I am also drinking pineapple juice. We are trying to increase our acidity. We are also trying to time conception we are trying to bd about 3 or 4 days prior to ovulation, but it is a tricky deal! I don't know if I will have much luck, though as dp is almost 11 years older than me, and my OB told me that studies show that baby gender has to do with age, acidity, and timing.. and I can't do a THING about age.

Well good luck to you! I didn't know anything about the acidity info. So my DH and I both drink that type of thing? My DH is 33 so did your doc say anything about what kind of age matters? Like over 30 the chances decrease, etc? Thanks for all of the info!

 

[MyZymurgy]

I found this website: http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki...onceive_a_Girl

It includes info on a chinese conception chart.

Also this about acidity and CM, etc :

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There are many people who believe certain dietary supplements and over-the-counter medications can help you conceive a baby girl. For example, Lydia Pinkham's Herbal Compound is thought to help women conceive daughters, since it creates an acidic environment that makes it harder for sperm containing Y chromosomes to survive in the vagina. Another theory regarding at-home gender selection says that women who wish to conceive daughters should take calcium and magnesium supplements in the months before conception. There are others who believe taking Sudafed the day before intercourse will reduce cervical mucus to create an environment more favorable to sperm containing X chromosomes.

 

[kztmom]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyZymurgy I found this website: http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki...onceive_a_Girl It includes info on a chinese conception chart. Also this about acidity and CM, etc :

So funny, I tried out the Chinese conception chart and put in the stats for my first dd and it said girl

. I guess it is still a 50/50 chance. I wonder how it would pan out for someone with 3 kids....

 

[Pinoikoi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyZymurgy NAk... so maybe I missed where you said this. But which gender are you going for? I mean - the pineapple juice (which I assume is the same principle as the cranberry juice) is supposed to help increased the odds of a boy or a girl?

Male sperm is light and fast. Girl sperm is heavy and slow. So for boys you want to time sex so that the boys get to the egg first- RIGHT before O. For Girls you want to time sex several/couple days BEFORE O so that the male sperm die off and the girl sperm have time to get to the egg..

drinking acidic juice increases the acidic level in the body and can help to kill off those fragile boy sperm.

So increase the acidic level of your body for girls.. (drink juice, as others have suggested, vinegar douche, etc).. and time sex further out from conception.

 

[Pinoikoi]

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Originally Posted by kztmom So funny, I tried out the Chinese conception chart and put in the stats for my first dd and it said girl . I guess it is still a 50/50 chance. I wonder how it would pan out for someone with 3 kids....

Actually I think it has been right on for all my kids- all boys. I stay away from that thing like hte plague.

 

[Pinoikoi]

http://www.in-gender.com/Gender%2DSe...ham_Story.aspx

" only had one nut.. and now they grow in clusters around his butt."
(the poem at the bottom of the page)
Scary.