A\How to increase chances for one sex or the other?

[StrawberryTheMilkshake]

I know some people say you cant do anything about "making" a particular sex, and others say you can.

So what have you heard, what worked for you, and what do you believe?

Thanks!

[BreithCuidiu]

Conceive on the day of ovulation for a boy.

Conceive up to three days before, or after, ovulation for a girl.

Worked for me every time.

[StrawberryTheMilkshake]

really, wow!

Does anyone else have a response?

My threads must be boring!!!! I never get heaps of replies!!!

STM

[WarriorMummy]

hmmm...

i have 2 boys, 3rd on the way

i'd have to say it really is chance

you can try to increase the chances of one or the other but in the end its chance


i've read that concieving on the day of ovulation gives you a boy and a few days b4 gives you a girl.

basically male sperm are quicker but weaker- if they have to tough it out for a few days they'll die

female sperm are slower but tougher, given the chance to get to the egg they can survive the environment


there are also diets to help- but i dont know anything about them

[Skittles]

Extra iron and calcium while ttc are ment to help with chances of a boy. Also on teh day of ovulation for a boy. Before and after for a girl. We tried this and got a boy...but hey could only go one of two ways :D will try this again with the next one. Lol wait a year or so and i will tell yu if it worked:D

[cocobambino]

We gender swayed and it worked..
are you trying for a boy or a girl and i can answer you more....

[StrawberryTheMilkshake]

We have a girl so a boy would be nice BUTwe arent going to be silly and be upset if we have a girl, we REALLY dont mind either way... we just want a healthy baby... and if thats two girls, or one boy and one girl then thats fine too. So while it would be nice, we really, truly, honestly, dont care!

I was just wondering...... how accurate it is i guess.

[cocobambino]

How to make a boy...what worked for me...

Have sex on day of ovulation .
Deep penetration sex.
protein and lots of it, i lived on bananas the most. Also add to your diet
salty foods, red meats, pickles, olives, fish, eggs peas, sweet corn, soda bread, figs, apricots, raisons, dried prunes, beans, avocado, zucchini and mushrooms. Try to keep your diet anti-acidic and drink 2-3 cups of green tea starting the day your period is over. Get hubby involved by having him drink a strong cup of coffee about a 1/2 hour before bed to make the "little guys" more active

[QTB]

I felt ovulation pains, BD'd an hour later, we got a boy :D

i wasnt trying for either sex, but since i knew BDing on O day was more likely to be a boy, we proved the theory right!

[StrawberryTheMilkshake]

See i dont even know when i ovulate! Ive been on the pill forever....

[Sammilee]

Wanted a girl here. DH and I BD'd 5 days before 'O' (yep, you read right, 5 days before I ovulated - and I know when I O'd 'coz I was charting), and look at my sig... we had a DS. So mark me down on the list for the theory of boy swimmers swimming faster but dying sooner not working (there was obviously one lil' boy swimmer still 'floating' around when I O'd - he was probably doing backstroke and taking his time :D).

However... I have since discovered that I am more 'alkaline' down there (sorry if TMI :D) which is apparently more favourable for those lil' boy swimmers. So next time I'm making sure I do things to change that and make it more 'acidic' which is more favourable for a girl.

Good luck, and I totally know where you are coming from. DH and I had wanted a girl, but instead we were blessed with our DS and love him to bits and we would not swap him for the world!!! He's our lil' munchkin man :goodvibes:

[~mia&ryan~]

How to make a boy...what worked for me...

Have sex on day of ovulation .
Deep penetration sex.
protein and lots of it, i lived on bananas the most. Also add to your diet
salty foods, red meats, pickles, olives, fish, eggs peas, sweet corn, soda bread, figs, apricots, raisons, dried prunes, beans, avocado, zucchini and mushrooms. Try to keep your diet anti-acidic and drink 2-3 cups of green tea starting the day your period is over. Get hubby involved by having him drink a strong cup of coffee about a 1/2 hour before bed to make the "little guys" more active
Basically the same as what we did, except I didn't drink green tea.:D Oh and it worked!

[TyJas]

:wave:ok here's where im at...have two kids one boy and one girl. My son has Autism.

:bfp:In a few months I want to try and concieve another girl because boys are 4 times more likely to have autism.

As I already have a son with autism so my chances are 10% of having another child with autism (please dont get me wrong, I adore my little man with all my heart.:kiss:)
But for obvious reasons I would like to lower the chances of having another child with autism by trying for a girl (girls can of course have autism too, but higher chance in boys.)

So heres where I am at with research ;
1. woman shouldnt orgasim..boy sperm like the alkalin, girl sperm the acidity.
2. The 'shelters method' of boys being faster but dying quicker, girls slower but longer lasting. So sex a couple of days before ovulation for a girl etc.
3. Shallow penatration cause of the boys dying off before they reach the egg.
4. Foods; Dairy for girls, meat for boys.
5. chart cycle by.. stretchy mucus, cervix position, and a few other bits and pieces.

So I have no idea how much truth is behind these methods, but I figure hey why not give it a shot.:yes:

Has anyone else had any luck with this, or is it total luck of the draw?

[TyJas]

oh by the way are there any other ways to make yourself more acidic?

[bgbgbb]

It was just the timing for us. Both boys were conceived the day before ovulation and both girls about 2-3 days before. We're trying for #5 and as DH has gone o/s on business and I'm not due to ov til Mon, if we are luck go according to our history I will have conceived another girl.

[TyJas]

so is there really some truth behind boy sperm being faster and girls being slower but surviving longer?

[mumof 2boys]

http://www.in-gender.com/cs/forums/t/3584.aspx this link is for TTC a girl!!!

Great website for gender swaying!!! Just depends on how far you are prepared to go!!!

[melbryan]

I have done a diet high in Magnesium, calcium low in salt no coffee and alcohol.

I made sure I knew my Ovulation date and charted for a month before hand.

I fell pregnant BD ing 5 days before day off and 3 days before for me would have produced another boy I feel.

I gave birth to a baby girl 2 tuesdays ago after 3 boys. Still pinching ourselves.