Don't care for comments like "there are people in this world who can't have kids so you shouldn't be concerned about the gender"-honestly, I don't care to hear it. Everyone has their own opinions, that's fine. I'm just looking for information:)
I have hear about the chinese birth chart, eating vegetables, trying 3 days before ovulation, etc. has it worked for anyone?
Adopt a baby from someone who already conceived a girl. That's the ONLY way to get a girl, 100%. (Aside from fertility treatments described by Jennifer H.) Everything else is wives tales and myths.
It worked twice for us. Once I got the boy we wanted the second time we conceived another girl. (We didn't care the first time). Google the Billings method. I conceived my son the day I was ovulating. I conceived my daughter 4 or 5 days before I ovulated. You will need to watch your cervical mucus to determine when you are ovulating. Then you will know when to try.
My hubby's a doctor and firmly believes in the 3 days before ovulation guideline (we wanted boys first, so we have Day 14, 15, and 17 boys).
My MIL was an OB/GYN and she wanted 1 of each. She used the timing method and ended up with 1B, 1G. My sister used it and also got her 1B, 1G.
So far everyone I have spoken with and who track their cycles has fit into the pattern.
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For both of my girls, we conceived later in the ovulation cycle. trying 2 to 3 days prior to ovulation got me a boy. Overall, it really is up to your hubby, you have the X, he determines whether you get the X or the Y to go with it. From what I understand, the boy ys are faster and therefore get there first, hence earlier in the cycle, the girl Xs take their time. I also believe that position is an influence. Sorry for being crass, but missionary is more likely to be a boy, doggy = a girl.
NO VEGGIES! your ph balance needs to be acidic for a girl. I live on veggies and fruit, we had two boys......then last year we were going through a very stresfull time and i only ate Kashi bar or two/day for a month.....even though we were not TTC our little girl was concived only 3 days after my period was done.......looking back it all made sense......well it was God's plan for us afterall:)
Beg for a boy, lol. Good luck
Have sex early! By that I mean a little before you think you ovulate. This totally worked for us. I thought we were a week early.
I wasn't planning for a boy or girl but I knew to "hit when the iron was hot", you know? So we had sex the day before and the day of ovulation and we had a boy. There is a lot of evidence to suggest having sex several days before ovulation but not the day before or the day of will increase your chances of a girl. Good luck!
I conceived a girl on day 10 of my cycle when I noticed I had cervical fluid when I wiped. I knew that every month I saw the cervical fluid, I would be ovulating about 3 days later. It was like science for me. I conceived a boy 3 years later on day 14.
The "shettles method" of timing sex around ovulation was absolutely wrong for us. We ended up having sex 5 days before ovulation (and not for 3-4 days after, so egg should have been gone by then) because of a business trip my husband had and ended up with a beautiful baby boy. Honestly, the only CERTAIN way of having one or the other is IVF with PGD. Anything else might be fun and has a chance to tilt the odds slightly, but you could easily end up with either and you should consider whether you're ok with having either.
Adopt!
We have two boys, ages 9 and just turned 6. Their 3yr age difference was not by choice. We have been b/c free for 5yrs and we came home with our daughter from Ukraine last October. :)
Adoption was always in our plans, but we didn't plan on adopting so soon. God knew better, and we still have yet to conceive on our own again. And I believe we will adopt again in the future. :)
I think the answers you got about ovulation might be right...I had 2 girls without tracking my cycle well at all. Then number 3 I tracked perfectly because I had an IUD and had the IUD taken out right after my period ended. My son was concieved on the day I was ovulating. I can't say for sure with the girls but it seems to validate the fact at least on that part of the equation.
