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JTK
my 4 boys!
Member since 6/06 7396 total posts
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Kristi
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any tips...
on ttc a girl???
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Posted 1/9/07 11:47 AM  |
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DRMom
Two in Blue
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Melissa
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Re: any tips...
Have sex before you O. Hold on there is a list somewhere...
Article
BTW you're a NICU nurse right? I think you know my friends twins-preemies? They are doing awesome! Sydney and Reese
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| Posted 1/9/07 11:57 AM |
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franklee
LIF Adolescent
Member since 1/07 563 total posts
Name:
Lisa
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Re: any tips...
Really????
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| Posted 1/9/07 12:08 PM |
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MrsSquitty
Family of 6
Member since 10/06 3251 total posts
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Nicole
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Re: any tips...
How to Conceive a Girl
Determining the Time of Ovulation:
Determining when you ovulate is vital when you are learning how to conceive a girl. Shettles recommends that you have sex 2 1/2 to 3 days BEFORE ovulation in order to increase your chances of conceiving a girl. Having sex closer to ovulation will dramatically decrease your chances of conceiving a girl. The timing of intercourse in relation to ovulation is a vital factor in increasing your chances of having a girl.
Shettles suggests three specific ways in which to do this.
1) Charting Cervical Mucus
Dr Shettes goes into full detail on how to chart your cervical mucus in Part Three of his book, How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby. You can download a blank CM chart in two different formats: PDF or Excel Spreadsheet.
With this method of determining when you ovulate, you access your cervical mucus on a daily basis. Right before you ovulate, your cervical mucus should be very watery and very elastic. It's consistency should be that of raw egg white. Charting for more than a month before you attempt to conceive a girl is recommended so you can be CERTAIN that you are ovulating on a specific day.
2) Basal Body Temperature (BBT) Charting
Shettles also suggests that you use BBT charting a long with charting your cervical mucus in order to gain as much information in order to pinpoint when exactly you are ovulating. He goes into full detail on how to accurately chart your BBT in Part Three of his book. You can download a blank BBT chart in two different formats: PDF or Excel Spreadsheet. This chart also includes an area to record your Cervical Mucus assessments.
In order to chart your basal body temperature ( BBT ) you will need to purchase a basal thermometer. Before you get up each morning, you will take your temperature before you do ANYTHING. Any activity can lead to innacurate temperature readings. At the time of ovulation, you will see a spike in your temperature which will indicate that you have already ovulated. Considering that you need to have sex 2 to 3 days away from ovulation in order to increase your chances of having a girl, you will need to chart at least two months before you can make good use of the information that your charting reveals.
You can also use a computer program to track your basal body tempertures as well as your cervical mucus. The software provides much valuable information that will help you pin point the time of ovulation and lets you track your whole cycle in an easy to use and understandable format. You can read about all the wonderful features of this software on our product information page. Please note, you will also need to have a basal thermometer to use this software.
3) Using Ovulation Predictor Kits
The final way Shettles recommends for finding out the exact time you are ovulating is by using ovulation predictor kits. These kits detect when your body has released LH (Luteinizing Hormone), a precursor to ovulation. Dr. Shettles suggests testing twice a day in to make sure you catch the surge as early as possible. He recommends testing once between 11am and 3 pm and then again between 5pm and 10pm. When all factors are considered, ovulation will most likely occur about 24 hours after the time when you get a positive result for the lh surge on your ovulation predictor kit. Dr. Shettles offers indepth explanations on how to interpret the ovulation predictor kits in his book so be sure to read all the information he provides.
Store bought ovulation predictor kits can cost quite a bit, but we offer them here at BabyHopes.com for a very reasonable price. You can read the product specification of our ovulation predictor kits on our product desription page.
A one month supply of ovulation predictor tests are located below for your convenience. You will be able to test twice a day as recommended by Dr. Shettles. The difference between the two products is that one is in a test strip format and the other is in the typical midstream plastic casing format.
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| Posted 1/9/07 2:58 PM |
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MrsSquitty
Family of 6
Member since 10/06 3251 total posts
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Nicole
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Re: any tips...
Frequency and Timing of Intercourse:
Shettles says in order to increase the chances of having a girl, you should have sex everyday from the end of your period up to 2 1/2 to 3 days before ovulation. After this point, do not have unprotected sex until several days past ovulation.
Intercourse further away from ovulation favors the larger slower moving X (girl) sperm. The weaker Y (boy) sperm will die more quickly in the more acidic preovulatory vaginal / cervical secretions and by the time of ovulation there will be a much larger concentration of X (girl) sperm available to fertilize the egg.
Sexual Position:
Shettles suggests that if you are trying to conceive a girl, shallow penetration from your partner, preferably with the missionary position, will deposit the sperm closer to the entrance to the vagina. This area is more acidic than closer to the cervix and acidity will work against the weaker "boy" sperm leaving more "girl" sperm available to fertilize your egg.
Sex and Orgasms:
When trying to conceive a girl, Shettles recommends that you don't ****** during sex as the body produces substances after ****** that makes the vaginal environment more alkaline, which favors the "boy" sperm.
The contractions which accompany an ****** help move the sperm up and into the cervix, giving the "boy" sperm an extra chance at being available when your egg is available for fertilization.
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| Posted 1/9/07 2:59 PM |
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angnick
Life is So Wonderful!
Member since 8/06 6663 total posts
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Angela
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Re: any tips...
i'm going to try this when dh and i r ready!
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| Posted 1/9/07 5:22 PM |
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Goldi0218
My miracles!
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Leslie
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Re: any tips...
They say it is 75% successful, but TTC already takes the romance out of things. I cant imagine adding yet another component. I think my head would spin from the pressure!
I certainly understand a person's desire to have a particular gender whether male or female. However, I still think its a 50/50 thing. Call me a cynic.
ETA. I did more reading. It says a woman should refrain from having an o rgasm because it makes the vaginal environment too alkaline.
 @vaginal environment
Message edited 1/9/2007 5:36:35 PM.
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| Posted 1/9/07 5:32 PM |
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JTK
my 4 boys!
Member since 6/06 7396 total posts
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Kristi
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Re: any tips...
Posted by melijane
Have sex before you O. Hold on there is a list somewhere...
Article
BTW you're a NICU nurse right? I think you know my friends twins-preemies? They are doing awesome! Sydney and Reese
i know them. they are sooo cute!! give them a kiss for me and say hi to mom. hope she's doing well! thanks for the article!
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| Posted 1/9/07 7:10 PM |
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JTK
my 4 boys!
Member since 6/06 7396 total posts
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Kristi
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Re: any tips...
Posted by franklee
Really????
why do you ask really???
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| Posted 1/9/07 7:11 PM |
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angnick
Life is So Wonderful!
Member since 8/06 6663 total posts
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Angela
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Re: any tips...
i guess i would try anything if i really wanted one sex.
but do u guys really think this stuff works?
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| Posted 1/9/07 7:30 PM |
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jozieb0925
Double Trouble!
Member since 5/05 4358 total posts
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Josie
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Re: any tips...
Good to know! Thx. girls!!
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| Posted 1/9/07 7:34 PM |
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randella
Love my little man
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Randi
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Re: any tips...
Posted by MrsSquitty
Sex and Orgasms:
When trying to conceive a girl, Shettles recommends that you don't ****** during sex as the body produces substances after ****** that makes the vaginal environment more alkaline, which favors the "boy" sperm.
The contractions which accompany an ****** help move the sperm up and into the cervix, giving the "boy" sperm an extra chance at being available when your egg is available for fertilization.
how the hell would you control that??!!
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| Posted 1/9/07 7:52 PM |
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Mrs
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Posted by angnick
i guess i would try anything if i really wanted one sex.
but do u guys really think this stuff works?
I know at least 2 ppl who tried it and it didn't work for them. So, as far as I am concerned, its still a 50/50 game :)
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| Posted 1/9/07 8:04 PM |
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JsWife
His laugh, Her smile
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Patricia
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Re: any tips...
For some reason I cannot pull up this article - but I am looking for how to conceive a boy... can someone please forward?
TIA!
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| Posted 1/9/07 8:43 PM |
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alexlynn7
Big brother to be!
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Re: any tips...
not to burst anyone's bubble... but i don't think there's much evidence supporting any one method for gender selection...
on one hand, it couldn't hurt to try and time BD according to the method described in the article above. on the other hand, if you're trying for a girl then you aren't supposed to BD in the most fertile days of your cycle... which i would think decreases your total chances of conceiving that month. not sure if it's worth it, given that there's not much evidence proving that it works... jmo
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| Posted 1/9/07 9:00 PM |
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Goldi0218
My miracles!
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Leslie
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Re: any tips...
Posted by randella
Posted by MrsSquitty
Sex and Orgasms:
When trying to conceive a girl, Shettles recommends that you don't ****** during sex as the body produces substances after ****** that makes the vaginal environment more alkaline, which favors the "boy" sperm.
The contractions which accompany an ****** help move the sperm up and into the cervix, giving the "boy" sperm an extra chance at being available when your egg is available for fertilization.
how the hell would you control that??!!
I would say you could make DH look really unattractive or picture him as someone incredibly undesireable or put a bag over his head. I dunno Im just putting something out there as food for thought.
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| Posted 1/9/07 9:05 PM |
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