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Nikki 
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 Posted: 03 February 2009 at 1:20pm |
I have tried for a girl this time ... will let you know next mon if it worked .... my doc seems to think the timing method has worked for more than 200 of her patients (only 1 couple didn't get what they wanted apparently).
Really hope it isn't a boy cos then I will want another one and may end up with 3 boys!?!  
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BaAsKa
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Posted: 03 February 2009 at 2:17pm |
I looked into all of this when i was pregnant with my boys but now i actually think its more to do with how fertile your hubby/partner is (so my doc has told me), how young they are, non smoker, non drinker, fit and healthy usually means very fertile which would mean more boys swimmers and vise versa for girl swimmers.
I also think you have a good indication by looking at your partners side of the family eg: boy/girl ratio.
For me my partner is young, fit and healthy and wasnt a smoker when we concieved boy#1, young fit and healthy but a light smoker when we conceived boy#2 and now he is a heavy smoker and has 1 beer a day but still young fit and healthy so who knows this time (we will know in 18 weeks i guess! lol). At first i was itching for a girl this time but after hearing from people who cant have kids i will take what im given and would be over the moon with another boy 
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Posted: 16 February 2009 at 11:00am |
OK, I had to come back and update ..... we didn't find out at our scan on monday, but had to have a fetal cardiology scan on fri (long story) .... and ITS A GIRL!!!!
So we BD'd on ov day and got Jake and 3 days before ov and got a girl - I'm a believer now!!! 
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Posted: 16 February 2009 at 11:47am |
Wow Nikki, that is fantastic. Congrats. Well time to buy pink frilly stuff. he he.
I am going to try it will move up DH action days. lol.
Good luck to you & family 
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Posted: 16 February 2009 at 12:42pm |
Thanks! Good luck to you too!! It has worked for heaps of my doc patients .... so fingers crossed.
We went for 3 days before based on my shortest cycle (a bit irregular) ... so if my cycle happened to be longer that month it would have been too soon to get pg ... but I did do an ov predictor test to check as I'm so nosey and it was a "short" month. DB'd once and got pg first month!! We had been told it would probably take longer trying that way .... must be very fertile though!!
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Posted: 16 February 2009 at 6:22pm |
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Congrats on the girl. will have to remember that for next time. to make sure i check it more accurately. tried to bd a few days before i though i ov'd but either got it wrong or dh was only shooting boys? lol
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Posted: 16 February 2009 at 6:34pm |
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chonny, what a cutie. I am giving it a try, but think we only make boys, lol.
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Posted: 16 February 2009 at 6:38pm |
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hehe, thanks jazzy
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Posted: 16 February 2009 at 8:04pm |
I had a friend who desparately wanted a girl and she used a method called the shettle method. Basically, you need to 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.
Apparently sex further away from ovulation favors the larger slower moving girl sperm. The weaker boy sperm die more quickly in the more acidic environment and by the time of ovulation there will be a much larger concentration of girl swimmers available to fertilize the egg.
Shettle also says that the missonary position is best for concieving girls and if you want a girl that you shouldn't orgasim during sex. Don't know about that one,doesn't quite seem fair! 
And if all that fails you could always send your hubby scuba diving, I've heard that kills off all the boys!
Good luck!
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Posted: 16 February 2009 at 9:22pm |
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lol saffron, sounds like an interesting method. hehehehehe espesh since we only use missonary & i never O anyways.
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Posted: 16 February 2009 at 10:12pm |
Our girl was an accident LOL but I'm sure we were at least 3 days off Ov & Mummy was on top
Even had the "nah she'll be right" comment as well DOH!
Tried for a boy & bang on Ov, can't remember position  weren't expecting to get preg considering the TTC track record.
Bright note, my friend had 3 boys & then her girl
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 9:14am |
so there may be hope yet
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 9:21am |
I am starting to think you get what you get, so It may be another boy for me & that's ok, I like playing trucks.
It is really interesting reading everyone's comments, I bet if we all put them into a book it would blow some theories out of the water.
Keep them coming cause I'll try nearly anything, or I will start a new trend for pink for a baby boy, hee hee. 
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 9:23am |
Oh & have to say, love seeing the baby pic's, a lot of little cuties out there.
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 9:26am |
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Any tips on how to have a girl?
