Boy or Girl
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Topic: Boy or Girl
Posted By: Danaj
Subject: Boy or Girl
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 4:44pm
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Hi Everyone,
I'm new here and we have just started trying to get pregnant. Married 2 weeks and 29 years old. Just wondering if anyone has heard the stories about how you can change your diet and effect the sex of the child pre-conception. Sounds like a myth but my grandmother swears on it. Anyone had experience with this? Thanks, dana |
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Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 7:00pm
Hi  all the best with your TTC journey. If you do a search on here or on Google on 'Shettles' method, you'll find a thread about trying for a specific gender.
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Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 7:06pm
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The Shettles method is a lot about timing, I think.
I did hear that increasing calcium and magnesium can help get a girl, but that was more word of mouth, and may be an old wives tale. ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 10:33am
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There was a thread on the Shettles method in the First Baby board a while back, if you search you should be able to find it.
I think for it to work you have to strictly follow the diet, clothing, timing instructions to the letter. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 12:12pm
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I also heard potassium and calcium for a girl and magnesiam and something else for a boy????
All sounded a bit tricky! Interesting theory though.
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Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 10:18am
WELCOME! Yeah I agree with the other girls and have heard heaps about timing umm the older the egg sis a girl and the fresher the egg is the boy, or was it the other way around oh I dont know lol. I think it builds u up to expect it when theres a chance it may not work  With me I told myself right in the beggining its a girl I bought all pink and told everybody I AM HAVING A GIRL hey presto it came out a girl lol in a family full of boys! Although I did get worried when she came out because DH said "its a boy!" The midwife said no dear, thats and umbilical cord! SOme humour for the day lol------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow">  Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 10:08pm
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From what I've read about Shettles method (we'll be going by it to try and get a girl next time) its all about timing. BD from the end of AF to a few days before ov (prob best to take temps to know) for a girl, and BD on or after ov time to get a boy. Basically boy sperm is faster but dies quicker, girl sperm is slower but lasts longer. So if you want a girl, BD before ov as the sperm has to travel further and wait for the egg so there's less chance of boy spermies still being around (lol typical men are so impatient )
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Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 11:02am
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I'm not really sure you can do anything to get what you want. My cousin did everything she could to have a girl after 2 boys and ended up having twin boys
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