Little Girls

[Karli]

My husband and I would love a little girl, but would be just as happy with a boy. But I was just wondering, I was reading in another part of the forum this:

How can I conceive a girl?
To improve your chances for conceiving a girl, you should BD a 4 to 2 days prior to ovulation, and abstain two days before and day of ovulation. This will allow the slower, longer-lived, female sperm to be ready for fertilization when ovulation does occur. Conceiving a girl is more difficult since you are abstaining on your peak fertility day.


Did anyone try it? And does it work? I am just wondering if I should worry myself over trying for a girl, or shall we just try naturally without thinking about it and be happy either way?

I am a little bit scared that I will be disappointed if I find out it's a boy, if I hope for a girl too much.

 

[kaybee21]

I'm am the only and eldest sister to 6 younger brothers. My mum always said she wanted another girl...
but I was the only one she got

I don't know if I would put much faith in gender planning, but I hope it works out for you! I would just let nature take it's course, besides, I think you will be happy either way when a + result arrives!

Katie
xx

 

[Jen_N]

Personally i don't read too much into ways to conceive a boy/girl
I would just carry on if I were you, the added stress of trying to conceive a particular gender, which is by no means certain anyway, won't do you any good. I am sure when it happens you'll be so happy wither way

 

[Karli]

Thank you both!

My hubby is one of 6 boys and 1 girl, though only 2 of those siblings (2 boys) are actually his full siblings. Does this influence the sex of our baby at all? I am one of 2 girls, but I know it's the male sperm that determines the sex. Just curious!

And yes, I think I will just let nature take its course. I'm sure it will be wonderful, whichever sex it is! We will love it just as much, boy or girl.

 

[Jen_N]

Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes. Two copies of each chromosome 1-22, and then the two gender chromosomes, either XX _female) or XY (male).
All cells in the body contain these 46 choromosomes, except eggs and sperm, which have half the number. The eggs and sperm have one of each of chromosomes 1-22, and then the sex chromosomes. Because women have XX, all eggs contain an X. However, men have XY and these get split between the sperm so half have an X and half have a Y. This is why it is the sperm that determines gender.
So there is a 50:50 chance of any one sperm being 'male' or 'female'
Hope this helps!