Lots of sex is a girl????
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I had load of sex pregnant with my son and zilch carrying my daughter!
The male sperm are quicker and lighter than the female sperm which is why there are theories around as to how to conceive a boy/girl.
Guess it works for some and not for others.
We BD'd 4/5 times in our fertile time the month we conceived with our son. But then most of us on here do it as much as we can at our fertile times so who knows....
Guess it works for some and not for others.
We BD'd 4/5 times in our fertile time the month we conceived with our son. But then most of us on here do it as much as we can at our fertile times so who knows....
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I had load of sex pregnant with my son and zilch carrying my daughter!
The male sperm are quicker and lighter than the female sperm which is why there are theories around as to how to conceive a boy/girl.
Guess it works for some and not for others.
We BD'd 4/5 times in our fertile time the month we conceived with our son. But then most of us on here do it as much as we can at our fertile times so who knows....
Guess it works for some and not for others.
We BD'd 4/5 times in our fertile time the month we conceived with our son. But then most of us on here do it as much as we can at our fertile times so who knows....
Zita West's Guide to Getting Pregnant has a section on 'gender selection'. In brief, she mentions some laboratory research that shows that in lab conditions, female sperm (ie those carrying the X chromosome) tend to be heavier, slower swimmers, but have a stronger structure so don't disintegrate as quickly; male sperm (with the Y chromosome) tend to be smaller and lighter, so faster swimmers, but disintegrate more quickly.
This research hypothesises (can't prove) that if you wanted a baby girl, you should have intercourse 3 days before ov, so that the male sperm would have disintegrated, and the female sperm would be left. If you wanted a boy, you should have intercourse a few hours before ov, so that the male sperm beat the female sperm to the egg.
As West points out, there are two huge flaws to this method:
1) It works on averages - the average female sperm is slower than the average male sperm, and there are more female sperm left after a couple of days (in the lab) than male sperm. NOT there are no male sperm!
2) If you try to time intercourse for no less than 3 days before ov, or no more than a few hours, you might not get pregnant at all, as it's impossible to predict ovulation with that much certainty...
So she says it might be worth a try if you'd like to test out the theory and you're not in a hurry to get pregnant, but if you really want a baby, then you should be aiming for well-timed intercourse in the two days before ov and the day of ov.
Sorry that's so long - I've just condensed a whole chapter!
This research hypothesises (can't prove) that if you wanted a baby girl, you should have intercourse 3 days before ov, so that the male sperm would have disintegrated, and the female sperm would be left. If you wanted a boy, you should have intercourse a few hours before ov, so that the male sperm beat the female sperm to the egg.
As West points out, there are two huge flaws to this method:
1) It works on averages - the average female sperm is slower than the average male sperm, and there are more female sperm left after a couple of days (in the lab) than male sperm. NOT there are no male sperm!
2) If you try to time intercourse for no less than 3 days before ov, or no more than a few hours, you might not get pregnant at all, as it's impossible to predict ovulation with that much certainty...
So she says it might be worth a try if you'd like to test out the theory and you're not in a hurry to get pregnant, but if you really want a baby, then you should be aiming for well-timed intercourse in the two days before ov and the day of ov.
Sorry that's so long - I've just condensed a whole chapter!
budge said:
agreed.... If it was true.... I'd be a boy... my mum even tried the special diet...
We weren't actively trying so were using condoms and therefore not having sex much as DH cant wear them very well... and we slipped up one day and are supposedly carrying a girl.. 
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budge said:
I have to agree
