If you tried the Shettles Method, did it work for you?

JamieFL · April 2009

Just curious since a friend of ours swears by it. I'm truly sceptical and could care less about the sex of the baby.

FYI for those that are drawing a blank, the Shettles Method is a way that explains when to have sex if you want to have either a boy or a girl. If you want a boy, have sex at ovulation or after and if you'd like to try for a girl, have sex 3 days before ovulation.

Of course, this friend says that it worked for her and we were just discussing it the other day when I told her that we were thinking of trying soon. Then, I saw a post on GP that kind of asked this question.

Thoughts?! IMO, we aren't planning the next PG like the first (checking CM, O, etc) and just would like it to happen when it does.

Happy Sunday!

Mrs.Beans · April 2009

We have a friend who swears by it too, although I still have my doubts. Even if you follow the timing there's still a 50/50 chance of either sex...

teacherjess · April 2009

Sort of. We weren't trying, but we were charting to avoid so I do know when I ovulated. I ovulated early the month I got my BFP. We had sex two (or was it three?) full days before I O'd and I got pregnant with a girl. I was shocked by my BFP, and when I went back to my chart, I remembered reading about the Shettles method and I remember saying to DH, "Well, we accidentally used Shettles, it's probably a girl!" and it was.

greenqueen11 · April 2009

Didn't use this method purposely either- but we had sex 3 days before I O'd and it was a girl. Maybe a coincidence... but next time I'll wait a few days later and see if we get a boy Smile

Luckystar2 · April 2009

We weren't trying this method but I charted so I know when I Oed. According to shettles we should have had a boy, but we had a girl. I knew about Shettles and that combined with the fact that DH comes from a very male dominated family (he is 1 of 4 boys with no sisters) I assumed we would have a boy. Nope, a girl!

punkfiction · April 2009

our OB swears we could do it if we wanted to too. he says its simple, get the OPK, have sex on the day I O and if we did get preg, it would be a boy :shrug: who knows, but if you wanted to a certain sex, it would be fun to try to see if it worked lol

BrideNamedMeg · April 2009

teacherjess:
Sort of. We weren't trying, but we were charting to avoid so I do know when I ovulated. I ovulated early the month I got my BFP. We had sex two (or was it three?) full days before I O'd and I got pregnant with a girl. I was shocked by my BFP, and when I went back to my chart, I remembered reading about the Shettles method and I remember saying to DH, "Well, we accidentally used Shettles, it's probably a girl!" and it was.

Believe it or not....ditto this EXACTLY!

tanny05 · April 2009

Same as others, in hindisght it is correct (for us). We had sex on the day of ovulation and we have a boy.

FutureMrsCaesar · April 2009

We did and it worked for us. There are other things besides just the timing of sex that go into the Shettles method. Some are quite extreme, but we did the timing, position and DH drank a mt dew before we got it on

BTW, I didnt really care about the sex but DH really wanted to try for a boy so we gave it a shot and it worked!

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