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XP: Gender Question

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I was talking to a friend today here at work that is TTC. She mentioned that she is going to wait until the exact day she ovulates to produce a boy. She said her fertility specialist said if you TTC 3-4 days before you ovulate, you have a higher chance of a girl since female sperm is slower. But, if you TTC on the exact day you ovulate or a few days after, you will have a higher chance of boy since male sperm is faster and the egg is already patiently waiting.I am curious to see how much of this is actually true.?I always thought whichever sperm was fastest was the winner regardless of when you TTC.?So...let's test this out. When you and your DH TTC, did you try right at ovulation, and if so, did you have a boy? Or, was it a few days before and you had a girl??MY ANSWER:I took the ovulation predictor kit, and we TTC right on the day I ovulated, and the next 2 days after. I obviously had a boy, so according to the info above, that was correct.?
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  • kate081206kate081206

    We conceived on the day I ovulated and we had a boy...so...your theory is right.

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  • CoastieWife08CoastieWife08

    It's called the Shettles Method, and the people I know who've used it, ihad success.

    If I have my chart right, then the method worked for us, even if we weren't trying for it.

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  • chrisnj0614chrisnj0614

    I was charting, but we weren't TTCing yet. LOL  We were both sick, so it only happened twice the whole month and only once was unprotected.

    Based on my chart, I ovulated 5 days after we did the deed unprotected and we had a boy!

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  • ShanJosh777ShanJosh777 member
    Well, I didn't chart so I don't know for sure, but I know the day we conceived and I'm almost positive it was the day I ovulated.... and we had a boy.
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  • missamy713missamy713

    We were trying effortlessly, so I have no idea about the ovulating thing.

    However, I've always heard that male sperm swims fastest and dies the soonest.  Female sperm will hang out longer but is slower.  I'm not a biologist or doctor though...

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  • KittyCatBioKittyCatBio

    you mean the shettles method?

    we weren't trying to conceive anything either way (was supposed to be an "off" month), but it ended up that we FLB 3 days prior to O and got a girl, so ours worked for the theory as well.

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  • mllmommllmom
    We too used a kit and TTC on the day I ovulated and the next 3 days and had a boy.. I have heard the same theory and honestly wanted to try it out.
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  • LittleMamaBLittleMamaB
    Two boys, both conceived right at ovulation.
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  • ColeslawcatColeslawcat member

    Even if you follow Shettles perfectly, it still only brings the odds to 65%, it might be even less.  So it's hard to say it does or doesn't work based on a few responses.

    I charted for both pregnancies and got pregnant the two cycles I couldn't actually pinpoint my ovulation so I'm no help. 

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  • NewlywednOhioNewlywednOhio
    imageCoastieWife08:

    It's called the Shettles Method, and the people I know who've used it, ihad success.

    If I have my chart right, then the method worked for us, even if we weren't trying for it.

    That's right, Coastie! Forgot about that. I remember people discussing it on BOTB board when I was TTC.?

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  • KASOTOKASOTO
    Never charted, woudln't know...I don't get people like this aren't you just happy to have a healthy baby?
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  • mrparsley07mrparsley07 member
    We TTC 4 days before, 2 days before, day of, and two days after and got a girl...so I guess it was right for us if we got the sperm from the days prior to o'ing.
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  • NewlywednOhioNewlywednOhio
    KASOTO- I know I was happy to have a healthy baby, for sure. I didn't care either way. But, my friend here at work specially wants a boy for her first for some reason, and is doing everything and anything possible to get a boy. It would be funny though if she had a girl first. Hee! Hee!
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  • trigenatrigena
    I was charting, and we TTC 4 days before ovulation and had a girl. So it worked in our case even though we weren't trying.
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  • jennmarie924jennmarie924
    I used an ovulation predictor kit and we started TTC the day before ovulation and for the next 3 days.  We got 2 girls.  The twins were my "fault" (fraternal) but the girls are my dh's "fault" Smile
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  • azmissy2003azmissy2003
    I TTC two days before I ovulated and had a boy.
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  • nictelnictel
    We used an ovulation kit, and conceived day I ovulated or day after and had a boy....we were just trying to get pregnant - boy or girl...but the theory is true in my case!
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  • kremerkskremerks

    We TTC on the day I ovulated and we had a girl so it is not right with me.  My sister also tried this method to have a girl the 3rd time since she had 2 boys and she TTC 3-4 days prior and concieved before ovulating and still had a 3rd boy.  She is happy with her boys, but thought she would try to see if this method works.  Regardless, the men decide the sex :).

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