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Tigriz · #1 08-01-2006, 04:43 AM

Okay, I'm sure all of you have heard at least one old wives' tale on what to do different if you are trying for a boy or a girl. I would love to hear them! I read somewhere that your husband should drink a soda just before sex if you'd like to have a boy, since male sperm are quicker, but die of faster. I guess the idea is the caffeine gives them even more energy! LOL.

Melos · #2 08-01-2006, 05:16 AM

I was always told "Eat spicy food!" if you want to have a boy. I don't like spicy food, but - it was funny - while I was pregnant with my first son, the only thing I could eat was hot buffalo wings!

Sister · #3 08-01-2006, 12:54 PM

Supposedly if you want a boy you should try right when you start ovulating, for a girl right at the tail end of your ovulation period. Or maybe I have that backwards, LOL!

harleysneak · #4 08-01-2006, 09:34 PM

I have heard the same thing about the ovulation. They say it's because the girl sperms last longer and are more hearty, whereas the boy sperms are gone more quickly.

Tigriz · #5 08-02-2006, 05:00 AM

Okay, so other than waiting until the end of ovulation, and NOT eating spicy foods, anymore surefire tips to conceive a girl? We've got our beautiful boy, so next time we want to try for a beautiful girl! :-)

Melos · #6 08-02-2006, 06:17 AM

I asked my mother about some of them (she had 3 girls including me) and she told me the following: eat sweets, put a pink bow under your pillow when trying to conceive, the woman should be more dominant during conception attempts to conceive a girl, and the mom-to-be should carry around a wooden spoon.

Sister · #7 08-02-2006, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Melos

I asked my mother about some of them (she had 3 girls including me) and she told me the following: eat sweets, put a pink bow under your pillow when trying to conceive, the woman should be more dominant during conception attempts to conceive a girl, and the mom-to-be should carry around a wooden spoon.

LOL! I have two girls and I don't recall doing any of those. Those are really cute!

feline · #8 08-02-2006, 07:52 AM

I remembered my doctor telling me that it is the man who provides the sex of the baby. I wonder if this is true. Well, the telltales are worth talking about

kelkat · #9 08-07-2006, 12:13 PM

Okay, quick science lesson. Girl chromozones are XX. Boy's are XY. To get a girl, you need two X's. Each sperm is either an X or a Y. So yes, the man does determine the sex of the child. Doesn't matter what you eat, what you were, or how you hold your feet. If a Y gets there first, you get a boy!

Tigriz · #10 08-11-2006, 10:04 AM

But is sure will be fun telling hubby that I'm in charge when it comes to the trying part! Somehow I just don't think he'll mind. :-)