Concieving a Baby Girl?

Updated on April 15, 2011
M.2. asks from Lima, OH
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Hello! My husband & I have 2 boys. We are now ready to try for our final child & we really would like a girl. I have looked up how to concieve a baby girl, but I wondered if any of you have done the same & had a girl? I'd love to buy pink & purples!!! :)

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J.R.

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This is the web site I swear by for gender selection: http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/pregnancy/pregnancy_planne... It worked for me both times (got the boy first then the girl), and it has worked for everyone I've sent it to. I also read that for girls, you (M.) should have a diet rich in magnesium, so I took supplements.

Good luck!

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M.P.

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Have a good talking to to your husbands equipment. It's up to the swimmers.

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There is no surefire way. God gives you what He thinks is best for you. If he gives you a boy, then that's what's best.

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K.K.

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I have 3 girls. I believe we had sex 2-3 days prior to ovulation with all 3. You might try that. However, I am also a midwife and in my experience once you have had 2 babies of the same sex your chances of having a 3rd of the same sex go way up. I see it all the time where the same sex comes in three's.

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B.W.

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We tried Shettles for our second to try for a girl and are the parents of two healthy boys. :) We did try for over a year for #3 and then we decided to pursue adoption. We've been home from Ukraine with our little girl for 6 months now. :) She has mild Cerebral palsy but is thriving and just a joy. Maybe God gave you two boys so you have a desire in your heart for a daugther... you could maybe look into adoption. International adoption doesn't have to be hard or expensive. You can message me if you would like more information. :)

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J.C.

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Google "Billings Method". I used it twice, once to conceive a boy and once to conceive a girl and it worked both times for me.

J.E.

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I had two girls & hoped for a boy... and had another girl! nothing wrong with 3 daughters, they are all unique, 3 very different personalities. I think the same would be for you with 3 boys, if that were the way it turned out. Girl or boy, each child has something different to teach us, experience with us, all the little quirks and adorableness, you love them no matter what. Good luck either way, whats meant to be will be :)

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K.C.

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I read Shettles book How To Choose the Sex of Your Baby and loosely followed his method - got the girl I was trying for! He says if you follow his method perfectly, you have about a 75-80% chance of success.

The basic methodology is to have sex earlier in your cycle to conceive a girl. I highly recommend the book. It's an easy read and will give you some other tips. He recommends charting your cycle for 3-4 months before you start trying, so read it ASAP if you want to start trying soon. I did not want to take the time to chart, but it still worked for me.

Good luck!!! I am loving dressing up my daughter. : )
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K.O.

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DVM M. has a good point. When concieving my little girl, we weren't trying all that often so her reasoning is sound. Good luck and hope you get your girl. I am hoping for a boy myself if we try again...hehehe.

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T.P.

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i have 2 boys & we tried for a year & a half for our 3rd - it was so emotionally draining every month when we found out we were not pregnant, i finally gave up on the ovulation strips, etc, and low & behold we were preggers the next month, with a baby girl!!! and i wouldn't have it any other way - she is a precious gift from God :) it is really fun to buy all of the girl stuff - good luck!!! :)

sending hugs!
~T.

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T.H.

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Yup, DVMMOM has it right, in a nutshell. There is a book, or you could just continue reading on line, but the catch is that you really have to track your ovulation for a while. I know 2 people who did the "girl method" and had girls, but they did a lot of work for it! It takes a few months to know how consistent your cycle is and all that, but it can work! Of course this method isn't fool proof, I think that is understood, but it does work, there is science behind it. Good luck and have fun!

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B.W.

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I tried them with my first two daughters and, well, I had daughters. :) I let mother nature handle the third child and got a boy. Who can tell if it was all chance or if the techniques actually worked. Good Luck!

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momof3girls might have a point. I have two sons and am currently pregnant with our daughter. My M. had two boys and then a girl also.

I know this sounds silly, but check the chinese calandar also. I really don't believe all of that stuff but was curious what it said about me, so a day before the ultrasound I checked and according to the timing I was supposed to be having a girl and sure enough, I am.

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T.P.

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i have 2 boys & we tried for a year & a half for our 3rd - it was so emotionally draining every month when we found out we were not pregnant, i finally gave up on the ovulation strips, etc, and low & behold we were preggers the next month, with a baby girl!!! and i wouldn't have it any other way - she is a precious gift from God :) it is really fun to buy all of the girl stuff - good luck!!! :)

sending hugs!
~T.

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