4 - 5 days after your menses is the best day to try and conceive a boy. A guys swimmers live for a couple days so the theory is if you have sex before ovulation you are going to havea girl because the girls live longer. I had planned to try to sway for a boy in around 12 months time - but this baby obviously wanted to be here earlier! Also, regardless if it had been debunked or not I don't see the harm in trying. Aside from tracking ovulation, you also need to adopt this recommended sex positions to conceive a baby boy. Discussion in 'Third Trimester' started by CatLady86, Jan 2, 2017. One day before ovulation and two days before ovulation or actually the best days for TTC. This product is displayed based on comments within this post. The egg only stays alive for a very short time. We did try for a girl again and I didn't change my diet and nothing happened for a year and a half until we dtd just before ov and I caught with a boy. To use ovulation to predict your baby’s gender, look at the day you had sex and the day of ovulation. 07-05-2012 19:56 #5. delirium View Profile View Forum Posts Offending peeps since 2007 ... Usually the day of O is a boy, 1-3 before is a girl and that's exactly how it was for my boy and girl. BabyCenter aims to share products and services we hope you’ll find interesting and helpful. So my question - did anyone conceive a boy after DTD 5 + days before ovulation? I really hope you get your lg. The most commons one are using an opk, a BBT thermometer and online ovulation tracking. With my first son we DTD 3 days before ovulation so I was totally expecting a girl but nope, a boy! Reality: Chances of conception are nearly identical whether you have sex once, twice, three times, or more in the 6-day window before ovulation.The critical thing is to hit the day of ovulation or the day before. Make sperm travel faster, but female sperm can live longer inside you. I am surprised how common boys are that late after ovulation. im driving myself crazy with symptom spotting (im 9dpo) sometimes i think its just in my head, because there is very very small chance i got preg this month (w dtd only once 3-4 days before ov) i was just wondering if anyone conceived after dtd few days before ovulation? It’s called “The Shettles Method,” based on the work of Dr. Landrum Shettles.Dr. Bit if you had sex two days before AND on ovulation day there is no reason that the egg couldn't be fertilised using sperm from two days before. My two girls were both same day … Second, the only way to know when you ovulated is to chart your temperatures. For the fastest help on, Breastfeeding: the trick to a comfy latch. Shettles discovered some differences in certain characteristics of the male and … We dtd the day before ovulation this time. I didn't track ovulation with my first pregnancy so I can't say if it worked or not, but we had a boy. Ahhh I see! DD was 2 days before… I've got 5 boys in total with all of them we dtd … Another for 5 days before - but not a girl. But I'll keep you posted! (a) When trying for a boy, don't have sex for 3- 4 days before you reach the target date a day or two before ovulation! According to Shettles the 24 hr mark is a 50/50 chance of boy or girl. Just so you know, we may earn a commission if you buy something we’ve linked to here. Instead, you should have sex on the very day of ovulation and up to 2 to 3 days after. With my DS, we tried for a boy by DTD (do the deed) the day of ovulation and the day after. The Shettles Method theory. The idea is that boy sperm doesn't live very long, but are faster then girl sperm- so if you DTD on the day of ovulation you are more likely to have a boy. So if you achieved the unlikely and concieved 5+ days before O what bubba did you get? Please flag if you think our product match is incorrect. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. * Do not have intercourse again until 2 or 3 days after ovulation has … Having sex further from ovulation, but still within the sperm survival range, will favor having a girl. monitoring_string = "3ca4edba3412280d6602cbcfe1cd5847". As you move to 2-3 days prier to O then the chances for a girl go up. I am trying to work out exactly how many days before ovulation would be my best chance of a girl. However, my 12 week nub pic is VERY boy and has received 100% 'boy' response in the gender prediction section - so now I am of the view it is a boy. That pregnancy was a girl :) Why has it been debunked? Sperm can survive up to 5 days inside the woman’s body after ejaculation. Shettles worked for me. 24 hours and closer to O higher chances for a boy. The general 'rule' is 3 or more days before O = Girl because the boy sperm apparently dies earlier, however I have also read that 6/7 days before O = Boy Despite the fact that I know in my head its 50/50 I would really like to do a little poll. With my 2 girls I dtd a couple of days before ovulatiom day. Please give me some hope! I also expected a girl, but was surprised by a healthy son instead. On average, ovulation occurs 12 to 16 days before the menstrual period begins. Shettles Method. Find out your baby’s gender with the Baby Gender Predictor now!. I think I can conceive boys easily and girls I have to make changes. A woman is usually able to get pregnant for about 5 days each month, when ovulation occurs. Girl sperm are slow, but live much longer. My sister conceived both her girls after ovulation. With this one, we wanted a girl, so we DTD (do the deed) 4 days and 1 day prior to ovulation. I think some people can conceive both genders easily. Yes, the sperm decides the sex, but the day of conception has a lot to do with gender. And to conceive a girl, you should have sex either two to three days before ovulation or on the day of ovulation. Get expert guidance from the world's #1 pregnancy and parenting resource, delivered via email, our apps, and website. Oooh I'm interested in this as I've been looking into the Shettles method. Or at least the ultrasound person said she saw dangly bits, I'm "only" 35 weeks pregnant I'm also a good argument against fertility dropping over 30 or whatever the stats are, I'm almost 35yo. they do say 5 is possible but the chances are very slim. This time we had sex 3-4 days before ovulation which should give us a girl but we don't know the sex yet. xx My last two we dtd one day before ov (boys) I have 2 girls one we cut off 4 days before and the other I done the o+12 method so after ovulation. And LH surge may lead to ovulation on the same day or five days later. You are passing a message to a BabyCenter staff member. I know according to shettles method the further from ovulation the higher the chance of it being a girl but I don't think my body keeps sperm alive that long. I've heard of it working for so many people x. Is a girl still possible? Myth: It’s best to have sex every other day, so you can hit at least one of the two best days and save up your sperm. * After the last day of your period, have intercourse frequently, up until 2 to 4 days before you suspect you will ovulate. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. For my eldest I changed my diet to make myself more acidic because this is meant to help female sperm survive. We DTD 5 days before with no luck, next cycle 4 days before and bubba boy is due in 8 weeks. We know my exact date of ovulation as being 6 days after we DTD. So, unless you had zero sex before ovulation, it would be pretty hard to tell either way. My Dd2 now is now 6 months stayed put for 5 days lol. when do you find out? Yes you are fertile two days before you ovulate. Tracking ovulation allows you to know the best time to have sex to conceive a baby boy. I'm currently 6 weeks with number 3 and we dtd the day before so will be interesting to see if this one is a boy we have 2 girls already. Im currently pregnant with a baby that would've been conceived right on ovulation day but I wont find out the sex for another 5 or so weeks. For my eldest I changed my diet to make myself more acidic because this is meant to help female sperm survive. Shettles was a biologist, and in, in the 1960s, he discovered that Y-bearing, male-producing sperm are smaller and faster than the X-bearing variety, which are larger and live longer. Boy or Girl: Couples Trying to Load the Dice ... of a girl is supposedly fostered by an acidic douche preceding shallower face-to-face coitus without female orgasm 2-3 days before ovulation. Can you conceive girl on ovulation day..: Me and my husband did DTD everyday after my AF and I think also just before ovulation..we desperately want a girl as we already have a boy ..but either way we are ok just want a healthy .. - BabyCenter Australia The Baby Gender Calculator is based on the ancient Chinese Pregnancy Calendar which is said to be able to predict whether you will have a boy or a girl based on the mother’s age and month of conception. For girls, have sex everyday from day = 1 or day = 5 … ). Thanks nuttymum :-) I've got ages to wait yet I'm only 8 weeks it's dragging soooooo my much x, Shettlers method has recently been debunked. So to conceive a boy, you should have sex four to six days before ovulation. Id … 25-01-2014 08:11 #5 We did not end up doing a 0+12 (treated it as a practice cycle) but we dtd 3.5 to 4 before ovulation (ovulated 4 days early so should have really being a 7 day abstinence). By using a calculator and monitoring your cycle, you will identify the best day for conception. My last two we dtd one day before ov (boys) I have 2 girls one we cut off 4 days before and the other I done the o+12 method so after ovulation. This is because your womb is ready for fertilization several days after your period ends. Having sex as close as possible to ovulation will favor a boy. I've got 5 boys in total with all of them we dtd on or just before ov. I was also advised to (incoming TMI) masturbate twice after DTD to help the boy sperm mobilise even quicker and get them to the egg before the girl sperm.. the contractions of the orgasm assist with this.. diet wise getting more potassium and less calcium and magnesium should also increase your chances of having a baby boy. Well, conceiving the desired sex is a 50/50 shot to begin with, so it only increases the odds by 10% which is not huge. Because sperm can live for 3 to 5 days in a woman's reproductive tract, it is possible to become pregnant if intercourse occurs several days before ovulation. There are ways to track your fertile days. It only tells you that you get an LH surge. Have intercourse often, right up until the "cutoff" of 2 to 4 days before ovulation. Are you pregnant and trying to work out the sex? I wasn't tracking ovulation with my second son. This method has been prooven not as true as people thought it was. Well good luck for the 2ww and good luck on getting a girl. Momtastic.com is a property of TotallyHer Media, LLC, an, (You must log in or sign up to post here. With my first pregnancy, I was only going by a predicted ovulation date based on my cycle, and again we dtd 5-6 days before I was expected to ovulate (right before hubby was going away for 2 weeks.) One of the things you really need to be good at when trying to have a boy naturally is pinpointing your ovulation day. 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