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Any Tips on How to Get Pregnant with a Girl???

I know this is ridiculous, but my husband and I are ready to try again for baby #2 and I am really hoping to have a girl this time. We only want two children and our first was a boy. I'd do anything to have a girl this time around. I have two sisters who are my best friends and I am very close with my mom, so I know that connection and bond that daughters have with their mom that lasts for the rest of their lives. I know there are no absolute answers, but I'd love to hear any tips, suggestions or old fashioned advice.

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Have you seen the chinese birth chart? I know many who it has been wrong for, but I also know many it was right for too. Including me with my 2 boys.
Google "ancient chinese birth chart"
Good luck

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Have you seen the chinese birth chart? I know many who it has been wrong for, but I also know many it was right for too. Including me with my 2 boys.
Google "ancient chinese birth chart"
Good luck

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I read a book called "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Terry W. something (sorry, I can't remember). She has a chapter that talks about this, and it seems to make sense to me. I would have tried it, but I hadn't started a cycle yet after the birth and nursing of our first son before I became pregnant with our second (which was kind of nice, now that I think about it), so I didn't really have that advantage. Consequently, we have a 2nd son, but I don't mind one bit!! I'm sure it will be the same for you, but just keep in mind that ultimately, the Lord is in control, so even if you follow the advice to a T (or think you did it right), make sure your mind set is good for either girl OR boy, just in case, so you don't find yourself "disappointed" about your second child, ya know?

Good luck and God bless!

It is not silly, I was there over a year ago. I sooooo wanted a girl. It did not matter the timing (if I had a girl first then I would have wanted a boy).
Anyway, I tried this method (http://www.ovulation-calendar.com/hlp-c03-conceiving-girl...) I am not sure this is the website I got info from but this is the idea.
I calculated the cycles for a few months and figured out when the dates came in. I also followed info on positioning because that seemed to come up in several web searches. I took some of the info from Dr. Settles and read what I could.
We had a beautiful baby girl eleven months ago. I was so excited and I did not find out what I was having so it was a great surprise.
For those reading, I hoped foremost for a happy and healthy baby.
I did long for having a son and a daughter for as long as I can remember back to my childhood. So, I do understand!!!

Hi J.,

I recommend that you read Toni Weschler's book Taking Charge of Your Fertility, and follow the methods in her book for charting your fertility signs, which will help you determine the best time in your cycle to conceive. There is a brief section in the book about how charting your fertility signs correctly can improve your odds of having a boy or girl. A friend of mine also suggested the book How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby (can't remember the author, but I'm sure you could google it or check amazon) when my husband and I were preparing to try for #2 and were hoping for a girl. We followed most of the methods in that book and we have been blessed with a daughter (now almost 2).
Good Luck!!
L.

Try the Dr Shettles method.. there's nothing that can guarrantee it, but I got my boy by using his method . good luck

Look for info online, but get it from a medical source. There's a lot of old wives tales. As a mom of 6 and grandma of 7 (and counting) my real advice is "go with the flow" and love what you get. This desire for a girl may seem very insignificant later in life. I have a bond with one of my boys that is as wonderful as what I have with my girls. As the years go by, work for and celebrate the unique bond that you create together with each of your children.

Please check out the book "Taking Charge of your Fertility" by Teri Weschler. I read this book and did everything by the tee and low and behold my first was a boy, which is what we "wanted". Mainly you just need to take your temp every morning before you get out of bed and go the bathroom and chart it. This will so you your ovulation cycle and then from there the book explains about what would be the "good" time to have intercourse to get a boy or a girl. I thought the book was very informative and would suggest it to anyone who is look to "get what they want" Good luck !!!!

Toni Weschler's "Taking Charge of Your Fertility". It's a great book. Just make sure you follow her advice and read the whole book, not just the chapter on gender! You really need to understand the whole reproductive system, and your cycle in particular first.

Good luck! I'll be trying it someday, too. I have two boys!

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