Ovulation and Gender

trish1200 · Feb 25th, 2009, 14:53 PM

I've read that if conception is closer to ovulation date, you're more likely to have a boy, and if a few days before a girl. Apparently female sperm survives longer and since the male ones are better swimmers if close to ovulation they'll win the race.

Well, according to my scan dates I got pregnant on the 9th November, well...as the last time we had sex before that was on the 5th.....4 days appart, it must be a girl, right????

Does anyone else know their dates? Is this method accurate?

kiki · Feb 25th, 2009, 15:00 PM

Hmmm, could be something in that I suppose. I conceived 11th October, we had sex that night, but hadnt for 5 days or so beforehand and I am having a boy.

xxx

Jkelmum · Feb 25th, 2009, 15:03 PM

I got a very faint pos on opk on 30th sept which is when we

and didnt again for wks due to hubby havin a op ...So i would say i ov,d properly on 2nd oct and i am havin a girl

aries5486 · Feb 25th, 2009, 15:08 PM

my friend used this theroy when she wanted a girl and she did have a girl!!!

Will see when i get my scan as we did do it when i was ovulated so will just wait and see!!!

trish1200 · Feb 25th, 2009, 15:15 PM

So....so far it's working

honey08 · Feb 25th, 2009, 17:37 PM

ooh well wot bout me then, we had sex everyday up2 O !! so cud be either right

lol will find out 2moro

mummymadness · Feb 25th, 2009, 19:11 PM

Not sure on the 4 days thing hun , I had sex and my scans put me at 4 days after we had sex !!! .
When i asked and was confused i was told that maybe the sperm took longer or the egg didnt fertilise straight away , Confused the heck out of me lol .

Either way hun Were having a boy and it falls the day before O i think but im not 100% sure as i wasnt tracking or plannng so didnt work for me , Bt like i i said im not sure when i O exactly as i wasnt trying lol .

Good luck . xx .

esther · Feb 25th, 2009, 19:24 PM

That theory is definitely true. Female sperm tends to live longer and male sperm tends to be faster. So if you were trying for a boy you would try around or on ovulation and for a girl a couple of days before. Although it is not sure fire, you can still have a girl around ovulation.

NoSpringChick · Feb 25th, 2009, 21:05 PM

They reckon I was pregnant before I even ovulated !! and I'm having a girl, so by my reckoning this theory is true but nto 100% reliable.

loz · Feb 25th, 2009, 21:09 PM

worked for me x

Feb 25th, 2009, 14:53 PM	#1
trish1200 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London Posts: 654	Ovulation and Gender I've read that if conception is closer to ovulation date, you're more likely to have a boy, and if a few days before a girl. Apparently female sperm survives longer and since the male ones are better swimmers if close to ovulation they'll win the race. Well, according to my scan dates I got pregnant on the 9th November, well...as the last time we had sex before that was on the 5th.....4 days appart, it must be a girl, right???? Does anyone else know their dates? Is this method accurate?

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Feb 25th, 2009, 15:00 PM	#2
kiki Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,173	Hmmm, could be something in that I suppose. I conceived 11th October, we had sex that night, but hadnt for 5 days or so beforehand and I am having a boy. xxx

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Feb 25th, 2009, 15:03 PM	#3
Jkelmum Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In my own bubble Posts: 17,575	I got a very faint pos on opk on 30th sept which is when we and didnt again for wks due to hubby havin a op ...So i would say i ov,d properly on 2nd oct and i am havin a girl

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Feb 25th, 2009, 15:08 PM	#4
aries5486 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: a wee town called Kirkcaldy in Scotland!!! Posts: 700	my friend used this theroy when she wanted a girl and she did have a girl!!! Will see when i get my scan as we did do it when i was ovulated so will just wait and see!!!

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Feb 25th, 2009, 15:15 PM	#5
trish1200 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London Posts: 654	So....so far it's working

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Feb 25th, 2009, 17:37 PM	#6
honey08 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: north yorkshire,uk Posts: 28,681	ooh well wot bout me then, we had sex everyday up2 O !! so cud be either right lol will find out 2moro

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Feb 25th, 2009, 19:11 PM	#7
mummymadness Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 7,558	Not sure on the 4 days thing hun , I had sex and my scans put me at 4 days after we had sex !!! . When i asked and was confused i was told that maybe the sperm took longer or the egg didnt fertilise straight away , Confused the heck out of me lol . Either way hun Were having a boy and it falls the day before O i think but im not 100% sure as i wasnt tracking or plannng so didnt work for me , Bt like i i said im not sure when i O exactly as i wasnt trying lol . Good luck . xx .

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Feb 25th, 2009, 19:24 PM	#8
esther Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia, Brisbane Posts: 2,468	That theory is definitely true. Female sperm tends to live longer and male sperm tends to be faster. So if you were trying for a boy you would try around or on ovulation and for a girl a couple of days before. Although it is not sure fire, you can still have a girl around ovulation.

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Feb 25th, 2009, 21:05 PM	#9
NoSpringChick Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,731	They reckon I was pregnant before I even ovulated !! and I'm having a girl, so by my reckoning this theory is true but nto 100% reliable.

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Feb 25th, 2009, 21:09 PM	#10
loz Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: manchester Posts: 4,685	worked for me x

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