My husband and I are almost ready to add another little one to our family.  We already have a beautiful baby boy, Frumpkin, and we would like to give him a little sister but there’s no way to plan for that, or is there?

Sure, if you have $20,000.  That’s what it costs for someone to shoot a laser at your husband’s sperm, scoot the boys over there and the girls over here and then implant the egg.  No guarantees that it’ll work either which means maybe $40,000 or more to get a specific gender.  And even then, still no guarantee!  So, No.  There is not a legitimate 100% fool proof method for conceiving a child of either sex, just a lot of people who think there is.  Here are some interesting testimonials I found online.

“My story is, after five girls I was desperate to have a boy! I consulted with two doctors, and both were of the same opinion: follow the Shettles method and use an alkaline douche. Also, they advised me to come in several days before I ovulated and daily have an ultrasound done to look for the exact time of ovulation, then I was to go home and the rest was up to me (and from God!). My insurance wouldn’t cover for me to go daily for an [ultra sound], so I opted just to buy [over the counter] ovulation kits. When I tested positive on the kit, to wait one additional day as the kit states ovulation occurs usually 36 hours after its positive. So, I did it all, waited the additional …  used a baking soda douche, as well as some advice I had read about severely limiting intake of calcium to have a boy(another story by itself) a month prior to trying. I was so pumped and excited just waiting to have an [ultra sound] to see my son! Then the Dr. said, “GIRL!”

“If I were to go by what all of your ladies are saying I would have a boy. I had ovulated toward the end of my honeymoon (yup, honeymoon baby), so needless to say I had intercourse within the 12 hours of ovulation. Guess what? I had a girl. I think everyone is hoping that there is a method to choose the sex of their baby, but I think it’s just chance. I had wanted a boy, better luck next time, I have a 50/50 chance. Good luck to all I hope you get what you want. : )”

The lady above is probably referring to the Shettles method. Which is have sex in advance of ovulation for a girl, right on ovulation day for a boy. But as another woman writes, it’s no surefire method.

“…  I did what so many other women have done before me.  I have three [Darling Daughters] and my husband and I wanted a boy next so I had sex ON THE DAY I ovulated and I wound up having another DD!  I think that while it’s fun to try this [Shettles] method… it’s still all up to God.”

So, my final thoughts on sex selection via methods like Shettles?  It’s going to be fun to try, but I’m not going to be sorry if we don’t have a girl.

Update:  It’s a GIRL!