We tried to get a girl too & wound up with our 3rd boy. I never bothered with the diet, though. Just tried vinegar douches to make things more acidic & the no orgasm thing. Never did check my ph levels…probably would have been useful.

Good luck!

This is HILARIOUS.
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Apparently shallow penetration also means you are more likely to have a girl, because the weaker male sperm don’t have the stamina to go the distance.
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Girls are more common in couples if the man has a toxic job — which kills off the more fragile male sperm. So he could work with a laptop in his lap or become an anesthesiologist or painter. Get on that, John.

LMAO! Is it completely wrong that I probably laughed as much as you guys did while I was reading this?

Thanks for sharing the girl making, because I will be taking that challenge on in a few years… I need all the tips I can get!
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This is the funniest thing I have read in quite a while. Yay for fun sex while TTC!

Years ago, in college, I had the honor of picking up the writer Carole Maso at her office in Rhode Island and driving her to New Hampshire to do a reading at our school. She told me and my friend (who arranged the reading) about how she and her partner had decided to have a baby. So they read about how to have a girl and went out to find a suitable sperm donor. They found him, she seduced him, and 10 months later they had a beautiful baby girl. I don’t know if it’s coincidence or not, but I’ve heard first hand it works.

dick sneeze. I love Kevin Smith.

We didn’t do ALL of the snazzy tricks, but we were also trying to conceive a girl. We even went as far as to singing old school Nsync songs (along with many other classic “girl” songs), and acting completely ridiculous. It was some of the most funny sex we’ve ever had. Something about your uber manly husband dancing to Bye Bye Bye after sex is quite funny. My theory on “Nothing brings the girls out like boy bands!” wasn’t quite accurate, and alas… another boy is on the way LOL. Hopefully he doesn’t have SUPER bad taste in music.

Laughing during sex is HIGHLY underrated. Glad you got a chance to truly crack up! People never talk about the awesomely goofy stuff that can happen during sex — the ultimate private jokes.

I can see I’ll enjoy reading your blog during this whole process of baby-making. But I gotta say– I question the research on orgasm-free= girl. We have 2 girls and I don’t usually miss out!

I was aware of conception with the second and know for a fact that it was a 2x orgasm night. (And I drink a lot of coffee, too)

Another idea is to read Walter Makichen’s book, Spirit Babies. He has a few different chants to use to get in touch with your spirit baby– then you can simply ask if s/he would be willing to be a girl. (Sounds crazy, I know, but each of my girls told me her name before birth.)
But I figure if it really matters, do everything you can, right?
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Sooo funny!
AND your husband is quite tolerant of you posting about this, mine would never have agreed…
Good luck with the girl thing. I have a friend for whom it worked, she did the diet but also something about positions, not quite sure about the details, but she had her girl!
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love this post. can’t wait to hear how it works out for you. did you actually test the pH? we have two boys… so in about 2 years i’ll be in your boat. i had read about the douche and diet methods of changing your pH and will be so curious to hear a first-hand experience!
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This was awesome! I love Kevin Smith way more than my DH thinks I should. Good luck with getting your girl!
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So THAT’s why I have 2 boys!

I’m sorry, but I would love to hear the conversation/argument if you should have another boy:
“You made me come!“
“I didn’t mean to! I’m sorry!”

Incidentally, can’t he “finish you off” after his deposit? That’s a good HH.

That’s hysterical.

I’m another one who questions the no orgasm information. 3 girls here and I too am “cursed” with multiple orgasm. It does make sense, but damn it, um…no!

Chocolate, coffee and orgasms are all important parts of my life.
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Gina, really funny stuff! Since the sex is determined by the dude, shouldn’t HH have to give some stuff up? Was your book written by a guy? LOL I have four (4!) daughters and I adore bananas, worship coffee and never considered giving up happy time. I do think I heard that XX spermies are made quicker so maybe you just need to do it A LOT so the boys never get a chance to develop. Now that is a win win plan. ~

Is HH doing the hot showers to kill off as many of those weak boy-making spermies? I swear that is how I got my little girl and I know it is the reason why I will never have a boy, my DH comes out looking like a LOBSTER when he showers. Also, have HH wear tighty-whities (is that how you spell it?)

And, your blog? HILARIOUS!

TMI for some, but I love that you just shared this with the whole world. Too funny! As far as my story goes, our girls weren’t planned, they just happened. I don’t think I lacked an orgasm for either of them either. But regardless of all the bijillions of girls who’ve been born without methods attached I think it’s great that you’re going all out to try to get what you want. Makes for good blog too!
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Hilarious. I wish I were brave enough to post my funny sex stories. The other day DH and I were DTD when I suddenly couldn’t get “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” from Mary Poppins out of my head. I realized that we were in sync with the rhythm of that song. When I told my husband that, he decided to try the rhythm of other Mary Poppins songs. When he started singing “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” we both busted up laughing. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard in my life. Ah, funny sex is the best.

Anyway, good luck with your babymaking. I’ll be trying some of these methods the next time around. I really want a girl. I love my little boy but coming from a family of four brothers and six nephews, we need more girls.

Ahhh.. see all the fun I miss out on by not blogging so anonymously anymore! Love this story. Hilarious.
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Luckily, they say you *should* eat chocolate when trying for a girl!:)

This is too funny! and I can’t wait to try this crazy stuff one day to get my boy! But considering I was already drinking too much coffee and never going without an orgasm and my Lucy IS a girl, I might have to work extra hard next time!! It should be fun. Good luck Gina with your funny-baby-girl-makin sex!

LMAO Isn’t it great when you can laugh while having sex?

I have to say when TTC #2, I did every single one of those things that you’re not “supposed” to do when trying for a girl… and I got a girl.

Great post! You had me in stitches. The hubby and I also laughed our way through several sexcipades while trying for our fourth. We never talked about Kevin Smith though. lol

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See, I actually kind of love Kevin Smith, so that would not prevent me from having an orgasm. Very little does, which is probably why I have a girl (pretty sure I had bronchitis then, though) and two boys. Good luck — I can’t wait to hear more. Of your humor. Not the sex. Unless you want to share. . er, I’ll stop now.

@Zoey — I actually just heard about the penetration thing too! Apparently there is some truth to position helping determine gender (well.. I mean kinda.)

@Holly — I read that in my copy of Taking Charge of Your Fertility, and for the first time in my life I wished that John was an anesthesiologist! (or some equally as toxic job)

@Severine — Haa haa… yeah, my husband is quite tolerant. He actually laughed his ass off at this post.

@Embee — I’m not actually testing my pH yet, but I want to. Just have to figure out where to buy those damn kits!

@Andy — my husband takes barely-warm showers, and it a total SISSY about water temperature. He and my oldest son both love luke warm water, while me and my younger son need steaming hot baths.

@Melodie — I know, it’s all very silly, and there have been a billion girls born by sheer chance, but when you read the science behind it, it actually makes some sense. Combine body chemistry with timing, and it could sway the gender in one way or another. With everything I know about our diet and lifestyles, it actually makes a lot of sense that we’re most hospitable to boys. I’m trying to level the playing field!

@Tracie — haa haa! How long did it take you to figure out how to spell “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?” Or did you look it up? Nobody knows how to spell that nonsense. I’m glad you and your DH had a good laugh too.

@JillBabyRabies — I have no idea what I’d do if my dad ever started reading this blog. *shiver*

@jerseygirl89 — oh, I am COMPLETELY in love with Kevin Smith. I actually like him way more than DH does. The only reason he knew about the Dick Sneeze comment was because I turned him onto Kevin Smith’s podcast, and he still listens to it (but I don’t anymore because I’m not sitting at a desk all day.) I used to play a song in my band called “Give me Back my Mallrats Poster.”

Hi Gina,

I had 3 girl-pregnancies but I won’t comment on how those tricks work or not. It’s fun trying anyway and since you’ll be happy no matter what you get — keep up the good work

I love reading your blog and I know you are a smart cookie, which is why I was a bit surprised you are choosing a home birth. I am an OB-trained family physician, currently not practicing OB and if you allow me a word of caution, think again! I know your (and most people’s) opinion of OB’s, but trust me, we are not that bad! We spend a little time studying the natural birth process, which is pretty straight forward and easy to understand, then a LONG time studying everything that can go wrong, because believe you me — it can. You pop on any OB ward and can get your plenty of birth gone wrong. Yes yes, some is because of induction/epidural and all that, but some not, and you do NOT want to be home alone with a doula when sh*t hits the fan.

It is like betting your child’s life that nothing will go wrong. NOT worth it. There are bad outcomes to home births, but you don’t hear about them because nobody blogs to brag about it. You only hear the I DID IT! stories. With my first birth I was as close to ZERO of a risk for any complications as one can be, and yet my baby died when she was 7 days old. She had a cardiorespiratory arrest at 20h of age. Though a home birth briefly crossed my mind, I thank God I didn’t go through with it because my life would have been over. I would have never been able to forgive myself for not giving my baby the best chance there was.

I am not looking to start a controversy here, so you other commenters be easy on me! I am thrilled your home birth worked for you, but don’t try to change my opinion because you can’t I am fully supportive of midwives who do their work in birthing centers, where help is close if need be. Gina, best of luck with whatever you choose and if you get another boy I’ll trade you one (I have 2 daughters and 2 step-daughter) LOL

@Alina — thanks for your concern, but mine and my child’s safety is exactly why I’m staying home for my next birth. I will not be “alone with a doula” — I will be with a CNM with more years of real birth experience than most practicing OBs in Chicagoland, and I trust that she will monitor my birth closer than any physician would. I also haven’t based my decision on some blog reading; rather years of reading very smart scientists and doctors who think that our hospital system is broken and not a place for a healthy birth. There have also been studies proving supported homebirth is as safe or safer than a hospital setting, and most other developed countries embrace this model of care.

I realize you’ve studied for years about everything that can go wrong, and that teaches you to see a normal biological event as a medical event, because you make a lot more money of the medical events. If I need obstetric surgery, trust me, I’ll see an OB, but if I’m just having a baby, I’d rather do that the way nature intended, and avoid another uterine scar. Thanks for your input though.

I love it when we end up laughing during sex and if orgasms are a factors in making girls… I know why I have 2 girls! (I, sadly, have a hard time orgasming. sadness.)
BTW, love the tactful response to what could have otherwise been a touchy comment from the “non-practicing OB-trained family physician.”

You misunderstand my position on birth issues, and if you read again what I wrote, you heard a lot of things I did not say One reason I have enjoyed reading your blog is that I agree birth is over-medicalized, over-instrumented etc of something that should be understood as a natural process. It is only a ‘medical event’ in the sense that it is one of the (if not THE) riskiest things a young woman goes through, and most certainly her newborn too. If you noticed, I never said a birth should even happen in a hospital! Birthing centers are a wonderful option IMO. I wish we had them in NJ but we don’t. I also never said your CNM was not experienced or that she would not monitor your birth closely enough! My only point was that the equipment is not there IN CASE something goes wrong. I shared my experience with my first baby to raise questions like — what if my baby stops breathing after the CNM leaves? what if I don’t stop bleeding? what if I throw a clot to my lungs and faint before even being able to call out to my husband? I would never acuse you or anyone else of making such an important decision on reading blogs! And last but not least, I never said you should not have a baby the way nature intended and avoid another scar! Your reply really sounds like I am urging you to have another C or something!!

I am sorry I even posted the comment because it was really taken the wrong way. I wish you and your family the very best

@Alina — there are no freestanding birth centers in the state of Illinois. Not a single one. There is one “Alternative Birth Center” in my state, which is 2 rooms in a hospital.

Hospital or home are my only two choices. I choose home.

@Alina All your questions are possibilities after you leave the hospital, too. If women stayed there for a couple weeks after birth instead of a couple days, you might have a point. And women generally leave birth centers even quicker w/no follow-up, unlike a midwife attended home birth.

This was HILARIOUS.
I have been studying and researching gender swaying for a couple of years now and this year we’re taking the plunge! I have an appt to get my IUD out next week and from then on out I’m thinking GIRL GIRL GIRL!!!
I’m excited annnnnnnd way nervous lol!
Oh, I wanted to tell you, I ordered my PH strips on ebay and theyre on there way to me. I looked for WIDE RANGE PH Test LITMUS PAPER and was able to score 100 strips for under $6, check it out. This link has helped me a lot!
http://www.in-gender.com/cs/forums/t/3584.aspx

I can’t wait to hear how your journey ends up, GOOD LUCK! To both of us!!
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