From a sample size of one, Shettle's "How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby", which IIRC claims it can shift the odds by about 30% or so, worked. From what I could tell, the information in the book about how fertility works wasn't complete hokum. I'd call its information at least on par with the the Chinese astrological chart that an older family member sent.

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Anonymous wrote:If the woman orgasms does it increase or decrease the chance of having a boy?

Increase.

This is such utter bullshit, I can’t even laugh. If you want to know how to (very slightly) increase the odds of having a boy, go to a reputable medical website and search for the answer instead of picking up ignorant crap from mindless morons. Think WeBMD, Mayo Clinic, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Younger father and younger mother.

Yes. All the older parents have girls for the most part! I know girl embryos are stronger and more likely to survive than boys...

I’m a boy mom and know lots of older parents with boys. The best/only want to increase your chances of a boy is to do IVF with gender selection.

Wear a clove of garlic around your neck. Drink 4 oz of olive
Oil before intercourse. Hop on left foot 15 times after inter course. Good luck!

Anonymous wrote:Younger father and younger mother.

Yes. All the older parents have girls for the most part! I know girl embryos are stronger and more likely to survive than boys...

I had two girls and then a boy (not planned). Did not do anything different. I was a bit older and weighed 5 lbs more. I don’t think you can choose, but I remember really wanting girls the first two times and I was having sex everyday and timing right (got pregnant first month with both girls). The third was not planned. I considered taking the morning after pill, but DH thought that having sex once a couple of days after my period ended was not too risky... we had our boy. He is amazing and I am so happy we have him!

Younger father and younger mother.

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Anonymous wrote:I know, I know... you can’t try for a boy. But does anyone know any tricks that can sway the odds a bit? I’ve heard male sperm swim faster and die first, so maybe having sex the day of ovulation helps. Anyone else hear anything? Taking vitamin C? Lol.

Why do you want a boy? What makes them better than girls?

I want a boy because we have 2 girls and I know DH wants a boy. I wouldn’t mind 3 girls though.

My best friend had baby #3 to get the boy. Her 3rd girl is lovely

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Anonymous wrote:Well there are 12 grandchildren on my husband's side. 11 boys and 1 girl. We've got the girl and are also the only ones with fertility issues. Maybe DH's low testosterone and wimpy sperm made the difference?

Np I hate the fact you equate wimpy sperm=girls. We can't expect to be treated well if our own gender/sex thinks we are inferior and wimpy.

Uhhh, I think you're overthinking that a bit. Male factor infertility causes poor quality/wimpy sperm. It doesn't cause children, girls or boys, to be wimpy. Regardless of the kid, the sperm would still be objectively wimpy.

Do IVF and select the male embryos for transfer.

Anonymous wrote:I know, I know... you can’t try for a boy. But does anyone know any tricks that can sway the odds a bit? I’ve heard male sperm swim faster and die first, so maybe having sex the day of ovulation helps. Anyone else hear anything? Taking vitamin C? Lol.

Why do you want a boy? What makes them better than girls?

Anonymous wrote:Well there are 12 grandchildren on my husband's side. 11 boys and 1 girl. We've got the girl and are also the only ones with fertility issues. Maybe DH's low testosterone and wimpy sperm made the difference?

Np I hate the fact you equate wimpy sperm=girls. We can't expect to be treated well if our own gender/sex thinks we are inferior and wimpy.

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Anonymous wrote:High testosterone guys make boy babies. Also look at the older cousins and aunts/uncles. So — the determination was made with who you married.

Look at the aunts and uncles for what?

Just meant if there are mainly girls/aunt or boo/uncles in the family trees.

Hmmm My dh comes from a family with 4 kids; 2 boys and 2 girls.

But Dh and I have all boys, and all of his siblings also only have boys--not a single girl out of 8 kids!

According to research, be inherently domineering as a woman, have a rich husband, have a secure lifestyle (no sicknesses, external threats, etc.) and eat cereal for breakfast (no joke, this is what one paper said). The biggest effect is probably the wealth and plentiful resources. Can tip the scales by up to 15%