"Renee" wrote in message
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On Dec 13, 2:22 pm, mommycom wrote:
We have 3 daughters currently and my husband and I would like one
more. We are crossing our fingers for a boy, but if it doesn't happen,
we'll still be very happy.

We are not going the medical route, just "natural" methods. Does
anyone have any advice or tips? TIA!

Thank you.

Well, female sperm are slower but live longer than male sperm or so
I've heard. So, if you have sex right before ovulating, the chances
for a girl are better, since the male sperm have died off before the
egg appears. If you wait until right after you ovulated, the male
sperm have a better chance of reaching the egg first, since they are
faster. But, I think this only improves your odds slightly, since
there are about a million of those suckers.

Renee

That's what I thought to. Then my husband came home from a tour right at
the end of my menstrual cycle, and we had sex once, and he went back out to
sea. I was pregnant. Technically, the baby should have been a boy under
the scenerio presented by Renee. Because I didn't ovulate for another week
or so. But he wasn't.