na na na na na na na, na naaaaa – some times parenthood just happens, sometimes its searched for, sometimes it needs a little assistance, sometimes its planned… Yup planned thats what I’m working on now, I have the most amazing son who brings a smile to my face daily. Its become time to give him a little friend – <internal monolog: SWEET!> but my wife will cut me if this one isnt a girl. I’ve been a bit wishy-washy on this factor because boy or girl it doesnt matter but does it? how many experiences would I miss out on by not having a girl – what happens? If I do get a lil girl then what atleast I’ve done it once with a boy – I tend to know what the bit and pieces do and how to take care of him… It wasnt much of a conversation to stick with only having one child – but that thought crosses my mind all the time. What if we had just one child? would my son be missing out – would we?
So here I am up late at night reading Dr. Shettles’s book… searching google for old wives tales… looking at star maps and astrology guides… calendars from different cultures all in the hopes of working on sex selection – for that… (yah not going against my wife here) baby girl. Got a tip let me know – we’re all ears…
My only tip would be, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!” Trouble is, I knew a man with 11 daughters. Eventually he changed his mind about his deep need for a son! Good luck, sweet kiddo. 🙂
Sorry I dont have any tips since I swore I was having a girl and it turn out I had a son 🙂 Whichever one your blessed with I say congrats and enjoy!
I read recently that girls are more often a result when conception occurs early in the cycle. I believe it was 3 days prior to ovulation. So tell your wife to map it out and tell you what days those are. But after that, in order to decrease the chance of a boy, you’d have to skip fun for about a week after that.
I have both and while I love them equally- girls bring all sorts of different challenges to the table. Don’t let people try to fool you in to believing that little boys and girls are the same and that is only socialization that brings out the differences because it is not true.
But there is nothing better than being the father of a little girl…