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12-06-2012 at 10:31 AM
2Dash
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Is Shettles Method complete nonsense?

Someone (sorry can't rember) brought up the Shettles method in their waiting to O post - so it got me thinking and I read some internet garbage on it.

This was on a website:

At 3 or 4 days prior to ovulation, your cervical mucus and vaginal environment are more acidic. The acidic nature of the vaginal environment is favorable for the “girl” sperm as they are more resilient than the “boy” sperm. If you are seeing slippery cervical mucus, with the consistency of raw egg whites, you’ll need to use caution. The egg white cervical mucus is a lot more fertile and less acidic, favoring the “boy” sperm.

So essentially they are telling you to have sex in your fertile week - but not when you have fertile mucus - if you want a girl (opposite if you want a boy).  And it also mentions if you want a girl over a boy to not have sex when you have +OPKs.

First of all, I really don't care what gender baby I get - I was thrilled to find out I was having a boy the first time round and would have been just as happy if it were a girl.  But this seems crazy - to not have sex when all the indications are that you are fertile???

What are your views? What have you heard?


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12-06-2012 at 10:32 AM
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50% of the time, it works 100% of the time.
12-06-2012 at 10:33 AM
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12-06-2012 at 10:34 AM
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It's bogus.

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12-06-2012 at 10:35 AM
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A lot of people think it is BS. I am neutral on it.

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12-06-2012 at 10:40 AM
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Slapptastic:
50% of the time, it works 100% of the time.

lmao. this. 


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12-06-2012 at 10:41 AM
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in general though I feel like it's kind of bogus. It just doesn't seem to make good sense to me.

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12-06-2012 at 10:43 AM
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Slapptastic:
50% of the time, it works 100% of the time.

yep.  



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12-06-2012 at 10:53 AM
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A friend of a friend who just got knocked up gave me some books. One was the latest edition of Shettles.

The science nerd/avid reader in me forced me to read this book with an open mind. That lasted about 5 minutes.

They make leaping conclusions based on circumstanial evidence and never seem to broach the obviously important questions.

Like what role do men play in this?

How many sperm of each gender do men start with?

Does a mans age affect gender of sprem?

What are the other factors that could produce a difference in sperm gender for men.

I am not saying he is 100 percent malarky. But with all that's involved in conception I find his view extremly narrow.

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12-06-2012 at 10:53 AM
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2Dash:

Someone (sorry can't rember) brought up the Shettles method in their waiting to O post - so it got me thinking and I read some internet garbage on it.

"internet garbage" made me LOL. ^this is why i am so afraid to google and appreciate these boards so much! ;)


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12-06-2012 at 11:22 AM
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I was just doing some reading about this myself. I will totally admit that I am rooting for a girl. But, I would never do this stuff. I would rather have a baby of any gender than nothing at all. I say, what you get is what you get and no matter what it will be fantastic!

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12-06-2012 at 11:51 AM
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I honestly didn't even read your post but I just read a book (the impatient woman's guide to getting pregnant) and she says the method works in the way that is totally opposite of what he predicts. she discredits it anyway

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12-06-2012 at 11:55 AM
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I think it is an interesting idea based on generalizations made about the difference between X or Y carrying sperm.  That being said, at this point in my life I am just wanting to get pregnant.  Maybe if we end up having 3 boys and I really want to try for a girl I would consider reading more into it.

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12-06-2012 at 12:26 PM
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Ha! I was just reading about this the other day! DH wants a boy but having a boy makes me nervous (what do you do with their penis?? I just don't know!). DH likes to tease me so I googled "how to have a girl" and came across Shettles. I have to admit that I found the whole thing interesting, and since we only had the chance for sex a few days before O this month, I'm totally buying into it and thinking good luck girl thoughts :) That being said, I'm not going to intentionally have less FW sex because of it. And I also read that if the woman has an orgasm it'll be a boy...not willing to make that sacrifice! :) But it's fun to play with the different theories!
 
12-06-2012 at 12:45 PM
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Slapptastic:
50% of the time, it works 100% of the time.

this is perfect. Yes 


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12-06-2012 at 1:09 PM
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The foundation of the Shettles method- that X and Y sperm are shaped differently- has been disproven.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1440662/

Therefore, they are no different and will not behave differently.

 

or as Slapptastic said, 50% of the time it works all the time. ;)

 


 


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12-06-2012 at 1:23 PM
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CooneyGirl:
A friend of a friend who just got knocked up gave me some books. One was the latest edition of Shettles. The science nerd/avid reader in me forced me to read this book with an open mind. That lasted about 5 minutes. They make leaping conclusions based on circumstanial evidence and never seem to broach the obviously important questions. Like what role do men play in this? How many sperm of each gender do men start with? Does a mans age affect gender of sprem? What are the other factors that could produce a difference in sperm gender for men. I am not saying he is 100 percent malarky. But with all that's involved in conception I find his view extremly narrow. ETA spelling and mobile bumping puncutation fix.

I read most of the book out of curiosity, and some of these questions are addressed in the book.


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12-06-2012 at 2:00 PM
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mumel16:
Ha! I was just reading about this the other day! DH wants a boy but having a boy makes me nervous (what do you do with their penis?? I just don't know!). DH likes to tease me so I googled "how to have a girl" and came across Shettles. I have to admit that I found the whole thing interesting, and since we only had the chance for sex a few days before O this month, I'm totally buying into it and thinking good luck girl thoughts :) That being said, I'm not going to intentionally have less FW sex because of it. And I also read that if the woman has an orgasm it'll be a boy...not willing to make that sacrifice! :) But it's fun to play with the different theories!

LOL...what?

Having a boy is really not that nerve wracking.


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12-06-2012 at 2:19 PM
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LOL, it freaks me out!  Is it supposed to go up, or do you point it down?  Is it going to spout pee at me??  It might, you never know!  It probably will.  Terrifying :)
 
12-06-2012 at 2:21 PM
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mumel16:
LOL, it freaks me out!  Is it supposed to go up, or do you point it down?  Is it going to spout pee at me??  It might, you never know!  It probably will.  Terrifying :)

http://www.etsy.com/search?q=pee%20tent%20&order=most_relevant&view_type=gallery&ship_to=US


 
12-06-2012 at 2:45 PM
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lorirachel:
I honestly didn't even read your post but I just read a book (the impatient woman's guide to getting pregnant) and she says the method works in the way that is totally opposite of what he predicts. she discredits it anyway

This is what I was going to post when I saw the thread title as well. The author of the IW Guide does a pretty thorough debunking of Shettles, though if I recall correctly, she does say that the studies which disprove it were not big enough to be totally conclusive. Their methodology, however, was far better than what little work Shettles did.

12-06-2012 at 3:20 PM
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Those are amazing!! Duh, it just needs a little teepee... pee, haha, i get it.
Moms are geniuses.

And that actually makes me a little more comfortable with the idea of a boy, thanks!

Ugh, had to edit to fix mobile mistakes.
 
12-06-2012 at 4:20 PM
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We tried it for the heck of it just for kicks... we shall see if it "worked" in 8 weeks or so. we're wanting a girl... but in all honesty i dont really believe in it haha

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12-06-2012 at 6:27 PM
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I give it about as much credit as the Bump's Chinese calendar.

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12-06-2012 at 6:39 PM
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LokiTTGP:

mumel16:
LOL, it freaks me out!  Is it supposed to go up, or do you point it down?  Is it going to spout pee at me??  It might, you never know!  It probably will.  Terrifying :)

http://www.etsy.com/search?q=pee%20tent%20&order=most_relevant&view_type=gallery&ship_to=US

On a related note, you should really search on Etsy for "penis" when you're having a bad day. Amazing.  

ETA: That irrelevant tip was all I had to add because I know nothing about Shettles ;)


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12-06-2012 at 9:06 PM
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I just want to get pregnant!!  I am not going to be worring about the timing of sex to get a boy or girl.  I would be 100% happy with either.
12-07-2012 at 6:48 AM
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LokiTTGP:

mumel16:
LOL, it freaks me out!  Is it supposed to go up, or do you point it down?  Is it going to spout pee at me??  It might, you never know!  It probably will.  Terrifying :)

http://www.etsy.com/search?q=pee%20tent%20&order=most_relevant&view_type=gallery&ship_to=US

On a related note, you should really search on Etsy for "penis" when you're having a bad day. Amazing.  

ETA: That irrelevant tip was all I had to add because I know nothing about Shettles ;)

Wow,  I didn't know I could get a chap stick holder shaped like a penis!  All these years my chapstick has just been hanging out in my purse.  What a shame. 

And someone is getting a penis with a santa hat ornament this year.  I don' t know who yet, but someone will.

That was so fun!

 
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