The Different Methods for Conceiving a Girl – Which One is Best?

If you’ve been doing any research online to improve your chances of conceiving a girl then you no doubt have found that most of the different methods are contradictory. Some claim you should have sex as close to ovulation as possible for a girl and other’s suggest trying to conceive at least 5 days before and no sooner. So which method is right?

This article will look at some of the more popular gender selection methods for conceiving a girl and their success rates so you can decide which one is best for you.

Shettles Method

By far the most well known method for conceiving a girl or boy baby is the Shettles Method. It relies on timing and says that for a girl you should aim to have intercourse at least five to three days before you ovulate and no sooner as this gives the stronger female sperm a greater chance of surviving long enough to fertilize the egg.

The Shettles Method boasts a 77% success rate for getting pregnant with a female child.

Whelan Method

The Whelan Method also relies on timing intercourse around when the woman ovulates, but contradicts the Shettles Method in saying that the best time to conceive a girl is when you notice a rise in temperature using charting methods. Using basal body temperature as a guide, Whelan suggests than as soon as you notice the half degree rise in temperature that means that you have just ovulated and therefore you should aim to have intercourse as soon as possible afterwards to get a girl.

The Whelan Method boasts a 57% success rate for a girl.

The O+12 Method

A variation on the Whelan method, this was developed by a New Zealand woman who after six boys using the Shettles Method (she was trying for a girl each time) found the Whelan and adapted it to her own use by saying that you had the best chance of getting pregnant with a female child if you had sex 12 hours after ovulation.

The O+12 Method is said to have a 90% success rate (although no clinical trials have ever been done using this as it is very difficult to pinpoint the exact ovulation time unless you have an ultrasound machine).