For a girl, women need to eat food rich in calcium and magnesium. eggs, milk or milk products, no salt in food, salt-free bread, ice cream, tangerines, grapefruit, apples, pineapple, pears, cucumbers, radish, lettuce, cabbages, carrots and turnips.

“GIRL DIET”
Lots of calcium (milk, yogurt, etc.)
Low salt intake
Low caffeine

DIET THEORY
It is believed that strict adherance to the diet changes the mineral structure of the egg during the ripening stage. This then makes it more receptive either to sperm bearing the X chromosome (girl) or the Y chromosome(boy)

HISTORY
Professor Joseph Stolkowski, a French physiologist, is the founder of the sex selection by diet theory. He discovered that the ratio of potassium to calcium & magnesium was the most important factor It is not just the quantity of potassium.
He conducted an agricultural experiment which involved giving cattle a calcium enriched feed. When a balanced diet was given ie, the proportions of potassium, calcium & magnesium were more or less equal, the ratio of male to female was almost equal - 148 males, 149 females.
When calcium enrichment was given with a reduction of sodium, the results showed a marked increase in female births - 340 to 280 males. (The adrenal glands, which are affected by sodium, regulate the level of potassium in the body)
Between 1975 & 1977, doctors in France researched women's dietary intake. Each group studied at least 100 women with success rates ranging from 77%-88.%
(extract from "the Girl Diet" by Sue Roebuck)
I have no links to these studies but read an interesting (but rather long, very scientific) article at www.pjbs.org/pjnonline/fin128.pdf

THE GIRL DIET
Daily recommended supps Calcium 800mg, Magnesium 300mg, Vitamin D
Daily Fluid Intake Must be 2-2 1/2 litres (8-10 glasses) This is very important for proper calcium absorbtion

DIETARY GUIDELINES
Milk Products : Drink 750 ml milk daily. Include 2 milk products such as yoghurt & custard daily
Eggs: Allowed
Cheese: Small serves cottage cheese. 1 dessertspn of parmesan cheese twice a week

Drinks
Tea & Coffee: Basically forbidden but one cup only of either is acceptable. It must be very weak!
Mineral Water: Evian, Perrier (all other brands are too high in pot/sodium)
Wine: An Occassional drink allowed (150ml)
Meat (maximum 130g per day)
Lamb: 1 midloin chop(large) or 1 chump chop(medium) or 1 forequarter chop
Beef: 1 piece oyster blade (med) or 1/2 t-bone steak or 1pce eye fillet (2.5cm thick)
Pork: 1 butterfly steak or 1 midloin (med)
Chicken: 1 breast & meat from 1 drumstick
Fish: Must be cooked in a 'court bouillon' ie poached in 500ml water, a little wine & herbs.. discard liquid to serve...reduces natural salt content
Bread: Must be low salt content (less than 1%), white has less potassium, salt free crispbread or crackers
Pasta: Permitted without restriction if prepared without forbidden ingredients
Rice: brown or white permitted
Cereals: Semolina, Tapioca, Cous cous, Corn flour, plain wheat flour (not SR), puffed rice
Vegetables: Maximum allowance 150g daily
Allowed: fresh or frozen carrots, green beans, turnips, onion, leeks, peas, cucumbers, radishes, green/red peppers, cress, celery,eggplant, fresh asparagus
Potatoes Not to be eaten more than 3 times per week
Fruit: maximum allowance 150g daily
May be fresh frozen or canned...small apple 110g, pear (med) 170g, raspberries 1/2 cup 50g, strawberries large 15-20g each
Tinned ONLY (not fresh) & without syrup...pineapple, plums,peaches
Nuts: unsalted walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, peanuts
Sweet Foods
Jams: Not more than once a day, only one desertspn
Sugar/Honey:Restrict as much as possible as too much sugar interferes with calcium absorbtion
Concession: 1 orange & 1 lemon per week
Herbs: Allspice, aniseed, bay leaves, cloves, chives, chervil, chilli,coriander,cilantro,cumin, garlic, horseradish,juniper,marjoram, mint, paprika, parsley,saffron, sage, thyme, tumeric
Miscellaneous: Vegetable oils, pepper, spices, mustard, gelatine, homemade sauces without salt or forbidden ingredients
Cooking Tips: Do not use a salt substitute...everything must be cooked without salt. Onions, garlic, pepper & spices can be used to improve the flavour of food.

FORBIDDEN FOODS
Drinks: coffee, tea,chocolate, mineral waters(except those permitted), cordial, fresh or tinned juice, fizzy drinks, wine, beer, cola, cider, liqueurs, apertifs
Meat: all smallgoods including smoked meats
Fish: fish fingers, smoked, dried or salted fish, tinned fish,shellfish, prawns,anchovies, caviar
Cheese:all forbidden (high salt)
Bread/ pastries: white, wholemeal, rye bread, milk loaf, fruit loaf, crispbreads, croissants, buns,bought biscuits, cakes, icecream, quiches, pizzas
Fresh fruit: Pineapples, plums, peaches, apricots, cherries, bananas, oranges,melons, lemons, grapefruit, redcurrants, grapes, fruit juices
Dried fruit: apricots, dates, figs, raisins, chestnuts, sultanas, prunes, coconut, currants
Vegetables: sweet corn, flat leaf continental parsley,spinach, cabbage, mushrooms, endive, avocado, fennel, raw tomatoes, soya beans,pumpkin, split peas,broad beans, lentils, haricot beans
Sweets: chocolates, lollies
Salt: of any description
Chemical raising agents, bicarb soda, effervescent drugs
Soups from sachet or tins, stock cubes
Tomato paste, sauce, bottled mayonnaise or other sauces
Tinned fresh or frozen ready made meal
Jelly
Salted or slightly salted butter or margarine
Olives, gherkins, marinades, pickles, popcorn

UNDERSTANDING YOUR DIET
It is important that you understand the principles which form the basis of this diet. Essentially it requires you to eat foods that are rich in calcium & magnesium but low in potassium & sodium. This must be strictly adhered to if you are to gain maximum benefit from it.

Why are these restrictions necessary?
Tea,Coffee & Alcohol
Each cup of tea or coffee causes you to lose calcium from your body. Alcohol with its diuretic effect also causes the kidneys to excrete more calcium than they would normally
Chocolate: This is very high in potassium & contains oxalates which bind with calcium & make it unusable
Wheat Bran: This contains phytates which also rob the body of calcium. For eg., for every 100g of bran that is eaten the body loses 350 mg calcium
Meat: Restricted because of its high protein content. If you eat more than 120g protein a day you begin to enter a dietary range where the protein will cause calcium loss.
Sugar: Heavy intake of sugar will cause you to lose calcium through excess excretion. It is recommended that you keep your sugar intake to less than 60 g per day
Important Facts To Note
Always drink 8-10 glasses of water per day. It is important to drink this amount as it will help the body to dissolve & to absorb the increased calcium that is being taken in, whether from food or supplements. Calcium cannot be absorbed well or excreted safely without water.
Do not attempt this diet if you suffer from poor kidney function .This could result in kidney stones due to the increased calcium intake.
Commence the diet & mineral supplements 6 -10 weeks before a planned conception.
It must be stressed that the diet should only be undertaken with careful medical or naturopath supervision. It is recommended to have a check up before starting & to continue regular check ups whilst on the diet to ensure that excessive electrolyte imbalance is avoided.
This diet was extracted from "the girl diet", an e-book purchased from Sue Roebuck, a natural fertility naturopath in Australia.



The supplements:
Supplements are to decrease cervical mucus pH. Studies show that low pH favors girl conceptions. The goal of the girl diet is to increase calicum and magisium in the cm and to change pH; the goal of supplements is to change pH and make creamy CM. Here are all the supplements that I have heard of for ttc a girl. Granted there may be more. They key here is for you to find the right 'recipe' to make low pH with creamy cm with calicum mixed in- this is the goal. Remember.. it is better to take supplements in liquid form if you can find that because it is more easily absorbed by the body

SUPPLEMENTS
Every day of the cycle
Calcium (1200 mg a day)
Magnesium (250 mg a day)
Folic Acid (450 mcg a day)
Acidilophis (2 a day)
B6 (100 mg a day)
Chasteberry (Vitex) (500 mg a day)
(Better to not take Prenatals as that has Potassium in it)
Tums (whenever you think about it- isn’t necessary to take this and calcium since it is the same thing)

Every day from AF to O
Cranberry (total of 1,500 to 10,000 mg a day if possible)
Lydia Pinkham

Before sex
Sudafed (or Claratin D, etc.) (a few hours before sex)

Husband take
Cranberry (as much as he’ll take)
Any of the other supplements you are taking if he’ll take them except Vitex or Lydia Pinkham.

PH LEVEL
Optimal pH of cm should be
4-4.5
Optimal pH of dh semen should be
7-7.5

More magnesium and less potassium. This relationship can be represented as k /(ca-mg). . They think that gender diet can change pH level in your body, and therefore, it can change the polarity of the egg. The resulted charge will attract one gender more than the other by 80%.

-Info on pH strips and retrieving cm:
There are two pH strips you want to look for. Alkalive and full range (also called universal). These are found the cheapest on ebay (search pH strips then select lowest to highest price.) Alkalive can measure between numbers like a 4.75 but can be hard to read so you need a back up. The full range strips will only read one number- no between but they are very easy to read. To see my review of pH strips go here: http://www.in-gender.com/CS/forums/thread/34059.aspx:
How to retrieve cm….TMI!!! You reach up inside your V and with your finger you touch the cervix. Then you hook your finger and pull out. The cm on the tip of your finger is the one you want to test. The cm closest to your cervix is the most alkaline and the cm on the edges of your v is acidic. Wipe this on the pH strip and wait for up to 10 minutes depending on how much water is in your cm. If your pH strip doesn’t change and you have tried several times to test pH; this means you have low ionic strength in your cm (which could indicate a very low pH). Urion pH only tells you how you are doing with your diet and supplements that day- it does not help with swaying besides that.
To test dh pH you have him give a sample in a cup or a condom. Then test that sample with pH strips right away (the longer semen sits out the higher the pH goes and you want to know his initial pH).

OTHER TIPS
Lime douche and refresh are being used to sway for a girl. So is Hot showers for dh and dw (lowers sperm count and lowers pH). Some people are using canola oil figer to lower cm pH. This is all based on an environment theory that an acidc one produces girls.. There is another theory called Shettles the believes it is all timing (3 days before O day = gir, and 12 hours after 0 favors girls) Great thing about this is you can do both theories. I personally believe it is more about environment though because my last dd was conceived on O day. Also Oing will raise female pH so avoid this .For ttc a girl you should use the following products because they have been found to lower female testosterone (which favors boys) Nail polish remove, Nail polish, and anything with Aerosols.
For dh he needs to wear tight fighting underwear. He also should try to get on the girl diet and he needs to lower his semen pH to a 7-7.5. He can lower pH with cranberry supplements. His pH can be changed quickly with these- he should take as much needed the day before bd to achieve low pH . Finally, sperm count is highest in the morning so try to time bd at night.

Fertility Monitor
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FOR HUSBAND :
scrotal temperature for a girl, the man is supposed to take a hot bath immediately before intercourse
Men and women shall avoid any high-caffeinated food or drink for long-term use.

• According to some stories, being relaxed when you conceive means you'll have a girl;

THE SPERM COUNT
A High Sperm Count Favors both girl and Boy
A a low sperm count to begin with doesn't favor either sex

MAN UNDERWEAR
men who usually wear briefs or other tight underwear

INTERCOURSE
intercourse-
At afternoon
Moon is quarter
Acidic douche before
At relaxed atmosphere
Woman initiate sex
make love with woman on top
decorate your nursery with pink
coitus every day

The most important aspect of all is timing of intercourse during the monthly cycle
If you have sex 3 days or more before ovulation, the better your chances to conceive a girl, because the weaker y-sperms tend to die sooner and the x-sperms will be available in greater quantity whenever the egg is released.
2-4 days before suspected day of ovulation
Avoid intercourse at peak mucus level
No condoms
Intercourse daily from cessation of menses to cut off day, then no intercourse 2-3 days after ovulation; then use condoms

POSITION AND PENETRATION
Shallow penetration at ejaculation
Missionary position or face to face

FEMALE ORGASM
Women avoid orgasms

DOUCHING (NOT RECOMENDED ,DOUCHING CAN BE DANGEROUS)
Acidic factor
White vinegar at 2-2.5 days before ovulation
since it will kill the weaker y-sperms first, leaving a greater quantity of x-sperms available to fertilize the egg.
To help conceive a baby girl use an acidic Douche
There are 3 douches you can choose from. Pickling douche, lime douche and vinegar douche. Pickling douche is most effecteve due to the acetyl radical and acetic acid. The following is an explaion of why it is better and how to make it.
Pickling douche:
Pickling vinegar works for TBM is because of 3 reasons: The first is Because the y sperm at low pH's tails freeze (they don't like low pH), the second is because at that low pH calcium binding to sperm occurs and the Third is because of acetyl radical and acetic acid . These chemicals play a big part in girl conceptions. Now onto the new step. When you TBM you freeze the tails of the y sperm to give the x sperm a chance to head up. But according to the study, douching an hour before is Critical for this to work. 1/2 hour the freezing stops and the y sperm start to swim again.
First according to the study, douching an hour before is Critical for this to work. Then the new step for ttc a girl starts a ½ hour after bd or tbm. After having your hips elevated for ½ hour take a mixture of vinegar and distilled water and place and insert 3-4 ml it into the vj. Then take a soaked tampon and place it in there to prevent leakage- you can remove this ½ hour later. The following is explanation on how to make the mix, the tampon, and other info
For the mix you want this to have a pH of 4 (2-2.5oz of distilled water and 5ml of vinegar). The study this is based on uses vinegar.
To make a soaked tampon you put juice of choice in a plastic cup and soak the tampon while still in the plastic applicator. Right before inserting take the tampon out so that it isn’t dripping. Then you insert it while still lying down and leave it in for about 30 minutes..

THE O+12 METHOD TO CONCEIVE A GIRL
O+12 (pronounced "oh plus twelve") is a method for conceiving a girl. The method advises intercourse about 12 hours after ovulation to conceive a girl. Thus the name O (for ovulation) plus 12 hours. O+12 is contrary to the Shettles method, which predicts a boy will be conceived on the day ovulation. (Note to boy-seekers: O+12 is a method for attempting to conceive a girl only.)
O+12 Background
The O+12 method wasn't developed by a doctor, or published in a book. It was proposed by an Australian mother, a Shettles devotee who had six sons before stumbling on the idea that a girl might be conceived by timing intercourse just after ovulation, contrary to Shettles' advice. After giving birth at last to a daughter, she shared her method with other mothers, many of whom were successful in conceiving a daughter as well. Then the method reached the Internet, and here we are. Click here to read Kynzi's story.
O+12 Theory
The O+12 theory was developed by examining the "New Zealand Study" published in 1984. The study was carried out to test the Shettles theory, by carefully monitoring participants to determine the time of ovulation.
(Just think... the baby girls born in that study are now old enough to become mothers themselves, and perhaps are today wondering how to choose the sex of their baby.)
The researchers concluded that the results "clearly refute" the Shettles theory, because most conceptions that occurred 3 to 5 days before ovulation were boys, not girls, as Shettles claimed. Kynzi noticed that the only day on which more girls than boys were conceived was the day following ovulation.
In addition to the New Zealand Study, some information was evidently uncovered indicating that the ratio of female-to-male sperm was greater if a man abstained from ejaculation for a period of time.
The O+12 Key: Pinpointing Ovulation
Before getting into the detailed instructions for O+12, it's enough to say that a successful O+12 attempt depends on being able to pinpoint ovulation. Most of us have spent our entire lives completely unaware of the invisible drama of ovulation that occurs inside our body each cycle. Be prepared to spend some time learning about how your body works (you will be fascinated and enlightened!) and learning how to detect your body's subtle signals that ovulation is imm"inent. Your guide is Taking Charge of Your Fertility, and you mig"ht also want the OvuSoft Fertility Software to go along with it.
O+12 Instructions
The father must not ejaculate for at least 7 days before intercourse (and preferably longer).
That didn't say "no sex", it said "no ejaculation", so you better keep an eye on him in the shower. Try to get him to abstain from the first day of your cycle.
The reason for this is that since female sperm supposedly live longer, an "old" batch of sperm should have more female than male sperm (about 2% more, according to some data).
Have intercourse once only, 8 to 20 hours after ovulation.
Start counting the 8-20 hours when...
• Any sharp O pain has subsided.
• Your CM begins to change from EWCM to creamy or sticky.
• Your cervix begins to become less soft and high.
You should wait to have intercourse until you have seen one high BBT (morning or evening) to confirm that ovulation has truly past. (See the tips below for more information.)
Do NOT have intercourse again until you are sure you are no longer fertile.
Use a condom or wait until you are sure you are no longer fertile before having intercourse again, because that "fresh" batch of sperm will be more likely to have more male sperm.
• You are past your fertile stage when you have had THREE high temperatures on your BBT chart.
Optional guidelines.
Along with O+12, many also try:
• The girl diet
• Supplements (calcium and magnesium, cranberry)
• Douching before intercourse with a lemon douche (mix the fresh-squeezed juice of 1/2 lemon with an equal part of water, and insert with the empty bottle from a regular store-bought douche).
O+12 Tips
Pinpointing ovulation down to the hour is the key to O+12, and it's not easy. Most ovulation detection methods are just designed to determine the day of ovulation, which is generally good enough to achieve (or avoid) pregnancy. For O+12, we have to be ovulation experts.
Tip #1: Practice, practice, practice!
Track your ovulation indicators for several practice cycles. Many times, the time of ovulation can only be determined in hindsight. Practice cycles will give you confidence that you know when ovulation is occurring, and will also give you something to compare to when you're ready to make your attempt.
Tip #2: Use as many ovulation indicators as you can!
No matter how regular you are, or how many cycles you practice, each cycle is different. Gather as many clues as you can to determine the real moment of ovulation. Ovulation indicators include basal body temperature (BBT), cervical mucus (CM), cervical position (CP), saliva ferning, and ovulation prediction kit (OPK) testing. The great book Taking Charge of Your Fertility explains in detail how to use these methods to determine ovulation.
Tip #3: Watch your CM and your CP.
Your cervical mucus will usually change within hours of ovulation, changing from EWCM to creamy or sticky. Start counting the hours when your CM has started to change, and your cervix is not very high and soft.
Tip #4: Take your basal body temperature effectively.
Basal body temperature is a reliable method for detecting that ovulation is truly past, so make sure to take your temp carefully, and wait to have intercourse until you have seen your BBT shift up.
However, taking your BBT once per day can only tell you that ovulation has occurred within the last 24 hours -- and by then you may be too far past ovulation to actually conceive, because the egg only lives about 24 hours. You may want to try also taking a second BBT temp in the evening. It will not be as accurate as your morning "at rest" temp, but if you take it at the same time every night after the same routine you will be able to see a pattern. Taking your BBT in the evening in addition to the morning should help you detect ovulation within the last 12 hours.
• Note that your body temperature will be different in the evening -- you can't compare your morning and evening BBT's to each other. You can only compare your morning temps with previous morning temps, and evening temps with previous evening temps.
Tip #5: Take note of O pain.
O pain (ovulation pain, or mittelschmerz) can be pinpoint the exact time of ovulation -- but it can also fool you, because a little random twinge you would have ignored at any other time can mislead you if you're looking for ovulation to occur. Not everyone has O pain, and if you do, it may not be in every cycle. O pain tips:
• Chart any O pain you experience in your practice cycles, and note how it correlates with your other symptoms. You may notice that O pain occurs at about the same time of day that your previous period began.
• Recognize the different kind of O pains: A dull achiness before ovulation, a sharp pain at ovulation, and crampiness after ovulation.
• The pain should come from toward your side (not from the center) and may be only on one side.
Tip #6: Use OPKs as advance warning only.
A positive ovulation prediction kit is a sure sign that ovulation is going to occur, but it does not give you an accurate prediction of when; it might be anywhere from 12 to 36 hours. When you get your first truly positive OPK, begin watching your other ovulation indicators (BBT, CM, CP, O pains) to determine exactly when ovulation is occurring.

THE MOON'S INFLUENCE
n Girl- conceived in the “new moon” phase
Boy- conceived in the “full moon” phase
There is no doubt that the moon can sometimes have and effect on gender if ones body responds to it. Here is the scientific reason behind why this might be and how you can alter that effect if you need to. The theory is that a different sperm have different ions. Now when there is a full moon out it is scientific fact that there are positive ions in the air and we breathe it. When there is a new moon out there are negative ions in the air and you inhaling that as well. The theory is that some peoples bodies react to these ions just like nature does (Google crops and moon, or fish and moon). So when there is a full moon those positive ions cause your egg to have positive ions thus attracting the y sperm. Now if you are O’ing in a full moon you need to try to counteract the effects of the Postive ions. You can do this with running water, air purifires, rock salt deionizers to counteract the effects of a full moon or use magnate therapy using negative ions- polar north, and avoid computers or at least have a fan blowing on you while you are on a computer.
Website full of good info on where to find negavtive ions:
Extra’s
No female orgasm
Missionary position for sex
Husband take HOT bath or shower a few minutes before sex (or have a heating pad heat up his “buddies”)
“Jump and Dump”- go to bathroom and “dump” everything right after sex
Sex every day (or more)
Girl outfit under bed
Wooden spoon under bed
Dh wear “tighty whities”

WEBSITES
Girl Diet

Supplements that hould be taken::