Boy or Girl?

by Elizabeth M. Whelan

Book Overview

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671739018
• ISBN13: 9780671739010
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Worked for us

Easy to read guide to stacking the odds in favor of conceiving one sex over another. I liked the explanations (just enough science and observation to make it convincing), because most prospective parents will have to explain this to skeptics at some point or other. Main thing is, I read it and applied it and it worked both times.

It worked for us!!

After reading and thoroughly enjoying this book, we followed the instructions to the letter - and we got what we wanted! Just not in the order we had planned. But it was not the fault of the book's instructions, we got too anxious and tried one day too late for our boy, and got a girl. The 2nd time around, we really followed the rules more carefully, and got the boy we were planning, which is really much harder than getting a girl. I'm convinced the book works, if you follow the instructions. Enjoy! Happy baby-making!

It Worked For Us Twice!!

I was recommended this book by a nurse friend of mine who tried Dr. Shettles method three times without success. Dr. Whelan explains why her method is the one appropriate for couples who are trying to conceive naturally. Methods written about in other books (namely by Dr. Shettles) were created for couples that conceived by artificial methods. Dr. Whelan goes on to explain that no method is 100% gauranteed, but gives the percentages of your chances to conceive a child of the sex that you desire. Her method is not difficult to follow, if you are familiar with your body and monthly cycle. I never did buy a fertility thermometer or any other tool. She also goes into the ethics surrounding this issue, and encourages the reader to consider why it is that they desire a child of one sex over the other. I highly recommend this book be read by ANYONE considering using ANY METHOD of sex selection, just so that you know both sides of this scientific story. My husband and I followed Dr. Whelan's advice, and I am excited to have conceived a son, and then a daughter which is what we desired to do!Good Luck, have fun regardless of what method you decide to try, and don't forget what a precious child you will receive at the end of the journey- even if it isn't the sex you were hoping for!

It works!

Although out of print, this book's theory really works. After 3 girls and tons of research I found the authors method to be the most logical, and scientifically based. Boy oh Boy! 9 months later our 9 pound boy. I recommended it to a friend who choose Dr. Shetles method instead and got the opposite of what she wanted. She should have listened to Dr. Whelan.

Boy or Girl?

I found this book to be very useful and informative. It was fun to read all the different theories on having a boy or girl. We did try one of the methods suggested for having a girl and it worked.