https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:52:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-869761 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:15:57 +0000 Alivoo01 869761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used OPKs and are having a boy. We DTD 1 day on, 2 days off. According to my calendar, we DTD the day before I ovulated and 2 days after I ovulated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-869631 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:31:36 +0000 prettylizy 869631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used OPK's for our first and the SMEP and had a little gir. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-869587 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:15:49 +0000 illumina 869587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used them and we are expecting a girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-869327 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:36:15 +0000 Emsmems 869327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used opk's, am pregnant, but don't know the sex yet. So I'll come back and vote in about 10 weeks!</p> <p>ETA: my guess is it's a boy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-869282 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:07:08 +0000 lilteacherbee 869282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used OPKs and we're having a boy. We had sex twice around ovulation- on ovulation day and 2 days before ovulation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-869275 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:02:46 +0000 Boopers 869275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted cupcakes because we're using OPKs but aren't pregnant yet :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-869266 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:59:09 +0000 Pepper 869266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used OPKs and we're having a boy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-869249 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:53:48 +0000 luckypenny 869249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Navy_Mommy: that's determination! Lol :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-868539 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:40:48 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 868539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Used OPKs and we're having a girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-868532 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:38:36 +0000 Navy_Mommy 868532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@luckypenny: yeah. One was so determined to have a girl they would stop having sex 6 days before she ovulated. It took 6 months to get pregnant, but she had a girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-868517 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:34:34 +0000 lovehoneybee 868517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used OPKs and had a boy. We only managed to have sex once, 2 days before ovulation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-868512 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:33:12 +0000 luckypenny 868512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@alie: I know. I meant for reasons relating to the shuttles method, as navy_mommy mentioned :)<br /> @Navy_Mommy: we're they successful? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-868499 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:28:23 +0000 SAHM0811 868499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Used OPKs for #2 and had a girl! I think we conceived close to ovulation too, so the Shettles theory wasn't true for us in the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-868454 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:16:04 +0000 Navy_Mommy 868454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, and I know MULTIPLE couples that have successfully used the Shettles method to "choose" the sex of their baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-868449 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:14:50 +0000 Navy_Mommy 868449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Actually google shettles method and it'll explain it. The theory is to have a boy you want to have sex the day if not the day after you ovulate since boy sperm are faster but die easier. If you want a girl you should DTD a few days before since they are slower but live longer. </p> <p>So if they're having sex as soon as they find out they're ovulating, they should, in theory, be more likely to have a boy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-868411 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:02:10 +0000 fairefaire 868411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You use an OPK the same way you use a home pregnancy test - it's just a stick you pee on that tells you if a hormone is present. Saying that using an OPK means you're more likely to have a boy makes as much sense as saying that using a home pregnancy test means you're more likely to have a girl.</p> <p>So yes... just a coincidence :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-opks#post-868110 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:06:12 +0000 luckypenny 868110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you have a boy?? All of my friends who used OPKs had a boy! Coincidence?</p> <p>(Not sure if this is the right board?) </p>