Cyclists don't have boys?

[Tanya]

They also say if you hang a ring on a thread and dangle it above a pregnant womans belly you can predict the sex....

Sorry but I don't put much stock in any of this - it is all antedocal, with no real evidence or significant statistics to back any of it up. There is a 50:50 chance of either gender. It is just a random quirk that means some people end up with more of one then the other, and unless the family in question is of significant size then you cann't really say they are more prone to one gender then another (a sample of one or two kids in not a sample).


FWIW - my family has a funny family pattern. I am one of six kids: five girls, one boy (although it would have been two boys, but mum had a still born). One of my aunties has 3 girls, one boy. Another Aunty has 4 boys, one girl. One of my uncles has 3 boys, 1 girl. This is a commone pattern in my family amongst those with large families. I am curious myself to see what my next will be and if I will follow this pattern or not.

Sorry to disagree, but there is plenty of evidence to support this stuff and there is logic behind it.... Dominant women have more boys, men who work in high temps have a tendency to throw out more X sperm, more girls are conceived in the warmer months, more boys are conceived on a full moon etc etc... there are many studies to support these things. Look up some studies by Valerie Grant

[JellyBean]

Yeah - the Y sperm die quicker from heat exposure - so tight sweaty lycra shorts would encourage that. My neighbour is a cyclist and has 1 of each, however they claim their son was conceived in winter!! Too much heat will damage both Y and X sperm eventually.

DH's cousin has been a pilot for many years and has produced 3 girls - Y sperm don't appear to like the radiation either!! Interestingly, studies have also found that flight attendants have high miscarriage rates compared with the general population.
I would love a girl next but I certainly won't be exposing myself to radiation unecessarily prior to conception!