
My mum is very convinced that there’s lots you can do to make sure you “make” a girl baby when you conceive, including having sex early before ovulation. Is there any truth to this? —Mum of Two Boys This is a very, very enduring myth. It’s sometimes called the Shettles method — the idea is…
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