# Doper Parents- When did you know you were ready for kids? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 13, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-when-did-you-know-you-were-ready-for-kids/481118 "2009-01-13T18:26:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Solfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Solfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solfy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-when-did-you-know-you-were-ready-for-kids/481118/41 "2009-01-15T17:47:49Z")
> [@Elysium](#): > > I was just thinking that I should try knitting something fun for my niece as a practice. Maybe a _Yo Gabba Gabba_ green striped sweater to learn to do two colors (She loves Brobie). Any beginner patterns you could recommend? You are on Ravelry, no? If not, sign thee up! Patterns galore! As for good, simple, kids patterns, I’m partial to Debbie Bliss (can’t recommend one in particular). Zoe Mellor has some cute ones as well (but I’ve never knit any of hers) If all goes smoothly, making the decision that “now is the time” may be the hardest part! (until Baby arrives. . . 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Elysium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-when-did-you-know-you-were-ready-for-kids/481118/42 "2009-01-15T18:21:42Z")
I just signed up to Ravelry! I am still poking around in there, but you’re right, the amount of patterns is almost overwhelming. I think I’ll try a hooded scarf for this winter. I will of course let you all know the second I get preggers, how could I not? ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-when-did-you-know-you-were-ready-for-kids/481118/43 "2009-01-15T20:05:46Z")
> [@Elysium](#): > > We have lots of nieces and nephews on his side and I have of late been fawning over the adorableness of my one year old niece. While doing so last night Mr. Elysium said “if you want to stop your birth control and try to have a girl, we can do that. It’s up to you, whenever you are ready.” I was just wondering, how do you try to have a girl? ---
**Author:** ![Solfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Solfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solfy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-when-did-you-know-you-were-ready-for-kids/481118/44 "2009-01-15T20:20:16Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > I was just wondering, how do you try to have a girl? Easy! Have sex without protection. The average fertile couple has a 50% chance of having a girl, assuming they get pregnant. A kindly usher in church last weekend told us we should have a boy, (apparently our two girls aren’t enough) and that to do so I should drink lots of milk the week we . . .you know . . .conceive. Has to do with the pH. Right. ---
**Author:** ![Elysium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-when-did-you-know-you-were-ready-for-kids/481118/45 "2009-01-15T20:50:24Z")
> [@Solfy](#): > > Easy! Have sex without protection. The average fertile couple has a 50% chance of having a girl, assuming they get pregnant. > > A kindly usher in church last weekend told us we should have a boy, (apparently our two girls aren’t enough) and that to do so I should drink lots of milk the week we . . .you know . . .conceive. Has to do with the pH. > Right. It’s so simple, I should have known! To answer **Hampshire,** Mr. Elysium’s statement was more wishful thinking than anything. He thinks a bunch of girls would be great but a boy would be a menace. I tell him that girls can be downright cruel but I don’t think he believes me. He’ll see. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-when-did-you-know-you-were-ready-for-kids/481118.md?page=2)