Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham has reportedly put herself on a fairly strict diet in anticipation of conceiving a fourth child with husband David Beckham, who has also embarked on a restrictive diet in an attempt to try and control the future baby's gender. Already the parents of three sons (Brooklyn, 7, Romeo, 4, and 18-month-old Cruz), the Beckhams are hoping for a girl this time around.
There seems to be little consensus on whether diet during the pre-conception period can affect gender, but there's a school of thought that a diet heavy in dairy and beans will create a hospitable environment for the conception of a girl while a diet rich in meat and vegetables will be more likely to result in a boy--the Beckhams, however, seem to be erring on the side of vegetables.
People also swear by the Shettles method for gender selection--I have several friends who are convinced it worked for them. But I think there's only one sure-fire way to guarantee you'll conceive a girl after having had three sons, and that's to hang on to every single blue onesie and fire-truck-emblazoned pair of pajamas. If Victoria and David have already gotten rid of all their boy-centric baby clothes, they're screwed.
