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"​I have been married for nine years now, and God has blessed us with five beautiful daughters. But in my husband’s family, it is like I have done nothing.

My husband is the only son, and his mother has moved into our house since last year. Every morning, she greets me with, "Where is the man that will carry our name?"

​The pressure is too much. My husband, who used to love me, has changed completely. He doesn’t even look at me unless he wants to try for another baby. Last month, I thought I finally had the answer. A friend took me to a woman in the village who gave me some herbs and told me to tie a white thread around my waist during the "process." I did everything. I even fasted for seven days.

​But when I went for a scan last week, the doctor told me it’s another girl. I cried until my eyes turned red. I couldn't even tell my husband. When I got home, I had to tell a lie that I lost the pregnancy because I was scared of what his sisters and mother would do to me. They have already started suggesting another wife for him right in my presence.

​I am tired of going from one native doctor to another, drinking bitter things and wasting money, yet the result is the same. I love my daughters, they are my life, but it’s like they are not enough to save my marriage.

​Please, is there any special way to make sure the next one is a boy? Is there a particular time or something I should eat? I am desperate. I don’t want to lose my home. I want my husband back. Please help a sister"