Method for having a girl or having a boy
Are you looking for a baby and would like to be able to choose whether it's a boy or girl? Today I’m going to tell you some methods to have a girl or boy and you can choose the sex of your baby.
It would be incredible to be able to choose the sex of your baby, that it was so simple. How to use a pregnancy test couples who have two children and are going for a third child to see if they get a girl or vice versa. Although these couples have it complicated since, they have a 75% chance that the third child will be of the same sex as the two previous ones.
This is because some men produce X sperm (which generates girls) or Y sperm (which generates boys) and mothers always contribute with an X chromosome so the baby will be XX for a girl or XY for a boy.
We already saw in this article (ovulation test) there are studies that indicate that there is a strong link between the sex of our baby and the timing of having sex.
Shettles Method for having a girl or boy
This method was designed by Dr. Landrum Shettles and is based on the fact that Y sperm, which generates boys as I have already told you, is smaller, faster but less resistant than X sperm from girls and, therefore, survives less in acidic environments within the vagina.
Thus, the bases of the Shettles method for conceiving a boy are:
- Practice sex as close to ovulation as possible as the uterus becomes less acidic; if we want girls, we can try a couple of days before ovulation.
- The woman should have an orgasm at the same time as the man so the vagina contains less acid and allows Y sperm to move forward.
- Drinking one or two cups of coffee before having sex will also help Y sperm on its journey.
In general, everything that involves favoring an acidic environment.
Whelan Method to choose the sex of the baby
Dr. Elizabeth Whelan suggests a method to choose the sex of the baby, curiously, a bit contrary to the previous method for having a boy. In this case, she advises to have sex between 4 and 6 days before ovulation to favor the environment to have a boy. Dr. Elizabeth Whelan states that sex close to ovulation increases the chances of the baby being a girl.
Choose the sex of your baby through diet
Recent studies indicate that having a calorie-rich diet increases the chances of conceiving a boy, even though it sounds a bit like a joke, they say that eating fruits with phallic shapes like bananas increases the margin of possibility. On the other hand, to try to conceive a girl, they suggest a low-calorie intake or, they even suggest skipping breakfast. For breakfast, we usually take sweets and studies have shown that women with high levels of glucose have a greater chance of having a boy. This is because the calories consumed directly affect the vaginal secretions that give a push to the Y chromosome.
We always talk about diets before conception; once the sperm has fertilized the egg, the sex of the baby is determined and will not change.
Chinese Pregnancy Table
It is well known that the Chinese are very given to superstitions and the subjects of numerology and symbology. As its name indicates, the Chinese pregnancy table or Chinese calendar was conceived in China with the intention of being able to choose the sex of the babies that were born by trying to make them boys. How does the Chinese pregnancy table work? In the Chinese pregnancy calendar that you have below, you will find a table with numbered columns from 18 to 45 representing the age of the woman at the time of conception, and by rows the months in which this conception will occur and the cells are painted pink or blue according to the sex of the baby, girl or boy respectively.
You just have to match the column of your age value with the month in which you intend to conceive and you will check, according to the color of the cell and according to the Chinese pregnancy calendar, if your baby will be a boy or a princess. If you are looking for a baby and would like it to be of a certain sex, you just have to look in the column of your age what months are most likely for it to be a boy or a girl. The Chinese pregnancy table can also help if you are pregnant and still don't know the sex of your baby.
Legends about the sex of the baby
Just as there are home pregnancy tests there are also myths and urban legends to find out the sex of the future baby.
If the future mother's belly has more hair than usual, according to this myth, the baby will be a boy. They also say it will be a boy if the mother's hair is more beautiful and softer than normal.
Also, according to cravings, they say they can know the sex of the baby. If you have sweet and/or spicy cravings, it will be a girl; on the other hand, if the foods you crave are salty and/or bitter, it will be a boy.
It is said that if someone swings a piece of thread with a gold ring hanging over the belly of the pregnant woman, you can find out the sex of the baby according to the swinging of the ring. If it swings from side to side constantly, it is said to be a boy, but if the ring goes around in circles, it will be a girl.
Other urban legends say that if the baby's heart rate is over 140 beats per minute, it will be a precious girl. It is also said that it will be a girl if the mother looks more unattractive than usual.
One of the most widespread urban legends among grandmothers is the shape of the belly. They say that if it is round and wide, it is a girl, and if you have it low and pointy, it is a boy; but the reality is that the belly depends on the mother's muscle tone, weight gain, and the position of the baby.
To conclude, we must say that the only reliable way to know the sex of a baby is through a diagnostic test such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling. And, recently, it is also possible through a blood test of the mother, with results obtainable from week 7 with 95% accuracy. The blood test has the advantage of being non-invasive so the baby does not run any risk; however, the price today is high.
Leave your comment here with the result and when you find out from your gynecologist, let us all know if the Chinese table was correct!
