Natural Techniques in Conceiving a Boy
Is it possible to choose your baby’s sex? Only with scientific methods doctors can ascertain if a baby will be a boy or a girl. However, there are specialists who claim that a few natural techniques can be applied to increase by 75-80% your rate of success how to conceive a boy.
Doctors Shettles and Rorvik, authors of the bestselling book “How to choose the sex of your baby”, sustain the theory that Y (male) sperm are faster but more fragile than X (female) sperm. If a woman is in her fertile period, there is more likelihood that she will conceive a boy, because Y sperm are faster and will fecundate the ovule sooner than X sperm.
As Y sperm are also fragile and live shorter, a woman outside her most fertile period will likely conceive a girl, as only X sperm will survive to fertilize the ovule when the right time comes. On the same lines, these scientists suggest that different positions during sexual intercourse will also affect conception. These positions that favor a deeper penetration are more likely to help produce boys, because Y sperm will end up near the uterus opening. On the other hand, a shallow penetration will mean the death of most Y sperm before they reach their intended destination.
According to this, the positions to be adopted are the woman on top and the plough sex style, similar to the missionary position but with the woman’s legs on her partner’s shoulders. From the woman’s side, it’s necessary to keep in mind that acidic environments damage Y sperm, while alkaline environments help them. The vagina will be more alkaline if sexual intercourse takes place in the days of ovulation, when she will secrete alkaline fluids.
Dr. Shettles explains how a woman can chart her cervical mucus and her basal body temperature in order to forecast the next ovulation days.
Another way to create a more alkaline vagina is to help the woman reach her orgasm before the man.
Finally, if she eats pro-alkaline food a few days before having sex, she’ll also be working towards having a boy. Pro-alkaline food is high in sodium and potassium and low in calcium and magnesium. Therefore, she will favor potato chips, bran flakes and sardines, among others.
From the man’s side, if he refrains from having sex for four or five days, he will increase the density of Y sperm, according to Dr. Miriam Stoppard in her book “Conception, Pregnancy and Birth”.
There is also the suggestion that he takes a cup of coffee before sex with the belief that this will help the Y-sperm have more motility. Read on useful tips on how to conceive a boy to know more about the details.
