Different Methods for Conceiving a Girl Child
May 11, 2009 by Tracey Evans
Filed under Caffeine and Pregnancy, Featured
If youve been doing any research online to improve your chances of conceiving a girl then you no doubt have found that most of the different methods are contradictory. Some claim you should have sex as close to ovulation as possible for a girl and others suggest trying to conceive at least 5 days before and no sooner. So which method is right?
In this article, I’ll look at the three most popular gender selection methods for conceiving a girl so you can make your own mind up which one is the best.
Shettles Method
Ask most people which method for conceiving a girl they should try and they will probably say the Shettles method as it’s the most well known gender selection theory. The Shettles method states that to have a girl baby the couples must have intercourse no sooner than three days prior to ovulation for the best chances of getting a girl.
The Shettles Method boasts a 77% success rate for getting pregnant with a female child.
Method: Whelan
The Whelan Method also relies on timing intercourse around when the woman ovulates, but contradicts the Shettles Method in saying that the best time to conceive a girl is when you notice a rise in temperature using charting methods. Using basal body temperature as a guide, Whelan suggests than as soon as you notice the half degree rise in temperature that means that you have just ovulated and therefore you should aim to have intercourse as soon as possible afterwards to get a girl.
The success rate for the Whelan method is claimed to be around 57% for a girl.
O+12 Method
Becoming more popular with women trying for a girl baby is the O+12 method which states that you should have intercourse around twelve hours after you believe you have ovulated to get pregnant with a girl. This method was developed by a New Zealand lady after she had six unsuccessful attempts at trying for girl (she had boys each time) using the Shettles method.
The O+12 Method is said to have a 90% success rate (although no clinical trials have ever been done using this as it is very difficult to pinpoint the exact ovulation time unless you have an ultrasound machine).
How To Conceive A Baby Girl Step By Step
May 7, 2009 by Tracey Furness
Filed under Caffeine and Pregnancy
If you’ve been dreaming of painting the nursery pink with frills and bows because you want a girl baby then read on. This article will go over the ways that you can improve your chances of getting the girl baby of your dreams. Whether you are trying for your first child or your fifth, with what we now know about gender selection, the task just got a whole lot easier.
There are many things that you can do to improve your odds of getting pregnant with a girl baby including when you have intercourse in your cycle, the types of foods you eat (which alter the pH levels of your body) and the positions you use during lovemaking.
So lets look at those factors in more detail.
Firstly, timing. To be successful in using timing to get a daughter you need to know when you ovulate. The sperm that makes female babies is relatively slow but also very strong and has been known to live up to 5 days inside the womans body waiting for the egg. In contrast the sperm that makes males is fast and while it would win the race to the egg by speed, it is quite weak and often dies off within a day or two.
By determining your usual ovulation day (either by using OPKs or charting your temperature (BBT) you need to start trying for that baby at least a week before you are due to ovulate and stop within three days of your expected ovulation day. This will make sure that any male sperm would have died off by the and only female sperm will remain ready to fertilize the egg.
Using different positions that favour a girl baby can also be used to increase your chances. Those positions that allow for shallow penetration are better because it means that the sperm has a longer distance to travel – something that will favour the stronger female sperm.
Finally, food also plays a part in your role to conceive a daughter. Certain foods help change your vaginal secretions to more acidic which favors the female sperm more. Those foods include fruits, juices and sweets. I guess the sugar and spice and all things nice really do apply to baby girls!
These three factors really well help you improve your chances of getting a baby girl. And while there is no guarantee that you will get the child of your choosing, you know you gave it the best chance of making it happen.
