I have three beautiful girls and I love them dearly. My husband and I have decided to have another child. He and I would love for our last baby to be a boy. If we have a girl, we would still love the baby just the same, we would just love to add a little more testosterone to the family. We are not trying to do any thing such as microsort or any other technical type procedure. We are looking for some natural ways. We looked online for some tips and we were just wondering if anyone has any ideas that could help increase our chances of having a precious little boy? Thanks for any advice.
Me and my husband have 2 boys...was hoping for 1 girl. I read alot about certain things you can do to increase the boy sperm...you may have already read it yourself.Some also use the method of doing it and not doing it on certain days to increase 1 or the other sperm.But I don't know how effective any of them are.Me and my husband have decided in a couple of years to do it medically to get a girl since family history and odds are against us and we didn't really want 3 children but are willing to for a girl.
I got a book "How to choose the sex of your baby" at Walden Books in the Sumter Mall when I first tried getting pregnant. I think it had good information in there. I stopped trying for a particular sex though because I learned I had fertility problems and just wanted a baby period so I couldn't tell you from personal experience if it works.
I read all the books, tried everything nature out there that I am sure you have read and I have 4 daughters. One think to keep in mind that I have also read (and I don't know how true it is...) is that some uteruses are more excepting of boy or girl sperm.
Demetria, You could pray and ask God to do this. He does have reasons for the children He gives us, but He listens and answers our prayers, and sometimes, the answer is, "Yes." :D Maybe He'd even give you more than one. :D
I just saw on CNN yesterday that women with high potassium levels have boys at a higher rate. The headline was "Eat more bananas to have a boy." I don't know that I buy some of the things that pass for "Science" on CNN, but you might look into that. At the very least, eating more potassium will be healthy for you. Best wishes!
Well, according to British studies out this week, if you start consuming a high-calorie diet while trying to conceive -that will up your chances of having a boy. Who knows if this is accurate, but it was a scientific study conducted by the doctors. Hey -it wouldn't be the worst thing to try -a little extra pizza and some chocolate here and there! Good luck!
Test your pH level. I am sure it is not fool-proof but it does sway your odds a little. You should be alkaline (8 or above) before trying to conceive a boy and acidic (6 or below) for a girl. There are lots of alkaline diets, the one that worked the quickest for me was the one from http://www.choosethesexofyourbaby.com/. They also suggest potassium supplements. I am currently pregnant (1 have 4 girls), we'll see if it worked...
Hi Demetria! I have a lovely daughter, but I'm trying for a boy too! I'm using www.yourdays.com to help me figure out the best days to conceive a boy. Good luck! Dana H
my hubby and i have three girls....and now 2 boys! Its not rocket science heres the thing.
girl sperm are slower but stronger
boy sperm are faster but weaker.
for a girl the sperm needs to already be waiting so that when the egg drops the boys have diedand the girls are waiting.
for a boy you must not have any sperm waiting- so no sex from 5 days before you ovulate until the day you ovulate-this is key! that way all the boy sperm can get to the egg before it dies and before the girls.
Therefore you need to know when you ovulate. I just check my cervix- its very easy. Or you can buy an ovulation detector, basal body temp chart, mucus chart. Just do not go by rythem! Many women get messed up because they think they are counting right but they are not (first day of last period is the correct way) Also some women think they know when they ovulate (the average is 15 days past the first day of your last period but many many many women fall before or after- I am one of them=-) Soooo- you must know when you Ovulate.
In short:
5 days before you Ovulate stop having sex
the day you ovulate have sex!
The boys will get to the egg before the girls.
and there ya go!
Not sure how valid it is but there was an article in the Charleston Post and Courier yesterday about what you can eat prior to getting pregnant to increase the chances of conceiving a girl or a boy. Apparently they did some research around it so it might be worth a try. Good lUck!
Hi. I would recommend the book "How to Choose the Sex of your Baby" by Landrum B. Shettles and David M. Rorvik. I had 2 boys and wanted to try for a girl and I figured why not read the book and try some of the techniques. We now have a baby girl to round out our family. I used their charting techniques to pinpoint when I ovulated and then timed the trying each month based on the info in the book. It's a good read and worth trying if you'd like to try to influence the gender of your next baby without any extreme measures. Good luck!
If you are wanting another baby, go ahead and have one and accept what God gives you. If you try different things to "have" a boy and it doesn't happen then you WILL be disappointed, but if you want another child and accept whatever sex God has predetermined that child to be, then you will NOT be disappointed.
I did what Minda talked about. I had sex on the morning my temp rose (ovulated) for a boy so the egg was waiting and the girls didn't have a chance. And then I had sex 5 days before my temp rose/ovulated for a girl so he boy sperm don't last more than 3-4 days and the girl sperms are holding out!
Hi Demetria,
I thought I would tell you what I did when I really wanted to have a girl. I had already had a son and had such a rough pregnancy that the thought of being pregnant more than once more was not an option. I really wanted to have a girl and had heard about a book "Now you can choose the sex of your child" Its been awhile, (my daughter is now 13years old) so I am not absolutely certain of the name of the book but it was very close to that. I went to the library found the book and followed the instructions and totally believed it would work and it did for me! Check with your local library and I am sure they will either have or would be willing to get it for you.
yeah - I saw that in the news jsut yesterday. Bananas and breakfast, and generally a fairly high calorie comsumption to have higher glucose levels in the blood. (Good excuse to enjoy dessert, huh? Chocolate covered banana anyone?)
It still only ups the odds to around 57% instead of 50% - but if you get another girl, at least you won't have to buy more clothes, right?