subject: Gender Selection Pregnancy - Plan My Baby [print this page] Perhaps after having three girls, you would really want to have a boy. Or probably you are having a high risk pregnancy and are only allowed just this one chance to have a baby and you really want to have a girl. Whatever your reason for wanting to have a baby of a specific gender, good thing there are natural gender selection pregnancy methods that you can use to increase your chances.
This method works by using the age of the mother based on the Chinese lunar calendar as well as the date of conception to predict a baby's gender. However, Chinese calendar is said to be not accurate and is usually used by already pregnant women who tries to predict the sex of the baby.
Method number two. The Shettles Method
This natural gender selection pregnancy method is based on the difference between a male and a female sperm. To be able to utilize the Shettles method it is very important for a woman to determine her ovulation period. If you want to have a baby boy, you need to have sexual intercourse during your peak fertility days; deep penetration should also be taken into account. And if you prefer to have a baby girl, you need to have sex before your peak fertility period; shallow penetration should also be observed.
Method number three. Diet
According to the concept behind this method, you can increase your chances of having a boy or a girl by influencing your body's pH through your diet. So if a couple opt to have a boy, the women should consume foods that are high in potassium and sodium in order to make the male sperm fair better in more alkaline environment. On the other hand, for couples who want to have a girl, the woman should eat foods that are high in calcium and magnesium since female sperm can fair better in a more acidic environment.
Considering these natural gender selection pregnancy methods, you can now have the freedom of choice with regards to your baby's gender. However, keep in mind that these should be treated as mere guides and not to be a concrete basis for your baby's gender, so as not to be so disappointed in the end, if in case it didn't meet your expectations.
