Does ovulation has something to do with baby gender

Generations upon generations, couples have continuously tried to influence the sex of their baby. There have been many theories about how parents-to-be can influence the sex of their future child, from following a certain diet to timing, using certain sexual positions to knowing when do you ovulate.

However, there are no scientific studies to support these and as such, there are no guarantees. These theories rely on observational data only which highlights things you can do to increase the probability of having the preferred gender.

The following are some of the suggestions for anyone trying to conceive either a girl or a boy.

Key Insights for Having a Boy:

The Shettles Method and Toni Weschler (author of Taking Charge of Your Fertility) highlight the following suggestions for trying to have a baby boy

• It is believed that a male sperm tends to be faster than a female sperm. As such, having sex during ovulation day or closer to the day of ovulation increases the chances of one of the fastest male sperm reaching the egg before the slower and heavier female sperm.
• Artificial Insemination increases the chances of having a boy because the procedure is done closer to ovulation.
•  Younger women and men are more likely to have male babies. The hypothesis here is that younger couples have favorable cervical fluid and higher sperm counts which is an advantage to the male sperm.
•  Based on fertility awareness practices, timing of sexual intercourse is crucial. As such, intercourse should be timed for the peak day and day after to increase the chances of having a boy.
• Couple using ovulation tests should test twice a day and have sex 12 to 24 hours after an LH surge

Key Insights for Having a Girl:

Those two methods further add these suggestions to increase the probability of having a girl:

•  Female sperm tends to be heartier and as such having a lower sperm count tends to favor them.
•  Men exposed to unhealthy environments, hazardous chemicals, or any other engagements that cause the testicles to overheat are more likely to have girls. The hypothesis here is that these activities tend to destroy the male sperm while the heartier female sperm is able to survive some of the activities.

• As discussed earlier, artificial insemination procedure tends to favor a baby boy. On the other hand, the in vitro fertilization procedure favors a baby girl. Again, the reason behind this observation is based on the hypothesis of the female sperm being heartier thus it can be able to survive the stress of the IVF extraction and procedure.
• Fertility awareness practices require that sexual intercourse should be timed 2 to 4 days before your ovulation day if you want to increase your chances of having a baby girl. The female sperm have a likelihood of living for 3 to 5 days giving you a better chance of having a baby girl.In conclusion, as a reminder, these methods have no guarantees no matter what you try. As a matter of fact, there are no scientific studies that have shown the relationship between these techniques and the resulting baby gender.

Having said that, you may want to ask yourself which baby gender do you want more? a girl? a boy? Or is it more important to have a baby irrespective of the gender? It is important to understand that if you are focused so much on having either a girl or a boy, you may be limiting your conception chances each and every month. That is an important factor you should consider before trying to influence the gender of your baby with no guarantee of success.…