Some Couples are luck when it come to having a Family with a Boy for Dad and a Girl for Mum first time round but just as many couples wind up with either 2 Boys or 2 Girls and in one case I know 8 Girls before they decided to give up. After all in this day and age who wants a dozen children or a football team like in the old days.

For this particular Father having a son was very important and although he loved his girls they could not carry on the Family Name which would mean the end of the Line. Sounds old fashioned there are still many Men out there today that feel the same way.

For some unknown reason in 2008 the ability to Father a son is still a sign of how virile your Partner is in the eyes of other males and this has a lot to do with his Self Esteem.

Just as important is every Mother’s wish to have a daughter.

Little girls play with there dolls and dream about the time when they will have a baby girl of their own to fuss over dress up.

Then later go shoping with out to coffee ect those things only girls can go together "You know what I mean"

For a long time now (tens of thousands of years would be my guess), people have wanted to know if it’s possible to influence the sex of a baby before conception. Just as it’s natural that the first question your family and friends ask upon hearing about a new baby is often "Boy or girl?" — it’s also natural that you and/or your partner would wonder "How can we influence whether the baby we conceive is a boy or a girl?"

There have been several books published over the Years on the subject and today there are even Clinics that will guarantee a 96% chance of either one or the other. One of the more Famous was Dr. Shettles’ and his methods for conceiving either a Boy or a Girl.

Below is a summery from his Book:

1. Basically, men produce two types of sperms, the X (female) and Y (male). According to studies the y-sperms are smaller, weaker, but faster than their siblings x-sperms, which are bigger, stronger, but slower.

· Based on this fact, there are several things you can do to "favor" the conception of boys or girls:

· The most important aspect of all is timing of intercourse during the monthly cycle. The closer to ovulation you have sex, the better the chances to have a boy, because the y-sperms are faster and tend to get to the egg first.

· If you have sex 3 days or more before ovulation, the better your chances to conceive a girl, because the weaker y-sperms tend to die sooner and the x-sperms will be available in greater quantity whenever the egg is released

On the other hand, having sex from 2 days before ovulation, through a few days after ovulation, is better for conceiving a boy. Around the 2-day point — 48 hours before ovulation — seems to be the 50/50 mark.

2. The pH of the women’s tract is also very important. A more acidic environment favors girls, since it will kill the weaker y-sperms first, leaving a greater quantity of x-sperms available to fertilize the egg. On the other hand, a more alkaline environment favors boys. Shettles recommends a douche of water and vinegar (acid) immediately before intercourse to favor a girl; a douche of water and baking soda (alkaline) will help for a boy.

(Don’t try this without reading Shettles You have to dilute the douches properly, according to his formula, or they won’t help and might hurt you.) Note: Some women are naturally very acidic and have a hard time conceiving boys.

(3) Position of intercourse and depth of penetration are important, partly because of pH. The closer to the entrance to the vagina, the more acidic the women’s tract is. Also, deep penetration places the sperm closer to the egg, and gives those aggressive boy sperms a head start . So, a shallow penetration will favor girls and a deeper will favor boys. Shettles recommends missionary-position for a girl, and rear-entry (dog-style) for a boy.

(4) Women’s orgasms can also be important. It also has to do with pH. When a woman has an orgasm, the body releases some kind of substance that makes the environment more alkaline, favoring boys. He recommends no orgasms when trying for girls!

(5) The sperm count is another factor. Obviously, a low sperm count to begin with doesn’t favor either sex. But a high sperm count favors boys. Shettles recommends three things:

(a) When trying for a boy, don’t have sex for 3- 4 days before you reach the target date a day or two before ovulation! For girls, have sex everyday from day=1 or day=5 ("cleaner" ), and stop 3 days before ovulation.

(b) Shettles recommends that for boys, the man wear loose underwear only — that is, men who usually wear briefs or other tight underwear should switch to boxers. The idea is the same as wearing boxers to increase overall fertility — the testicles need cooler temperatures for sperms to survive, and the Y-sperms, since they are weaker, will be helped more than the X-sperms by this method. However, Shettles does NOT recommend the opposite, that men wear briefs for a girl — this will just decrease overall fertility.

(c) Also, for a girl, the man is supposed to take a hot bath immediately before intercourse. "Room temperature" is fine for a boy. The idea is the same as the briefs versus boxers — give the X- sperms an advantage.

6. Finally, in trying for a boy, Shettles recommends a nice cup of caffeinated coffee for the man, right before sex — he isn’t clear on how or why this works, but apparently it gives the Y-sperms a jolt!

If you can determine the time of ovulation and follow the rules presented in his book, Dr. Shettles claims a success rate of 70-75% for girls and 75-80% for boys (better than the normal 50%). As you see, it’s not 100%!!!

Now this part I Like … Shettles recommends a "practice" period of 3-6 months, to make sure the couple has all the techniques down properly.

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