After meeting with girlfriends who have read books, consulted doctors and - most importantly - compared success notes, we've assembled a list of the most common tactics they swear by:
The most important concept is timing your monthly cycle because it is key in helping to plan the sex of your baby. When you have sex during your cycle will depend on whether you want a boy or a girl. It's a little complicated, here's the theory behind the timing:
Sperm is made up of X-chromosome (girl) and Y-chromosome (boy) sperm. When X-chromosome sperm fertilize an egg, it results in a girl baby, Y-chromosome sperm result in a boy baby. The "boy" sperms are fast and tend to get to
the egg faster, however they also die much more quickly than "girl" sperm.
The closer you have sex to your ovulation date, the better your chances of having a boy. If you have sex 2 ½ to 3 or more days before ovulation, the majority of "boy" sperm will have died by the time you ovulate, leaving a higher percentage "girl" sperm available when the egg is released and increasing your chance of having a girl.
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The closer you have sex to your ovulation date, the better your chances of having a boy. If you have sex 2 ½ to 3 or more days before ovulation, the majority of "boy" sperm will have died by the time you ovulate, leaving a higher percentage "girl" sperm available when the egg is released and increasing your chance of having a girl.
