Planning the sex of the child - how not to be mistaken?
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Planning the sex of the child is an interesting and fascinating activity. True. It does not always give accurate results. But for many fathers (less often - moms) it is vital that they have a boy or a girl. Although, if it turns out on the contrary, they love their daughter no less than they would have loved a son. So, several methods of planning the sex of the child to choose from.
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Sex planning for the baby by the date of conception
When the spermatozoon penetrates into the egg, or rather, merges with it, the sperm contains either a chromosome X or a chromosome Y. If it's X, then a girl will be born, if it's Y, wait for the boy. But the trick is that it's hard for parents to calculate, and it's impossible to know for sure: what kind of chromosome is contained in the sperm? Who will be born? Therefore, it is possible to follow approximate calendar data. Namely - the date of conception.
Since spermatozoa with Y-chromosome are more mobile and live a little, you need to have sex directly on the first day of ovulation or the day before it. Then there is a high probability that a boy will be born. If you wait a little and make love two or three days before the end of ovulation, it is more likely that a girl will be born.
How is it better to conceive a boy?
- During lovemaking, the partner's phallus penetrates deeper into the vagina of the partner. Then faster spermatozoa with Y-chromosome will reach the ovule faster than their counterparts.
- If a woman experiences an orgasm faster than her partner, spermatozoa with chromosome Y will be more viable. This is because the substance that is released in women during sex, gives a greater survival of chromosomes of type Y. Therefore, the birth of a boy is more likely.
- If a man takes care of himself and does not overheat during the period when you are planning a pregnancy, this increases the viability of his spermatozoa Y. So, there is a high probability of conceiving a boy.
How best to conceive a girl?
- Before ovulation itself, it is better to avoid having sex. It is best to do it three days before ovulation or 2 days after.
- A member must not penetrate the vagina too deeply.
- It is best that the future mother experienced an orgasm not before her husband, and after it - then for female chromosomes - there will be no obstacles in the form of spermatozoa with male chromosomes.
How correctly to calculate the day of ovulation?
It is calculated during 2-3 menstrual cycles to deduce the average result and that it was relatively accurate. To determine the day of ovulation, you need to use the graph every morning to measure the temperature in the vagina and record. Before the day of ovulation, the basal temperature is approximately 36.6-36.8 degrees. On the day of ovulation, it can decrease - 36.2-36.4 degrees. The next day after ovulation, the temperature rises sharply to 37 degrees.
Usually ovulation occurs 12-16 days after the onset of menstruation. On the day of ovulation, the state of health may be slightly worsened, nauseated, sick in the lower abdomen. By these signs, you can also determine that the eggs are ready for fertilization.
Planning of the sex of the child according to the year of blood renewal
This theory says that a couple will have a baby of that sex whose blood on the day of conception will be renewed earlier. According to the theory of blood renewal, the blood of the pope is renewed once in 4 years, and the blood of the mother - once in 3 years. It is necessary to divide the number of full years of the mother by 3, and the popes - to 4. Who gets the number less, that sex will be born. If the year of blood renewal coincides, there is a high probability that twins or twins may be born.
True, this method is not very accurate: it gives a good effect only in 52% of cases.
Planning the sex of a child in the Chinese calendar
This method is quite simple, it is calculated from the table. Horizontal indicates the age of the mother, and the vertical - the month in which the baby is conceived. If you pull out the cell at the intersection of the lines, you get the sex of the child. To determine if the calendar information is correct, check your birth date and birth dates of relatives and friends. The Chinese calendar is considered a fairly accurate method of planning the sex of the child, although the exact laws of the construction of this table, scientists have not figured out.
Child Planning Method by MicroSort System
This is an American system, which is based on the study of the genetic material of the cells of the mother and father. This method is reliable, but rather expensive, because it refers to scientific methods. According to him, the amount of genetic material is determined in spermatozoa and ovules. In those spermatozoa where the male chromosomes are located, 3% less genetic material (DNA cells) than in spermatozoa with female chromosomes.
To determine what kind of chromosomes - female or male - semen is stained, then the most healthy spermatozoa with the chromosomes of the sex that parents need are selected from them, and artificial insemination is performed. True, scientists argue that this method is effective only when a couple wants a girl. And in those cases when the couple plans a boy, the method can only work on 70%.
Planning of a sex of the child on a ration of mum
From the diet of mom, say dieticians and gynecologists, it depends who will be born, a boy or a girl. Many mothers say that the method of the French diet works very well. Of course, like other non-scientific methods of pregnancy planning, it is inaccurate. And yet there are results.
So, during the menstrual cycle, about a week before conception, mom eats coffee without sugar in the morning, salad and boiled eggs for dinner, and boiled non-fat meat and salad for dinner. In the diet of the French diet is also present fish, oranges, kefir, fresh carrots. In this diet there is no restriction in the intake of liquids, which distinguishes it from other food systems. With this feeding system, they say, the high probability of the birth of a boy.
Planning the sex of the child according to the lunar calendar
The method of the lunar phases is well suited for planning the sex of the unborn child. Supporters of the method believe that the lunar cycle accompanies a woman throughout her life (including sexual).
The highest probability of conception of the child is during the repeated phase of the moon, when it coincides with the date of the ovulation day. The phase of the moon that was the day when the woman was born - and is the most favorable period for conceiving a child. But in order for these phases to converge. You need to know not only the day, but also the hour of your birth.
Between the male and female zodiac, proponents of the theory of lunar phases say, the moon passes every two and a half days. If the day of the highest predisposition to conceive coincides with the male zodiac, a boy will be born, and if a girl is born with a female zodiac.
To believe or not to believe in different methods for planning a child's sex is up to you. But when a person has a choice, he can use it and meet a long-awaited daughter or son from the hospital.