Although most expected parents care most about having a healthy baby, many of them would like to know the gender by ultrasound during pregnancy. In fact, a recent survey shows that nearly 80% of expected parents admitted that they would prefer a baby boy or a baby girl, and would like to know information about how to conceive a boy or a girl. Especially for those couple who have have one child already, it is very common for them to have a gender preference to balance the family.
The natural rate to conceive a boy or a girl is about 50%. Aside from artificial insemination, which can cost up to $20,000, there is no way to guarantee that you can give birth to a preferred gender. But you can definitely increase the odd to conceive a boy or a girl.
Pregnancy is the result of a complex chain of events. In order to get pregnant, a woman must release an egg from one of her ovaries (ovulation). The egg must go through a fallopian tube toward the uterus (womb). A man’s sperm must join with (fertilize) the egg along the way. The fertilized egg must attach to the inside of the uterus (implantation). During this event, the sperm that fertilize the egg decides the gender of the baby.
A man’s sperm contains 23 chromosomes. The 23rd chromosome can be either an X (X-sperm, girl sperm) or a Y (Y-sperm, boy sperm). A woman’s egg contains 23 chromosomes too, while the 23rd chromosome is always an X. When the sperm fertilizes the egg, and the separate chromosomes form a complete set of 23 pairs, just like any other cells in a person’s body, and life begins. If the X-sperm fertilizes the egg, a baby girl is conceived. Otherwise, a baby boy is conceived.
Gender selection is possible because boy sperm and girl sperm are different. Boys sperm are smaller, move faster, with shorter lifetime than girl sperms. Boy sperms also favor an alkaline environment. By timing the intercourse, changing the woman’s vaginal PH, and many other methods, you can increase the odd to conceive a baby boy or girl.
You can visit the How To Conceive A Boy website for more information on gender selection methods.
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