Are you trying to conceive a boy? If so, the technique we are going to look at here might be something you want to try. The method we will be talking about was invented by Dr Shettles, an expert in fertility for 50 years. He wrote the highly regarded book How to Choose the Sex of your Baby, which gave him a good reputation in the pregnancy field. Although Dr Shettles’ method is claimed to have a 75% success rate, it is worth bearing in mind that there haven’t been many proper scientific studies done to back up this claim.

Dr Shettles’ method is all based on the fact that male sperm are faster than female sperm. They are also more fragile, which means they tend to die earlier. This means that you can give yourself more chance of having a male baby by timing sexual intercourse accurately with your ovulation time. This can be done either by monitoring your fertility signals (e.g. BBT, cervical position, and cervical mucus), or by using an ovulation kit.

The first thing you need to do is to stop having sex 5 days before you are due to ovulate. This causes the man’s sperm count to increase. Then you have sex on the day of ovulation, as this is the most fertile time for a woman. By having sex as close to ovulation as possible, the faster male sperm are more likely to reach an egg before the female sperm.

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The pH balance of the vagina is also important. Because Y sperm are more fragile, they survive much better in an alkaline environment than they do in an acidic environment. Just before ovulation, the vagina is in an alkaline state due to the cervical mucus that appears at this time. Also, if a woman has an orgasm then this further alkalinises the vagina, so pleasure plays an important part here too. Try to have an orgasm before or at the same time as your partner.

Another important factor is the sexual position. The best sexual positions are those which achieve the deepest penetration, as these deposit the sperm far into the vagina. The best sexual position that Dr Shettles recommends is from behind (also known as doggy style).

So as you can see, it is not really very difficult to increase your chances of giving birth to a baby boy. All you need to do is use these simple tips; it is as simple as that.