“A husband dreams of a son” – this is how a great many messages on forums for mothers begin. “Tell me what to do to give birth to a boy?” Our author checked on herself whether the methods for conceiving a baby of a certain gender work.
Experts are reluctant to talk about programming the sex of the unborn child. It’s still not very ethical. Moreover, in some countries there is still such a phenomenon as selective abortion, when only children of a certain gender are left behind. Barbarism, whatever one may say. However, if you really want to, then, probably, you can somehow influence the nature! Our author Ekaterina Rizhskaya, the mother of a wonderful little boy, told about her experience and the experience of girlfriends who also have sons. And Elena Mariutsa, a specialist in planning the sex of the child, commented on the popular methods.
We remember the school curriculum. XX are the chromosomes of women, XY are the chromosomes of men. If a female egg is fertilized by a sperm with an X chromosome, a girl will be born, if a sperm with a Y chromosome is a boy. It has been proven that the most active Y-spermatozoa live a bright but short life, while the less active X, on the contrary, die much later. This means that our task is to “catch” the Y chromosomes.
On the day of ovulation, the chances of conceiving a boy are higher than on other days, since the alkaline environment is favorable for Y. It remains to decide on the date. Ovulation usually occurs 14 days before the start of the menstrual cycle. With a 28-day cycle, this is the 14th day. However, deviations are possible – due to common stress or illness. So be on the lookout!
Personal experience
“I didn’t plan the sex of the child,” says the mother of the 9-year-old son. – But, having looked into my personal calendar of 2007, I realized that pregnancy came exactly on the day of ovulation. Our Maxim was born! Coincided. “
“The method has a right to exist,” notes Elena Mariutsa, urologist, specialist in planning the sex of the child. – The thinning of cervical mucus in the middle of the menstrual cycle really makes it easier for sperm to pass through it. The strongest and fastest are in time – these are just the “boys” (Y-sperm). However, the method does not work 100 percent, at best 60-70 percent. ”
The calendar was invented by sages more than seven centuries ago, and future parents, not only in the Celestial Empire, look into it. How do I use the table? The date of birth of a mother in the understanding of the Chinese is the date of conception, not birth, and this must be taken into account. If you were not born in January or February (the months when the lunar new year may begin), simply add nine months to the date of birth. If in other months, we find out when the New Year’s holiday happened and compare it with the date of birth. If before the New Year, minus the year and add nine months to the resulting figure. And further from the intersection with the letter M, we draw a line to the month in the top line (they also start on the new moon) and … we proceed to achieve the goal.
Personal experience
According to the lunar calendar, at the time of conception, I was 35 years old, it happened in November. A boy comes out on the table. Top ten!
Expert opinion
For 25 years of communication with moms and dads before and after childbirth, I have derived such statistics – only every second case hits the target. 50 to 50.
The Japanese consider the birth of a boy to be a gift of fate. The first son is surrounded by truly imperial care from birth. Both adults and younger siblings emphasize its importance in every possible way. And he, happy, bathes in everyone’s attention and, as a rule, grows up to be an egoist. The calendar is easy to use. First, we determine the number of the family – it is at the intersection of the birth lines of a man and a woman. Then, in the column numbered with this number, we find the month of conception with the maximum probability of the appearance of a boy (we count the crosses).
Personal experience
I was born in July, and my husband in November, our number 11. The son was conceived in the last month of autumn, but with the same probability a daughter could have been born – in the table, one cross for a boy and a girl. Maxim is lucky!
Expert opinion
I estimate hopes of conceiving a boy on the Japanese calendar at 50 percent. A girl can be born with the same success.
A man with younger blood than a woman is capable of conceiving a son. To find out, divide the age of the future father by four, and the age of the mother by three. We compare the cycles: whoever has “fresh” blood won. Keep in mind, however, any massive blood loss will affect the calculations. If, for example, there was an operation, we begin to count not from the year of birth, but from the year of the operation. And further! It is believed that a woman’s negative Rh factor changes the picture exactly the opposite. That is, “age” blood is stronger than young blood.
Personal experience
I have a positive Rh factor, and the blood at the time of conception was a year younger than that of my husband. It should have turned out to be a girl. It didn’t work out!
Expert opinion
Our great-grandmothers knew about this method, but I would not trust him 100 percent. There is a deeply rooted opinion among the people that a woman with a negative Rh factor gives birth to only same-sex children. I say with great confidence: this is not so!
These 12 wonderful tables were published back in the 90s of the last century in the handbook of many women “Housekeeping”. For the first three tables marked “M” and “F”, data from future parents are needed. We must write down the numbers that have turned out. Tables 4 and 5 – estimated year, month and day of conception of the baby. According to table 6, we find the sum of all the numbers and display the coefficient. If it is higher for the husband, a boy will be born, for the wife, a girl.
Personal experience
My result is nine points of my beloved man against my zero. He won! A son!
Expert opinion
The method is interesting for inquisitive and meticulous users who want to practice math. It is based, in my opinion, on the knowledge about the cyclical renewal of the blood of future parents. The probability that the method will work is 90 percent.
It is believed that the moon affects not only life and well-being, but also the offspring. When she is in the male zodiac signs – Aquarius, Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, the likelihood of conceiving a son increases. And it is desirable that this happens on the 11th, 15th, 19th or 21st lunar day: the son, according to astrologers, will be born smart, healthy, energetic.
Personal experience
Everything happened for me on November 11, 2007, when the Moon was in the sign of Sagittarius. Maksimka, apparently, knew it!
Expert opinion
I am far from astrology. But when women turn to me with a question whether it is worth trusting this method, I say: “For the full effect, try it.” And what helps in the end – the Moon, or my method, or all together, it is difficult to judge. I give a 95 percent guarantee for my research, I am not responsible for the tricks of the moon.
A story from life. Once the husband heard that if a woman a week before and after ovulation eats green bananas (the kind that knits in her mouth), she will certainly give birth to a boy. I suggested my wife try it. The girl laughed in response, but did not resist. Nine months later, the happy parents took out the blue envelope from the hospital. Dad is still sure bananas did the trick!
And he, by the way, is not crazy! It is believed that some trace elements affect the biochemical structure of the egg. It is recommended for the boy to revise his mother’s diet, including adding foods rich in potassium and sodium. We pay attention to bananas, oranges, peaches, mushrooms, potatoes, legumes, cereals, fish, meat, canned cucumbers, dark chocolate, egg whites, prunes, dates, hydrocarbonate mineral water. We follow the diet four months before conception, and then return to the usual menu. Just before you start experimenting, do not forget to consult with your doctor!
Personal experience
Fortunately, the husband has never heard of green bananas or other “male” products. We lived in peace, ate as usual, and in the supermarket we bought what would fall on our eyes.
Expert opinion
A girl is born with a huge number of eggs. And they constantly absorb all the “delights” of her life, activating for a short time only in a certain cycle. Therefore, it is hardly possible to change the structure of the egg in a short period with the help of food. If we talk about a diet for 3-4 months, then this, in my opinion, is more relevant for a man. Sperm cells take 90 days to mature, and during this time they can really be influenced. Y-cell count will not increase as many think, but sperm quality and motility will improve. The probability of conceiving a boy is 60 percent.
If a woman’s age is divisible by two, then she will be able to conceive a son in an odd month of the year (January, March, May, etc.). If it does not divide, then the opposite is true.
To the number of years of a woman who will turn in the current year, we add the number of the month of conception (for example, August is the eighth) and one, and then we divide by two. If you get the result with the remainder, a boy will be born.
Skinny girls weighing less than 54 kg are more likely to give birth to a girl.
Sexual intercourse on “male” days – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday – to the son.
If a man is older and more active than a woman, there is a greater chance of becoming pregnant with a boy.
After the birth of the first daughter, I really wanted the second child to be born of the opposite sex. “I have a daughter, now I need a son,” such thoughts were in my head. And almost all the methods described have been tried and performed with maximum accuracy. Now it is very funny to remember, and despite the “efforts”, the second daughter was also born. Perhaps the point is just that enough time has not passed for the “turnover” of blood. But when a few more years have passed – please, the boys, as well as “ordered”.
I would like to note one point that you think about later: when you really want a child and think about it all the time, or you want a child of a certain gender and also literally get hung up on it, it is very difficult to keep yourself in an even emotional state. And against the background of such tension, nothing happens at all – neither the desired pregnancy, nor the usual passion with a partner. I had periods when I really wanted a child and counted “favorable” days and so on, but everything happened exactly when I let go of the situation and had almost forgotten about it.
I would like to wish future mothers to take care of their nerves and relationships with a partner, and then everything will turn out in the best way.