Conceiving A Girl Baby – The Different Methods
May 7, 2009 by Tracey Evans
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If youve been doing any research online to improve your chances of conceiving a girl then you no doubt have found that most of the different methods are contradictory. Some claim you should have sex as close to ovulation as possible for a girl and others suggest trying to conceive at least 5 days before and no sooner. So which method is right?
This article will go over the most popular methods for conceiving a girl, including their success rates, so you can choose which method is the right one for you.
Method: Shettles
Ask most people which method for conceiving a girl they should try and they will probably say the Shettles method as it’s the most well known gender selection theory. The Shettles method states that to have a girl baby the couples must have intercourse no sooner than three days prior to ovulation for the best chances of getting a girl.
The success rate for the Shettles method has been said to be around 77% for a girl baby.
Method: Whelan
To make matters more confusing, the Whelan method is the exact opposite of the Shettles method when it comes to timing and this method states that you should have intercourse on the day of ovulation or the day after. Specifically the Whelan method states that as soon as you see a rise in temperature (if you are charting), then you should have intercourse as soon as possible afterwards if you want a baby girl.
The success rate for the Whelan method is claimed to be around 57% for a girl.
O+12 Method
Becoming more popular with women trying for a girl baby is the O+12 method which states that you should have intercourse around twelve hours after you believe you have ovulated to get pregnant with a girl. This method was developed by a New Zealand lady after she had six unsuccessful attempts at trying for girl (she had boys each time) using the Shettles method.
The O+12 Method is said to have a 90% success rate (although no clinical trials have ever been done using this as it is very difficult to pinpoint the exact ovulation time unless you have an ultrasound machine).
Conceive Quicker When You Understand Your Ovulation Cycle
If you are trying for a baby you need to understand the importance of charting you’re your ovulation cycle. There are a number of factors that can affect your fertility and the chances of you conceiving.
Taking the time to understand your ovulation cycle will allow you to accurately pin point your most fertile time during each month. Knowing when you are at your most fertile means you can time your love making to maximise your chances of successful conception, or in other words, make sure your man’s sperm has the best chance of getting to know your egg!
Ok, so let’s discuss how your ovulation cycle actually works.On the day you ovulate, your body produces one fertile egg.That's right, just one solitary egg each month. So you can see how imperative it is for you to know exactly when your egg will be optimally placed for fertilisation, especially if you have been finding it hard to conceive for a while.
Your ovulation period lasts for six days.It is on the final day of your six day cycle that you actually ovulate, therefore it is the sixth day when you are most fertile.Your day of ovulation will usually be fourteen days before your next period begins. Therefore if your cycle is usually 28 days, day fourteen should be day the day you ovulate. Whereas, if you typically have a thirty day cycle, your most fertile day would be day sixteen of your cycle.
Once you have calculated your exact day of ovulation, you can plan around it. Your man’s sperm can survive in a woman’s body for up to four days, therefore you need to have intercourse as many times as possible in the four days before you ovulate, and on your day of ovulation as his sperm can reach your fallopian tubes in as little as twenty minutes.
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