Basics of Gender Selection And What You Should Know

There is no need for expensive clinical gender selection when it comes to choosing the gender of the baby you desired. There are a few things you can do at home to greatly influence the odds of you having either a baby boy or a baby girl. In this article, you will come across some very good gender selection

tips that will help you choose your baby’s gender.

What determines the gender of your baby?

If X-chromosome bearing sperm reaches the fertile egg first, you will have a baby girl.

If Y-chromosome bearing sperm reaches the fertile egg first, you will have a baby boy.

What are characteristics of X-chromosome sperm  and Y-chromosome sperm?

X-chromosome are bigger and stronger but slower.

Y-chromosome are faster but smaller and weaker. Y-chromosome bearing sperms are also sensitive to heat and acidity.

Couples can determine which type of sperm will reach the fertile egg first by knowing the time of ovulation. Time of ovulation is a period when the egg in the woman is most fertile. Find out the day of ovulation can be as easy as using an online ovulation calculator.

For a baby boy, intercourse should be done on the day of ovulation.

For a baby girl, intercourse should be done a few days before ovulation.

You can easily assist Y-chromosome (boy) bearing sperm to reach the fertile egg first by performing the correct sexual position. Any deep penetration sex position will help Y-chromosome sperms by reducing the distance it needs to swim. Let’s not forget that the sperm is exposed to acidic environment. To balance the acidity level in the reproductive tract, douching is encourage before intercourse.

For X-chromosome (girl) bearing to reach the fertile egg first, the ideal positions would be shallow penetrations. This will favor X-chromosome bearing sperm because sperms will have to swim a longer distances and only X-chromosome bearing sperms have the stamina to do so.