One study determined that men with low sperm count are more likely to conceive a girl. Low sperm motility also favors getting pregnant with a girl. Another study looked at a woman's dietary choices. The study found that a maternal diet low in sodium and high in calcium, in combination with the timing of intercourse well before ovulation as a method to improve the chances of conceiving a girl.
According to Fertility Authority , many methods can help you to conceive either a boy or a girl. But the only legal, FDA approved a method for gender selection in the United States is pre-implantation genetic screening PGS ; when it is used along with in vitro fertilization IVF it almost percent accurate.
Close search. What Determines Gender? Gender Swaying - Shettles Method If you are dead-set on trying for a particular sex, you can incorporate a few gender swaying techniques. The principle behind this method is quite simple: Although male-producing sperm, or Y-sperm, swim faster than female-producing sperm, or X-sperm, they do not live as long. Gender Swaying - Shelan Method However, another popular method of gender swaying, known as the Shelan Method, actually encourages the opposite of the Shettles Method.
Choosing Your Baby's Gender - Other Considerations Several scientific studies have looked into the ability to "choose" the gender of your baby. Sperm is a vital part of the j All embryos have a small bud or swelling genital nub.
In a girl, the genital nub will become the clitoris and labia. But nub development is a gradual process, and it's a real challenge to see which way the nub is developing around the time of your dating scan. If the nub is on an angle away from the body then it's more likely a boy - and the nub will develop into a penis and scrotum. But if the nub is more horizontal with the spinal cord then it's more likely to be a girl, Becky explained.
It might seem like a fool-proof way to tell the sex of your little one, but midwives and other doctors recommend you wait until your second ultrasound, typically at 20 weeks, to be certain.
That's because it's incredibly difficult to determine the sex of your baby in the first trimester as the genitals haven't formed properly yet. The main reason your second scan is done between 18 and 21 weeks is to check for physical abnormalities in your baby, but you can also ask the sonographer to check if it's a boy or girl.
Don't forget that it's not an exact science - the sonographer won't be able to per cent know the sex of your bundle of joy. Sex differences in fetal heart rate and variability assessed by antenatal computerized cardiotocography.
Acta Obstetrica Et Gynecologica Scandinavica 97 12 : Mitsuda N et al. Severity of nausea and vomiting in singleton and twin pregnancies in relation to fetal sex: The Japan environment and children's study JECS. Journal of Epidemiology 29 9 McKenna DS et al Gender-related differences in fetal heart rate during first trimester.
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 21 1 Retnakaran R et al. Fetal sex and maternal risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: The impact of having a boy. Diabetes Care 38 5 : Tamimi RM et al. Average energy intake among pregnant women carrying a boy compared with a girl. BMJ : The S et al. The role of placental location assessment in the prediction of fetal gender. Join now to personalize. If you have a prenatal blood test NIPT , you may be able to find out your baby's sex as early as 11 weeks of pregnancy.
Ultrasounds may reveal sex organs by 14 weeks, but they aren't considered fully accurate until 18 weeks. If you have CVS at 10 weeks, the results will reveal your baby's sex by 12 weeks. If you have an amnio at 16 weeks, you can find out by 18 weeks. With IVF, you can find out the sex before you even transfer the embryos. Photo credit: iStock.
When can I find out my baby's sex with a blood test? When can I find out my baby's sex by ultrasound? When can I find out my baby's sex with CVS or amnio? Can I find out my baby's sex during IVF? Do gender predictor tests work? Learn more: Gender prediction: Am I having a girl or a boy?
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