Get a child of the desired sex

<b>When yearning for a boy</b><br>-It has been proven that Y or male sperm has a lower survival rate, but swims faster than the X or female sperm. A male sperm will most likely fertilise the egg if; a woman has intercourse 12 hours before ovulation.

When yearning for a boy
-It has been proven that Y or male sperm has a lower survival rate, but swims faster than the X or female sperm. A male sperm will most likely fertilise the egg if; a woman has intercourse 12 hours before ovulation. The male sperms can swim faster and reach the egg before the female sperm.

Test your PH and if the PH strip reads alkaline, chances of conceiving a boy are high. This is because the boy sperm Y can only survive in alkaline environments to fertilise the egg.

Engage in sexual positions that allow deep penetration. This enables a man to ejaculate and deposit sperms deeper in the vagina since the male sperm is weaker than female sperm and survives for a shorter time. This protects them from staying in unfavourable conditions in the vagina that could cause them to die before fertilisation occurs.

Endeavour to reach orgasm during intercourse. An orgasm changes the PH level of the cervical mucus to either a more alkaline level or acidic. However, the latter is more suitable for a baby boy.

Take supplements like evening primrose oil that improves the quality of cervical mucus. Therefore, when a woman’s mucus is well-nourished, it increases the survival chances of male sperm.

When yearning for a girl
Test your PH and if the PH strip reads acidic, chances are high you will conceive a girl. This is because the girl sperm can survive in acidic environments for longer time than the boy sperm.

George Ssejjengo, a nutritionist in Kampala, says if a woman wants to conceive a girl it’s ideal to avoid foods high in potassium (caffeine, bananas and orange juice), but eat spicy foods, such as pepper and those rich in calcium (milk, yoghurt, cheese and fish) and magnesium (beans and leafy green vegetables like broccoli) plus whole grains to increase acidity in cervical mucus, which will kill the sperms carrying boy chromosomes living the girl ones to thrive and fertilise the egg.

Track your ovulation signs and endeavour to conceive three to four days before ovulation. Proper timing is crucial. And to make conception more likely, have sex a day or two before you expect to ovulate and then again on the day of ovulation.

Go for shallow penetration sex positions that give the boy sperm a long difficult journey that they hopefully won’t survive, allowing the girl sperm to fertilise the egg.

What he can do
Avoid ejaculation for up to four days before her ovulation to build up a significant amount and quality of sperm. Therefore, by the time a man ejaculates at ovulation, he has as many male sperm as possible.

Avoid drugs, alcohol, stress, excessive heating of the body, especially around the genitals, which happens when using laptops before having an intercourse. And stay away from tight underwear, steam and saunas, hot tub baths and cycling as they destroy both the production and quality of sperm.

Employ relaxation techniques, moderate levels of regular exercising and taking fertility vitamins that increase sperm count and improve male fertility.

Adapted from online sources