Jul 14 2017, 09:08 AM
Hope you are all well.
I decided to post here after recently reading and posting in a thread about planning to conceive baby boys.
All praise to the Lord of the worlds; I am a very fortunate father of three girls, my most recent is three months old actually.
I think it's only natural that parents would love to have babies/kids of both genders. And after three girls...I'd really love a baby boy.
I know I can plan ALL I want but if God still grants me a girl I am still thankful.
So I'd like to pose the question to you fathers out there. Do you have any tips on 'planning' for a boy?
By the way, this is what I posted in the thread on planning to conceive baby boys under the general parenting forum on lowyat:
QUOTE(McF7y @ Jul 14 2017, 08:51 AM)
Is there a way to plan for a baby boy?
I'm asking because, I am a father of 3 girls, my most recent is 3 months old. I love them dearly, and I guess it is natural for any parent to have babies of both genders if God permits.
I've heard some old-wives tales, which could be true actually because my brother in-law apparently tried it and it worked! Haha! It has to do mainly with the position during and after intercourse. Something to do with lying down on your left or right side after intercourse. Thing is, it doesn't go into detail as to 'how' positioning effects the gender of the baby. So for now, I am not too convinced.
Also from the science point of view (which makes more sense), I think mainly on timing of intercourse i.e. to wait until the wife is ovulating because of the life expectancy of female and male sperm cells. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is what I've read and heard from a few people:
The male sperms actually swims faster than their female sperm counterparts but the female sperms have a longer life expectancy compared to the male sperm.
So if a couple were to have intercourse prior to ovulation the female sperm will outlive the male sperm and hence eventually fertilize the egg and you get baby girls.
On the other hand if you time it right so that you have intercourse while you are ovulating the male sperm cells which swim faster will get to the eggs and fertilize them first and you get baby boys.
Diet-wise, I've heard some things on keeping the female's reproductive area as alkaline as possible to ensure the sperm stays alive longer.
Anyway, this is based on very little knowledge and just some reading I did when we were planning on our third baby, thankfully she is healthy.
I'd love a boy too though!
Looking forward to read comments on this.
This post has been edited by McF7y: Jul 14 2017, 09:11 AMI'm asking because, I am a father of 3 girls, my most recent is 3 months old. I love them dearly, and I guess it is natural for any parent to have babies of both genders if God permits.
I've heard some old-wives tales, which could be true actually because my brother in-law apparently tried it and it worked! Haha! It has to do mainly with the position during and after intercourse. Something to do with lying down on your left or right side after intercourse. Thing is, it doesn't go into detail as to 'how' positioning effects the gender of the baby. So for now, I am not too convinced.
Also from the science point of view (which makes more sense), I think mainly on timing of intercourse i.e. to wait until the wife is ovulating because of the life expectancy of female and male sperm cells. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is what I've read and heard from a few people:
The male sperms actually swims faster than their female sperm counterparts but the female sperms have a longer life expectancy compared to the male sperm.
So if a couple were to have intercourse prior to ovulation the female sperm will outlive the male sperm and hence eventually fertilize the egg and you get baby girls.
On the other hand if you time it right so that you have intercourse while you are ovulating the male sperm cells which swim faster will get to the eggs and fertilize them first and you get baby boys.
Diet-wise, I've heard some things on keeping the female's reproductive area as alkaline as possible to ensure the sperm stays alive longer.
Anyway, this is based on very little knowledge and just some reading I did when we were planning on our third baby, thankfully she is healthy.
I'd love a boy too though!
Looking forward to read comments on this.
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