The truth about conceiving a boy
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Are you dreaming of having a daughter" Or would you do anything to have a boy" Well, if you?ve taken your desires to the Internet, you?ll know there?s no lack of enthusiastic advice to sway the odds of conceiving a boy or a girl. Time when you have sex! Change what you eat! Don?t orgasm! Be sure to orgasm!
Generally speaking, there?s about a 51 percent chance you?ll have a boy and 49 percent chance you?ll have a girl. But can the timing of when you have sex, how much you enjoy yourself or what you eat change these odds"
?There?s not a lot of scientific evidence that any of this works,? says naturopathic doctor Erica Nikiforuk. Her Toronto practice has a focus on fertility, and while many of her clients ask her about what they can eat or do to influence whether they will conceive a boy or a girl, she likes to redirect the conversation. ?I like to encourage focusing on a healthy conception,? Nikiforuk says. That means approaching any of the diets purported to influence gender with caution. For example, one theory suggests that sperm with an X chromosome, which would produce a girl, can survive better in times of stress. So if a woman wanted a girl she would try to mimic that by eating less protein and fewer calories overall. And while losing a bit of weight might help some women conceive in general, for others it could be detrimental to their health.
?We have to tailor your diet to what your baby needs,? says Nikiforuk. ?You don?t want to go ...
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