Determine baby gender – Basic Knowledge you should know before trying to conceive

Some couple don’t have to wait long to conceive, but some may take years of trying before they are able to have a baby of their own. The chance of having a successful conception depends on many factors. But if you know and understand some of the basic knowledge regarding conception this may actually help you to raise the chance of success in your attempt to conceive.

Know your monthly cycle

Even though there are common pattern of monthly cycle, in some cases woman can have different monthly cycle, so it is good for you to know your own monthly cycle before trying to conceive. To do so you can make a chart of your cycle for a few months. You have to take note the date of your first menstruation day and also the day you ovulate. This piece of information will be useful for you to calculate the time you’re most fertile and plan your intercourse around these days.

If you’re really trying to conceive you have to take advantage of this time frame to increase your possibility to get pregnant.

The knowledge to predict monthly ovulation

A woman will have a period of 5 days within each monthly cycle where they are most fertile. On ovulation day, an egg is released from ovary and only remains viable for 24 hours. The most fertile time for a woman is the 3 days prior to ovulation, on the ovulation day itself and the subsequent day.

Knowing your ovulation day not only will raise your opportunity of conceiving but also will aid you in planning your intercourse in favor of which gender of baby you choose to conceive.

Early preparation

If you are really serious in conceiving, you can start taking prenatal vitamins ahead of time. Take care of yourself by eating healthy food and if you have chosen to try conceiving a specific baby gender you can eat the recommended food that can increase your chance of conceiving either baby gender.

Whatever it is, try not to stress out yourself while trying to conceive. Even for a healthy couple it can take up to a year to conceive naturally. Do not get discouraged if you don’t conceive right away. Just keep trying and good luck. :D

How to conceive a baby boy naturally in 3 easy steps

In this post I want to share with you 3 easy steps that will surely increase the probability of conceiving a baby boy. As I have mentioned in my previous posts, this method though work but is not 100% guaranteed. Even with the most advance medical treatment we have now cannot be guaranteed to work all the time.

However if you would like to increase the chances of adding a new baby boy to you lovely family, this 3 steps on how to conceive a baby boy will certainly help you.

In my post: Predict Baby Gender - Is there really a way to choose your baby's gender? ; I’ve discuss the facts on the differences of the Y sperm which are responsible to product a baby boy and the X sperm which carry the chromosomes responsible for conceiving a girl.

To increase the probability to conceive a baby boy, we can try to give the Y sperm the environment they most prefer and can perform better so that one of them will reach the egg first. So let see what are these 3 easy steps are:

Conceiving a baby boy – Step 1: Eat the right food

The food you eat everyday actually may contribute some effect in determining your baby gender. To conceive a boy, you can try to increase your portion of red meat, or add sweet corn and banana in your diet. The bottom line is to eat food that is rich in sodium and potassium.

Conceiving a baby boy – Step 2: Plan the time of your intercourse

The Y sperm which determine your baby boy gender is the better swimmer between the 2 types of sperm but also have a shorter lifespan. To conceive a boy you might want to time your intercourse as closely as you can to your ovulation day or on the ovulation day itself, while the Y sperm still plenty and sturdy to make it to the egg first before they expire. It is important for you to have the knowledge to calculate your ovulation day, in order to plan your intercourse.

Conceiving a baby boy – Step 3: The right sexual positions

As for the recommended sexual positions for conceiving a boy, you should choose the positions which allow deep penetration. The theory is when sperms deposited deep inside a woman, as close as possible to her cervix, the distance needed for the sperm to travel will be lessen and given that Y sperms are better swimmer and faster, this will allow them to reach the egg before the X sperm.

Common positions that allow deep penetration are the woman on top positions which include ‘cowgirl’ and ‘reverse cowgirl’ position and doggy style position (penetration from behind).


So there are the 3 steps you can do to increase your chance to conceive a baby boy. Step 1 and Step 3 are quite straight forward but as for Step 2 it is important for you to know how to calculate your ovulation date accurately for you to fully take advantage of the method. To do that I would like to recommend a guide written by an experienced Mid Wife, Alice Pennington which will tell you in details on every important step you have to do in order to conceive your chosen baby gender.

You can download her guide at her website here…