BBT mapping technique is the key element in both methods. Every morning a temperature reading is taken just after wake up. Your first temperature should be taken starting with day one of your cycle. Day one of your cycle is the first day you begin your menstrual period.
The idea behind gender selection with the Whelan Method is to have intercourse four to six days before your basal body temperature goes up if you desire a boy and two to three days before you ovulate for a girl.
Whelan vs. Shettles
There are two most famous methods are Gender Selection. One is called Shettles Method and other is called Whelan method. Both methods have some benefits over other method.
The Whelan method was developed by Elizabeth Whelan. According to this method the timing of intercourse affects whether women would be pregnant or not. Women ovulate one time during a month. To get pregnant, it is important to intercourse just before the ovulation.
In Whelan method, on certain times, sperm with Y chromosomes (determine boys) more likely to fertilize an egg than X chromosomes (determine girls).
Dr Whelan also recommends basal body temperature (BBT) method to determine when ovulation is happening. The body temperature of a woman rises during at a certain pattern at the time of ovulation.
1. Attempt conception from the end of your period until 3 days before your ovulate. This is based on the theory that male sperm only live 12-24 hours and female sperm live can live up to 3-4 days. (Shettles Method)
2. Use the missionary position. (Shettles Method)
3. Attempt conception in the 12 hours after ovulation. (O+12 Method, Whalen Method)
4. Take calcium and magnesium supplements for several months prior to conception.
5. Conceive in the afternoon or during a full moon.
6. Try to conceive your baby on an even numbered day.
7. Eat chocolate.
8. Use the Chinese conception chart to help you plan the conception date.
9. Put a pink ribbon under your pillow and a wooden spoon under your bed.
10. Take cranberry capsules for the week before you ovulate. This lowers the pH level in the reproductive tract, which harms male sperm.
Remember that no matter what anyone else tells you, unless you are planning to use PGD or MicroSort, there is no reliable way to insure that you will be able to select the gender of your child.
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There is no foolproof method to naturally conceiving a boy. However, these tips can show you how to increase the chances of conceiving a baby boy.
1. Attempting conception no more than 24 hours prior to or 12 hours after ovulation is believed to be the best time to conceive a boy. (Shettles Method)
2. Attempt conception 4 to 6 days prior to ovulation. (Whelan method)
3. Use the Chinese Birth Chart to determine what month you should try to conceive a baby boy. Remember to use your lunar month and the lunar month of conception.
4. Take Evening Primrose supplements to increase the quality of cervical mucus. This is thought to increase the chances that you will conceive a son.
5. Take Guaifenesin pills for several days prior to ovulation. This will thin cervical mucus and make it easier conceive a boy. The methods described above are based on some scientific reasoning.
The following are urban myths and folklore, but it would not hurt to try them.
6. The man should drink coffee prior to intercourse because it makes Y-sperm more active.
7. Try to conceive only on odd days of the month.
8. Eat a “male” diet consisting of red meat, salty foods and plenty of soft drinks. Consumption of beer or other alcoholic beverages is not recommended during the time you are trying to conceive a baby or during pregnancy.
Other Methods of Gender SelectionThere are only two scientifically reliable methods of choosing the gender of your child, PGD and sperm sorting. However, those methods do not involve the natural conception of a child. If you are trying to conceive a girl the old-fashioned way, these methods may be able to help you out. There are varying reports of their reliability.
