How to Conceive a Girl the Shettles Way

Are you trying to find out how to conceive a girl?  Well, back in the Swinging Sixties an OB GYN from Mississippi, Landrum Shettles MD, published a book called “How to Choose the Sex of your Baby” and in the 21st century it is still one of the most referred to books on gender selection [...]

Can Taking a 19th Century Herbal Tonic Help You Conceive a Girl?

Are you trying to figure out how to conceive a girl?  Well, all the way back in 1873, a woman from Massachusetts, Lydia Pinkham, began marketing the herbal tonic she had been giving to friends and family for years. Lydia Pinkham’s Herbal Compound was originally the famous Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, a patent medicine tonic [...]

The How to Conceive a Girl diet – What Should You be Eating?

There are a great number of people – “real” scientists included – who strongly believe that what you eat has a big influence on the gender of the baby you conceive. So if you are thinking pink and really would prefer to conceive a girl rather than a boy, what tweaks should you be making [...]

Conceiving a Girl – Old Wives Tales

There’s an old wives tale (or ten) that relates to every possible topic under the sun and of course when it comes to things you should do to conceive a girl instead of a boy there are plenty. Some of them may even have a little validity to them but others are simply strange. Here [...]

Microsort Sperm Separation – An Effective But Costly Way to Conceive a Girl

If you really want to give yourselves the best chance of conceiving a girl then the technique that is generally agreed to be the most effective is the Microsort Sperm separation method. The procedure known as the Xsort (for producing a girl rather than a boy) has a whopping 91% success rate (better than the [...]

Preconception Advice – True or False?

When you are ready to try to figure out how to conceive a girl you will inevitably come across a huge amount of sometimes conflicting advice and “facts” from the media, doctors and well-meaning family and friends. With this information overload, the truth can be hard to come by. If you’re not sure where to [...]

The Chinese Lunar Calendar Gender Selection Method.

Variations of the Chinese Lunar Calendar Baby Gender selection tool have been around for at least 700 years now and those who advocate its use claim it can be up to 90% correct if you do the math carefully enough. The math though can be the tricky part for those of us living in the [...]

The Ericsson Method of Gender Selection – Can it Help Couples Conceive a Girl?

Right around the same time that Dr Shettles debuted his natural gender selection methods in his book “How to choose the sex of your baby” in the mid seventies another slightly more invasive (and expensive) method also debuted in the form of the still controversial Ericsson Method. The process, developed by Dr Ronald Ericcson involves [...]

Sexy Conception Secrets

Oftentimes, the decision to have a baby is such a momentous one that we forget the process is supposed to be enjoyable. The whole process is about sex after all, and the journey should be fun and exciting. The following tips will give you some ideas on how to make the conception of your baby [...]

Is it a Good Idea to Diet while trying to Conceive?

You and your significant other are ready to start a family but you still feel that in order to be at your best you still have a few pounds to lose. But is it safe or sensible to diet while you are trying to conceive? The answer really depends on what your current weight is. [...]