I sometimes get questions about the use of supplements to help to conceive a baby girl. Sometimes, these supplements are used in an attempt to make your body more acidic to aid in getting a girl baby, and other times, the mom to be just wants to cover all of her nutritional bases to make sure that her body is getting all of the nutrients that she needs. I will discuss both of these methods more in the following article.
Calcium, Magnesium, Cranberry, And Lydia Pinkham’s Supplements To Conceive A Female Baby: It’s pretty well known that your diet can affect which gender that you conceive. This is because your diet will be one of the factors in determining whether you are acidic and alkaline. A mom to be who is acidic will have a better chance of conceiving a girl while an alkaline individual will have a better chance to conceive a boy.
Calcium, cranberry, and magnesium are three substances said to help to create a more acidic environment, so this is why some people will take high amounts of these supplements when they want a daughter. However, what many don’t consider is that you absorb nutrients much more rapidly and easily via foods. It’s so much more effective to get what you need by the foods you eat. Adding dairy products and foods that are high in magnesium (nuts, spinach, beans, brown rice) can be much more effective (and safe) than experimenting with supplements, which vary widely in terms of quality and effectiveness. And many fruits will affect your acidity, not just cranberries. In fact, other fruits are more effective. However, if you just like or want to use cranberries, you are better off eating the fruit directly or drinking the juice. These concentrated amounts aren’t readily absorbed and will only be excreted through urine anyway.
Lydia Pinkham’s is an old throw back supplement which our grandmother’s often used. Mostly it contains herbs like black cohosh and licorice root which can affect fertility and ovulation, which is why I absolutely do not recommend it. You can’t afford any changes in ovulation when you are trying to determine your baby’s gender. And this stuff has been around since the 1800s. Technology has come a long way since then.
Over The Counter Medications For A Girl Conception (Sudafed And The Like): You’ll often see advice that you take sudafed when you are trying to conceive a girl on some gender selection forums. The theory goes that since a lack of cervical mucus (which sudafed or other decongestants is said to dry up) impedes the sperm from reaching the egg, then this environment would favor girl or X sperm because they are the stronger of the two. I understand the thinking behind this, but doctors and the literature will certainly tell you to not take medications (even over the counter ones) when you are trying to conceive. Why would you willingly do this when there are other, non harmful, less artificial ways to create a hostile environment for the Y or boy sperm?
Timing your conception to occur before ovulation, raising your acidity by douching or diet, and using shallow intercourse positions, are all much safer, much more natural methods that are not as invasive as taking medications that you don’t need and aren’t advisable. While I can understand just taking a general daily vitamin for over all health and to ensure that your body gets all it’s recommended daily nutrition, this is really all that is advised. There are better and safer ways to raise your acidity.
Conceive A Girl is a website I put together to offer step by step instructions, hints, tips, and resources for couples wishing to conceive a baby girl. You’ll find resources for douche recipes and food lists, as well as ovulation predictors and PH test strips. Take a look if you like at http://conceive-a-girl-baby.com/