How can I get pregnant with a girl?

There's only one guaranteed way to conceive a girl, which is a procedure known as sex selection. This in vitro fertilization method (IVF) involves implanting a girl or boy embryo into the mother's uterus. This option, however, is expensive, and even illegal in some countries.
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How can I increase my chances of having a baby girl?

Deep penetration, for example doggy style, means the male sperm that can swim faster start their race closer to the cervix and are more likely to reach the egg first, resulting in a boy. To try and conceive a girl, Shettles suggested avoiding deep penetration, favouring the missionary position.
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What is the chance to have a girl?

My general response is that it's a 50/50 chance that a woman will have a boy or a girl. But that's not exactly true – there's actually a slight bias toward male births. The ratio of male to female births, called the sex ratio, is about 105 to 100, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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What vitamins help conceive a girl?

Take specific vitamins and supplements.

“The more minerals like calcium, magnesium, and potassium you have in your body, the more likely you are to produce a girl,” she explains.
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Can you influence baby gender?

As to whether there's a guaranteed way to influence your chances have a boy — no, there isn't. Short of medically implanting an embryo that is known to be a boy, there are no guarantees when it comes to the sex of your baby.
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When to have sex to get pregnant



What should I eat to have a baby girl?

A study published in the Reproductive BioMedicine Online Journal found women who kept a strict diet high in calcium and magnesium and low in sodium and potassium greatly increased their chances of conceiving a girl. Examples of foods high on the 'girl friendly' list include cheese, milk, butter, nuts and beans.
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Can you get pregnant with a girl on ovulation day?

Pregnancy is technically only possible if you have sex during the five days before ovulation or on the day of ovulation. But the most fertile days are the three days leading up to and including ovulation. Having sex during this time gives you the best chance of getting pregnant.
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What are acidic foods to conceive a girl?

One popular theory states that consuming acid-producing foods can increase your chance of conceiving a daughter.
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Acidic foods to eat to conceive a girl
  • Fish.
  • Meat.
  • Dairy products.
  • Grains.
  • Olives, plums, and blueberries.
  • Walnuts, peas, and peanuts.
  • Vinegar.
  • Mustard.
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How can I conceive a baby girl naturally?

Top tips for conceiving a girl
  1. have sex 2.5-4 days before you ovulate.
  2. keep an ovulation chart so you know when you are ovulating.
  3. have sex every day from the day when you finish your period.
  4. avoid having sex which involves deep penetration – missionary position is best.
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Which is the best day to conceive a baby girl after periods?

Women who have a period every 28 days will ovulate around day 14 and their best chance of conceiving is between days 11 and 14.
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Does temperature affect baby gender?

In his study of the Sami people of Northern Finland, he was also able to quantify the effect: For every 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) rise in temperature, there was a 0.06% increase in the ratio of newborn boys compared with girls.
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How many days before ovulation do u have a girl?

So if they're hoping for a boy, the theory says, couples can try to have sex four to six days before ovulation. And to conceive a girl, they can hit the sheets either two to three days before ovulation or on the day the woman ovulates.
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Which ovary produces a girl?

In the normal female the ovary of the right side yields ova which on fertilization develop as males, and the ovary of the left side yields ova which are potentially female.
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At what age can a boy get a girl pregnant?

Boys are able to get a girl pregnant when they begin to produce sperm in their semen. This generally begins when they start puberty, which can be from ages 11 to 14. Until puberty begins, males are unable to get a female pregnant.
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How can one conceive twins?

Clomiphene and gonadotropins are commonly used fertility drugs that can increase your chances of having twins. Clomiphene is a medication available only through prescription. In the United States, the brand names for the drug are Clomid and Serophene.
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What should I eat to conceive twins?

Foods that contain folic acid include avocado, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, spinach, legumes, asparagus, liver, pasta and breakfast cereals. Some studies have found some connection between folic acid and increased chances of conceiving twins.
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Do ovaries decide gender?

Nope. Gender is determined by sperm.
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Which ovary is best for pregnancy?

In conclusion, ovulation from the right ovary occurs more frequently than from the left. Furthermore, the oocytes from the right ovary cause establishment of pregnancies more often than oocytes originating in the left ovary. This pattern is identical in a group of fertile and infertile women.
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Which day egg is released in ovary?

Ovulation is a phase in the menstrual cycle. It occurs at about day 14 of a 28-day menstrual cycle. Specifically, ovulation is the release of the egg (ovum) from a woman's ovary.
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Is it best to conceive in the morning or at night?

Sperm generally fertilizes an egg within 72 hours of sex, taking advantage of a broad ovulation window. But when that window is shorter than 72 hours, trying to conceive in the morning has the chance of catching the tail end of a window that might otherwise close before bedtime.
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Is cold climate good for conceiving?

The study, which was published in the journal Demography, found that high temperatures have a significant negative effect on fertility and birth rates, and that cold temperatures have relatively little impact.
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Are more boys conceived in winter?

In general, humans tend to give birth to slightly more boys than girls, and in the U.S. more boys tend to be born during the early spring and summer months than the autumn and winter. The reasons for that seasonality are not well-understood.
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Does temperature affect sperm gender?

The control temperature of 37°C had no influence on sex-chromosome ratios, but when the temperature was elevated to 41°C, there was a considerable increase in the incidence of X-chromosome-bearing spermatozoa in the sample.
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How can I plan twins naturally?

What will help boost my chances of having twins?
  1. Being older rather than younger helps. ...
  2. Have fertility assistance such as in vitro fertilisation or take fertility drugs. ...
  3. Pick your own genetics carefully! ...
  4. Be of African/American heritage. ...
  5. Having been pregnant before. ...
  6. Have a big family.
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