RE: [ozmidwifery] Choosing the sex of your baby

[Joyce, Sally]

Hi,     I have a couple of friends that are really into this. Below is what they sent me.     Hope this helps.     Sally   There are a couple of books on this topic:   How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby: The Method Best Supported by Scientific Evidence by Landrum B., Md Shettles, David M. Rorvik   Choose the Sex of Your Baby Naturally by Pat Buie, Gillian Yeates   Webpages   http://www.childbirth.org/articles/sex.html - outlines the SHETTLES METHODS (people I know swear by it)     The key methods include:   The Shettles Method Dr. Landrum Shettles and David Rorvik, who wrote How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby, claim the Shettles method is 75 percent effective. Because Y-chromosomes (for boys) move faster but don't last as long as X-chromosomes (for girls), Shettles says it makes sense to have sex as close as possible to ovulation if a boy is what you want. If you try to conceive two to four days before you ovulate, you'll most likely have a girl. According to Dr. Ravnikar, the Shettles method, and others similar to it, is scientifically sound in suggesting that couples try for a boy baby closer to ovulation since Y-chromosome-bearing sperm is lighter but more fragile than those that carry X-chromosomes. But as with other techniques, you're not promised the boy or girl baby you want. The Whelan Method In her book Boy or Girl?, Elizabeth Whelan, Sc.D., disputes the Shettles method and suggests the opposite. Because of biochemical changes that may favor male-producing sperm early in a woman's cycle, Whelan says if you want a boy, have intercourse four to six days before your BBT goes up. If you want a girl, she recommends abstaining from sex until two to three days before ovulation. Whelan says her prescription for boy baby-making has a 68 percent success rate, while the girl method ups your chances to 56 percent. The Ericsson Method and Centrifugation Yet another technique, patented by Dr. Ronald Ericsson and used in many fertility clinics, also claims success. The Ericsson method attempts to separate the girl and boy chromosomes by filtering the sperm through a water-soluble protein solution called albumin. Another procedure separates sperm through a centrifuge. Because Y-chromosome-bearing sperm is lighter, it rises to the top, and the heavier, denser X-chromosome-bearing sperm sink to the bottom. Doctors then perform artificial insemination using the separated sperm according to the sex you prefer.     ********************************DISCLAIMER**************************** The information contained in the above e-mail message or messages (which includes any attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the addressee any form of disclosure, copying, modification, distribution or any action taken or omitted in reliance on the information is unauthorised. Opinions contained in the message(s) do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Queensland Government and its authorities. If you received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your computer system network.