Timing intercouse to conceive a boy

Let's begin with the basics of conception. I'm sure you know this already, but it's important enough for conceiving the baby boy you want, so we'll reiterate once again.

At the time of conception, gender is determined by chromosomes that male is bringing to the table. It's male's sperm that determines the future baby's gender!

The unfertilized egg carries only X chromosome. But the sperm can carry either an X or a Y chromosome.

If the sperm carrying an X chromosome fertilizes the egg, a girl will be conceived.

If the sperm carrying a Y chromosome fertilizes the egg, a boy will be conceived.

How to increase the chances of Y chromosome fertilizing the egg and thus conceiving a boy baby?

Actually, there are many methods around that can be used to give Y sperm an advantage. Shettles method being maybe most popular but certainly not the only one.

They all more or less rely on the innate characteristics of the sperm carrying Y chromosome in the contrast with those carrying X chromosome.

Sperm carrying X chromosome - the one that's responsible for conceiving girls - appears to have longer life span than the one responsible for conceiving boys. On the other hand, sperm that carries Y have a higher motility.

What is sperm motility? Sperm motility is simply a measure of percentage and quality of sperm that's moving forward. If you have poor sperm motility, your sperm will not be so successful in swimming toward the egg and thus your chances of conceiving either a boy or a girl are also diminished.

If you're dealing with poor sperm motility, you're advised to increase the overall sperm count before trying to conceive.

Here's why sperm motility is important when trying to conceive a boy: Sperm carrying X chromosome exhibit less motility than the sperm that's responsible for conceiving a boy. Remember, that less motile sperm also have a longer life span than the faster, but shorter-lived Y sperm.

To conceive a boy, we will try to adjust the timing of the intercourse to use those characteristics of the different types of sperm in our advantage.

See the difference between boy and girl making sperm spelled out here if it's still confusing. However, the following paragraph is the most important and the one on which to take action accordingly if trying for a boy.

It is only logical to therefore have intercourse as closer as possible to ovulation when wanting to have a boy baby. If you do it too early, the slow but long-lived X sperm may win the race to the egg. So, keep track of your ovulation and time the intercourse accordingly!

Which day of your cycle is the best to conceive to give birth to a boy baby depends on the length of your cycle and when - precisely - ovulation occurs.