For those couples who are trying to conceive a boy the chances of them having one are much higher than they think. When it comes to statistics a couple has a much higher chance of having a boy than they are a girl. However, by learning about when is the best time to conceive a boy can further increase these chances for them.



There are a number of different methods that such couples can try that will further increase their chances of them conceiving a boy rather than a girl. In this article we take a look at two such methods which couples may want to consider trying when they are trying to have a baby and want it to be a boy. Both methods clearly define the times although they are different when it is best to conceive a boy.

Method 1 - The Shettles Method

This particular technique aims to ensure that the sperm which contains Y chromosomes is able to reach the egg before the sperm carrying the X chromosomes is able to. The sperm carrying the Y chromosomes tend to move much more quickly than the sperm that contains the X chromosomes so this is something which needs to be taken into careful consideration when a couple are trying to have a baby which is a boy.

In his book "How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby: The Method Best Supported by Scientific Evidence" by Dr Shettles, he recommends that couples should have intercourse within 24 hours of the woman beginning to ovulate. Plus he also recommends that intercourse should not take less than 12 hours past the woman's ovulation period.

Along with him giving a specific time period in which to have intercourse he feels that by the man penetrating deeper into the woman will enable their sperm to be deposited closer to the cervix. This means that the more aggressive sperm that contains the Y chromosomes has in fact a head start in the fertilization process.

Method 2 - The Whelan Method

Dr Whelan devised this technique as a rebuttal to the technique purported by Dr Shettles. In hers, Dr Whelan feels that if a couple would like to increase their chances of having a boy rather than a girl intercourse should take place as early as possible during a woman's monthly cycle. Certainly research shows that around 68% of the time all couples using this technique did in fact conceive a baby boy.

When it does come to finding out about when is the best time to conceive a boy there are different opinions and techniques that couples will hear about. Although not all these do help couples to achieve what they want some have. For some couples when the made changes to their diet which meant the eating more red meat and salty snacks this helped. Whilst for some other couples they tried the technique where before having intercourse the man drank coffee and this helped them to conceive a boy rather than a girl.