Developed by Dr. Landrum B. Shettles, The Shettles Method for conceiving a girl is a collection of techniques designed to help influence baby gender prior to conception. Dr. Shettles was known as a pioneer in fertility treatments and based his methods around the theory that the characteristics of X-bearing and Y-bearing sperm differ and can be used to influence the sex of your baby. Chromosome math: The egg from the mother is always X-bearing and the sperm from the father [...]

There’s an old saying amongst expectant mothers and fathers: “I don’t care whether it’s a boy or a girl as long as it’s healthy.”   While there is little doubt that all expectant parents hope for a healthy baby, recent studies suggest that this is not the only thing that matters. Some studies suggest that a vast majority of expectant parents specifically wish to either conceive a boy or conceive a girl. Of expectant couples who used an ultrasound to [...]