I often write about fertility and choosing the sex of your baby. The other day I got an email asking if I could “explain how to use cervical mucus to conceive a boy.” I had to reply that while I could explain this method (and I’ll cover it briefly in this article), I don’t think this method is the best one to use if you have your heart set on conceiving a baby boy. I’ll explain exactly why this is the case in this article and tell you what I think is a better way to get the results you want.
The basis behind the cervical mucus and conception: (for a boy or a girl): I would like to briefly explain why monitoring your ovulation is so important no matter what gender you want. Obviously, every woman has an “optimal” time in her cycle when she can get pregnant. However, if she desires one gender over another, then earlier in her ovulation cycle she is much better off for girls, while later in her cycle she is much more likely to produce a boy. (There are a few other criteria that also help a lot in determining gender, but ovulation is one of them.)
So if you approach this like shooting a dartboard with a blindfold on, then you have roughly the same chance of having a boy or a girl. But, if you can figure out when you ovulate and act accordingly, this will obviously help your results a lot.
Cervical mucus is one way that women predict their ovulation. Other methods are ovulation predictors and basal body temperature monitoring. It is incredibly important to find the one that is most reliable for you if you are trying to influence the gender of your baby.
How cervical mucus supposedly works to have a boy and why I think it’s not the best way: Dr. Shettles popularized the cervical mucus method. I agree only on the basis that proper tracking of your ovulation is vital if you want a boy. However, I don’t think it’s accurate enough. This is why.
You are asked to take stock daily and then track the consistency of your vaginal mucus (particularly on the cervix). Then you need to notice and notice the changes in it. Specifically, at the beginning of your cycle, it will be thick and whitish. However, as the egg approaches ovulation, the mucus becomes clear, rubbery in consistency (often said to have the texture of egg whites), and much, much thinner.
However, some women’s mucus doesn’t change as dramatically as others, and other factors can affect its appearance and texture. More importantly, even if a woman can read these changes, she’s just telling her that ovulation is on its way and it’s coming up. But, she doesn’t exactly point it out.
If you want to conceive a boy, you need to know the exact day. Because if you want a child, you must conceive on the exact day of ovulation or the day after. Anything before this can get you a daughter.
Yes, the Shettles Method suggests tracking your mucus for months so you can see a trend, but who has the patience for this or wants to leave it to chance?
A better way to predict when you can conceive a boy:It is for these reasons that I think ovulation predictors (I prefer saliva) are much better. They don’t just give you advice, they show you exactly when, without a shadow of a doubt. And you can not afford to guess or be wrong when you only have a small window to conceive your child.
Of course, there are other variables you’ll need to worry about. You can also use specific sexual positions and alter your vaginal acidity to be more neutral to the boy’s sperm. You will need to do all of these things to maximize your chances of getting a boy.
Many people make the mistake of not addressing everything they can do to choose the gender of their baby. They can just try one of the methods, hoping for the best. But, if you’re really serious about having a baby boy, there’s no point in going halfway when with just a little extra effort, you could greatly alter your outcome to get the results you want.