How to Ensure You Have a Baby Boy
A lot of theories about natural gender swaying can be found online and in books, but none will absolutely guarantee conceiving a baby of a specific gender. High-tech gender selection methods such as Ericsson and MicroSort are proven to increase the odds of conceiving a certain gender, but the most successful method is preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), which has almost a 100 percent accuracy rate for determining a baby's gender, according to infertility specialist Dr. Randy Morris.
Instructions
Finding a Clinic
Visit the Internet Health Resources website, ihr.com, for information on clinics and corresponding labs in your area. There you will be able to find various clinics' contact information. Contact clinics in your area and inquire about information such as cost, payment options, pregnancy success rates and parental requirements. Set up a consultation with clinics that you are interested in so you can visit the facility, meet the doctors and go over specific details about their policies and procedures. Choose the clinic you are most comfortable using. Typical PGD Procedure
Take the prescribed medications to stimulate the follicles and encourage egg production. You will be monitored regularly by ultrasound to check the size and number of follicles present. When there are enough mature eggs, your doctor will use a small needle to retrieve them. Wait for the clinic to contact you. Once the eggs are harvested and paired with male sperm, there is a waiting time of about three days before the embryos are developed enough to be genetically tested. Once there are six to 10 cells present in the embryos, one cell will be carefully removed from each egg and tested for genetic makeup, including chromosomal abnormalities and gender. The clinic will contact you and tell you how many healthy embryos there are and what gender they are. Meet with the doctor and discuss which embryos will be transferred. To ensure a baby boy, choose only healthy embryos with XY chromosomes. Let the doctor transfer the chosen embryos. This will typically be done immediately. The doctor will use a long tubular device to transfer the embryos directly in the uterus, which takes about 10 to 20 minutes. Stay lying down for sometime after the procedure as advised by your doctor. Many will recommend a few hours of bed rest after returning home, as well. Behave as if you are pregnant for the next two weeks. This means no drinking, douching or smoking and be sure to take prenatal vitamins containing folic acid. Ten to 14 days after the transfer, your doctor will do a beta blood test to determine whether pregnancy occurred. If the test is positive, you will be checked with an ultrasound to determine the number of embryos present and whether they are growing successfully. Discuss with your doctor what you would like done with the embryos that were not transferred. Any unhealthy embryos are generally destroyed, but healthy embryos may be frozen for future use, donated or destroyed. Follow your doctor's guidelines to help the pregnancy progress well.
