Hi , I have a girl baby & desire my next child could be a boy . I have heard that a diet rich in potassium , magnesium and high in sodium helps conceiving a male child , I would like to know how true is it ? Kingly also suggest any other ways which could be helpful to me conceiving a baby boy .
Thank you .

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This tells you what you need to know. It states that there is no proof that anything outside the methods listed there are valid methods for sex selection, and so I don't believe that diet will have an effect.

Don't believe the wives tales you get what you get there's no way of deciding, but do remember the man's dna chooses the sex of the child so you are by no means responsible.

I am afraid there is no perfect way to "create" the sex of your child. It is all up to mother nature as to which gender you get.

I am sure though that you will indeed be happy no matter the gender as long as that baby is alive and healthy.

The above answers are correct. To add to J_9's comment: all I needed to hear to feel relieved was the doctor announcing to the nurses "APGAR 9".

There are many tests and myths out there that say they can determine what you will have, or will help you decide the sex of your baby. My friends mother swears up and down by the "pencil test". Basically you have a pencil with a needle stuck in the eraser, and a thread attached to the needle. You then hold it above the vein in your wrist and depending on which way the needle twists, and how many times, it determines how many kids you will have, and which sexes they will be. She swears it worked for her every time. HAHA. She said I would have one boy and one girl. Well, I have one boy and I've got another boy on the way. She also said her daughter(my friend) would have a boy the first time around. When it was determined that she was having a girl, her mom swore up and down that she had had a miscarriage, and was NOW pregnant with a girl. She believed in the dumb test so much, that she refused to believe that it was wrong, and would rather pain her daughter by telling her she had a miscarriage, and just didn't know it. My point here is, don't listen to the old wives tales, and myths and promises that tell you that you can chose what sex of the baby you will have. Chasing after these myths can be fun, but it can also lead to confusion and frustrations and loss of money.I'm afraid that only the sperm of your man and mother nature can determine this. Just take it as it comes, and whether you get a boy or girl, you will be happy with the outcome. Good luck and best wishes.(don't forget to let us know when you do get pregnant and find out the sex of the baby. We love hearing happy news here.)

Boys smell anyway, you don't want one of those. Lol. There's nothing you can do about it hun, so just think of the money you would save having another girl x

Oh, yes, boys smell :eek:! LOL, but girls are more expensive, at least at my house. Prom dresses, make-up, clothes must be in style :p, sports (my girl is in track, swim team, and possibly, we'll find out today, cheerleading). Girls go shopping at the mall, etc.:p

My boys have all been less expensive than her, well so far, I still have a 5 year old boy, he's not expensive, YET!! :rolleyes:

Haha, wait until he discovers computer games, bikes, cars and girls though!!

P.s. I meant because ahe already has a girl so prob has a lot of girls clothes etc already.

Just raise the amount of alkaline in your body... alot of alkalinity helps conception of baby boys and acidity for baby girls

Wrong.

ABSOLUTLEY WRONG!!

Your body is made to naturally adjust between acid and base (alkaline) if either of these get out of whack you run the risk of major complications with your health including death!!

Zelda, please be careful what you post as far as health "advice." If you do not know something for a fact, please don't post it. What you posted above as not only misinformation, but DANGEROUS misinformation.

The sex ratio of males to females at birth is 105 boys to 100 girls. The odds are already in your favor.

Seriously there is nothing you can do to change this that isn't expensive or drastic!

You have 2 choices:

1. Go to a clinic where they select the male sperm and impregnate you with it (not as much fun as the natural way, and very expensive).

2. Kill, give up for adoption, abort, or otherwise dispose of any female children until you get a male (takes a long time, probably illegal, almost certainly immoral).

Looking over the 2 choices, I would like to offer a third

3. Give birth to the child and love it for who it is, not what sex it is. Rejoice in bringing another child into the world and enjoy every second of a happy life with them.

I like the third one better. Don't you?

Sorry I read it on the internet.. she is supposed to be a health specialist

Zelda, do you believe everything you read on the internet?

Anyone, and I mean ANYONE can have a website and devote to it what they believe as truth. Doesn't mean it is scietific fact.