“What Do I Need to Do to Conceive a Baby Boy? I'll Tell You” plus 4 more |
- What Do I Need to Do to Conceive a Baby Boy? I'll Tell You
- Fertility Tourism - It Isn't a Holiday
- The Best Pregnancy Advice From Healthcare Professionals
- Adopting a Baby
- Maternity Acupressure - A Full Review of the Maternity Acupressure Guide
| What Do I Need to Do to Conceive a Baby Boy? I'll Tell You Posted: 29 Jul 2009 09:25 AM PDT The other day I received an email which said in part: "what sorts of things do I need to do or accomplish to conceive or get a boy baby? What has to happen to make sure that I don't get a girl baby this time (since I already have a daughter?) Where should I start? What should I do first?" I'll answer these questions in the following article. First, Understand What You Are Up Against And What Needs To Happen: In order to set yourself up for success, you need to understand your goal and what sorts of things can keep you from reaching it. The players in this game or the racers to your egg are the X (girl producing) and Y (boy producing) sperm. In the most simple terms possible, what needs to happen is for a Y to be the first one to successfully fertilize the egg because this scenario will most definitely, 100% get you a boy baby (so long as the pregnancy is successful and results in a birth.) There is a common misconception that since most people believe that men are physically stronger than women, it would make sense that boy or Y sperm would be stronger than girl or X sperm. But guess what? This isn't the case at all. In fact, the X or girl sperm are stronger and longer lived. (Think about it. Don't adult women live longer than men also?) Now, the Y or boy sperm are undeniably faster than the girl sperm and this is the advantage that you will need to use, while you will simultaneously have to over come the shorter life span. If this wasn't enough to consider, there is one big factor that is standing in your way. (And this is in addition to the shorter life span.) This is acidity and PH. The weaker Y sperm which may well be already struggling (depending upon your timing) are going to be further compromised if your vaginal PH is too high. This is just too much for them to over come, so if your PH is too high or you are too acidic, then you've just made the odds worse. Address Your PH In The Beginning: The next thing that I would advise you to do is to find out how acidic you are and how high your PH is. Many health food stores sell test strips that will tell you this very quickly and easily. The reason that you're doing this before anything else is that you want to allow yourself the time that you might need to lower and adjust your PH so that it more alkaline. This step often takes the longest and you want to give yourself plenty of time. You can accomplish this through your diet and by douching. You should keep a close eye on your progress by continuing to use the strips. If your goal is to try this at your next ovulation date (and this is less than a month away) then I would suggest combining both douching and the diet for faster results. However, if you are not yet alkaline enough as ovulation approaches, I would advise you to wait until the next month. If you don't, your vaginal PH is only going to work against you rather than with you and this is too risky if you are serious about having a boy. Timing Comes Next: Once your acidity is moving toward where you want it, you'll want to then begin to think about the best time to conceive. For a male conception (meaning that you want a boy), the optimal time is the day of and the day after you ovulate. Now you need to be dead on with this calculation. Because the Y sperm needs this precise timing because of their short life span. If you try too early, then they will have died off before the egg even becomes a factor. Don't guess or use old fashioned methods. The best way is to test bodily fluids like urine and saliva because these things are less open to misinterpretation and therefore to mistakes. Do not start trying before you get a positive reading. Optimally, your PH will be low enough once you get this positive. This is your ultimate goal. Sexual Positioning Is The Last Thing To Worry About: This is probably the least important of all of the variables, but this is so easy and quick to accomplish, why wouldn't you try it? For a boy, you want to use deeper penetration because again you're trying to give the vulnerable boy sperm the best advantage by giving them less time and travels in an acidic environment.  |
| Fertility Tourism - It Isn't a Holiday Posted: 29 Jul 2009 09:11 AM PDT I really do not like the term 'fertility tourism'. While catchy and headline grabbing, it suggests that people are thinking "I need IVF, but I need a holiday too; one with good weather, good food and interesting culture. I might as well have my fertility treatment in Italy this summer." I believe that it is rarely, if ever, as shallow or light-hearted as that. It definitely wasn't that way for me when I decided to entrust my recurrent miscarriages and infertility challenges to American, rather than British, medical specialists. It appears that like me, people have felt that going abroad for fertility treatment is something they need to do because they fall outside the parameters of government regulations, have no patience with the slow-moving response time or do not trust the medical standards in their own country. At the time that I was making my own decisions about medical treatment, I had a foot and an arm in each of these camps. Because I was originally from the United States and my parents still live there, it made sense for me to look there first. When I began trying to conceive at age 36, I had three miscarriages. My inability to maintain a healthy pregnancy was confusing and devastating. In the UK, the NHS has a policy of not investigating the cause of a miscarriage until you have had three in a row. This they base on statistics, insinuating that first and second miscarriages are flukes, not medical problems. I couldn't, and wouldn't, wait that long. After my second miscarriage, I did see a private ob-gyn in London, but when push came to shove, I felt let down by the medical system here. It didn't help that the British hospitals were ugly and shabby, the "care" was uncaring and I was left alone for long periods with no clue about what was going on. When I became pregnant for the fourth time in 16 months, my husband and I went to the U.S. for a slew of genetic tests and I was accepted as a patient by a renowned High Risk Pregnancy medical practice. I did eventually return home to the UK in my last trimester, where I had to go into hospital a month before my due date and gave birth a little over a week later (not the best experience, but I won't go into that now). A year later, already labelled a geriatric mother by the NHS at age 39, I began to try for a second baby, with no luck. I waited just a tad too long to request help was told I would not get it, because I had become ineligible for NHS-funded IVF at 40, plus the fact that I already had one child. At that point, I didn't hesitate to seek out a fertility clinic in the US. Just as I was making the arrangements to spend 2 1/2 months in the US with my daughter, I realized that I had been briefly pregnant when I had a 4th miscarriage at six weeks. It was clear that my fertility problems were multi-fold. It cost about $14,000 seven years ago for the first cycle. With low success rates for women over 40 (about 25 - 30% at that time), and no more money in the bank, my husband and I agreed ahead of time that there wouldn't be a second cycle. Forgive me if this sounds snobby, but along with the referrals regarding their medical excellence, I appreciated the smart offices and blindingly white treatment rooms, the personal, encouraging manner of doctors and nurses, and the state-of-the-art equipment at the American fertility clinic. I had to overcome a lifelong phobia of needles in order to have IVF. The staff was amazingly friendly and supportive, helping me and my father (the chosen swordsman for my daily torture sessions) repeatedly until we could handle it ourselves. In short, I felt relaxed, relieved and cared for; something I had never, as yet, felt at any of the GP practices or hospitals in the UK. Even though our first and only IVF cycle failed, I have never regretted putting ourselves in the hands of American doctors. We returned to the UK, feeling that we had given it our best shot and determined to be the best family of three we could be. Why hasn't anything changed in the years since? I believe that the UK, as well as other countries with similarly restricted access to fertility treatment, should step back a bit and operate a more flexible policy regarding miscarriage investigations and assisted conception. Why can't each case be looked at individually, with the age range of 23 to 39 as a guide, but not as absolute criteria? It so happens that I didn't put off having children for a career; I just hadn't met the right man and married until I was 35. I had no prior knowledge of, or reason to suspect, any reproductive problems. I fell into that particularly frustrating area of "unexplained infertility," with guesses, but no firm evidence, about blood clotting, thyroid or simply poor quality and low quantity of my eggs remaining. Even if women put motherhood off to a more mature and settled age, I wonder why the government doesn't support, rather than penalize, hard working, ambitious and healthy members of society, so they can start families between the ages of 35 and 45. This is no longer considered middle age. Why turn away women who want to be single mothers, gay couples who want to have children, and people who need to overcome serious medical issues before they get clearance to become pregnant? These people aren't border-crossing voluntarily in order to bring back a baby as a souvenir. They are forced to go abroad in order to benefit from more relaxed government policies and access to treatment in the US, India, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Italy and Switzerland and elsewhere. The numbers of fertility patients who are going abroad for IVF, egg donation, surrogacy and adoption, should be evidence enough that the general population wants to embrace parenthood and create family units, contributing a new generation. Remember the phrase "go forth and prosper?" I seem to remember it from Star Trek, but I have an inkling it may have been said first in relation to Moses in the Old Testament. For those who seriously want to go forth and prosper in the "biblical sense," tourism is not an appropriate description of their trips abroad. It is more of a journey undertaken to search out and fulfil an emotional, physical and spiritual need; to become a parent is part of the course of life on earth. Therefore, I prefer to coin a new phrase to refer to this phenomenon: a "fertility pilgrimage." Try it out; it imbues the act of journeying abroad to achieve fertility more specific and meaningful significance.  |
| The Best Pregnancy Advice From Healthcare Professionals Posted: 29 Jul 2009 09:10 AM PDT Although pregnancy only lasts for nine months, there's a lot to pack in there to ensure that you're properly nurturing a healthy baby boy or girl! If you and your partner are anticipating a new addition to your happy family, then congratulations are most certainly in order. Becoming a new parent is one of the most rewarding experiences in life, and raising a child will certainly provide you with plenty of laughter, tears of happiness and proud moments. However, now that you're pregnant, it's vitally important that you not only look after the health of your unborn baby, but your own as well. After all, the nutrients you consume will end up providing your baby with nutrition as well; so if you live off of a diet of chips, pizza and fried chicken, it's time to tuck the junk food away and start treating your body - and your unborn baby! - right. To ensure that you give birth to a healthy and happy baby, I've outlined the best pregnancy advice from healthcare professionals. This advice is designed to provide you with a healthy and relatively easy pregnancy; however, you should always seek advice from your doctor in addition to the pregnancy tips outlined below: Schedule Regular Prenatal Care. Now that you know you're pregnant, your doctor will become the person that you see the most, besides your partner! Regular prenatal care is an essential part of a healthy pregnancy; therefore, appointments with your healthcare provider should never be put off or avoided. If you don't have adequate health insurance, enroll in a governmentally-backed insurance plan, which will offer you proper coverage at a lower monthly premium, with relatively inexpensive copayments. Additionally, nonprofit programs like Planned Parenthood can provide you with the prenatal care and checkups that you need for free; if you can't afford coverage, make an appointment with your nearest Planned Parenthood provider to be seen by a healthcare professional for free. Here's the rundown of how often you'll see your healthcare provider once you discover that you're pregnant (taking into account that your pregnancy is relatively low-risk): * Once per month until your 28th week;
Get Proper Nutrition. It should come as no surprise that healthcare professionals list getting proper nutrition is one of the most important things that an expectant mother can do for her baby. Now that you're eating for both yourself and your baby, forgo any and all diets, since you'll need the extra nutrition and calories to give the baby the nutrients it needs for healthy physical and mental development. Your diet should be abundant in: * Fruits and vegetables;
You'll also need to drink a lot more fluids - so if you prefer Diet Coke over water, it's time to revamp your drinks in order to maximize your baby's future health. Drinking plenty of water (expectant mothers should drink between eight to ten glasses of water per day) will also prevent common pregnancy problems, which include constipation and dehydration. Proper Fitness. Many expectant mothers are often wary about continuing a fitness routine during pregnancy. What fitness level is appropriate for both mother and baby? Are there any workouts that are off-limits? Trade high-impact sports (especially those that carry a risk of falling or abdominal injury) for low-impact activities like yoga and swimming. You'll find many DVDs and gym classes that cater exclusively to pregnant women, so be sure to get about 30 minutes in each day for your baby's optimum health and development. Get Plenty Of ZZZs. Now that you're pregnant, you'll start to feel more tired, since your body is working hard to develop new life - this is why getting enough sleep is absolutely essential to your health. Many healthcare professionals recommend that pregnant women sleep on their left side, as this will keep the enlarged uterus off of vital organs like your liver. Of course, it's important to note that pregnant women should avoid any and all alcohol, recreational drugs, nicotine and caffeine during your pregnancy. Taking this precautionary steps will not only reduce your chances of miscarriage - it will also help to ensure that you have a happy and healthy pregnancy that results in a beautiful new baby boy or girl!  |
| Posted: 29 Jul 2009 08:20 AM PDT The laws and policies which regulate who are actually able to adopt a child will vary from state to state, as well as from agency to agency. But there are certain requirements that almost all adoption agencies will be looking at when they talk to those people who would like to adopt a baby. What is important to know, however, is that, although the provisions required by laws in each state can not be either changed or ignored. But there are very few, if any, requirements or rules which are not inflexible. However, if you do find yourself during the adoption process having problems with a particular rule or guideline, then it might be advisable if you can see if that particular one can be waived.
Although you may think that you have the right to adopt, this is simply just not the case. No one in today's society has the absolute right to adopt a child, and can only do so after they have met certain criteria that both the adoption agencies and the government place. It is therefore important that any prospective people wishing to adopt a baby should carry out as much research as possible on the subject. Learn everything about the rules, regulations and guidelines that can be imposed upon prospective adoptive parents by the various adoption agencies. If you are interested in obtaining more information about this subject. Please take the survey at the following link for a FREE book opportunity.  |
| Maternity Acupressure - A Full Review of the Maternity Acupressure Guide Posted: 29 Jul 2009 07:41 AM PDT Maternity Acupressure, while not an overly clever title, is the most popular labor acupressure guide currently on the market. But should it be? Many women who have passed their due dates or have been given the "all clear" for inducing labor want to do so because of the discomfort and the health risks associated with a fetus growing too big, not to mention your excitement to meet your new little one. These techniques make having a medical induction unnecessary, which has many bonuses. Induction in the hospital can actually lead to longer, more painful childbirths which the mother may not be very clear headed for. Not to mention, the faster childbirth is, the better it is for the mother and the baby. Longer births also sometimes lead to complications such as a decreased heartbeat in the baby and vaginal tearing. Normally there are many questions an expectant mother has when she is thinking about this natural induction technique, and it is a very smart idea to be sure they are ALL answered before deciding whether or not acupressure is right for you. What is labor(maternity) acupressure? How does it work? Is it safe? Does it work? and so on. This book addresses these questions as well as showing you how to perform the acupressure by using text, pictures, and even video. There are many pressure points used in combination which help in the delivery process by calming you (getting you more into position for lamaze and a more focused birth), producing an anesthetizing effect on contractions, and helping baby descend. They can even turn your baby into the correct position if it is breach in the uterus. A recent study showed that acupressure used to induce labor works in up to 93% of pregnant women within 48 hours. In some cases, it worked in as little as 25 minutes! On average, the use of acupressure to induce labor also shortens the labor process by 2 hours. So one of the biggest questions most expecting mothers have about now is: should I get this guide? I firmly believe that you need to have as much information as humanly possible before deciding on what form of induction to use. This book covers what you need to know beforehand, what to expect, how to prepare, birthing positions, and of course how to perform the techniques needed as well as several other topics. Maternity Acupressure has received many positive reviews from women and again is now the top rated product in the marketplace for labor acupressure. I became aware of this guide while helping my sister through a particularly difficult pregnancy. After I had been living in her place to be close whenever complications arose, I was pretty happy when we were told it was finally ok to induce labor. Being the health nuts we are, we immediately knew we wanted to do this naturally and began searching for a way to do so. I found the Maternity Acupressure guide one night around 2 AM. After reading reviews and then reading the site to find the 60 day guarantee, I bought it and went to sleep. We took a four days reviewing the material, consulting her physician, and preparing everything. When we finally decided to go for it, it took 28 hours before it was time to go to the hospital. Since that experience I am in love with the topic of maternity acupressure and have done tons of research. I even created a whole blog around it! I want everyone to know the options that are out there for natural induction and make the best decision for them and their baby. Whatever YOU decide, I wish you and your growing family all the luck in this world. |
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