Whelan Method for Gender Selection
This gender selection method is another all-natural method and is the opposite of the Shettles method. Elizabeth Whelan, Sc. D., developed this method.
This is a timed intercourse method for gender selection, which is similar to the Shettles method. This is a simple method to use, but many experts do not agree with this method or the Shettles method claiming there are flaws with both.
The idea behind gender selection with the Whelan Method is to have intercourse four to six days before your basal body temperature goes up if you desire a boy and two to three days before you ovulate for a girl.
The accuracy rate with gender selection with the Whelan Method is around 68 percent correct for boy babies and 57 percent correct for girl babies. Most experts believe this is too close to the 50/50 chance that most parents have without any type of gender selection being used to be a true method for gender selection. However, the Shettles Method is about the same in accuracy.
Trying different positions along with the times may in fact also raise the accuracy. However, of course there are no hard line facts to prove most of the all-natural methods. However, they are free, safe, and all you have to do is take your temperature and watch the dates on the calendar. You can purchase an ovulation kit that will aid with the accuracy of the time of your ovulation while still learning your basal body temperature and chances are improved again for gender selection.
