Choosing the sex of your baby is a process known as sex
selection. This is becoming increasingly common for couples with
two or three children of the same gender. There are methods you
and your partner can do to make the gender of your offspring
more proportionate. It's said that if you use a bicarbonate
douche an hour before intercourse, and delay intercourse until
late in the ovulation cycle, you can alter the normal ratio of
boys to girls. The doctor can also assist in sex selection. The
sex of the baby is determined exclusively by the sperm cells,
which carry an X chromosome for a girl or a Y for a boy. Sperm
cells having X-chromosomes are heavier and bulkier, and move
slower. As a result, the faster, lighter sperm cells, the
Y-chromosomes, can be separated by passing the sperm sample
through a special sperm wash. This process separates the
X-chromosomes from the Y's the sperm sample is then used by the
simple process of insemination. Sex selection isn't an exact
science and isn't always successful in cor