I Want a Baby Girl By Chris Y. Thomas

I want a baby girl. How can I influence my baby's gender? The timing, PH levels, diet and the intercourse experience all have a role in choosing your baby's gender.

There are countless stories for old wives tales baby's gender selection and prediction. There is even a Chinese Baby Gender Calendar. Regardless of what you read, people will always tell you the gender of your baby is completely random. I disagree; the baby's gender is chosen scientifically relative to the mother. There are so many variables in the world which affect our everyday choices. I believe I can change my behavior in an attempt to choose my baby's gender. In fact I have chosen my baby's gender and you can too.

The timing and PH levels influence your baby's gender
There are certain intervals of time when a you are more likely to conceive a girl. It depends on your natural acidity or alkalinity levels are.

• If your PH level is predisposed to be highly acidic, you are more likely to have a baby girl. This is due to high acid levels killing off high numbers of male (Y Chromosome sperm) sperm, but leaving female (X Chromosome sperm) sperm unaffected.
• If your PH level is predisposed to be highly alkaline, you are far more likely to have a baby boy. This is in large part due to the fact that high alkaline levels are harmful to female sperm, but harmless to male sperm.
• The timing of your ovulation is a critical factor as well. Luckily, this is easy to know when you are ovulating.

Specific intercourse positions can affect the gender of your baby
The position is important because it factors in several variables. One condition which is great if you want a baby girl deep penetration. Deep, penetrating, orgasmic sexual intercourse has been known to work best for women who want a baby girl. The best position involves you on top because you can control the deep penetration and have your orgasmic experience.

Effective foods to eat if you want a baby girl
If you really want a baby girl, you'll need a diet rich in acidic foods. Examples of highly acidic foods (which you will need to eat a lot of) are fruits (plums, prunes, cranberries) as well as meats, corn, fish and whole grains. Examples of foods you must avoid are almost all vegetables (except corn, as noted above), orange juice (remember to take folic acid supplements to replace this), potatoes, spinach, and watermelon.

I want a baby girl and all I need is to follow these 3 steps?

I know it sounds too simple. Like I said, there are many variables in the world that can affect your baby's gender. This is not a complete list but it's enough to help get you started in the right direction. I recommend trying a few other sources if you want the complete information.

Check out the book, How to Choose the Gender of Your Baby by Ashely Spencer.

How to Relax During Pregnancy By Sinead Hoben

How to relax during pregnancy, particularly these days when most women are leading busy lifestyles, is something that is of concern to many pregnant women.

Stress during pregnancy is not good for many reasons. Perhaps most importantly it's useful to know that you should avoid getting too stressed during your pregnancy as stress can reduce blood flow to the uterus resulting in a smaller birth weight baby. Stress can also cause potentially dangerous increases in blood pressure increasing the risk of stroke and other stress related conditions in pregnant women.

Unfortunately, many mothers-to-be find it difficult to completely relax and de-stress during pregnancy particularly if they have other young children to care for or are leading a generally hectic lifestyle. The following tips are intended to give you some advice on ways you can relax when you are pregnant:

• Try to get some time alone to yourself every day just to close your eyes, empty your mind of thoughts and get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life

• Treat yourself to some lavender bubble bath/ shower gel/ body lotion or aromatherapy oils. Lavender has many healing properties and is a wonderful relaxation aid. It is also often used during labour by mothers-to-be who find it relaxes them at a time when they are likely to be nervous.

• If you can afford it book yourself in for an occasional pregnancy pampering session at a beauty spa.

• Practice deep breathing techniques whilst sitting upright or try to attend pregnancy yoga classes.

• Get some exercise - a short brisk walk can do wonders for your mood and overall feelings of wellness. Swimming is also excellent for pregnant women as the water lightens the weight of the growing baby and many swimming centres run antenatal yoga classes tailored especially for pregnant women.

• Go to bed early in the evening and refrain from eating stodgy food as it can leave you feeling lethargic and under the weather.

• Treat yourself to B"Mums pregnancy relaxation CD and listen to it regularly to benefit fully from it. The recording features a guided relaxation alongside background music which has been recorded at a speed that induces deep relaxation. It is a wonderful way to enjoy the power of deep relaxation at a fraction of the cost a therapist would charge.

Sinead Hoben runs the popular pregnancy and breastfeeding website http://www.breastfeedingmums.com which provides valuable and informative articles about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, babies and parenting.

She records and supplies a number of well-received relaxation CDs, including B'Mums Pregnancy Relaxation cd, which is available through the website.

She recently launched her first e-book, Mama Milk: A Breastfeeding Mum's Story.

DHA During Pregnancy - What it is and Why It's So Important By Kathryn Lane

DHA during pregnancy is one of the most important supplements a woman can ever have. It helps to prevent anxiety, mood swings and depression in a pregnant woman and gives her baby's developing brain the best chance of proper development.

DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and to a lesser extent, EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) are the essential fatty acids in fish oil whose health benefits have been been shown in literally thousands of published scientific studies.

DHA makes up about a third of the brain's weight -- you can see why the baby developing in its mother's womb needs an abundant supply.

It's also true that an overall healthy diet is important. A recent study showed that women who ate a diet including plenty of fruit, vegetables, healthy oils, fish and whole grains were less likely to give birth to a child with spina bifida, a serious condition in which the spinal cord does not fully close.

A good overall supplement containing folic acid, Vitamin B12 and the other B vitamins is also a good idea, not just for preventing spina bifida, but for the overall health of the mother and baby.

Fatty fish like mackerel, anchovies, tuna, hoki and salmon are good sources of omega 3's in the diet. One problem with modern diets is that these are not regular food favorites for nearly all of us. Another is pollution: heavy metals like mercury and man-made toxins like PCBs tend to concentrate in the fat of many of these fish, especially if the fish are caught in polluted parts of the ocean.

Two specific issues to consider: almost all fresh salmon sold in supermarkets is farm-raised, and levels of these toxins in farm-raised salmon have consistently been much higher than those caught in the wild. Also, canned salmon and tuna both lose much of their DHA and EPA content -- destroyed by the high heat used in processing.

That's why I believe DHA in pregnancy is best provided by a pure, concentrated fish oil. Most of the omega 3 oils sold on the supermarket and pharmacy shelves is neither concentrated nor highly purified. If an omega 3 oil is not molecularly distilled, it just isn't pure enough, especially for a pregnant woman and her unborn child.

Kathryn Lane is a longtime health and nutrition researcher. The best fish oil supplements she has found have never been the most expensive or the most-advertised. Her websites recommend only products with a no-questions-asked, money-back guarantee: http://www.quality-omega-3.com/