Boston: Ovulation Kit For a Baby Boy - What is It? Where to Get It, How to Use It

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The other day, I had a reader comment on my blog asking for more information about “an ovulation kit to get a baby boy.” Specifically she wanted to know exactly what this was, how to use it, and where to get one.  I’ll go over everything you need to know about ovulation kits in the following article.

Why It’s Important That You Use An Ovulation Kit Rather Than Guess About Ovulation When You Want A Boy Baby: I’m a huge fan of these kits because of personal experience.  Like a lot of people, I was taught to figure out my ovulation date the old fashioned way.  I was told to start looking for signs and symptoms of ovulation (stomach pains, cramping) half way through my menstrual cycle.  I was also told to see if my cervical mucus looked like egg whites and to look for a spike in my basal temperature.  The problem is that none of these things happened at the same time the way that they were supposed to.  The cervical mucus would tell me that I was getting close, but the temperature was not at all corresponding.

Finally, I threw up my hands and sprung for an ovulation predictor (the saliva kind) and I was shocked to learn that I actually had not even ovulated yet.  I apparently ovulate late in my cycle because each month after that showed the same thing and I got pregnant within two months once I caught on.

If you want to conceive a boy, it’s so important that you have intercourse on the day that you actually ovulate – not one day sooner and not one day later.  The Y sperm that produce sons do not live for long during this process. If you are off with your calculations and gage it too early, you’re much more likely to get a girl instead.

Ovulation Predictor Options: If you’ve going to be using one of these kits, you have a few options.  You can get the urine kind (where you urinate on a stick much like pregnancy tests) in any drug store.  Basically you get about 7 little sticks and you begin testing mid way through your cycle.  With most of these tests, you need to collect first morning urine because otherwise, it will be too diluted to test. You will begin to get a positive response as your ovulation approaches.  If you don’t get pregnant on the month that you’re using them, you’ll generally have to buy another box the next month.

You can get more sensitive models online that are supposed to show approaching ovulation sooner, but I’m not sure that they are worth the extra money. Some swear by them, but I think there’s a better option. Some will even go so far as to get the blood test kits, but I think that this is huge overkill (not to mention painful.)

Because of my personal experience, I really like the saliva ovulation kits for a few reasons.  First, they are reusable so you save a lot of money. You don’t have to keep buying them every month.  Basically, you will smear a little saliva on the lens and there is a little microscope within the tester.  You look into the lens and you can see magnified indicators which show the beginning of your cycle, ovulation approaching, ovulation as it happens, and also show when it is over. 

The kits come with photos that you can compare to your own reading.  I was afraid I would have a hard time identifying what I was seeing, but I didn’t.  I find too that these saliva models give you a bit more notice than the urine testers.  But, every one is different and which you prefer is going to be an individual decision. I have had friends who have said “Yuck, you’re spitting on a piece of glass?,” but once they tried it, they saw that it’s pretty simple and easy to use, and the yuck factor is pretty low. You can sometimes find these at baby stores or you can get them on the Internet.

Why Ovulation Kits Aren’t The Only Thing You’ll Need: Although I believe that these kits are an important part of your arsenal, you’d also be wise to also pick up some PH testers.  Why? Because if you want a boy, you’ll generally need to lower your PH and / or acidity.  The son – producing sperm are too weak to live with a high PH. These testers generally run only about $10  – $15, but they aren’t reusable.  They are a lot like the urine ovulation testers, but they check your PH, not your ovulation.  They will ensure that you aren’t just guessing about when your body is at it’s optimum levels to get a boy baby.

Source by Sandy Dean

Ovulation Kit For a Baby Boy - What is It? Where to Get It, How to Use It