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Getting pregnant

Expert Q&A:
How can I conceive a boy?

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Margaret Freda
Answered by Margaret Freda Ed.D., R.N., C.H.E.S., F.A.A.N.
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"I've been a professional nurse working with pregnant women and parenting families since 1966," says Margaret Comerford Freda. "Pregnant women and parents need to know as much as possible about their own health and that of their children."

Margaret Comerford Freda, Ed.D., R.N., C.H.E.S., F.A.A.N., is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics &; Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, and also serves as Director of Patient Education Programs for that department. Since 1993, Dr. Freda has been the Consultant for Nursing at the National March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation and the Chair of the National March of Dimes Nurse Advisory Council. In addition, Dr. Freda serves as the editor of MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing.

Dr. Freda received her Master's Degree in Nursing from New York University and her doctorate in Health Education from Columbia University. She has worked in women's health for her entire professional career. Dr. Freda has published 50 research articles in professional journals, and is a frequently invited speaker at nursing and medical conferences. She has written two books: Perinatal Patient Education, published by Lippincott Williams &; Wilkins, and Miscarriage After Infertility, published by Fairview Press, written with her daughter Carrie Semelsberger, who is also a nurse.

Dr. Freda has received several noteworthy awards, such as the Distinguished Professional Service Award and the First National Award for Excellence in Nursing Research from the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), the Woman of Distinction Award and the Maternal Child Nurse of the Year Award from the March of Dimes, the Patient Care Award for Excellence in Patient Education from the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Research Recognition Award from Molloy College, and several Outstanding Research Paper awards at national conferences. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Council for the March of Dimes, and was selected to serve on the Select Panel of the Centers for Disease Control to advise on prenatal health. Dr. Freda has developed patient education booklets and videotapes that are now distributed nationally.

Dr. Freda has been married for four decades. She has two daughters, two sons-in-law, three grandsons, and a granddaughter.
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I would like to know if there are any ideas about trying to conceive a boy. I heard that if you put your legs above your head after sex you have a better chance of getting a boy. Do you think there's any meI would like to know if there are any ideas about trying to conceive a boy. I heard that if you put your legs above your head after sex you have a better chance of getting a boy. Do you think there's any merit to this? I'm also curious about sperm scrubbing. How effective is it and how much does a procedure like that cost?

Answer


I know that lots of people would like to choose the gender of their baby, especially those who already have several children of the same gender, but I'm sorry to have to report to you that at this time there is no scientifically proven method for doing this. This subject is one which inspires many myths, including the "legs over the head" myth, but if there was a proven method, believe me, it would be widely published. It's a roll of the dice each time you conceive, and if you believe in fate, then you conceive the child you're supposed to conceive! Best of luck, and my wish for you is that you have a healthy baby, whether a girl or a boy.

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I have not confirmed it myself but many people I know swear by it. Its a Chinese gender prediction c..

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