It took us a long while to actually admit to other people that we were trying. It was almost as if once we told the world at large about our intention, we would have to conceive very quickly thereafter for risk of having people look down upon us and our ability (or inability) to create a baby together. Well, fear of sharing and all, we finally started to let a few people in our circle know (very close friend and family) and eventually, we widened that circle to include even co workers. I found that the more people we told, the more bizarre techniques we were told to use and more old wives' tales we heard about how to properly conceive a child. We were told to keep elephants in the room for a boy or to not sweep under the bed. We were told to bathe in moonlight every full moon or to use certain sexual positions to help conceive either a boy or a girl. Here are a few wives'tales, myths and superstitions about conception:
1) Eating certain foods can cause you to either conceive a boy or girl. For example, high energy diets can produce male children (supposedly proved by a scientific study!)
2) Do Headstands after the act to increase chances of conceiving
3) Rub a pregnant woman's belly
4) Have standing intercourse for a boy and then sleep on your lover's left side
5)Eat chocolate for a girl
And the list could literally go on and on...I wonder if there is any truth to these (I secretly will try them... :-)
Conscious Conception...one thought at a time!
