Boy or girl: tipping the baby balance

Food for thought
It is thought that minerals in your diet affect the metabolism and environment of the egg and therefore make it more attractive to sperm of one particular sex. If you want a boy, eat plenty of potassium-rich foods such as meat, bananas, apricots and celery. If you want a girl, lots of magnesium-rich foods such as nuts, soya beans and leafy green vegetables should do the trick.

Old wives tales

For a boy:

• Allow your partner to seduce you into sex first
• Eat red meat and salty snacks
• Have intercourse at night
• Have intercourse on the odd days of the month
• Have intercourse during a quarter moon

• Seduce your partner
• Eat fish and vegetables and have a high-dairy diet
• Have intercourse in the afternoon
• Have intercourse on the even days of the month
• Have intercourse during a full moon