Guest Author - Carolyn Chambers Clark, RN, EdD
What is conscious conception?
Dr. Christiane Northrup (Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom) suggests that women use conscious conception and wait to make love until finding a man you are willing to have a child with. Spend time meditating or praying with a partner before conceiving. This will help to ensure any child conceived is wanted and will be loved. She also says that forcing a woman to bear and raise a child against her will is an act of violence. It forces a child to inhabit a hostile body, which can affect the safety and total life of the infant.
What else is involved in conscious conception?
For conscious conception to come into play, it is also important to
*wean yourself and your partner off all potentially toxic drugs, including coffee, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and all other prescription and over-the-counter drugs, even aspirin
*not use chemical herbicides in the garden, or be exposed to household cleaners or chemicals, or workplace contaminants
*take care of all necessary medical and dental work prior to conceiving
*check that you have immunity to rubella (confirmed through a blood test) and that your blood pressure is within normal range
*ask for a hemoglobin and iron blood test to make sure you aren't anemic
*make sure you're fit and able to walk up two flights of stairs without getting out of breath (you'll be carrying many extra pounds and have to go through the trials of labor
*come off the contraceptive pill and use an alternative method for at least 3-6 months prior to conception
*you and your partner must stop smoking and commit to a healthy diet of mostly fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains, soy products and fish.
What else can you do to consciously affect conception?
About the time of ovulation, your vaginal mucus is hospitable to both sperm carrying an X chromosome (favoring the conception of a girl), and those carrying a Y chromosome (favoring the conception of a male child.) Because the Y sperm are lighter, they move more rapidly up the birth canal to the waiting egg and increase the chance of a boy baby.
Although research is not totally conclusive, you may be able to increase your chances of conceiving a male baby through a single act of unprotected intercourse on or just after ovulation. If you want to conceive a girl, have intercourse two or three days before you ovulate. This is the time your vaginal mucus is more acidic and favors the survival of the more acid-resistant, X-carrying sperm.
This article is for information purposes only. For treatment, consult your health care practitioner.
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