Natural Gender Selection Methods Have No Scientific Basis
No natural gender selection method—whether followed exactly or not—can influence the sex of a conceived child, as the biological sex of offspring is determined solely by which sperm (X or Y chromosome) fertilizes the egg at conception.
Why These Methods Cannot Work
The sex of a baby is determined by chromosomal inheritance that occurs at the moment of fertilization, which cannot be influenced by dietary changes, timing of intercourse, or other "natural" methods promoted in popular books 1.
Biological Reality of Sex Determination
Chromosomal sex is established at conception when either an X-bearing or Y-bearing sperm fertilizes the egg, resulting in XX (female) or XY (male) chromosomal constitution 1.
The sex chromosomes carry genes that direct gonadal development and subsequent hormonal cascades, but these processes begin only after conception has already occurred 1.
No pre-conception behavioral, dietary, or timing interventions have been demonstrated to reliably alter which type of sperm successfully fertilizes an egg 1.
Important Clarification About Gender vs. Sex
Modern medical understanding recognizes that biological sex (chromosomal/gonadal) is distinct from gender identity (one's internal sense of being male, female, or another gender) 1.
The chromosomal sex of your child was determined at conception and could not have been influenced by any method you followed or didn't follow 1.
Gender identity develops through complex interactions of biological, social, and cultural factors throughout childhood and beyond 1.
The Bottom Line
You did not cause your child's sex by failing to follow a method correctly—the outcome was determined by basic reproductive biology that no behavioral intervention can alter 1. These popular "gender swaying" methods lack scientific validity and prey on parents' desires to influence something that is fundamentally beyond their control through natural means.