The Book Claiming to Teach Couples How to Select Their Baby’s Sex
The Babydust Method features advice debunked decades ago. Why have tens of thousands of people bought in?
TL;DR
- The Babydust Method book claims to influence a baby's sex through precise intercourse timing.
- The theory is based on the unproven idea that Y sperm fertilize faster but die sooner than X sperm.
- Reproductive endocrinologists Sandra Carson and Michael Zinaman state that sperm behavior and intercourse timing do not determine fetal sex.
- The method repackages older, scientifically debunked theories from figures like Landrum Shettles and Elizabeth Whelan.
- Social media platforms like TikTok have amplified the visibility of the Babydust Method.
- The only scientifically proven method for sex selection is in vitro fertilization (IVF).
- Author Kathryn Taylor, with a background in microbiology and genetics, stands by her theory despite expert disagreement.