Want a Boy or a Girl? This Book Says Parents Can Choose.
The Babydust Method features debunked advice for how to determine a baby’s sex. Why have tens of thousands of people bought in?
Christina Kattula, a yoga teacher in Michigan, hoped for a son when she became pregnant in 2024. She tried the Babydust Method, a self-published book from 2016 that claims parents can influence their baby's sex by timing intercourse. The theory suggests that Y sperm, which lead to boys, activate faster than X sperm, but deteriorate quicker.
Kattula and her husband followed the book's advice, resulting in a boy. She posted about it on TikTok, encouraging other couples to try it. Despite the method lacking scientific backing, some women swear by it, crediting it with helping them conceive a child of their desired sex. Critics argue that the timing, frequency, and other factors don't affect the baby's sex, as sperm movement, activation, and survival rates are consistent.
The Babydust Method, authored by Kathryn Taylor, has gained popularity on social media and claims an 87% success rate, though no scientific evidence supports these claims.
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