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body talk: boy or girl? Tell-tale signs
that reveal a baby's sex
ok, so a scan's the most foolproof method
of finding out the sex of your unborn
baby. But there are plenty of other signs
that can indicate whether you're likely to
have a girl or a boy.
And we're not talking about old wives'
tales here. Modern scientific research
has unearthed some surprising clues as to
who might be hiding under that bump.
It's (probably) a boy if...
You have an assertive, aggressive,
bold or dominant personality
research by dr valerie grant at auckland
university in new zealand reveals that
women who see themselves as having
"masculine" traits are more likely to have
boys.
This may be because their levels of
testosterone are higher than those in
other women, which in turn might make the
environment of the womb more receptive to
implantation of male embryos than female
ones.
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You're always hungry
women expecting boys eat about 10 per cent
more than those expecting girls, according
to recent research from harvard school of
public health.
The study's author, dimitrios
trichopoulos, believes it's because boys
tend to weigh more than girls when they
are born so the mother's appetite
naturally adapts to help them take on more
fuel.
You ate lots of bananas before you
conceived
if your diet is rich in high-potassium
food such as bananas or pears you are more
likely to conceive a boy.
A study in the international journal of
obstetrics and gynaecology reveals that
the body becomes more alkaline if you eat
this way.
And some experts claim this is a better
environment for sperm that is carrying the
male y chromosomes, increasing the chance
that one of these will reach the egg
first.
You have a tricky labour
ok, it's leaving it a little late and when
you're in labour the last thing you'd be
looking for are any clues as to what
colour to paint the nursery. But there is
still an interesting link between boy
babies and tough births.
Irish researcher dr maeve eogan found that
women who had boys at the national
maternity hospital in dublin were more
likely to have had a longer labour or to
need help such as forceps or a caesarean -
mainly because boys have bigger heads.
It's (probably) a girl if...
You're dreaming it is
sleep on this one... Dr janet dipietro at
the johns hopkins school of public health
in baltimore found that 75 per cent of
mums correctly predicted the sex of their
unborn baby in their dreams.
Your asthma is as bad as ever
dr peter gibson, from the john hunter
hospital in newcastle, australia, found
that 60 per cent of asthmatics carrying
boys were symptom-free during pregnancy,
compared to only 28 per cent carrying
girls.
"we don't know why, but it's possible that
baby girls produce a substance that
somehow worsens inflammation in the
airways," says dr gibson.
You got pregnant between
march and may
this is the peak conception time for girls
- boys are more commonly conceived from
september to november. The seasonal
difference might be because girls are
hardier babies and can survive the winter
better, says dr angelo cagnacci from the
policlinico of modena, italy.
You or your partner smoke
smokers are 20 per cent more likely to
have girls than boys.
"sperm cells carrying the y chromosome are
more sensitive to unfavourable changes
caused by smoking, so are less likely to
fertilise and implant an egg," says
professor anne grete byskov from the
laboratory of reproductive biology in
copenhagen.
Your partner is older than you
couples where the woman is younger have
more girls than those where she's older.
Why isn't known.
You've gained weight on
your hips and thighs
dr dipietro found no evidence to support
the old theory that "boy" bumps look like
basketballs and "girl" bumps are more
spread across the tummy, but she did find
a difference in where you put on weight.
Carrying a girl causes a mum-to-be to put
more weight on her hips and thighs. This
may be because oestrogen levels in the
body are raised and this promotes fat
storage in these particular areas.
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published: 2004/11/18 06:00:00 cst
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