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leeandrews
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Sex of a Child
Posted: 01-27-04 12:25pm
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Is it true,all babies start off as
females?
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anorexicbeauty
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Posted: 01-27-04 12:30pm
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No its not. When conception occurs the
gender is already decided based on the
chromosomes xx or xy, xx is girl and xy is
boy. The gender is also determined by the
father.
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lynneannet
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Well Yes And No
Posted: 02-14-04 13:55pm
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Genetically you have the x (girl) and y
(boy) chromosome and that is determined
once the sperm reaches the egg.
So yes from conception it is determined
that the baby is a boy or a girl
but here is the twist, in the beginning of
development baby boys can look like baby
girls.. Until the testicles descend from
the abdomen..
So we start out physiologically similar..
But hormonal progression such as
testosterone (in boys) and estrogen (in
girls) start the differentiation
process... Their can off course be some
errors made by the baby's body in the
process and that is when baby's are born
with ambiguous sex organs... (usually the
true sex can be determined genetically..
But this is rare)
i hope I answered your question
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baby_jasmine26
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Half Right!
Posted: 05-05-04 12:26pm
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Genetically you have the x (girl) and y
(boy) chromosome and that is determined
once the sperm reaches the egg.
That statement is the only thing incorrect
about your reply. I paid enough attention
in biology in high school and college to
know that women carry the xx chromosomes,
every sperm is either a x chromosome or a
y chromosome and so when the sperm reaches
the egg, either sperm is paired with the
mothers x chromosomes. If the fathers x
chromosome pairs with the mothers x
chromosome (xx) the sex of the baby will
be a girl and if the father's y chromosome
pairs with the mothers x chromosome (xy)
then the sex of the baby will be a boy!
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colecole
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Posted: 08-16-04 10:27am
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I'm not going to argue right or wrong.
But when trying to conceive a girl I have
heard to wait until a couple days in to
ovulation because the female sperm are
stronger than the male sperm.
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jessamyn
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Posted: 10-03-04 01:17am
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Whats the earliest time you can find out
the sex of the baby my doctor has my
scheduled for 18 weeks for sex
ultrasound... Is that too soon?
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bellax0x
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Posted: 10-03-04 07:02am
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Its possible at 18 weeks, but it could be
wrong. The only deff way is to either
wait until the baby is born or have an
amnio done
<3
gaby
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Kia
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Posted: 10-03-04 10:03am
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That all babies start off female is an old
wives tale based on the fact that the
female carries xx chromosome.
They don't and there is no way you can
tell until you single out the sperm
responsible which it will be 
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scatterbrain
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Posted: 11-01-04 00:48am
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I thought that the story was that at 9
weeks the baby either developes a penis or
stays a girl. I thought thats why boys
had nipples? Just in case they were to be
girls? Isn't the equivalent to ovaries
the "balls", and the equivalent to
clitoris is the penis. Wouldn't the
chromosomes determine what grows at that
point in development? Hmmm, this makes me
think!
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jessamyn
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withbabybibb
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Can You Request the Amino Test
Posted: 11-02-04 15:27pm
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I'm 33 yrs old and would really like an
amino test done just to make sure the baby
is ok. Is that test dangerous. Is so,
why? The only good thing about that is
that I will know the sex of the baby and
if its healthy. How far along do you
have to be?
Ebibb
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Angelina119
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Hmmm...
Posted: 11-11-04 13:50pm
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| colecole
wrote: | | i'm not going to argue right
or wrong. But when trying to conceive a
girl I have heard to wait until a couple
days in to ovulation because the female
sperm are stronger than the male
sperm. |
this is incorrect. Female sperm are
"stronger" in the fact that they live
longer, but male sperm swim faster.
Conception occurs when the egg is
realeased usually if it's to much later
then the egg disintegrates to much to make
a baby. So if you are trying to conceive
a boy you need to have sex in the 24 hours
period before the egg is realeased. And
if you are trying to have a girl you need
to have sex up to 4 days before the egg is
realeased, and not have sex within the 24
hour period before the egg drops. Male
sperm dies after 24 hours but swim twice
as fast, and female sperm swim slower but
the live for 3-5 days! This method I have
been told by doctors is 90% effective when
done exactly when it's supposed too.
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Angelina119
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Amnio Test.
Posted: 11-11-04 13:57pm
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I don't know when you can get this done in
pregnancy, but it has it's risks. Realize
the amniotic sac is a strong barrier to
protect the baby and keep the fluid in the
right place. A needle must punture this
and create a risk for misscarriage,
infection, or early labor. These risks
are why all women don't have them done.
Unless the doctor has had any concerns for
the health of your baby he or she is
probably just fine. As for determining
the sex of your baby that can be done at
around 5 months with an ultrasound, and is
usually pretty accurate. Of course they
can be wrong especially if you are having
a baby girl. But congratulations on your
baby.
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BeckLyn
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Posted: 11-11-04 14:04pm
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I have also read that we start out as
girls, and that is why boys have
nipples.... So I think the chromosone
thing is right, but I agree with that
obviously the organs begin developing as a
female and may change to a male.... And
what about those few people that have both
parts???? Or grow up thinking they're a
girl and find out later they're a
male?????? Wierd stuff!
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Angelina119
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Um.
Posted: 11-11-04 14:41pm
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When the baby is conceived it is allready
in their genes as to which sex they will
be, but boys and girls develop the same
untill a certain amount of weeks pass at
which point the sex organs that were
determined at conception begin to develop.
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1sttimemama
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Posted: 11-27-04 14:42pm
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Every baby cocieved will turn out to be a
girl...Unless it is fertalized by a male
(xy) so in that sense than yes, they all
start out going in the dirction of a girl,
because all the mother has is a (xx).
Then its the dads job to step in and say,
here's a (x) or a (y)
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KatieKaboom
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Withbabybibb
Posted: 12-01-04 02:24am
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The risks of amniocentesis were already
mapped out for you, but I wanted to add
some.
Really, the only reason to get one done
for health reasons would be if you wanted
to terminate the pregnancy if it turned
out there was a problem. So if you
wouldn't abort no matter what, there's
just no point.
Also, false abnormal results are common
with amnios. I've heard stories about
women who had it done, the doctor tells
them there's something wrong with their
baby....And they stress over it for
*months*...Then the baby's born, and it's
perfectly fine. Turns out the amnio was
wrong. I wouldn't recommend those things
to anyone....Unless they wanted to abort
if something was wrong.
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jessamyn
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Posted: 12-01-04 21:47pm
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Haha gaby yep actually 18-20 weeks is the
best time
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babyluvwu
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Posted: 12-03-04 12:37pm
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The myth about all of us starting off as
girls comes from the fact that the egg
being released carries the xx chromosome
but as soon as it gets fertalized by a
sperm, the sperm determines the sex of the
baby so if the sperm carries the xx
chromosome then the baby will be a girl,
if the sperm carries an xy chromosome then
the baby will be a boy. I can see the
sense that people seem to think we all
start off as girls, it may seem that way
but its not true. The egg without
fertalization is not alive, its just
another part of our body responding to
instinct. So just because the egg carries
that xx chromosome does not mean its a
girl whether or not it gets fertalized.
Hope that helps
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cherriegurl
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Posted: 12-03-04 12:53pm
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But jess I thought u already knew
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