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While myths like the Chinese Gender Chart and bump shape interpretations may entertain, our Boy or Girl mystery boxes and Fun Tests To Predict Your Baby's Gender add a whimsical touch to the anticipation. These tests delve into the folklore surrounding gender prediction, exploring common myths such as the Ring Swing and Glossy Locks.
Embark on a journey of fun and anticipation with various intriguing tests designed to predict your baby's gender. Peek A Baby delves into the realm of gender prediction myths, offering insights into some commonly known methods:
Chinese Gender Chart - While initially daunting, the Chinese Gender Chart holds potential accuracy for some expectant parents. By factoring in the age at conception and the month of conception, this chart determines gender prediction. Odd numbers suggest a boy, while even numbers lean towards a girl.
Bump Shape - Observe the shape and position of your baby bump, as some believe it may hold clues to your baby's gender. A low, frontal bump is often linked to a boy, while a high bump is associated with a girl.
The Ring Swing - A widely recognised gender prediction technique, the ring swing involves tying a ring to a string and suspending it over your bump. Circular movement hints at a girl, while a back-and-forth swing suggests a boy.
Cravings - During pregnancy, cravings often become a focal point. According to an old wives’ tale, the type of cravings you experience may offer insight into the baby's gender.
Food cravings when pregnant with a girl consist of sweet things like chocolate, pastries, juice, and fruit, while cravings for boys tend to lean towards saltier or savoury items such as meat, cheese, and other forms of protein.
Food cravings may be linked to hormonal surges or to changes in the way the body absorbs nutrients during pregnancy. But there’s really no rhyme or reason behind specific food cravings, which tend to be very individual!
Heartburn - Heartburn, a common discomfort during pregnancy, is also believed to have ties to predicting the baby's gender.
Constant or more intense heartburn is often considered a sign of having a girl—and that she’ll be born with a full head of hair. Conversely, if you don’t experience much heartburn, that’s sometimes seen as a sign you’re having a boy.
This is another symptom linked to pregnancy hormones, which affect whether you experience heartburn. These hormones prompt your body to slow digestion and absorb nutrients better. Plus, pressure from your growing uterus on your stomach might also cause heartburn.
Morning Sickness - A well-known old wives’ tale for gender prediction relates to morning sickness, more officially known as nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP).
If you’re experiencing a lot of morning sickness and feel ill, some believe you’re having a girl. On the other hand, if you don’t have any morning sickness or just mild nausea, it’s sometimes interpreted as a sign you’re having a boy.
Of course, this is still just a fun old wives’ tale that tries to predict gender. However, a few studies have shown an association between experiencing severe morning sickness, called hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), and a greater likelihood of giving birth to a girl.
Medical experts haven’t pinpointed the exact cause of morning sickness, but many link it to higher levels of the “pregnancy hormone,” hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), and oestrogen.
Linea Nigra Length - Yes, even the linea nigra plays a role in gender prediction according to this old wives’ tale! The linea nigra is a dark line on your abdomen that appears during pregnancy and stretches down your belly bump to your pubic bone. Once yours starts to appear, take a closer look.
You’re welcoming a baby girl if your linea nigra starts below your belly button, and if the linea nigra starts above your belly button, it’s thought to be a boy.
You guessed it—pregnancy hormones may trigger skin changes, including the appearance of the linea nigra. These hormones stimulate melanin production, which can also cause other pigmentation. The way the linea nigra looks isn’t a gender prediction but reflects an increase in melanin.
Hair and Nails - If you’re blessed with that rumoured pregnancy glow, you might notice that your hair and nails look extra healthy. Not everyone experiences this, but as the old wives’ tale goes, these changes predict your baby’s gender.
If you notice your hair and nails feel brittle, dry, and thin, it’s sometimes interpreted as a sign you’re having a baby girl. Conversely, if you have shiny, luscious, and healthy hair and nails, it could mean you’re expecting a baby boy.
If you do experience that pregnancy glow, you can thank your hormones and increased blood flow. As a result, your skin may look plumper and smoother, and your hair a little shinier and stronger.
Acne - Pregnancy glow is one thing, but you might notice a different skin condition and start to develop acne. And, of course, there’s an old wives’ tale linking acne during pregnancy to whether you’re having a boy or girl!
So, if you have oily skin while pregnant, those pimples are sometimes considered a sign you’re having a girl, and no extra pimples and dry skin during pregnancy might mean it’s a boy!
More hormones during pregnancy mean more sebum production, sebum being the oil in skin that's linked to acne. So, hormones might cause extra pimples on your face during pregnancy, regardless of whether you’re having a boy or a girl.
Pregnancy Brain - Have you heard of “pregnancy brain?” This catchall term covers those typical pregnancy symptoms that you associate with your brain, such as forgetfulness, brain fog, fatigue, and clumsiness. So, does feeling sleepy and clumsy while pregnant mean a boy or girl? This old wives’ tale has the answer!
If you’re fairly alert and steady on your feet while pregnant, some believe you’re having a baby girl. Feeling tired and a little clumsy is sometimes interpreted as a sign you’re having a boy.
Medical experts have yet to confirm if “pregnancy brain” is a true condition, but there’s no doubt that many experience these symptoms while pregnant. Though studies show slight changes in the brain during pregnancy, conditions such as clumsiness, forgetfulness, and general spaciness probably have more to do with hormone fluctuations, fatigue, stress, and the like.
In short, there is only one way to know the gender of your baby and that is a gender reveal ultrasound scan that is now possible from only 15 weeks. Take all the worry, fuss and superstition out of predicting your baby’s gender and have a scan with us at Baby Scan Studio in Ashford, Kent.
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