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For centuries, future parents had to wait for the birth of their child to find out his gender.
Now there are different methods for determining the sex of a child, ranging from folk signs and ancient Chinese tables to modern medical procedures.
1. How to find out the gender of the child according to the table?
According to the legend chinese sex determination table baby was found in an ancient royal tomb in China. She predicts the gender of the baby based on the Chinese lunar calendar.
In this case, you need to know mother's age at conception And month of conception to determine whether you will have a girl or a boy.
There is no scientific confirmation that this method works, but you can test it on your friends and relatives.
2. Gender of the child by date of conception
According to this method, the sex of the unborn child is determined by date of conception and depends on the type of sperm.
It is believed that Y sperm, which will lead to the birth of a boy, are faster and less hardy than X chromosome sperm, which are slower but more resistant.
Thus, if conception occurred 2-3 days before a woman ovulates, then you are more likely to give birth to a girl. If conception took place directly on the day of ovulation or shortly before it, then a boy is more likely to appear.
The day of ovulation can be determined by measuring basal body temperature or by using home ovulation tests.
3. Calculate the sex of the child by blood
According to this theory, the sex of an unborn child can be determined based on renewal of the blood of parents. It is believed that in women the blood is renewed every 3 years, and in men - once every 4 years. The gender of a child is determined by which parent has "fresh" blood.
For example, a woman is 26 years old and a man is 28 years old. If 26 divided by 3 we get 8.6, and 28 divided by 4 we get 8. Since the remainder of the woman (8.6) is greater than that of the man, then the probability of having a boy is more likely.
It is also worth remembering that in the case of blood donation and transfusion, operations, childbirth and other blood loss, it is worth taking the date of the last blood loss.
Gender of the child by blood group
Another entertaining theory of determining the sex of an unborn child is based on blood type and Rh factor of parents. The intersection of the blood type of the mother and father, as well as the Rh factors, indicates whether you will have a boy or a girl.
4. Gender of the child according to signs
There are many ways to determine the sex of a child, which our grandmothers and mothers also resorted to. Of course, these methods are not considered reliable, as they have not been validated. Some of them seem to be true because they are about 50 percent accurate, and there are others that have been partly scientifically proven.
Gender of baby by belly
If you carry the child low - you have a boy, if high - you have a girl. There is also an opinion that if the expectant mother the shape of the abdomen is pointed - there will be a boy, and more rounded - a girl.
However, according to experts, the shape of the abdomen is determined by the muscles, uterine tone and position of the child, and not by the gender of the baby.
According to the latest data, breast volume is the best indicator of the sex of the unborn child. In women bearing girls, the breasts become larger during pregnancy (by an average of 8 cm) than in women bearing boys (by an average of 6.3 cm). This is because boys produce more testosterone and require more energy from the mother, which inhibits breast growth more.
Gender of baby by heartbeat
According to the signs, if you have a girl, then the fetal heart rate will be higher than 140 per minute, and if a boy, then less than 140. In fact, the fetal heartbeat changes as it grows and develops, as well as during an increase in the activity of the child. However, it has been scientifically proven that the heart rate of girls rises more during childbirth than that of boys.
Folk signs for determining the sex of a child
The couple will have girl If:
Mother's appearance deteriorated, acne appeared
Dad started gaining weight
Mom is craving sweets
Expectant mother suffers from severe morning sickness
Parents are over 40 years old
If you hang a wedding ring over your stomach, it moves back and forth
The couple will have boy If:
Mother's appearance improved
Dry hands, cold feet
Draws on salty and sour
mother is stressed
Significantly increased appetite, calorie intake
If you hang a wedding ring over your stomach, it moves in a circle.
5. Gender of the child by ultrasound
One of the most accurate methods of determining the sex of a baby during pregnancy is an ultrasound or ultrasound, during which high-frequency sound waves create an image of your baby inside the uterus.
Ultrasound is performed not to determine the sex of the child, but in order to find out whether the child is developing correctly.
Depending on the gestational age and the position of the fetus, the doctor can tell for sure whether you are carrying a boy or a girl.
At what time can you determine the sex of the child?
boy ultrasound
ultrasound girls
Most often, the method of determining the sex of a child by ultrasound is the most accurate. between 18 and 26 weeks of gestation. Although new ultrasound technologies can determine the sex of the child at an earlier period of 12-13 weeks.
Up to 18 weeks of fetal development, male and female genital organs are more similar and therefore the probability of error is high. Later dates also complicate this task due to the closer position of the fetus.
It is worth remembering that if the child is in an awkward position for examination or crosses his legs, this may hide the genital area from observation.
Gender of the child: is the ultrasound wrong?
Ultrasound is not a 100% method, and the probability of error depends on several factors:
Pregnancy age (the higher, the more accurate)
Equipment (3D ultrasound is usually more accurate)
The professionalism of the doctor conducting the ultrasound
Mother's weight (the fatter the mother, the lower the image quality)
Fetal positions
Exist more accurate methods for determining the sex of the unborn child (almost 100 percent), but they are carried out as needed and are accompanied by a high risk for pregnancy. This amniocentesis(puncture of the fetal bladder) and chorionic villus biopsy. They are carried out at an earlier date: in the first and the beginning of the second trimester.
Amniocentesis is performed between 15-18 weeks pregnancy. The doctor inserts a long needle to take a sample of the amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac, which contains the baby's cells. As a rule, this test is ordered if there is an increased risk of abnormalities in the child and disorders related to the sex of the child.
Chorionic villus biopsy is performed between 11 and 14 weeks, and this method is also used only if it is possible for the child to develop disorders.
