@eahayes I personally don’t put any stock in old wives tales regarding gender. When I was pregnant with DD nobody believed I was having a girl because I didn’t look pregnant from behind (whatever that means), I had no MS (which apparently increased girl hormones are supposed to make you super sick), and she wasn’t “stealing my beauty” (according to nosy coworkers, women who are having girls tend to look like sh*t?). The only correct indicator as to the sex of DD was that I was craving a lot of fruit and lighter foods. That’s where my cravings are this time so I guess we’ll see! I do think it’s fun to try out all of those old wives tests once you know the sex, just to see what holds water.
@eahayes yes I have heard this but here is a scientific study that debunks it. It doesn;t really seem like a thing worth spending grant money on but oh well.
Of
the 966 first-trimester studies performed, 477 met the inclusion
criteria. Of these, 244 (51%) were female and 233 (49%) were males.
There were no statistical differences in mean maternal age, gravidity,
parity, and mean gestational age at the time of the first study (9.0 +/-
2.3 weeks for female fetuses and 9.0 +/- 2.3 weeks for males, p = 0.7).
The average female FHR was 151.7 +/- 22.7 bpm and male FHR was154.9 +/-
22.8 bpm (p = 0.13).
DISCUSSION:
Contrary
to beliefs commonly held by many pregnant women and their families,
there are no significant differences between male and female FHR during
the first trimester.
@eahayes yes I have heard this but here is a scientific study that debunks it. It doesn;t really seem like a thing worth spending grant money on but oh well.
Of
the 966 first-trimester studies performed, 477 met the inclusion
criteria. Of these, 244 (51%) were female and 233 (49%) were males.
There were no statistical differences in mean maternal age, gravidity,
parity, and mean gestational age at the time of the first study (9.0 +/-
2.3 weeks for female fetuses and 9.0 +/- 2.3 weeks for males, p = 0.7).
The average female FHR was 151.7 +/- 22.7 bpm and male FHR was154.9 +/-
22.8 bpm (p = 0.13).
DISCUSSION:
Contrary
to beliefs commonly held by many pregnant women and their families,
there are no significant differences between male and female FHR during
the first trimester.
For some reason the "and their families" part of this tickles me. The speculation of family members is always fun
Re: Questions w/o 4/1
Lost weight? Negative. Gaining like it's my job.
Has anyone heard the old wives tale that a lower heart rate (mine was 126) usually means boy? Any truth to that in your experience?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16354993
here's the highlight:
RESULTS:
Of the 966 first-trimester studies performed, 477 met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 244 (51%) were female and 233 (49%) were males. There were no statistical differences in mean maternal age, gravidity, parity, and mean gestational age at the time of the first study (9.0 +/- 2.3 weeks for female fetuses and 9.0 +/- 2.3 weeks for males, p = 0.7). The average female FHR was 151.7 +/- 22.7 bpm and male FHR was154.9 +/- 22.8 bpm (p = 0.13).
DISCUSSION:
Contrary to beliefs commonly held by many pregnant women and their families, there are no significant differences between male and female FHR during the first trimester.