The Babys heartbeat is monitored at each prenatal appointment throughout the entire duration of pregnancy. Monitoring the heart helps your health care provider know how your baby is doing. * Please keep in mind that all text is machine-generated, we do not bear any responsibility, and you should always get advice from professionals before taking any actionsįetal heart monitoring measures the heart rate of baby and heart rhythm. * Please keep in mind that all text is machine-generated, we do not bear any responsibility, and you should always get advice from professionals before taking any actions. Suggest that you contradict your doctor's medical treatment suggest that you ingest or inhale something that isn't recommended by your doctor makes you extremely fearful for your baby's health In some cases, though, it could be harmful to do what pregnancy myth or tale suggests. Why would parents choose to follow pregnancy advice from friends and family that isn't grounded in medical science? In many cases, hearing predictions about baby's sex or how much hair baby will have is fun and harmless. Yet, pregnancy continues to inspire its own set of myths and tales and parents who wouldn't dream of skipping prenatal appointment might wonder whether Great Aunt Sally's predictions about Junior's gender could be on money. Prenatal medical testing can indicate the sex of your child, amount of fluid in your uterus, weight of your baby before birth, and many other things. Ready to announce whether it’s a boy or a girl? Check out these creative sex reveal ideas.Technology and medicine have transformed the experience of pregnancy for modern women. If your baby bump is more spread out across your waistline, then it's a girl. If your baby bump looks like a basketball, it could be you're having a boy.
If your sickness subsides or you didn't have any to begin with (lucky you!), then it's a boy.ġ8. If your morning sickness lasts beyond the first trimester, some people think you're carrying a girl.
If it's an odd number, the baby is a boy. The Mayans take the mama's age at conception and add it to the year baby was conceived. This one is similar to the Chinese chart above. Left side indicates boy, while right means girl.ġ6. Next time you wake up in the morning (or from one of those much-needed pregnancy naps), check which side of your body you're sleeping on. If the water is purple, you're having a boy.ġ5. If the water turns pink, it means a girl is on its way. Save the red cabbage water and mix it in a cup with your urine. Here's another pee test: Boil a head of red cabbage in some water. If it fizzes, then it's a boy if it doesn't, it's a girl.ġ4. Since you have to pee all the time anyway, pee in a cup one more time. Are you jonesin' for something sweet? Then it's a girl you're carrying.ġ3. If you're craving salty foods, then you're pregnant with a boy.
If the skin on your hands is dry and chapped during pregnancy, you're more likely to be carrying a boy. The slower the heart rate (below 140 beats per minute), the more likely you're having a boy.ġ1. The faster baby's heart rate is, the more likely you're having a girl.
If the line continues up to your ribs and chest, it's a boy.ġ0. If the line stops at your belly button, you're having a girl. That dark line that runs from your pubic bone straight up the center of your belly (known as the linea nigra) is said to indicate baby's sex. If it swings back and forth, it's a boy.ĩ. If the ring swings in a circle, you're having a girl. Sit down and have someone hold the string over your belly. Tie a ring on the end of a piece of string. If you see a rounder head, it's a girl.Ĩ. If it's square-shaped, then you're having a boy. At your next prenatal checkup, check out baby's head on the ultrasound.