Swollen hands and feet in late pregnancy means it's a girl?

Many friends are very concerned about whether the baby is a boy or a girl, and often want to find some signs in the physical condition of the pregnant woman to prove whether it is a boy or a girl. In the later stages of pregnancy, if a pregnant woman's feet swell up, it does not mean that she is having a girl, and there is no medical basis for this statement. Whether a pregnancy is a boy or a girl is determined by the chromosomes of the organism, and parents should treat the gender of their children equally.

Does swelling of the feet in late pregnancy have anything to do with the gender of the baby?

Swollen feet in the late pregnancy actually have nothing to do with whether the baby is a boy or a girl. Whether a baby is a boy or a girl is determined by the sex chromosomes of the organism. If the child's genes are XX, it's a girl, and if they are XY, it's a boy. Swollen feet are just edema during pregnancy. Just pay attention to blood circulation and a balanced diet. Since fetal gender identification is illegal in our country, various methods of predicting the baby's gender have become popular among the people. Here, the editor has compiled some for pregnant mothers for reference only.

1. If the fetal heart rate is lower than 140 beats/minute, the fetus is a boy.

Experts say: Girls have a higher heart rate than boys, but this is only true when they are just born. There is no difference in the fetal heart rate between boys and girls. The speed of heart rate only varies with gestational age. At about 5 weeks of pregnancy, the fetus' heart rate is close to the mother's heart rate, which is 80 to 85 beats per minute. Then, during the 9th week of pregnancy, the heart rate gradually increases to 170~200 beats/minute. Then during the second trimester, the rate gradually slows down to 120-160 beats per minute.

2. If the pregnant woman's abdomen is too protruding, it is a girl. If the abdomen is not too protruding or the lower abdomen is protruding, it is a boy.

Expert opinion: If a pregnant woman has a short upper body, the space for the fetus to develop can only extend outward, so the abdomen will appear large. On the contrary, if a pregnant woman has a long upper body, it can provide enough space for the fetus to grow, and the abdomen does not need to protrude outward.

3. If a pregnant woman has a lower abdomen (large lower abdomen), it is a boy, and if she has an upper abdomen (large upper abdomen), it is a girl.

Expert opinion: If the pregnant woman is carrying the upper part of the baby's belly, it may be her first pregnancy or she may have a good body shape. After a pregnant woman has been pregnant once, her abdominal muscles relax and will naturally "sag" when she becomes pregnant again.

4. Black nipples mean a boy

Experts say: Nipple color is affected by hormones in the body. The increase in progesterone and melanocyte-stimulating hormone levels during pregnancy causes certain originally dark areas on the body surface to become darker. The color will return to normal quickly after giving birth, and this phenomenon has nothing to do with the sex of the fetus.