Can the shape of a pregnant woman’s belly accurately predict the gender of the baby?

Most pregnant women are very curious about whether they are carrying a boy or a girl after they become pregnant. It is not allowed to identify the gender of the fetus now, but there are many methods circulating in the market to determine the gender of the fetus, some by taste, and some by the shape of the pregnant woman's belly. In fact, most of the methods circulating in the market to determine whether it is a boy or a girl usually have no scientific basis. Whether it is a boy or a girl, as long as they are healthy, it's fine.

Can the shape of a pregnant woman's belly accurately predict the gender of the baby?

Many people say that if the belly is round, it means it’s a boy, and if it’s pointed, it means it’s a girl. In fact, this statement has no scientific basis. If you really want to know the baby's gender, you still have to use scientific methods.

Many mothers have said in their posts that they looked at their belly and thought it was a boy, but turned out to be a girl. Others looked at their belly and thought it was a girl, but turned out to be a boy. This just proves that there is no scientific basis for judging the gender of the baby by looking at the belly shape. As for guessing a boy and giving birth to a boy, I can only say it was a coincidence.

How to detect the gender of a baby during early pregnancy

1. Amniocentesis

Amniocentesis is mainly used for auxiliary testing of children with Down syndrome, and it can also detect whether the chromosomes of the fetus are normal. The best time to test is around 16-20 weeks of pregnancy. At the same time, expectant mothers need to be reminded that amniocentesis is a traumatic examination and there is a certain risk of miscarriage. If parents do not have the necessary reasons, it is recommended not to use this method of testing.

2. DNA blood test

DNA blood test is a fast and safe method to predict the sex of the fetus by analyzing part of the fetal DNA in the pregnant woman's blood. Moreover, as the fetus grows, the concentration of fetal DNA in the mother's body will become higher and higher, especially reaching its highest value 2 months after pregnancy. The accuracy of DNA blood tests can be as high as 98%.

Therefore, this test is best performed when the pregnant woman is about 2 months pregnant. The danger and risk are almost zero. It is a relatively safe method that is often chosen and recognized. Since fetal gender testing is not allowed in mainland China, blood testing (sending pregnant women's blood to test fetal gender) in Hong Kong and other places is very popular among mainland expectant mothers.

3. Ultrasound (B-ultrasound)

B-ultrasound is mainly for doctors to predict the gender of the fetus through sound wave scanning. This type of sound wave scanning requires the help of machines and the doctor's professional observation and judgment. After 16 weeks of pregnancy, ultrasound can be used to detect whether the fetal limbs are fully developed.

Although the differences in the reproductive organs of boys and girls are quite obvious on B-ultrasound images, there are also cases where they are not clear. Doing B-ultrasound at the right time does not have much impact on the fetus, so it is widely used. However, according to reports, the accuracy of ultrasound in detecting the gender of the fetus is higher for male babies than for female babies, but there is also a certain degree of detection error.