The size of the areola after pregnancy depends on the gender

Pregnancy is a very happy thing for every woman who wants to be a mother, but there are also many people who can't wait to know whether their child is a boy or a girl and will use B-ultrasound to identify it. However, the process is very complicated and not every hospital will do the identification for you. So, is it true that the society says that after pregnancy, the gender of the baby can be distinguished based on the size of the areola? Here are some knowledge and methods on this aspect, I hope they will be useful to you.

Tip 1: If the fetal heart rate is lower than 140 beats/minute, it is a boy; if it is higher than 140 beats/minute, it is a girl

The truth: 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.

Tip 2: Dark nipples mean a boy

The truth: Nipple color is affected by hormones in the body. The increase in progesterone and melanocyte-stimulating hormone levels during pregnancy causes some originally dark parts of the body surface to become darker. The color of the nipples will quickly return to normal after giving birth. This phenomenon has nothing to do with the gender of the fetus.

Tip 3: If the pregnant woman is carrying a boy on the lower part of her pregnancy, she is carrying a girl on the upper part

The truth: If a pregnant woman is carrying an upper calf, 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.

Tip 4: Pregnant women have different dreams that indicate the gender of their baby

The truth: Many people say that dreaming about dragons, tigers, snakes, turtles, chestnuts, etc. indicates a boy; dreaming about red peppers, fruits, flowers, butterflies, etc. indicates a girl. In fact, as the saying goes, “What you think about during the day, you dream about at night,” dreams during pregnancy are no exception. Whether the baby in your belly is a boy or a girl has nothing to do with dreams. Some people believe that dreaming of a dragon indicates that the son born in the future will become a great man; dreaming of a butterfly means giving birth to a daughter. This has no scientific basis. It's just your "consciousness" that's playing tricks on you.

Tip 5: The relationship between eating acid or alkaline and the gender of the baby

The truth: Some people determine whether food is acidic or alkaline based on its taste alone, which is a misconception in itself. It should be emphasized that acid-base imbalance in the human body is usually caused by illness.

Tip 6: Give birth to a girl in the morning

The truth was that a survey was conducted on 5,900 pregnant women who were hospitalized due to severe morning sickness in early pregnancy. The results showed that 56% of these pregnant women gave birth to girls and 44% gave birth to boys. However, for pregnant women who suffer from severe morning sickness in the middle and late stages of pregnancy, the sex ratio of their babies is similar to the normal distribution ratio.

Tip 7: A miracle doctor gives you a secret recipe for giving birth to a boy or a girl

The truth: Whether a baby is a boy or a girl is determined by chromosomes. Once a woman becomes pregnant, the sex of the fetus is determined. How can it be changed at will? This is completely unscientific.

Tip 8: Sour Boy, Spicy Girl

The truth: The saying "sour boys, spicy girls" has no scientific basis. Medically speaking, the gender of a baby is mainly determined by chromosomes. The eggs in the mother's body all carry X chromosomes, and the sperm contains X or Y chromosomes. If the sperm that enters the egg carries X chromosomes, it is a girl; if the sperm that enters the egg carries Y chromosomes, it is a boy. So whether to have a boy or a girl is actually decided by the father. In a sense, whether a baby is a boy or a girl is related to the conception environment of the fertilized egg, that is, it is related to the environment around the fallopian tube.

Tip 9: 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

The truth: 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.

Tip 10: A round belly is a girl, a pointed and low belly is a boy

The truth: This is a widely circulated statement among the people. Whether the belly is round or pointed has a lot to do with the physical condition of the pregnant mother herself and has nothing to do with the gender of the fetus. Everyone has a different body shape, different amounts of fat, and different pelvic shapes. Relatively speaking, the belly of a fat person will look rounder during pregnancy. On the contrary, the belly of a thin mother will be pointed. If the pelvis is wide, the belly will be lower when the fetal head enters the pelvis; if the pelvic entrance is small, the fetal head will float high and the belly will be high.

Tip 11: If the fetus moves on the left, it's a boy; if it moves on the right, it's a girl

The truth: "Boys on the left and women on the right" is suitable for many occasions and is a matter of habit, but it is not suitable for fetal movement. There may be many reasons for the change in fetal position. For example, the fetus may be changing its posture, or moving because the mother's sitting or standing posture makes her feel uncomfortable. It may also move because of the mother's emotional response. When the mother is angry, happy, excited, stressed, anxious or afraid, some special hormones such as adrenaline are released in the body. These chemicals can pass through the placenta and enter the fetal blood, causing the fetus's reaction to change with the mother's emotions. These will cause changes in the fetal position. Many pregnant mothers will encounter this situation. The last time the fetal movement was on the left, this time it was on the right. This is not a change in the sex of the fetus, but only a change in the position of the fetal movement.

Tip 12: Long gestational sac indicates a boy, round gestational sac indicates a girl

The truth: Some people say that you can tell the gender of a baby by looking at the data on the ultrasound report. The gestational sac of a boy is long two months before pregnancy, while that of a girl is oval or round. The difference in shape of the gestational sac of expectant mothers has nothing to do with the gender of the fetus. Generally, a well-developed gestational sac is round and flat, but sometimes the gestational sac will become longer with the shape of the uterine cavity. The shape of the gestational sac is determined by zebrafish tension and the amount of amniotic fluid, and it will change its shape on its own. In this way, the gestational sac you see may be different depending on the number of days of pregnancy. In addition, the direction of the B-ultrasound probe is different each time, and the shape of the gestational sac is different when viewed from different angles.