Does eating sweets during pregnancy mean you’ll have a boy or a girl?

Women will be curious about the gender of their baby as soon as they become pregnant. The expectant father, grandparents, and great-grandparents are also curious about the gender of the baby. Many older people say "sour for a boy, spicy for a girl". Others judge the gender of the baby based on which foot comes out first when walking or based on color ultrasound data. The change in the taste of pregnant women after pregnancy has also become a basis for people to judge the gender of the baby. So, if a pregnant woman eats sweets, will she give birth to a boy or a girl?

1. Will a boy or a girl be born if you like to eat sweets?

First of all, there is no scientific basis for judging the gender of the baby based on whether the baby likes sweets. This is the same as the saying "sour food for boys, spicy food for girls". If the gender of the baby is judged based on the expectant mother's preference for different flavors, then if expectant mothers in Sichuan and Hunan naturally like spicy food, will the chance of a baby girl being born there be higher than in other parts of China? Shanghai people prefer sweet things, so is the birth rate of boys or girls in Shanghai higher than in other regions?

In fact, it is very common to have a change in taste during pregnancy, but it does not mean that a change in taste will change the gender of the fetus. Everyone has different tastes and reactions during pregnancy are also different. Therefore, the saying that liking to eat sweets will determine whether the baby is a boy or a girl is as unscientific as the saying that "sour food will give a boy, spicy food will give a girl".

Medically speaking, the sex of the fetus is determined by the X or Y chromosome carried by the sperm that combines with the egg. The mother's eggs all carry X chromosomes, and the sperm contains X or Y chromosomes. If the sperm that enters the egg carries an X chromosome, it is a girl; if the sperm that enters the egg carries a Y chromosome, it is a boy. So whether you have a boy or a girl is actually determined by genes. The human body is mostly unable to distinguish between acidity and alkalinity, only certain organs are acidic or alkaline. In a sense, the gender of a baby is related to the conception environment of the fertilized egg, that is, it is related to the environment around the fallopian tube.

2. Know the gender of the baby early with ultrasound

Some people say that pregnant mothers can tell whether they are giving birth to a boy or a girl from the data on the ultrasound report. There are two ways to judge: look at the shape. If it is eggplant-shaped or long, it is more likely to be a boy, and if it is round, it is more likely to be a girl; look at the data. If the difference between the length and the width is more than twice, it is more likely to be a boy. If the length and width are equal, there is a high possibility of having a girl.

Is B-ultrasound data accurate in determining the sex of the fetus? Experts say that the shape and size of the gestational sac is determined by many factors, including pregnancy duration, nutrition, implantation site, and uterine cavity size. Everyone's uterine cavity is different, so the shape of the gestational sac will naturally vary with the shape of the uterine cavity. It is also related to the condition of the pregnant woman during the examination. For example, some pregnant women hold their urine for a long time, which causes their uterus to be flattened, and the shape of the gestational sac also looks flatter. In addition, for some pregnant women, the sperm and egg implantation position is correct, while for others, the position is a little off, resulting in different shapes of the gestational sac.

3. Is it good for pregnant women to eat more sweets?

For pregnant women, if they consume too much sugar, it will lead to abnormal lens development environment, rapid development of the eye axis, and accelerate the occurrence of myopia. Animal experiments have shown that allowing experimental animals to consume too much sugar will affect their eyesight.