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We had a post yesterday about myths related to the sex of your baby. Now apparently science is involved - as if they don’t have other things to work on - like building my boy a mini-hovercraft so I don’t have to push his stroller all the time.
Anyway, new research done by British scientist provide [what they consider to be] the first-ever evidence that a mother’s diet at conception may determine her baby’s sex.
“Mothers-to-be who skip breakfast and eat less are more likely to give birth to girls, while moms who consume more calories and a wider range of nutrients — including, specifically, those from breakfast cereal — are more likely to deliver sons.”
I’m not sure if this fall in line with the other pregnancy myths, seeing as (and again - I’m not a doctor) I always thought the fathers sperm dictated the sex of the baby, not which type of cereal you had for breakfast.
You can read more about this here
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The one thing I’ve heard that I think may have some merit is the acidic vs. alkaline environment in the “canal.”
I heard that if a woman consumes more acidic based foods, she is more likely to have a girl. More alkaline? A boy. The reason being that X sperm are heartier and can deal with a more “caustic” environment, where the Y sperm are more “sensitive” and do better in a more “pleasant” environment.
I suppose for me it doesn’t matter since I’m doing artificial insemination, which pretty much takes the fun out of all of it.
Interesting. I never eat breakfast and I have two girls.
This is very interesting!!!