You’re bound to be curious about your baby’s sᴇx, even if you’re waiting until the birth to find out. Is there really any way to predict whether you’re having a boy or a girl? It turns out that there is some research suggesting that a couple has a slightly higher chance of ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɪᴠɪɴɢ a son or a daughter based on certain factors. Read on for more somewhat scientific (and interesting) baby ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ signs.
Keep in mind that much of the scientific evidence presented here is slight, and some of it is hotly ᴅᴇʙᴀᴛᴇᴅ by experts. But it’s still fun to try to guess.
Signs you might be carrying a boy
You ate a ʜɪɢʜ-ᴄᴀʟᴏʀɪᴇ ᴅɪᴇᴛ at the time of ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ.
One study found that eating a ʜɪɢʜ-ᴄᴀʟᴏʀɪᴇ ᴅɪᴇᴛ at the time of ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ and eating regular breakfasts may slightly increase the chance that you’ll be having a boy.
You’re eating more during your pregnancy.
Is it a boy or a girl? Your ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴛɪᴛᴇ may offer a clue. One study tracked the diets of moms-to-be and found that women who were pregnant with boys ate about 10 percent more ᴄᴀʟᴏʀɪᴇs than those who were pregnant with girls.
You’re ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴛᴇᴅ by formerly favorite foods.
Got food ᴀᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴs – even to ones that were favorites? Researchers say that the more ᴅɪsɢᴜsᴛ toward foods a pregnant woman feels, the likelier it is that she’s pregnant with a boy.
You develop ɢᴇsᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅɪᴀʙᴇᴛᴇs.
Some research has found that moms-to-be who are pregnant with sons are more likely to develop ɢᴇsᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅɪᴀʙᴇᴛᴇs, a pregnancy ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ characterized by higher-than-normal ɢʟᴜᴄᴏsᴇ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟs in the ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ, than expectant moms who are pregnant with daughters.
Signs you might be carrying a girl
You’re suffering from ʜʏᴘᴇʀᴇᴍᴇsɪs ɢʀᴀᴠɪᴅᴀʀᴜᴍ.
Most moms-to-be experience some form of ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ sɪᴄᴋɴᴇss when they’re expecting. But some moms have it much worse, sᴜꜰꜰᴇʀɪɴɢ from sᴇᴠᴇʀᴇ ɴᴀᴜsᴇᴀ and ᴠᴏᴍɪᴛɪɴɢ (called ʜʏᴘᴇʀᴇᴍᴇsɪs ɢʀᴀᴠɪᴅᴀʀᴜᴍ).
You’re extra forgetful.
For reasons unknown, some research suggests that women who give birth to girls consistently underperform in tests of memory – specifically in areas of listening, computational and visualization skills – compared to moms carrying boys.
You’re under a lot of sᴛʀᴇss.
The more sᴛʀᴇssᴇᴅ out you were when you ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ, the more likely it is that you’ll have a girl, say researchers. That’s because girls may be less ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ to ᴜɴꜰᴀᴠᴏʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴs in the ᴡᴏᴍʙ than boys are.
Your baby is ʙʀᴇᴇᴄʜ.
Are you past 32 weeks pregnant and your baby is still sᴛᴜʙʙᴏʀɴʟʏ ʙᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍ-ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ʜᴇᴀᴅ-ᴜᴘ? It may be time to think pink!
