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belly laughs fun ways to determine your
baby
?s sex h e or she? what will your
baby
be? when it comes to finding out your
baby
?s gender, waiting for the big reveal can be torturous. sometimes, you just want to know so you can go full steam ahead into planning the nursery and buying those adorable onesies that say, ?mommy?s little man? or ?daddy?s princess.? well, fear not, there are fun ways to help predict what your
baby
will be. they may not be ?science,? but they?re exciting. carrying high, carrying low the way you are carrying during your pregnancy is one of the most often cited ways of determining the gender of your
baby
. the general story goes that, if you are carrying low, you are
having
a boy. if you are carrying high, you are
having
a
girl
. but, science says ?no!? to this. the way you carry is determined by muscle and uterine tone as well as the
baby
?s position. but who?s to say that boys don?t like being lower in their mom?s uterus while
girl
s prefer a view from the top? what your urine says this test may not be for everyone, although is is very simple. take a sample of your urine and mix it with draino. according to the theory, the solutions color transformation indicates the
baby
?s gender. if your urine turns bluish, yellow, brownish, brown, black, or blue, you will be
having
a boy. if your urine looks more greenish brown, green, blue, or doesn?t change at all, then you are
having
a
girl
. heartbeats one belief that has been around for some time, and even had some acceptance in the medical community at one point, is that the fetal heart rates differ for boys and
girl
s. if you?re
having
a
girl
, then the fetal heart rate would be above 140. a boy will have a heart rate below 140. however, pesky science has reared its little head again to say this method is complete fiction. a
baby
?s heart rate is not affected by his or her gender until he or she is born, when a
girl
?s heart rate will increase considerably compared with a boy?s during mom?s labor. craving something...sweet? many people believe that your cravings are caused by the
baby
?s gender. so, if you can?t get enough chocolate, you could be
having
a
girl
. does the idea of drinking straight lemon juice sound delicious to you? then those sour cravings are a result of the little boy growing in your belly. however, if you do go by the scientists, then some of them will claim that you?re not even
having
cravings because cravings just don?t exist. weight gain thankfully, this one doesn?t refer to your weight gain. the belief is that, if your husband gains weight during your pregnancy, you will have a
girl
. if he doesn?t, then you?re carrying a boy. is her face round and full? some say that the shape and fullness of your face during pregnancy can indicate your
baby
?s gender. every woman gains weight different differently during pregnancy, and every woman experiences different skin changes. if people tell you that because your face is round and rosy you are
having
a
girl
, they might be right? but it?s just as likely that they are wrong! at home tests here?s a test that you can do next time you change clothes or get out of the bath. look in the mirror at your breasts. if the right one is larger, you?re
having
a boy. a larger left breast indicates a
girl
. hold a pendant over your hand. if the necklace swings back and forth, you?re
having
a boy. if it is a more circular motion, then it?s a
girl
. this also can be done by suspending a ring on a string above your belly. do you have acne? some believe that getting acne during pregnancy indicates you?re carrying a
girl
. maybe acne is caused by twice the amount of female hormones. pick up a key. if you picked it up by the thinner end, you?re
having
a
girl
. picking up by the bottom means a boy is on the way. pick it up in the middle? congratulations, mama, you?re
having
twins! and finally, ask yourself what you think you?re
having
. in a study that asked women with no previous knowledge about their
baby
?s gender, the moms-to- be correctly guessed the sex of the
baby
71 percent of the time. ? 3 2 p i n k ? b l u e | s p r i n g 2 0 1 9
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