Pregnancy quiz
Pregnancy Symptoms and Early Signs: Early symptoms and signs of pregnancy differ from woman to woman. While some women experience many of these, others experience very few. A missed menstrual cycle is usually the first pregnancy symptom. Tender Sore and swollen breasts with a tingling sensation, nausea or morning sickness which can start as early as two weeks before an expected menstrual period, extreme fatigue can be early signs of pregnancy. Spotting is also common when the egg implants itself into the lining of the uterus. However, if you know you are pregnant and you experience spotting check in with your doctor immediately. Some pregnant women experience light-headedness and even actual fainting during early pregnancy. Hormonal changes can affect the digestive system and cause constipation, while heartburn is also common, caused by hormonal changes. If you have any of these pregnancy symptoms, be sure to take a pregnancy test. If the result is positive it is important to receive prenatal care immediately.
Boy or Girl – The Gender of the Baby: The Gender of the baby is decided at the moment of conception. Human reproductive cells have a set combination of genes; the egg an “X” chromosome and the sperm either an “X” or a “Y”. If conception occurs with an “X” carrying sperm, the resulting “XX” combination will create a girl, and if a “Y” carrying sperm, the ”XY” combination creates a boy. There are many ways to find out the gender of an unborn child, some scientifically proven and some old wives tales. Scientifically, the only ways to find out the gender of the baby is to have an ultrasound sometime after the 20th week of pregnancy. The first ultrasound also seems to help fathers-to-be form a mental picture of their baby. In addition, if you're having an amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling done, you can ask about gender. There are also many fun but unreliable old wives tales for guessing the gender of the baby. The way you are carrying during your pregnancy is one of them. Another method is to take a sample of your urine and mix it with Drano. Depending on the color change of your urine, you can guess gender. Many people also believe that your cravings are caused by the baby’s gender. There are also many old wives tales on what you could do to increase your chances of conceiving a particular gender, depending on your preference. There are books that try to indicate the precise time during your ovulation cycle to conceive a girl or a boy. The Chinese birth gender chart is very popular not only to increase chances of conceiving a particular gender, but also to predict the sex of a baby already conceived.
Other information: Most of the resources, whether serious or fun, to do with pregnancy and gestation are available online. A large number of sites offer free a pregnancy quiz or online test questionnaires to help you determine if you might be pregnant. Others offer fun ways of guessing the gender of the baby. While still others provide counseling and medical advice. However, it is advisable to immediately start a process of regular checks with your doctor to make sure that the baby is born healthy and thriving.
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