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How to Determine the Gender of the Baby

by Sushanta Pradhan author

For long centuries, parents have to wait until baby’s birth to determine if it is a boy or a girl. Today, with the advancements in technology, soon-to-be parents can get to choose the gender of their baby even before they are conceived. Mothers who want to conceive a baby girl or a baby boy can have different ways to achieve their goal.

There are lots of reasons why parents want to plan out for the gender of their baby.

Below are questions and answers that can give you more clarity about gender selection process.

1. Is the mother conceiving a girl or a boy?

Nowadays, there are two most common types of tests available to know the sex of the baby: ultrasound and DNA gender testing through a urine sample or a blood sample.

2. Where are the gender determination tests done?

The DNA gender testing process contains either a simple blood test or a urine test using home gender testing kit. However, one needs to send the samples to a laboratory for the results.

An ultrasound should have to be done at a laboratory with the help of a doctor.

3. If one goes through the gender prediction testing, how soon will the parent determine the baby's gender?

With DNA gender testing one can tell the sex as early as 6 weeks. With ultrasound the sex can be determined after 20 weeks which is the time it takes for the baby's organs (genitalia or ovaries) to develop well enough to be recognized in an ultrasound.

4. Is DNA testing safe when determining gender in pregnancy?

DNA gender prediction testing is very safe. The urine test is conducted with the woman's first morning urine (similar to the pregnancy test kit). The urine is placed into a specimen cup that contains a special preservative to halt the urine from degrading. However, the blood test is performed by getting a blood sample through pricking the pregnant mother's finger to produce a drop of blood. The blood test results are based on the following: if the droplet of blood contains the Y-chromosome (only found in males) then the baby's gender is male. If there are no Y-chromosomes in the mother's blood then the baby's gender is female.

5. Which parent determines the gender of the baby?

The Egg Cycle Method relies on the fact women and their egg determines the baby's gender. The egg will choose among millions of sperms which sperm will fertilize it. Women only have X-chromosomes whereas men have both X-chromosomes and Y-chromosomes. If a male's sperm contains X-chromosomes and connects with the female's egg which has the X-chromosomes then the baby will be a girl. If the male's sperm contains Y-chromosomes and connects with the female's egg which has the X-chromosome then the baby will be a boy. It is the presence or absence of the Y-chromosome found in DNA testing that determines whether you are having a boy or a girl.

6. How accurate is gender prediction testing?

DNA gender prediction testing is 99% accurate whereas ultrasound testing is 95% accurate.

For ultrasound testing, there are many factors to consider such as the position of the baby during testing, how many months pregnant the mother is, and the technician's experience level in conducting the testing.

While science has taken the guesswork of planning and determining the gender of a baby, there is well known natural gender selection method on the other hand that uses a woman’s menstrual cycle and previous birth history as basis for its overall procedure. It is known to be the safest form of planning and determining the baby’s gender today. With the help of this organic and natural process, it is easily determined whether a mother can conceive a baby boy or a baby girl. The process of natural gender selection can easily be understood and practiced by any woman through the expert advice of Michal Naim from Girlorboy4u Company.

The author is an editor of conceive baby girl and how to determine the gender of baby. To know more about Michal Naim for natural gender selection visit Girlorboy4u site.


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