Pregnancy

Pregnancy Myths

Once you find out you are pregnant you will begin to hear all kinds of tales and stories about pregnancy.

Here are some of the most common pregnancy myths.

If you stand on your head after intercourse the chances of becoming pregnant increases. Some doctors do state that lying down for 20 to 30 minutes can increases your chances of becoming pregnant.

The shape and height of your abdomen can predict the sex of your baby. It has been told throughout history that you carry a boy low and girls are high. This is not true. The shape and height of your abdomen has to do with your own uterine tone, muscle tone and the position of the baby.

The heart rate of the baby can tell you the sex. There are no scientific studies to prove or disprove this hold wives tale. However, heart rate changes by age and activity level of the baby.

The fullness and shape of your face can tell the baby's sex. Once again, the shape of your face has nothing to do with your baby's sex. It has to do with your own genetics.

Heartburn means your baby will have lots of hair. Untrue, once again. The amount of heartburn you have cannot predict if your baby will have hair or not.

Spicy foods can bring on labor. You can eat anything you wish and labor will not begin. There are some foods that you should not eat but they do not bring on labor.

If you see an accident or something awful and cover a part of your baby, you have given your child a birthmark in that location. This is not true. The baby maybe able to tell that something upset mom, but it will not scar the baby in anyway.

Drinking coffee will not give your baby any type of birth mark either, just as not eating your cravings will give your baby light brown birthmarks.

As you can tell we could go on and on with all the different myths, superstitions and old wives tales about pregnancy. However, the truth is that none of these are true. There are today though many scientific tests that can be done to learn what the sex of your baby will be before it is born including an ultrasound. Even this is not 100 percent accurate as it all depends on the age of the baby and how he is positioned in the womb