The Beat Baby Handbook

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Early in your pregnancy, your midwife or doctor will give you written information about how many appointments you're likely to have and when they'll happen. What’s your pee color? Having a girl makes your urine darker yellow, while having a boy makes it lighter. The truth? Darker pee is a sign that you might be dehydrated— so drink up! Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavia, Breech Presentation: Its Predictors and Consequences. An Analysis of the Hungarian Tauffer Obstetric Database (1996–2011), December 2015. https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/information/worried-about-pregnancy-loss/ultrasound-scans/

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Maternal Prenatal Stress Phenotypes Associate with Fetal Neurodevelopment and Birth Outcomes, November 2019. https://www.acog.org/patient-resources/faqs/labor-delivery-and-postpartum-care/fetal-heart-rate-monitoring-during-labor Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences, Experimental Alteration of Litter Sex Ratios in a Mammal, November 2007. A transvaginal scan is internal. The doctor inserts a device into the vagina to monitor the development of the embryo. However, until roughly the seventh week of pregnancy, it can be difficult to detect the heartbeat of the embryo.

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Compared to similar screens (Verifi, MaternitT21, Harmony), Panorama claims a 100 percent accuracy rate with determining fetal sex. Detecting the presence (or absence) of the Y chromosome ultimately reveals the sex. If you are healthy and have had a trouble-free pregnancy, either of the above methods are recommended ways of monitoring your baby’s heartbeat during labour. This will happen every 15 minutes during the early stages of labour, increasing to every 5 minutes (or once every contraction) in the later stages. If your baby is being monitored by EFM and it shows a problem with the baby’s heartbeat, you may be offered a test called fetal blood sampling. In this test a small sample of blood is taken from the baby’s scalp and tested for the amount of oxygen. This test is performed during an internal examination and it is recommended as being the most accurate way of detecting whether your baby is in difficulty. The doctors can use this information to decide whether your baby needs to be delivered by caesarean birth or it may prevent an unnecessary caesarean birth. Do I have a choice on the type of monitoring? One small 2019 study, for example, found that moms-to-be who reported experiencing physical and psychological stress were more likely to give birth to daughters. Your baby is breech Where you're carrying. If you’re carrying low in your hips, the theory goes, you're having a girl. If you're carrying high in your belly (like a basketball), you're having a boy.

Baby'scirculatory system will continue to grow slowly and steadily during the last trimester, so that by 40 weeks, it's ready for its debut outside the womb. How the fetal heart works Once your baby is born, all these fetal differences start to go away or disappear completely. When the umbilical cord is cut, his lungs take in air, the fetal circulation system is switched off, and the shunts begin to close. All systems are go! While at home or on the go, our app lets users hear the soft sounds of a prenatal heartbeat. Give yourself the peace of mind that your baby is safe and well at all times throughout your pregnancy. Why the greater appetite? Researchers suspect testosterone secreted by male fetuses could be sending their mothers a signal to eat more. And that could explain why baby boys tend to be bigger at birth than baby girls. You’re revolted by formerly favorite foods your labour is induced (started off) or speeded up with a drip (see leaflet, “Induction of labour”)

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BabyCenter's editorial team is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world. When creating and updating content, we rely on credible sources: respected health organizations, professional groups of doctors and other experts, and published studies in peer-reviewed journals. We believe you should always know the source of the information you're seeing. Learn more about our editorial and medical review policies. The normal range for the rate of the baby’s heartbeat is between 110 and 160 beats a minute, although this can be higher or lower without meaning that the baby is in difficulty. The variation in the baby’s heart rate may be caused by the womb contracting, which affects the blood flow to the placenta (afterbirth). This is normal and most babies cope without any difficulty. The hand held doptone can be used whatever position you are in; you can therefore move around as much as you like during labour and it can also be used if you are labouring in water.

National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Gender-Related Differences in Fetal Heart Rate During First Trimester, 2006. Listening to your baby’s heart beat in labour is standard normal practice and is for the benefit and wellbeing of you and your baby. In certain situations, as described earlier, the extra information provided by EFM may be appropriate to further monitor your baby’s wellbeing. EFM in itself has no known risks, but when internal EFM is used there may be a very small risk of infection. EFM may also restrict your mobility in labour which may not be helpful, although there is no need for you to be immobile.your job, your partner's job and what kind of accommodation you live in to see whether your circumstances might affect your pregnancy http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/chorionic-villus-sampling/basics/why-its-done/prc-20013566