Morning Sickness In Pregnancy Linked To Smarter Babies

[Indhoos]

^^^^Oh no you did not just call them parasites...

How dare you? :eek:

 

Simply because the fetus lives in you, grows in you and feeds on you later while upsetting your normal routine for a while, does not make it a parasite...It is a blessing.

[Warrior of Light]

Interesting read. I only pray that the mini-me's be healthy the rest will follow.

[Malika]

^Masha'allah,congrats sis! Insha'allah all will be alright.

 

Excited?

[Curly]

Congratulations WOL, your mini me will probably be a rocket scientist. Mashallah!

[Warrior of Light]

Curly, thanks but it is a bit premature. I just made a comment

[Cara.]

^Let's hope nothing else is premature (sorry couldn't resist!)

[Warrior of Light]

One thing for sure is I will be joining the club soon, it's only natural. Ive been a member of many of the womenly clubs- aunt club, baby sitting club, cooking club, unsolicited advice club...etc only one remaining is motherhood club ah.. and if I live long enough maybe.. ayeyo club

[raula]

^^^well ayeyo club before the soccer mom would be a bumpy ride, but soon. I pray soon for you and you will indulge in the bliss of motherhood. My advise sis, lots of TANGAWIZI (ginger) and dried cranberies (<--good for women to begin with).

 

perhaps the name should be just, NAUSEATING trimester/semester even, since the nausea lasts beyond morning. NO JOKE!

[Warrior of Light]

Notes diligently stored in the motherhood notebook. ...Tangawizi, yes... another reason to use it, I love tangawizi

[Rahima]

If this is true, he's a genius!

[Curly]

Don't look at me Malika started it. lol

 

I'm fed up with all these mickey mouse studies on anything on everything that often means swat. People get carried away believing this stuff because some so called scientist said so, which was probably based on a sample size smaller than an average household. If anyone catches breakfast on BBC1 most mornings you'd be partied to every new discovery claiming the most ludicrous of claims. I cast my mind back to early this year when a study supposedly has 'significant' (the word is thrown around too often these days) evidence that a pregnant woman's diet can determine the sex of their unborn child...what hog wash. Practically having every pregnant woman eating barrels of potatoes or whatever it was. After going back to the source it seems the news reporters or someone misunderstood the study which was based on diets effecting the womb's pH which may have a 'significant' :rolleyes: role in which sperm X/Y that survive the longest in the womb therefore slightly affecting the probability that the embryo formed would be female or male.

 

But unlike the old fashioned view that woman is to blame when she can bear any boys...sex is actually completely determined by the male sperm as we're females and all our eggs are X and as the male has both the X and the Y.

 

Next time some old somali grandparents moan about their daughter in law not having any boys be sure to set them straight!

[Geel_jire]

ehum excuse my intrusion into this corner ladies.

 

curly makes a great point .. misunderstanding/misuse of statistics is usually responsible for this kind of reporting.

 

from inadequate sample sizes, misuse of the 'average' when they don't tell you if they are referring to the mean, mode or median , confusing correlations with causation , misuse of standard deviations, no reporting on the margin of error.

 

with a few tricks a stat can be made to fit almost any conclusion

[Cara.]

Curly you're going to love this

 

Boy or Girl? The Answer May Depend on Mom’s Eating Habits

 

How much a mother eats at the time of conception may influence whether she gives birth to a boy or a girl, a new report shows.

 

The report, from researchers at Oxford and the University of Exeter in England, is said to be the first evidence that a child’s sex is associated with a mother’s diet. Although sex is genetically determined by whether sperm from the father supplies an X or Y chromosome, it appears that a mother’s body can favor the successful development of a male or female embryo.

 

The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, shows a link between higher energy intake around the time of conception and the birth of sons. The difference is not huge, but it may be enough to help explain the falling birthrate of boys in industrialized countries, including the United States and Britain.

 

The reason food intake may influence the development of one sex of infant rather than another isn’t fully understood. However, in vitro fertilization studies show that high levels of glucose encourage the growth of male embryos while inhibiting female embryos.

 

It may be that male embryos are less viable in women who regularly limit food intake, such as skipping breakfast, which is known to depress glucose levels. A low glucose level may be interpreted by the body as indicating poor environmental conditions and low food availability, the researchers said.

 

The findings are based on a study of 740 first-time pregnant mothers in Britain who didn’t know the sex of their fetus. They provided records of their eating habits before and during the early stages of pregnancy, and researchers analyzed the data based on estimated calorie intake at the time of conception. Among women who ate the most, 56 percent had sons, compared with 45 percent among women who ate the least. As well as consuming more calories, women who had sons were more likely to have eaten a higher quantity and wider range of nutrients, including potassium, calcium and vitamins C, E and B12. There was also a strong correlation between women eating breakfast cereals and producing sons.

 

The data are limited by the fact that they are based on self-reported food intake, which can be unreliable. However, the consistency of the trend offers an explanation for the small but consistent decline in the proportion of boys born in industrialized countries over the last 40 years, where even though women in general appear to be consuming more, eating habits have changed.

 

In the United States, for instance, the proportion of adults eating breakfast fell from 86 percent to 75 percent between 1965 and 1991. And although women may be eating more overall, a nutrient-poor diet could be less favorable to a male embryo. Glucose levels may also fluctuate in women who are dieting and trying to lose weight prior to pregnancy. In animals, more sons are produced when a mother ranks high in the group or has plentiful food resources.

 

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On the plus side, now women can stuff themselves front of the in-laws and say they're aiming for boys

[Warrior of Light]

Looooooool!!!!!!!!! You made my day, Cara

 

Curly, I usually do set the ayeyo's and the unforgiving edo's straight but in a diplomatic way. They are very hard to educate and please.They end up giving you the "you are all educated/airs look"! But we still have to do it!!!

Reminds me of the another lady taking OCP's and you inform her that if ends up taking Antibiotics or any other medicines which affect the OCP bioavailability she needs to use a second form of protection for atleast a week. She doesnt beleive it!!! What will happen, bal!! Wait for a month or TWO... she is back telling you Im pregnant!!!

[Juxa]

^^^^congrats WOL, i pray for easy journey insha allah and healthy mini-you