Morning Sickness & Gender

Can morning sickness be an early indcation of the sex of your baby? This page will go over various studies and their conclusions based on gender and morning sickness.

Does Morning Sickness Mean It's A Boy or A Girl?

Some parents want their baby's sex to be a surprise, while others want to know the gender of their baby as early as possible. Normally you have to wait 18-20 weeks for the ultrasound to be able to determine gender, but many people speculate that morning sickness can also indicate your baby's sex.

While many people think this is a myth, several studies have found that 53-56% of women with severe morning sickness (hyperemesis gravidarum) have a girl. Researchers believe that the hormone which causes morning sickness is hCG and at least one study has indicated that women carrying girls have higher hCG levels than those pregnant with boys.

Is Morning Sickness Worse with Twins

Many of the hormones that researchers belive cause morning sickness are at higher levels when a mother is expecting twins or multiples. This can cause morning sickness become more frequent and can even trigger morning sickness in women who haven't experienced morning sickness is past pregnancies.

• Sources
• http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-baby/gender-prediction/finding-out-babys-sex/
• http://www.babymed.com/pregnancy-myths/morning-sickness-and-babys-gender
• http://www.canadianliving.com/moms/family_life/7_myths_about_predicting_your_babys_sex.php