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At What Week of Pregnancy Can You Tell if it’s a Girl or Boy?
Many expectant parents are excited to find out whether they are having a baby boy or a baby girl. While some enjoy the surprise of finding out their baby’s sex at birth, others are anxious to find out their baby’s gender as early as possible. There are many old wives’ tales that are quick to offer a prediction of your baby’s sex, but with today’s scientific advancements there are many accurate ways to determine your baby’s sex as early as the 10th week of pregnancy.
Baby Brain Development in the Womb
Your baby’s brain starts developing almost at the moment of conception, according to the Long Island Spectrum Center website. By the time you are three weeks pregnant, the developing embryo has formed a neural groove, which is the foundation for the brain structure. By the time your baby is born, her brain will have over 100 billion neurons.
Why You Might Need MORE Fat In Your Diet!
We all have a problem with fat. Actually, most of us have two problems with fat. I’m sure you are familiar with the first problem – that our bodies overproduce fat. Statistically speaking, most Americans just need to look down at the waistline to see how big the problem is for them.
Brain Food During Pregnancy
When you are pregnant, you need to eat certain foods to make sure your baby’s brain develops properly. Your baby will need plenty of omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients, such as choline and zinc, for his brain and nervous system to develop properly. Also, make sure you get enough folic acid in your diet so that your baby’s neural tubes develop properly. Prenatal vitamins contain folic acid. You’ll also find it added to bread and other grain products.
Early DNA Tests on Pregnant Women
Noninvasive screening tests performed during your first trimester can give you valuable, if inconclusive, information about your baby’s risk for Down syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities. Diagnostic DNA tests can be performed as early as the first trimester and can conclusively tell you what blood tests and ultrasounds cannot. Certain prenatal tests can also determine the father of your child, if paternity is in question.