Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 I'd be interested in reading the study that claims this. From what I learned in basic biology class, the father's sperm determines the gender of a baby, not how much protein is in one's diet. If the sperm has an X chromosome, the baby will be a girl and if it has a Y chromosome, it will be a boy. Once an egg is fertilized, gender is already set regardless of either parent's dietary protein intake. Andrea , jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick wrote: > > I found it VERY interesting that what was 'less protein' according to the actual science was equated to 'vegetarian diet' when translated by the media. I'm always skeptical abotu these things when I read them in the paper, but this one was a real eye opener. Not to mention, the difference is minimal-like 2% or something, if memory serves. Thanks for the reply! > j. > > > > > ________________________________ > sulesimon <sulesimon > > Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:32:07 AM > Re: baby watch > > > I'm also a lacto ovo vegetarian. I have one boy. My mother-in-law has been a vegetarian all her life and has two boys. > > I once read somewhere that having a low protein diet increases the chances of giving birth to a girl. The replies I've read to this thread just goes to show that being vegetarian doesn't necessarily mean that you are getting less protein > > Sule. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 I think what they're figuring out is that's not all there is to it. As someone else mentioned, timing of conception is involved- Y sperm tend to swim fast, but are far less hardy, so if the sperm has been hanging out for a few days when ovulation occurs, this tips the scales in favor of a girl. I think the 'science' (is it? who knows) behind the vegetarian thing is the pH balance of the woman and how hospitable it is -again- to those less hardy Y sperm. I also read that people who have trouble conceiving are more likely to have boys.Who knows on that one, either. As for the actual research, I read the study after the AP article was written- and I think I just googled it and hunted it down to the actual journal where it was actually published. Science-especially this kind-changes so quickly! It's hard to take any of it too seriously. j. ________________________________ library.momma <library.momma Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:17:25 AM Re: baby watch I'd be interested in reading the study that claims this. From what I learned in basic biology class, the father's sperm determines the gender of a baby, not how much protein is in one's diet. If the sperm has an X chromosome, the baby will be a girl and if it has a Y chromosome, it will be a boy. Once an egg is fertilized, gender is already set regardless of either parent's dietary protein intake. Andrea @gro ups.com, jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ ...> wrote: > > I found it VERY interesting that what was 'less protein' according to the actual science was equated to 'vegetarian diet' when translated by the media. I'm always skeptical abotu these things when I read them in the paper, but this one was a real eye opener. Not to mention, the difference is minimal-like 2% or something, if memory serves. Thanks for the reply! > j. > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > sulesimon <sulesimon@. ..> > @gro ups.com > Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:32:07 AM > Re: baby watch > > > I'm also a lacto ovo vegetarian. I have one boy. My mother-in-law has been a vegetarian all her life and has two boys. > > I once read somewhere that having a low protein diet increases the chances of giving birth to a girl. The replies I've read to this thread just goes to show that being vegetarian doesn't necessarily mean that you are getting less protein > > Sule. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Right. However, the possible protein connection as I understand it is that the egg's covering determines the sperm that is allowed " in " . From a microbiological perspective, the chemical signature of sperm are different (I don't know if only male/female carrying sperm or just a general variation). The protein has some connection to the egg's maturity and perhaps it's chemical signature that interacts or " allows " a certain complementary signature on a sperm. I only have a rudimentary grasp on it but I hope that explains a little bit. Janelle library.momma wrote: > > > I'd be interested in reading the study that claims this. From what I > learned in basic biology class, the father's sperm determines the > gender of a baby, not how much protein is in one's diet. If the sperm > has an X chromosome, the baby will be a girl and if it has a Y > chromosome, it will be a boy. Once an egg is fertilized, gender is > already set regardless of either parent's dietary protein intake. > > Andrea > > > <%40>, jenni claire garverick > <jennigarverick wrote: > > > > I found it VERY interesting that what was 'less protein' according > to the actual science was equated to 'vegetarian diet' when translated > by the media. I'm always skeptical abotu these things when I read them > in the paper, but this one was a real eye opener. Not to mention, the > difference is minimal-like 2% or something, if memory serves. Thanks > for the reply! > > j. > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > sulesimon <sulesimon > > <%40> > > Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:32:07 AM > > Re: baby watch > > > > > > I'm also a lacto ovo vegetarian. I have one boy. My mother-in-law > has been a vegetarian all her life and has two boys. > > > > I once read somewhere that having a low protein diet increases the > chances of giving birth to a girl. The replies I've read to this > thread just goes to show that being vegetarian doesn't necessarily > mean that you are getting less protein > > > > Sule. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I know this conversation has been going on for a while, but I wanted to weigh in. Better late than never, I hope. I have two boys, have been veg for the better half of my life. Our second son was born this past May. We had wanted one of each, so I decided to ask around, all the urban myths about how to make a girl. Due to religious practices can't change the timing of intercourse based on ovulation. No one mentioned not eating meat. The ones I heard about and tried were: diet high in calcium and magnesium; acidic diet; low-calorie diet; and the man not having any emissions in the week prior to conceiving. Well, I spent 9 months of pregnancy feeling convinced we were going to have a girl (so much for women's intuition), and boy were we surprised! At this point I really doubt diet has much to do with the sex of the baby. But it's good to hear there are so many new veggie babies out there! -Sarah , unita walburn <uwalburn wrote: > > Just wondering if anyone new if the moms who were expecting had there little ones. Anyone hear from Amity? Its been such a busy summer. Hope everyone is well.... > Unita Walburn > Mulberry Island Station Homestead > Berefoot Books Stall Holder > visit my site @ www.mybarefootbooks.com/UnitaWalburn > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 , unita walburn <uwalburn wrote: > > Just wondering if anyone new if the moms who were expecting had there little ones. Anyone hear from Amity? Its been such a busy summer. Hope everyone is well.... > Unita Walburn > Mulberry Island Station Homestead > Berefoot Books Stall Holder > visit my site @ www.mybarefootbooks.com/UnitaWalburn > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Yeah Again! I knew this was your first, and had been thinking of you. Sleep when the baby sleeps and enjoy her to the fullest. Unita Walburn Mulberry Island Station Homestead Berefoot Books Stall Holder visit my site @ www.mybarefootbooks.com/UnitaWalburn ________________________________ havingagreatfulday <havingagreatfulday Saturday, August 22, 2009 3:15:03 PM Re: baby watch @gro ups.com, unita walburn <uwalburn@.. .> wrote: > > Just wondering if anyone new if the moms who were expecting had there little ones. Anyone hear from Amity? Its been such a busy summer. Hope everyone is well.... > Unita Walburn > Mulberry Island Station Homestead > Berefoot Books Stall Holder > visit my site @ www.mybarefootbooks .com/UnitaWalbur n > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ > > > http://mail. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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