Showing posts with label girl diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label girl diet. Show all posts

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Royal Wedding Fails to Increase Popularity of 'Royal' Baby Names


(LONDON) -- If you thought the royal wedding would inspire new moms and dads to name their babies either William or Kate, you’d be wrong. Data analyzed by the folks at BabyCenter.com reveals the two names have actually declined in popularity during the past year.

Researchers compared the popularity of the names in the first three months of 2011 with the first quarter of 2010 and discovered William is down 66 percent and Kate is down 60 percent. The name of Prince William’s brother, Harry, rose 24 percent while the name of Kate’s sister, Pippa, saw no change in popularity.

In 2010, William was number 23 on the year’s most popular baby names list while Kate was number 93. Harry was ranked 398 and Pippa was number 2,345.

Linda Murray, global editor-in-chief at BabyCenter.com, says 36 percent of moms who visit the website say they find name inspiration in famous people and characters, but when a name becomes associated with one specific celebrity, or in this case, with royalty, it declines in popularity or, if already unpopular, remains so.

On the other hand, Murray says while the royal wedding may not trigger a rise in the popularity of the names William and Kate, the names the couple choose for their children will definitely start a trend.

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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Diet can boost chance of having a baby girl: new research

Diet can boost chance of having a baby girl: new research
Monday 03 January 2011

A diet rich in fruit, vegetables and rice can help women have girl babies, according to a new Dutch study.

The research, published on website Reproductive Biomedicine Online, says 81% of the 32 women in the study gave birth to a daughter after following a diet high in calcium and low in sodium.

The women were also asked to try and conceive at a particular time in their cycle.

‘It is important that both diet and timing are followed correctly, which requires of the mother both willpower and meticulousness,’ the researchers said.

The research was carried out for a company which helps parents choose the sex of their baby using natural methods.


SOURCE: DutchNews.nl

More New Research- Girl Diet!



Eating a diet rich in calcium and magnesium in the weeks prior to conceiving, might result in having a baby girl, claimed researchers. It is established fact that type of sperm that fertilizes the egg of women is accountable for the sex determination of the baby. But the mineral substance of would-be-father’s blood has no effect on the sex determination.

However, it is the mineral substance of would-be-mother’s blood that decided if the egg will be amenable to sperm bearing XX chromosomes, leading to a girl child or XY chromosomes, leading to baby boy. To analyze the effects of the vegetarian diet team of researchers examined nearly two hundred couples, who wanted to add baby girl to their families.

All the participants were instructed to include green, leafy vegetables, fruits and rice in their daily diet, nine weeks prior, they trying to conceive in order to raise the levels of calcium and magnesium in bloodstream of the would-be-mothers. Additionally, the couples were provided with vital minerals in the shape of tablets.

All the participants underwent through regular blood test and they were instructed to note the time of peak fertility every month. The research team was amazed to see that among all participants who participate in test, eighty percent of pregnant women, who consumed vegetarian diet delivered baby girls.

It was found that among thirty-two couples who took test, twenty-six mothers gave birth to girl child and only six delivered baby boys. Following the accurate diet can help would-be-parents to choose sex of their unborn child, although the exact role played by other aspects likes timing of conception was not evaluated, explained study author Annet Noorlander, a biologist.

SOURCE: TheHealthAge.com

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

New Research- Girl Diet!



Mothers who eat a diet rich in fruit, vegetables and rice are more likely to have baby girls, according to a new study that could help parents choose the sex of their children.

The Dutch study asked 32 women who already had boys to try a special "little girl diet" high in calcium and magnesium.

This meant eating foods like goat’s cheese salad, vegetable stew and rice pudding. Foods like potatoes and bananas, which have high levels of potassium, that is believed to lead to boys, were restricted.

The result of the five-year project was that 26 women had girls and only six gave birth to boys.

The women were also asked to try and conceive at a certain time in the ovulation cycle.

But the researchers believe that the diet of the women was the strongest factor in achieving 80 per cent girls.

Old wives’ tales already advise women to eat certain foods such as spinach, nuts and broccoli in order to have girls

It is thought that levels of minerals in the blood affect the unfertilised egg, making it more receptive to female chromosomes.

Gender Consult, the Dutch consultantcy that led the research with Delft and Maastricht Universities, is now going to conduct the same experiment with women who have girls and want to have a little boy.

Annet Norlander, a biologist at the centre, said the results of the studies could help people to influence the sex of their child in future.

SOURCE: The Telegraph

Saturday, July 19, 2008

The More the Merrier



More babies were born in the United States last year than ever before, more than 4 million births in 2007.

Also, Western Australia last year, has had an increase of births by almost 20 percent since 2002.

Amazing!

Our Top Ten Reasons to Have a Baby

10. New Baby Smell. Who can resist?
9. Hardship develops perseverance. Changing diapers and not sleeping can only make you stronger.
8. Free time is overrated. The less you have, the more valuable it is.
7. Maternity Leave. Getting paid to not work? Ideal.
6. Little Person Giggle. There is nothing like a good belly laugh.
5. Carry on your name. Building the family tree is a noble cause.
4. Cute. You gotta admit, a baby is cute. They're so little.
3. Family Balance. A boy and a girl. The best of both worlds.
2. Make the world a better place. One person at a time. Parents help form people of character.
1. Family. The more the merrier.