The Pregnancy HelpDesk
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Main Menu | Pregnancy Information |If this is your first pregnancy, you are probably wondering what you will look like and how big you will get during pregnancy. If it is your second pregnancy, you are probably concerned about gaining more weight during this pregnancy.
Different ways to carry a baby:
Some women carry high, low, just in the belly or all over their body. There are many suggestions to the gender of your baby just by the way you are carrying. Whether or not these are true, they are very popular beliefs.
Beliefs about gender according to the way you carry:
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Carrying: |
Prediction of Gender: |
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High |
Girl |
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Low |
Boy |
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All over |
Girl |
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Just in the belly |
Boy |
Position of fundus (top of uterus) during each trimester:
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Trimester: (by the end) |
Height of Fundus: |
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Trimester 1 |
3 inches below belly button |
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Trimester 2 |
3 inches above belly button |
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Trimester 3 |
6-8 inches above belly button |
**One guideline doctors use to obtain a due date is the fundus reaching the belly button at 5 months.**
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