Want a boy? Eat cereal!
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Forget those old wives’ tales about sleeping with a wooden spoon under the bed or having sex standing up. Scientists have proved that a bowl of cereal every morning can influence your baby’s gender without the need for medical treatment (or, er, a wooden spoon under the bed).
Strange but true. Apparently your calorie intake at the time of conception is the decider. Women who eat 2,250+ calories per day have a 56% chance of conceiving a boy whereas women on a diet, or those eating around 1,750 calories per day, have a 45% chance of conceiving a boy.
Dr Fiona Mathews of Exeter University explained that the link between diet and babies could explain the subtle but consistent decline in boy births over the last 40 years. Inspite of the obesity epidemic women are on average consuming less calories than 40 years ago.
With today’s hectic lifestyle it’s increasingly common for working women to skip breakfast – great if you want a girl, but if you’ve painted the nursery blue, you’ll need to get some Crunchy Nut cornflakes in pronto!
Whether your new born is a girl or a boy, why not spread your good news by sending birth announcement cards to friends and family. BabySaysHello.com have beautiful baby announcement cards - in blue and pink!