I was told yesterday that lots of bad heart burn means baby is going to have lots of hair. At my ultrasound we could see that my bub has a full head of hair.
Here is what it says about it online...
researchers at Johns Hopkins University conducted a study intending to put the claim to rest. To their surprise, they ended up confirming it. The study, published in the current issue of the journal Birth, followed 64 pregnant women, about 78 percent of whom reported having some heartburn. After the women gave birth, two outside observers looked at pictures of their infants and rated their levels of hair.
Of the 28 women who reported moderate to severe heartburn, 23 had babies with average or above-average amounts of hair. Conversely, 10 of the 12 women who reported no heartburn had babies with little or no hair.
Other studies have shown that in pregnant women, high levels of estrogen and other hormones can relax the sphincter at the bottom of the esophagus, causing heartburn. The same hormones, other studies show, can influence fetal hair growth.
Read more: https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle...-s-heartburn-mean-a-1228908.php#ixzz1a67YEQdi