I have to agree with you Melanie. This couple: "We are excited to tell you we are having a baby boy!!! My wife and I could not be more happy! Thanks to you and all the great people on your team for rushing our order through so quickly... the suspense was killing us! Robert & Ann T. - would not have lasted long in the 'olden' days methinks. Cheers Judy
--- Melanie Sommeling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HI, > > I originally heard of this concept while still living in > Europe and > heard that it was actually used and trialed in Hong Kong to > not test the > sex, but to test for Chromosomal abnormalities, it was by > accident that > they found "Y" chromosomes in the blood samples of pregnant > women, and > then started using it to test for Downs and the likes. Sad > that someone > honed in on the sex differentiating, what ever happened to > good old > waiting and being happy with a healthy babe? > > Just my two bobs worth. > > Melanie BMid1 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Tania > Smallwood > Sent: Friday, 8 July 2005 19:46 > To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > Subject: [ozmidwifery] gender prediction test over the > internet? > > Hi all > > Did anyone else see the article in today's Adelaide Advertiser > with > information on this? What do you think about it? > > http://www.pregnancystore.com/baby_gender_mentor.htm is the > link to the > test, and it claims to be 99.9% accurate as early as 5 weeks > after > conception, using a maternal blood sample which you collect > yourself, > and then send to a lab. They claim that the y chromosome can > be found in > the maternal blood if you are having a boy, wouldn't that > require some > crossing of the maternal and foetal blood? Isn't that what we > don't > want? Hmmm, not convinced on this one, but someone, please > explain! > > Tania > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
