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interesting gender fact

post #1 of 11
7/10/10 at 3:20pm
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Just read in Jodi Picoult's new book "House Rules" that boys have square chins and girls have round chins. I didn't get a front facial ultrasound picture of my baby, but wondering if anybody else out there did and can confirm this fact.
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post #2 of 11
7/10/10 at 5:07pm
I can dispute it right here and now...

I am NOT a boy. And DH is NOT a girl. And all three of my kids had different chins... DS more round like his father, DD1 more square like mine and DD2 more round like her fathers (different dad)

Your chin shape is genetics, not gender.
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post #3 of 11
7/10/10 at 5:32pm
My sister has a very strong square chin even in her baby pictures. Don't most female models have square strong chins?

I wonder what babies with pointy chins are?
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post #4 of 11
7/10/10 at 6:10pm
what kind of chin is this?
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._6346272_n.jpg
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post #5 of 11
7/10/10 at 6:45pm
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Originally Posted by MsVyky View Post

Looks like my DDs chin...I describe it as 'pointy' but, that is just my opinion!
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post #6 of 11
7/10/10 at 7:21pm
pointy was my thought too. She didn't get that from me. I guess pointy chins override round chins.
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post #7 of 11
7/10/10 at 7:52pm
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The shape of the chin I was speaking of is the actual shape of the bone, not the outward appearance. The fact that was stated in the book had to do with identifying the remains of a skeleton. Sorry, kind of not appropriate for a pregnancy forum. Male chins are square and female chins are round. When you get a front face picture of the babe in utero you can see the bone structure, this is what I meant.
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post #8 of 11
7/10/10 at 8:33pm
That makes a lot more sense. Hmm, I think I have a face shot of my DD in utero, I should look.
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post #9 of 11
7/10/10 at 8:34pm
My baby's jaw looks pretty square, and the tec showed us evidence that reassured us of his sex. =) It is interesting!
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post #10 of 11
7/10/10 at 10:18pm
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Originally Posted by vanislandmama View Post
The shape of the chin I was speaking of is the actual shape of the bone, not the outward appearance. The fact that was stated in the book had to do with identifying the remains of a skeleton. Sorry, kind of not appropriate for a pregnancy forum. Male chins are square and female chins are round. When you get a front face picture of the babe in utero you can see the bone structure, this is what I meant.
I would guess this is in the identification of adult skeletons, though? I'd guess there is a lot of facial maturation that goes on, especially in males, that would not be present with a newborn (or fetal) skull.
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post #11 of 11
7/11/10 at 2:21am
Yeah, this sounds like a reference to post-pubertal changes in male and female jaws, not an identifying factor in fetal/infant skulls.
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