[ He's still inclined to take these things with a pinch of salt. It reminds him of the myriad of superstitions and folklore back home. How cravings for sour food indicate it's a boy, while cravings for sweets mean it's a girl. How, if your nipples have a thickness and darkness like dates, your child will suffer an impoverished life. How you should strengthen your yin by eating pears cooked in syrup. How if you have cramps, it means the qi is stagnating around the womb, and the best cure is sugar-sprinkled daikon radish. How you should visit herbalists who check the color of your tongue, listen to the pulses on your wrist, and prescribe you pills and formulas to make sure the fetus is 'peaceful.' ]
[ It all comes back to him now, in a gust of both dry amusement and disdain. He slants an oblique glance toward her belly, then murmurs, ]
If we were back in my world, or the City, there would be ultrasounds done. Little black and white pictures to see exactly what it [ ...or possibly she... ] looks like.
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Date: 2014-08-24 01:07 am (UTC)[ He's still inclined to take these things with a pinch of salt. It reminds him of the myriad of superstitions and folklore back home. How cravings for sour food indicate it's a boy, while cravings for sweets mean it's a girl. How, if your nipples have a thickness and darkness like dates, your child will suffer an impoverished life. How you should strengthen your yin by eating pears cooked in syrup. How if you have cramps, it means the qi is stagnating around the womb, and the best cure is sugar-sprinkled daikon radish. How you should visit herbalists who check the color of your tongue, listen to the pulses on your wrist, and prescribe you pills and formulas to make sure the fetus is 'peaceful.' ]
[ It all comes back to him now, in a gust of both dry amusement and disdain. He slants an oblique glance toward her belly, then murmurs, ]
If we were back in my world, or the City, there would be ultrasounds done. Little black and white pictures to see exactly what it [ ...or possibly she... ] looks like.