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Witch Weekly · May 20, 2018 – 2:07 PM

"My Child Was Born A Werewolf!"
And Other Horrific Birth Defects: The Risks Of Gender-Determining Potions During Pregnancy
Potions which can allegedly determine the gender of your unborn baby have been growing in popularity recently, with the latest line from McGilligan's Home Remedies becoming widely available in potion shops earlier this month. Do these potions work as advertised, or are they in fact merely tragedies waiting to happen? Several mournful mothers have written us to indicate the latter!

"Sarah," who requested to remain anonymous in print, used an earlier prototype of the potion during her third pregnancy, hoping to finally produce a son. "I went into labor on a full moon, and although neither my husband or myself have ever seen a werewolf in the flesh, the baby was quite obviously afflicted," she confided. The child seemed to be stuck midway between human and wolf, and the midwife was so frightened by this alarming development that she dropped the newborn child, who died immediately. He was buried without ceremony, Sarah says. "We never told anyone what he looked like, but I still have nightmares about it!"

Several women have reported that while the potion did, in fact, procure them a boy, the masculine genes have seemed at times too strong, and some have started growing beards as young as four — with one unfortunate case growing far more than a beard! "He can hardly go out of the house anymore," his mother lamented. "He barely looks human."

Other women have reported birth defects in both male and female children who were produced after using the controversial potions.

Sinead McGilligan, lead potioneer for the most popular line of gender-assuring brews, says that the risks are small when the potions are used responsibly. "Inferior ingredients can have unpredictable results," she told reporters this week. "You get what you pay for. It's also important to mind the instruction labels, and start taking the potion during the recommended stage of pregnancy. After a certain point, the baby's gender is already made up, and it's too late to have any positive effect."

Is the potential gain worth the risks of using one of these potions during your next pregnancy? In such a burgeoning new industry, only the consumer can decide whether a particular potion is right for them. Witch Weekly urges our readers to do their own thorough research (and to report your results back to us, so that we can help enlighten other women in similar situations!)

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