Is my baby a boy or girl? Everyone seems to know, except for me

If you're pregnant in China, you'll perhaps be surprised the most common question you get is, "Is it a boy or a girl?"

Doctors aren't supposed to tell you the baby's sex before the birth, for fear of selective abortion - a phenomenon that's not uncommon in a country where boys are traditionally preferred to girls and most couples are only allowed to have one child.

But my husband and I don't have a preference. So we didn't care as much from the outset as the others around us - relatives, friends, colleagues and even random passers-by.