Friday, 27 July 2012

Boy or Girl?

As most of you know, Wes and I will be finding out the gender of our baby as soon as we can. 

Here are some old wives tales for gender predicting (yes they may not be true, but fun to read and compare anyway).

It's a boy if:

  • You didn't experience morning sickness in early pregnancy
  • Your baby's heart rate is less than 140 beats per minute
  • You are carrying the extra weight out front
  • Your belly looks like a basketball
  • Your areolas have darkened considerably
  • You are carrying low
  • You are craving salty or sour foods
  • You are craving protein -- meats and cheese
  • Your feet are colder than they were before pregnancy
  • The hair on your legs has grown faster during pregnancy
  • Your hands are very dry
  • Your pillow faces north when you sleep
  • Dad-to-be is gaining weight, right along with you
  • Pregnancy has you looking better than ever
  • Your urine is bright yellow in color
  • Your nose is spreading
  • You hang your wedding ring over your belly and it swings left to right
  • You are having headaches
  • You add your age at the time of conception and the number for the month you conceived and the sum is an even number

It's a girl if:

  • You had morning sickness early in pregnancy
  • Your baby's heart rate is at least 140 beats per minute
  • You are carrying the weight in your hips and rear
  • Your left breast is larger than your right breast
  • Your hair develops red highlights
  • You are carrying high
  • Your belly looks like a watermelon
  • You are craving sweets
  • You are craving fruit
  • You crave orange juice
  • You don't look quite as good as normal during pregnancy
  • You are moodier than usual during pregnancy
  • Your face breaks out more than usual
  • You refuse to eat the heel of a loaf of bread
  • Your breasts have really blossomed!
  • Your pillow faces south when you sleep
  • Your urine is a dull yellow color
  • You hang your wedding ring over your belly and it moves in a circle
  • You add your age at the time of conception and the number for the month you conceived and the sum is an odd number
(Taken from: Gender Myths)


So that being said I thought it would be fun to get some predictions before we find out (usually around 20 weeks- so another 6 or so weeks).



Which gender do you think Baby Marshall will be?

6 comments:

  1. My grandfather predicted the sexes of his children based on if my grandmother was carrying high or low.

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    1. Yes, that was another one I saw- If you are carrying low it's a boy carrying high it's a girl... alot of these I can't tell yet... soon though

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  2. We tried the wedding ring test If it goes back and forth on a string or if it goes round and round

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  3. The morning sickness one was completely wrong for me. I didn't have morning sickness with either pregnancy, and they were both girls. The one about craving sweets with a girl was totally true both times, tho. The age + month conceived was right once & wrong once (I think), and the rest I don't remember. :)

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    1. That's funny-- lucky though! Alot of them I cannot tell yet, but I thought I would keep a running total of the tales I have found for when we do find out:)

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