Knowing your baby's gender using the old wives tales
When I fell pregnant with our eldest child, I remember going for the second trimester scan and being asked if we wanted to know the gender. My husband and I looked at each other and on impulse said ‘yes!”
For my second and third bubs I made the decision we weren’t going to find out. This was partly because I had scheduled c-sections each time and I wanted some element of delivery to be a surprise. And they were each time. Delightful ones in fact.
The fun during the second and third pregnancies was the theories people had as to whether I was pregnant with a girl or a boy.
For instance, according to folklore, I was pregnant with a girl if I:
- Carried high
- Craved sweet things
- I was moody.
I was allegedly pregnant with a boy if I:
- Had glossy hair
- Craved salty foods
- My feet became cold quickly.
Truthfully I craved sweet and salty things throughout both pregnancies, I was permanently moody and I didn’t carry any of my pregnancies high. In fact I looked like a nice round beach ball and my hair was hideousness itself.
So those theories didn’t really work for me.
But a girlfriend of mine swore by them. And she did this thing where she swung a ring over her belly. The theory goes that if it swings round and round it is a girl, and if it swings back and forward it side to side it is a boy. In her case it swung side to side each time. She is the proud mother of three boys.
Of course it is merely mythology, but it certainly creates interesting conversations and speculation. Have you tried any of these tests? Did you find out on ultrasounds? Or did you prefer not to know what you were having when you were expecting?
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There are lots of supposed "tests" you can do to work out your bub's gender. Sarah looks at a few.
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Posted 26 July 2011 - 04:07 AM
We loved the surprise and for our little girl every wives tale told us she was a he...butbshe tricked everyone and defied the myths...further adding to a great surprise.one funny thing was a read if your Biafra line was straight which mine was it was a boy-after the birth and we realized we had a gorgeous girl my line was crooked:) crazy!
Posted 07 August 2011 - 07:41 AM
I didn't find the old wives tales worked for me. What did work for me was the Fertility Awareness Method. I knew I was having a girl before I even confirmed my pregnancy. However, I waited until I delivered to discover I was right.
http://www.predictingbabygender.info
Posted 22 August 2011 - 01:53 AM
All the wives tales were right for both my pregnancies, and the chinese predictor charts were right for both too.. I knew my unborn child was a boy but had to wait for the ultrasound to confirm.. But i told everyone it was sure to be a girl so i wouldnt jinx myself lol grin
Posted 23 August 2011 - 12:51 AM
About a week after i conceived i had a strong feeling it was a boy herd all the wives tales etc but i knew it was a boy. I craved sausage roll and a chocolate milk everyday from my second trimester and my friend craved strawberry milk and sausage rolls i had a boy she had a girl we laugh saying its the flavor of the milk hahahah.
Posted 30 August 2011 - 02:40 AM
My mothers friend is really into all the wives tales and such. I was only about 9 weeks into my pregnancy and she asked if she could determine what sex my baby was going to be with one of my rings and a strand of my hair. It swung side to side which meant I was apparently going to have a boy. Surely enough when I found out it was a boy. It was really surprising but I definitely think there is some truth in it smile
Posted 24 November 2011 - 09:45 PM
My mothers friend is really into all the wives tales and such. I was only about 9 weeks into my pregnancy and she asked if she could determine what sex my baby was going to be with one of my rings and a strand of my hair. It swung side to side which meant I was apparently going to have a boy. Surely enough when I found out it was a boy. It was really surprising but I definitely think there is some truth in it smile
Posted 24 November 2011 - 09:45 PM
My mothers friend is really into all the wives tales and such. I was only about 9 weeks into my pregnancy and she asked if she could determine what sex my baby was going to be with one of my rings and a strand of my hair. It swung side to side which meant I was apparently going to have a boy. Surely enough when I found out it was a boy. It was really surprising but I definitely think there is some truth in it smile
Posted 24 November 2011 - 09:46 PM
Hi. I have never heard of anyone doing this other than my nana who raised me after my mum died. I was very close to her so this reminded me off her and just put a smile on my face. thanks. She did this for all babies being born in our family which is a huge number and also all friends. She predicted for the mum what she would have ie girl girl boy, boy girl etc, how many and in what order, she wrote them all down, she worked this out before we were even pregnant. There was only a couple of times she was wrong and I would say she had done over 50 babies in her lifetime. We are a huge extended family. I guess some people just have the nack for it. lol. Congraturlations on your little man.
Posted 03 December 2011 - 07:37 AM
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