Pregnancy old wives tales

[icedtea]

The sex predictor thread reminded me. What is your favorite? 

My mom swears by the "foolproof" one she heard years ago--if you find yourself shaving more during pregnancy, you're having a boy; the same or less, and you're having a girl.

[lamedianaranja]

We must have the same mother. My favorite old wives tale comes from a friend of a friend who told me; "You must be having a girl, they steal your beauty."
Pretty sure that chick was calling me ugly?
Also, I had a boy.

[icedtea]

Feb 16, 2016 19:42:35 GMT -5 lamedianaranja said:

We must have the same mother. My favorite old wives tale comes from a friend of a friend who told me; "You must be having a girl, they steal your beauty."
Pretty sure that chick was calling me ugly?
Also, I had a boy.

Ha! I almost wish someone says that to me, for the story. What a nutbar.

[lavinia]

Feb 16, 2016 19:35:11 GMT -5 icedtea said:

The sex predictor thread reminded me. What is your favorite? 

My mom swears by the "foolproof" one she heard years ago--if you find yourself shaving more during pregnancy, you're having a boy; the same or less, and you're having a girl.

This one was actually true for me with DD.
I can't think of any right now, but I think these are fun.

[WittyLittle]

Bad morning sickness= girl
The baking soda test
If you carry forward it's a boy if you carry round it's a girl
The list goes ooooooon

[caer]

Heart rate at the first ultrasound is one I remember from last time. If the heart rate is on the high side of normal = girl. Lower heart rate = boy. DS had a high heart rate so that obviously didn't work for us.

Another one is which way you are carrying. All belly = boy. Pregnant all over = girl. Not sure what pregnant all over even means but I remember people saying it!

[lamedianaranja]

Feb 17, 2016 6:38:16 GMT -5 caer said:

Heart rate at the first ultrasound is one I remember from last time. If the heart rate is on the high side of normal = girl. Lower heart rate = boy. DS had a high heart rate so that obviously didn't work for us.

Another one is which way you are carrying. All belly = boy. Pregnant all over = girl. Not sure what pregnant all over even means but I remember people saying it!

Lol pregnant all over means you are not that toothpick chick with a big belly, you are big everywhere.

[icedtea]

Feb 17, 2016 7:01:32 GMT -5 lamedianaranja said:

Feb 17, 2016 6:38:16 GMT -5 caer said:

Heart rate at the first ultrasound is one I remember from last time. If the heart rate is on the high side of normal = girl. Lower heart rate = boy. DS had a high heart rate so that obviously didn't work for us.

Another one is which way you are carrying. All belly = boy. Pregnant all over = girl. Not sure what pregnant all over even means but I remember people saying it!

Lol pregnant all over means you are not that toothpick chick with a big belly, you are big everywhere.

Ah! That makes sense. I couldn't figure it out either, ha.

Maybe I'll try all the things and then take the average

[walterjenne]

Since we didn't find out last time, my friend did a bunch of old wives tales at my shower. It came out about even. I never did have a feeling for the whole pregnancy either. DHs aunt did the ring test and swore up and down it was a boy. I kinda hoped it was a girl just to shut her up, but we now have DS and she keeps saying she's never been wrong.