Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Gender Prediction

I've decided to check out some Old Wives Tales that supposedly predict the sex of your baby! This is just for fun, because I'm bored :)

Morning sickness: Girl
---Legend has it that the worse your morning sickness is, the more likely you are to have a girl. While this may not be true in all cases, but so far in my family, it's right! My mom didn't have morning sickness with my brother but had it with all us girls and Kathy didn't have morning sickness with her son!
Cravings: Girl 
---Craving sweet things supposedly indicates a girl, whereas salty/sour things point to having a boy. I mostly like things that are sweet right now, but I still crave salty things too! However, I read that craving citrus means a girl, so based on the amount of mandarin oranges I've been eating, I'm thinking sugar and spice.
Chinese Calendar: Boy
---This tale is based on the Chinese lunar calendar, and is determined by using the mothers birthdate and the month in which the baby was conceived.
Baby's Heartbeat: Girl
---Supposedly, a heartbeat below 140 indicates boy and anything above 140 is a girl. Our baby's heartbeat was 161 at 8 weeks and 153 at 12 weeks.
Mood: Boy
---The crankier you are, the more likely you will have a girl (hmm, wonder how they came up with that one!). I've been in a fairly good mood, so it could be a boy!
Even/Odd Test: Girl
---This is an old Mayan trick. You take your age and the month of conception (so for me, it's 24 and 12) and add them together. If the number is even, it's a girl. Odd, a boy.
Headaches: Boy
---If you have more headaches, it points to a boy and I've been having some pretty terrible headaches! However, headaches are a very common side effect of my nausea medication, so who knows?
Beauty: Girl
---Girls supposedly "steal" their mother's beauty from them. My forehead is covered in tiny bumps and my chin is breaking out like crazy. Not to mention the stupid little hairs that are popping up all over my body. Gross!
Sleep Position: Girl
---Sleeping on your right side indicates a girl, and left means a boy. I've almost always slept on my left side, but lately I'm finding the right side more comfortable. Weird.
Hands: Undetermined
---Soft hands point to a girl, but dry hands point to a boy. In the beginning of pregnancy, the palms of my hands and feet were getting really dry. I've never had dry palms before! Now, my hands have become increasingly soft. I'm wondering if my dehydration towards the beginning maybe played a part in my dry hands, but for now, we're calling it a tie.
Ring Test: Girl
---This one is probably the most ridiculous I've heard and I can't believe I just tried it, but hey, all in the name of science, right? Tie your wedding ring to a string and hold it above your belly. If it moves in a circle, you've got a boy. Mine moved back and forth, indicating a girl.

TOTAL:
Girl- 7, Boy- 3 (and a tie!)

So far, it's looking like a girl! We won't find out for several more weeks, so it's been really fun to guess. I change my mind all the time about whether I think we're having a boy or girl (I've heard that mother's intuition in this case is right over 70%  of the time), but right now I'm leaning towards girl. Mark is still banking on his boy and refers to our baby as "he". Anyone want to make a guess?

2 comments:

  1. GIRL! But I cannot wait until you find out for sure :)

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  2. I think it's a girl!!! I thought our was a boy and was dead wrong lol

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