Post # 1
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Sugar bee
I have my anatomy scan this afternoon (t-minus 5 hours!), so to pass the time I thought I’d post about old wives’ tales about the sex of the baby. Here are some common ones that I know of – please feel free to add to them, and tell us all what they say about your baby! And if you already know, were they right? 🙂
Linea Negra (pelvis to belly button = girl, all the way up to your ribs = boy):
Chinese Gender Chart:
Acne (more = girl, less = boy):
Morning sickness (bad = girl, mild or nonexistant = boy):
Side you sleep on (right = girl, left = boy):
Hands (soft = girl, dry = boy):
Cravings (sweet = girl, salty/savory = boy):
Baby’s Heartrate (over 140 = girl, under 140 = boy):
Weight gain (spread all over = girl, just in the belly = boy):
Mother’s intuition (do you just have a feeling?):
Post # 2
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Sugar bee
They’re mostly boy for me!
Linea Negra (pelvis to belly button = girl, all the way up to your ribs = boy): n/a – I don’t have one (yet)
Chinese Gender Chart: Boy
Acne (more = girl, less = boy): Boy
Morning sickness (bad = girl, mild or nonexistant = boy): Boy
Side you sleep on (right = girl, left = boy): Girl
Hands (soft = girl, dry = boy): Boy
Cravings (sweet = girl, salty/savory = boy): Boy
Baby’s Heartrate (over 140 = girl, under 140 = boy): Girl
Weight gain (spread all over = girl, just in the belly = boy): Boy
Mother’s intuition (do you just have a feeling?): Boy
Oh, and I forgot mood swings – I’m super moody (I cry at the drop of a hat), and that apparently means girl.
Post # 3
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Busy bee
Mine were mixed. I don’t believe any of it and it kinda just sets people up to be hopeful of one gender and be disappointed! IMO.
Post # 4
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Helper bee
SadieBee: Mine are mostly boy, with just enough girl thrown in to make me wonder. I’m team green and at 34 weeks! I’ll be finding out one way or another soon enough!
Post # 5
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Sugar bee
gpsp2B: Oh, I don’t put any stock in it, I just think it’s fun to speculate 🙂
Post # 6
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Newbee
Of yours listed above, mine were all boy (except la linea negra…still don’t have one at all) and I’m due to have a baby girl in a couple of weeks!
Post # 7
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Sugar bee
I had a girl — here’s what the old wives’ tales predicted for me:
Linea Negra (pelvis to belly button = girl, all the way up to your ribs = boy): boy
Chinese Gender Chart: girl
Acne (more = girl, less = boy): no change in acne, so…?
Morning sickness (bad = girl, mild or nonexistant = boy):
Side you sleep on (right = girl, left = boy): girl
Hands (soft = girl, dry = boy): neither
Cravings (sweet = girl, salty/savory = boy): craved both!
Baby’s Heartrate (over 140 = girl, under 140 = boy): girl
Weight gain (spread all over = girl, just in the belly = boy): girl
Mother’s intuition (do you just have a feeling?): I officially guessed it’d be a girl in the delivery room before birth, but really I had no idea! 🙂
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Post # 8
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Buzzing bee
SadieBee: I was nauseous with my boy and fine with my girl…… I had weight gain all over with my boy and just in the belly with my girl.
Post # 9
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Bumble Beekeeper
Linea Negra (pelvis to belly button = girl, all the way up to your ribs = boy): <br />I am not sure. Mine started out only to my belly button but eventually went on up. so Boy?
Chinese Gender Chart: GIRL<br />
Acne (more = girl, less = boy): BOY (no change?)<br />
Morning sickness (bad = girl, mild or nonexistant = boy): GIRL<br />
Side you sleep on (right = girl, left = boy): GIRL<br />
Hands (soft = girl, dry = boy): no change
Cravings (sweet = girl, salty/savory = boy): BOY<br />
Baby’s Heartrate (over 140 = girl, under 140 = boy): GIRL<br />
Weight gain (spread all over = girl, just in the belly = boy): not sure, mostly in my belly but definitely a little bit on my hips. So boy?<br />
Mother’s intuition (do you just have a feeling?): GIRL<br />
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<div style=”overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;”>I had a girl. I believe the only one with any real accuracy is mothers intuition ;)</div>
Post # 11
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Bumble bee
We’re team green, so I’m getting anxious to know!! 🙂
Linea Negra (pelvis to belly button = girl, all the way up to your ribs = boy): I don’t have a linea negra…
Chinese Gender Chart: girl
Acne (more = girl, less = boy): I had breakouts on my chest and upper back and more facial acne towards the beginning of this pregnancy, haven’t noticed much now towards the middle/end..
Morning sickness (bad = girl, mild or nonexistant = boy): Nonexistant, so boy.
Side you sleep on (right = girl, left = boy): girl
Hands (soft = girl, dry = boy): girl
Cravings (sweet = girl, salty/savory = boy): girl
Baby’s Heartrate (over 140 = girl, under 140 = boy): Started out high in the 170’s, but now has settled down into the 140’s the last few appointments…
Weight gain (spread all over = girl, just in the belly = boy): girl – my weight gain is all over the place, I’ve gained 35 pounds at 32 weeks and still don’t have much of a belly!
Mother’s intuition (do you just have a feeling?): At the beginning I really had strong feelings that it’s a girl, but now I’m not so sure! I can’t wait until delivery day to find out!!
Post # 12
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Busy bee
They were all correct for my boy except the acne. I broke out really bad with my son.
I think some do hold some truth n even if none of them do, I think it’s fun!
How about If you have a v shape linE when u pull down your left eye skin?.they say that means Your having a girl. If no v then boy. Anyone look? Mine said boy.
Also if the dad gains weight during pregnancy they say girl and if not then boy. Lol
Post # 13
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Busy bee
I forgot to add if your areolae have darkened they say that’s a boy if not girl.
Post # 14
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Blushing bee
Linea Negra (pelvis to belly button = girl, all the way up to your ribs = boy): Girl
Chinese Gender Chart: Boy
Acne (more = girl, less = boy): Girl
Morning sickness (bad = girl, mild or nonexistant = boy): Girl
Side you sleep on (right = girl, left = boy): Girl
Hands (soft = girl, dry = boy): Girl
Cravings (sweet = girl, salty/savory = boy): Boy
Baby’s Heartrate (over 140 = girl, under 140 = boy): Girl
Weight gain (spread all over = girl, just in the belly = boy): Girl
Mother’s intuition (do you just have a feeling?): I had no idea!
I ended up having a beautiful baby boy 🙂
Post # 15
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Sugar bee
almost all of the old wives tales said boy for me. My gut said boy. Everyone thought boy.
I have a beautiful daughter 🙂