I found this fun little article that I thought I should share. It'll be fun to see if some of these things prove true or not. "Are you having a boy or a girl? These old wives' tales are a fun (but not scientific!) way to guess the sex of your baby." Read the full article here.
What the Old Wives' Tales Say About Whether You'll Have a Boy or a Girl
By Jenny Saltiel with Lexi Walters
Old wives' tales are little more than super-circulated rumors. Never proven to be true, they're sayings and adages that generations of women have passed down to one another regarding family health ("Eating carrots improves your vision"), safe parenting ("Wait an hour after eating before swimming"), and -- most popularly -- pregnancy. Whether you're trying to guess your own baby's gender or looking for shower games for a friend, read on for the top ways women have guessed: boy or girl?
Sleep Position
Pay attention to which way you lay down in bed tonight. If you prefer sleeping on your left side, you'll have a boy. Right side? Your pregnant with a girl.
Pay attention to which way you lay down in bed tonight. If you prefer sleeping on your left side, you'll have a boy. Right side? Your pregnant with a girl.
Upset Stomach
Little girls aren't always sweet. Extreme nausea means you are having a daughter.
Little girls aren't always sweet. Extreme nausea means you are having a daughter.
Soft or dry hands
If your hands are dry during pregnancy, you are having a boy; soft -- expect a girl.
Food Cravings
Your favorite pregnancy foods may tell you what sex the baby is. If you're craving citrus while pregnant, you're having a girl.
Adult Acne
If altering hormones makes your skin break out, expect a girl.
Graceful or Clumsy PregnancyIf you feel as though you're gliding through they day, you'll have a girl. Stumbling? It's a boy.
If your hands are dry during pregnancy, you are having a boy; soft -- expect a girl.
Food Cravings
Your favorite pregnancy foods may tell you what sex the baby is. If you're craving citrus while pregnant, you're having a girl.
Adult Acne
If altering hormones makes your skin break out, expect a girl.
Graceful or Clumsy PregnancyIf you feel as though you're gliding through they day, you'll have a girl. Stumbling? It's a boy.
Face Weight Gain
If your face gets fuller, it means you're having a girl.
Sugar and Spice Food Cravings
Craving salt during pregnancy? Potato chips, pretzels, and popcorn means a boy is on the way. Need a little something sweet? Ice cream, chocolate, and candy means you're having a girl.
Mood Changes
If you're experiencing pregnant mood-swings, expect a baby girl to arrive soon.
High or Low Pregnant Belly
If you're carrying the baby low on your stomach, expect a boy. If it's high, you're having a girl.
Baby Weight
If you're carrying baby in front, it's a boy. Is the baby weight spaced all around your middle? It's a girl.
Pendulum Test
Dangle a chain with a charm over your palm. If it swings back and forth: boy. In a circle: girl.
Model Your Hands
"Show me your hands." If you would hold your hands palms up it's a girl. Down? You're having a boy.
Toddler Advice
Get baby advice from a nephew or friend's little boy. If a toddler boy shows interest in your belly, you'll have a girl. If he ignores you, it's a boy.
Eat Garlic
Guess the baby's sex by eating garlic. If the smell seeps out of your pores it's a boy. If there's no scent it's a little girl.
Key to Pregnancy
If you pick up a key by the round end, you're having a boy. If it's by the long end? A girl.
Even and Odd Numbers
If your age and year of conception are both even or odd, it's girl. One even, one odd means a boy.
Baby's Heartbeat
If the baby's heart beats more than 150 times per minute, you're pregnant with a girl. Less than 150, it's a boy.
Stress Test
A child tends to be of the same sex as the parent who is less stressed at the time of conception.
Dream Meanings
If you dream about having a girl while pregnant, you will wind up having a boy and vice versa.
Breast Size
If your right breast is larger than the left while pregnant, you are having a girl. If the left is larger, it's a baby boy.
If your face gets fuller, it means you're having a girl.
Sugar and Spice Food Cravings
Craving salt during pregnancy? Potato chips, pretzels, and popcorn means a boy is on the way. Need a little something sweet? Ice cream, chocolate, and candy means you're having a girl.
Mood Changes
If you're experiencing pregnant mood-swings, expect a baby girl to arrive soon.
High or Low Pregnant Belly
If you're carrying the baby low on your stomach, expect a boy. If it's high, you're having a girl.
Baby Weight
If you're carrying baby in front, it's a boy. Is the baby weight spaced all around your middle? It's a girl.
Pendulum Test
Dangle a chain with a charm over your palm. If it swings back and forth: boy. In a circle: girl.
Model Your Hands
"Show me your hands." If you would hold your hands palms up it's a girl. Down? You're having a boy.
Toddler Advice
Get baby advice from a nephew or friend's little boy. If a toddler boy shows interest in your belly, you'll have a girl. If he ignores you, it's a boy.
Eat Garlic
Guess the baby's sex by eating garlic. If the smell seeps out of your pores it's a boy. If there's no scent it's a little girl.
Key to Pregnancy
If you pick up a key by the round end, you're having a boy. If it's by the long end? A girl.
Even and Odd Numbers
If your age and year of conception are both even or odd, it's girl. One even, one odd means a boy.
Baby's Heartbeat
If the baby's heart beats more than 150 times per minute, you're pregnant with a girl. Less than 150, it's a boy.
Stress Test
A child tends to be of the same sex as the parent who is less stressed at the time of conception.
Dream Meanings
If you dream about having a girl while pregnant, you will wind up having a boy and vice versa.
Breast Size
If your right breast is larger than the left while pregnant, you are having a girl. If the left is larger, it's a baby boy.
Haha-according to pretty much all of these, I'd be having a girl. I really did think I was at first, the few old wives' tests I did said girl, this pregnancy felt different and I thought girl. Then came the ultrasound and it was very clearly a boy. Are y'all planning on finding out via ultrasound? Or are you wanting it to be a surprise?
ReplyDeleteWell... we originally decided to find out the sex. But after talking to some friends and my mother who did not find out they said it was the most amazing surprise they've ever had! My mom gave me a good analogy; she said it's like knowing your Christmas present before you open it. If you knew all along you were going to get a red bike once you open the bike you would still be really excited, but you knew the whole time what it was going to be.
ReplyDeleteSo I talked to Chad about it and he said he doesn't care and he still wants to find out. So we semi-compromised and decided that we would find out for this one and not for the next (I say "semi-" because Chad wasn't really on board with this idea.) I guess that means in four weeks we'll find out whether we're having a girl or boy!