Wherein I Ask For Your Old Wives Tales, Please
Alexis' little brain is going to burst before May makes its way to the head of the table. She is desperate ... wait, no, she is DESPERATE to know if her sibling is a boy or a girl.
She's losing sleep over it, you guys. She already barely sleeps, so this is craziness.
If you ask her what she wants, she will tell you that it doesn't matter. A girl would be fun because she could braid her hair. A boy would be fun because she could torment him.
That's what she says. I know that secretly she does lean in one direction, but I'll let her keep that secret locked deep in her heart. I should probably tell her to stop wearing her heart on her sleeve where I can see that secret, but whatever. She'll be OK either way.
What she thinks the baby is changes day-to-day. Right now she's convinced it's a boy because boys are mean. Only a mean boy would do something like sit perfectly still every single time Alexis is trying to see or feel a Tiny Human dance party. It's magical how I can be getting my ass kicked by the Tiny Human, but if I tell Alexis to look, it all stops. Instantly. It's like an on/off switch.
I'd like for Alexis to use that superpower at night, by the way. If she would just stare at my stomach all night long, maybe I could get more than three consecutive hours of sleep. That wouldn't be creepy or anything.
ANYWAY.
My point is Alexis really, really, really wants to know if it's a boy or a girl. She also really, really, really isn't going to get her way. So, I have devised a plan. I have decided that we need to test every stupid old wives tale there is. From heart rate to spinning coins, I need to know what you've heard. Gimme those examples so I can engage Alexis in some shenanigans. It will all be very scientific, since, you know, every dumb thing there is to try has a 50% chance of being right.
I'll start. The Tiny Human's heart rate has pretty consistently been around 150. I've heard that if it's above 120, it's a girl.
What else have you got? The dumber the better, please!
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Reader Comments (19)
If you're carrying out front like a basketball, it's a boy. If you're carrying more "in the back", it's a girl. That's all I got :)
Attach a ring/pencil whatever to a piece of string and let it swing over the belly. It'll move in a circle if a boy, back and forth for a girl? Maybe you can tie a Tinkerbell to the string or something....
Chinese gender calendar?
I have two, and despite the fact that I don't buy into old wives tales - they proved true for me. The first isn't a sex one, but was the heartburn=hair one. I had it with Christopher and he had a shot ton of hair. I didn't with Emily, and she had little.
The other is that a girl "steals your beauty" and a boy "gives you beauty" and MAN was it true in my case! With Christopher - I was glowing - I looked amazing all the time - great skin, full hair, etc. With Emily, I looked like death warmed over. Limp hair, wan complexion. Of course, I barfed every day, all day and lost a shitload of weight, so...
I am a couple weeks ahead of you and the heartrate thing was wrong for me. :) My little guy has consistently been above 150 at every appointment.
More headaches -- boy
Clear skin -- boy
More acne or skin problems -- girl
Well, I know they say more morning sickness=girl, but that's a crock! lol. 4 kids, 2 boys and 2 girls and I was soooooo sick all 4 times. My daughter was sick all the time as well. And she had a boy. All of my kids heartrates were also around that 135 mark...as was my grandson's. So, another myth broken. The carry high/low things seems to be somewhat accurate, as my girls were high and my boys were lower. But the boys could have been lower cuz they were #3 and #4 and my body was already saggy LOL.
Wash a penny. Make sure your mouth is "sticky-free" (says my mother) lick the penny and stick it to the wall. If it falls, it's a girl. Sticks, it's a boy. My sister's penny is still sticking, and the #newbornroommate is a boy. Older sister's fell, she didn't know the sex until she was born. A whole family of Italian women with sons had pennies sticking to the kitchen wall. So weird, haha.
Wash a penny. Make sure your mouth is "sticky-free" (says my mother) lick the penny and stick it to the wall. If it falls, it's a girl. Sticks, it's a boy. My sister's penny is still sticking, and the #newbornroommate is a boy. Older sister's fell, she didn't know the sex until she was born. A whole family of Italian women with sons had pennies sticking to the kitchen wall. So weird, haha.
If you crave citrus, it's a girl.
If dad gains weight, it's a girl.
Have you done the Chinese lunar calendar?
I know it's all for fun and coincidental, but they all held true for me :)
Munchkin's heart rate was 150. Boys were both around 140.
I gained 19 lbs with Munchkin, 59 with BB, 23 with LB.
They all carried in completely different places.
I craved Snickers with Munchkin, buffalo sauce and spicy things with the boys.
My ASS grew OMG SO MUCH with BB, but with no other children.
My water broke with Ari, not with the boys.
That's all I've got right now.
Get the little boy/ girl test thing at the pharmacy. Super fun, we used to make all the preggers pharmacists try it out
If your face gets rounder when pregnant, it's a girl. If you get a long face, it's a boy.
If the heartbeat sounds like a train it's a boy, if it sounds like a galloping horse it's a girl.
Have someone ask you to show them your hands. Palms up is supposed to be a boy. Back of the hands up is supposed to be a girl. Now you know so it won't work, but try to forget and not to choose.
These are repeats, but maybe repeats are more real? (hahahahaha I kid, I kid)
Carrying low = boy
Nausea = girl
Also have heard that if pregnancy makes you moody, it's a girl. (Damn girl hormones or some nonsense.)
I have a guess, but it's 50/50 either way so my odds are pretty good ;)
Get a crystal. And hold it very still over the mom's belly. If it's a boy, it goes back and forth. If it's a girl, it turns in circles. You have to give it a minute because it always starts off as back and forth!! If it stays that way, boy.
It worked predicting my girl! :)
I can't say exactly what all the theories ARE but I CAN tell you that I had no morning sickness, lots of skin issues, and cravings for pickles and sweet tea. And we have a boy. Oh, and a boy whose heart rate was usually around 148.
All my boys had heart rates in the 160's so I say that one is a crock.
Are you craving sweet or salty. Sweet =girl, Salty = Boy.
I totally believe in the whole carrying high low thing.
tie your wedding ring to a fairly long thread. you hold the thread above your belly. after about a minute the ring should start to move. circular pattern means one gender, back and forth like a pendulum means the other gender. possibly girl for the circle and boy for the pendulum? i bet daddy google would know...
someone also told my cousin about a draino test with the pee of the expectant woman, but i don't understand why a pregnant woman would want to be around serious chemicals so i never paid much attention. the science behind pee's reaction to draino might be interesting, though.
hey, why didn't we do that penny spit test friday night?! dammit. missed opportunity for us all. i mean, the fun would be watching us non pregnant people lick pennies, right?