MamaBee413
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Okay, ladies. I'm a sucker for playing with Old Wives' Tales and seeing just how accurate they are for me. Below, I have listed many of them and at the bottom have tallied my results. If you'd like to play along, let me know how many say girl for you, how many for boy, and how many inconclusive. Once you find out your gender for sure, let me know and we'll see how close they were!
I will create a front page post with our names and a colored stork on the left for the majority prediction and add a colored stork on the right with the actual gender.
Old Wives Tale #1: Heart Rate
If the babys heart rate is above 140 bpm, it is said that the baby will be a girl. If it is under 140 bpm, then it will be a boy.
Old Wives Tale #2: Shape of Belly
If you are carrying high, you are having a girl. If you are carrying low, its a boy.
Old Wives Tale #3: Ring Test
Using a string, hang your wedding ring over your pregnant belly. You are having a girl if the ring swings back and forth and its a boy if it swings in a circle.
Old Wives Tale #4: Shape of Moms Face
When your face gets fuller and rounder when pregnant, it means youre going to have a girl. If your face is long and narrow, its a boy.
Old Wives Tale #5: Key Test
This test involves a key. If you pick up a key at the top (the roundest part), you are going to have a boy. If you pick up the key at the bottom (smallest part), you are going to have a girl.
Old Wives Tale #6: Mayan Tale
The Mayan tale adds the mothers age at conception and the year of conception. If the result is a even number then mom is having a girl. If the result is an odd number then a boy is on the way!
Old Wives Tale #7: Baking Soda Test
Add baking soda to a cup of your urine. If no reaction, its a girl. If it fizzes, its a boy.
Old Wives Tale #8: Acne
If you have acne while pregnant, its a girl. Its thought that acne during pregnancy is caused by the extra hormones.
Old Wives Tale #9: Cravings
People believe that if you are craving salty foods while pregnant, you can count on having a boy. If you crave sweets, fruit, and orange juice, you are having a little girl.
Old Wives Tale #10: Smell of Garlic
If a pregnant woman eats a clove of garlic and the smell does not come out of her pores, its a girl. If the smell seeps out of her pores, its a boy.
Old Wives Tale #11: Skin under Left Eye
The eye test is when a V or branches appear when you pull down the skin under your left eye. If you see a V or branches in the white part, youre having a girl.
Old Wives Tale #12: Time of Conception
The person that is most aggressive in bed at the time of conception is the opposite of what the baby will be.
Old Wives Tale #13: Legs
If your legs get really big, youre having a boy. If your legs stay in shape and lean, its a girl.
Old Wives Tale #14: Moodiness and a Little Pecker
If you are really moody, you are having a girl since you have another extra girl hormones in you. Your pregnancy will make you smile and be more happy if you are having a boy because theres a little penis inside you. Not sure how true this is, but it sure does make me laugh!
Old Wives Tale #15: Bread
If you eat the ends of bread, its a boy. If you eat the middle of the loaf, its a girl.
Old Wives Tale #16: Moms Beauty
Basically you are having a girl if your beauty disappears during pregnancy. It is said that the girl steals the mothers beauty. If you think that pregnancy has never made you look more beautiful, you might just be having a little boy.
Old Wives Tale #17: Dream of Sex of Baby
If you have dreams that you are having a boy, you will have a girl. If you dream about having a girl, it will be a boy. Dreams show the opposite of what you are having.
Old Wives Tale #18: Clumsy vs. Graceful
If the pregnant woman is graceful throughout her pregnancy, shes having a girl. If she becomes clumsy, shes having a boy.
Old Wives Tale #19: Side You Most Rest On
If a pregnant woman prefers to lay on her left side, shes having a boy. If she prefers resting on her right side, shes having a girl.
Old Wives Tale #20: Hands
When the pregnant woman is asked to show her hands, its a boy if she keeps her palms down and a girl if she shows her palms up.
Old Wives Tale #21: Breast Test
If a pregnant womans left breast is larger than the right breast, shes having a girl. If the right breast is larger, its a boy.
Old Wives Tale #22: Necklace Over Hand
Have someone hold a necklace over your hand. If the necklace swings back and forth, its a boy. If it moves in a circle, its a girl.
Old Wives Tale #23: Morning Sickness
If you had a smooth pregnancy with no morning sickness, its a boy. If you were sick or felt really nauseous during your pregnancy, count on a girl.
Old Wives Tale #24: Areolae
If your areolae (the part around your nips) have darkened, its a boy.
Old Wives Tale #25: Feet
Are your feet colder now that you are pregnant? If so, you just might be having a boy. If your feet have stayed the same before pregnancy and during, youre having a little girl.
Old Wives Tale #26: Hair on Legs
If the hair on your legs has been growing at record speeds, you might be having a boy.
Old Wives Tale #27: Hands are Dry
If your hands are constantly dry, its a boy.
Old Wives Tale #28: Urine
What color is your pee? If it is bright yellow, you will have a little boy. If your urine is a dull yellow, plan on a girl.
Old Wives Tale #29: Nose
Do you feel like your nose is growing and getting wider? If so, you might be having a boy.
Old Wives Tale #30: Headaches
If you are having headaches, you might be carrying a boy.
I got this idea from a similar post on here and the list of wives' tales comes from the following website:
https://www.hisboyscanswim.com/658/list-of-51-pregnancy-old-wives-tales-your-babys-sex-revealed
We were hoping for an April baby!
