Which gender myths were right/wrong for you?

[Blackrain90]

From the most popular myths I have seen:

With my son:

Heart rate: Very wrong. Heart rate is supposed to be higher with girl, but my son's was consistently around 160-170.
(currently: around 150)

How you're carrying: Correct! I was low and ALL front, which is hilarious on a 5ft nothing little thing like me haha.
(currently: too early to tell)

Sweet or Salty: Correct if I remember correctly, pretty sure lots of salty snacks.
(currently: sweets!)

Chinese prediction calendar: Wrong
(currently: predicting boy)

Morning sickness: Correct! Felt bleh but wasn't vomiting
(currently: felt more ill all the time but no vomiting)

Active baby= boy: Wayyy true!
(currently: jusssst starting to feel)

Acne meaning girl: Wrong, my face was a mess haha
(currently: some but not as bad as it could be)

Hair becomes better: Correct
(currently: will not cooperate!)

Moody or not? Correct, I was pretty happy last time around.
(currently: so moody!)

Dad gaining weight: Correct, but was due to his job being 12 hours of sitting
(currently: hasn't been gaining)

Alright ladies- which of these were right/wrong for you? And did I miss any good myths?

 

[wannabemomy37]

Heart rate: Last I was told it was 165bpm but it's def a boy, so wrong!

How you're carrying: I seem to be carrying all around, as opposed to a basketball bump. This is true for a boy, right?

Sweet or Salty: Salty, pickles...correct!

Chinese prediction calendar: Wrong

Morning sickness: Wrong, although I have Hypermesis, which is also unlikely with a boy.

Active baby= boy: Just starting to feel, but he was super active today!!

Acne meaning girl: True. My skin has been dry, but clear and glowing

Hair becomes better: Correct

Moody or not? Very moody but lots of stress...

Dad gaining weight: Correct, he gained a good amount already lol

*Hair grows fast > boy; true for me!

 

[Blackrain90]

Haha nice. From everything I've read and been told, the basketball, all in the front points to boy, and the watermelon, carrying all around points to girl.

 

[neverbeast88]

For my current pregnancy which is a boy:

Heart rate: I don't think I was ever told but he's definitely a boy.

How you're carrying: Very low and all bump but I do work out 5-6 times a week and MW says I have strong stomach muscles which helps keep baby in check.

Sweet or Salty: Swings and roundabouts. I eat very clean but then have a week every 6 weeks or so of on/off chocolate eating [I dont even like chocolate!! ... think the festive time had something to do with this too haha]

Chinese prediction calendar: Correct

Morning sickness: Felt sick in first tri but wasn't actually sick.

Active baby= boy: YES!!! Always active!!!

Acne meaning girl: I am getting quite bad spots at the moment.

Hair becomes better: Well it got all dry so I cut it all off and its horribly short now and I hate it haha... but that said it does appear to be growing quite quickly.

Moody or not?: Depends... it has been a stressful pregnancy due to partner issues but last month I've been pretty good and happy.

Dad gaining weight: No... his entire weight vanished when I left his sorry emotionally abusive bum behind.

 

[Becyboo__x]

For my son and now expecting girl

Heart rate: I never knew what it was with DS I still don't with this one

How you're carrying: Was more front and low with DS this one looking so far to be all over

Sweet or Salty: DS I ate anything think was more salty. Same this time savoury/salty sweet things don't agree with my stomach it seems

Chinese prediction calendar: Right both times. Boy predicted with DS and Girl with this one

Morning sickness: Nothing with DS, This one was sick from 6wk-15wk still am on/off

Active baby= DS was very active, still waiting on this one for more frequent movement

Acne meaning girl: I had it with DS and this one

Hair becomes better: didn't with DS and hasn't yet

Moody or not? With DS I was ok .. this one very moody

Dad gaining weight: Wouldnt know really he's a big guy anyway

 

[Tesh23]

Pregnant with a little boy!

Heart rate: Wrong! His heart rate has been 154-161

How you're carrying: I am carrying all front and lower!

Sweet or Salty: Wrong! I have been craving sweets most of my pregnancy and now crave both sweet and salty.

Chinese prediction calendar: Correct! Predicted boy!

Morning sickness: felt nauseous and tired in first tri up until about 16 Weeks but never actually threw up- it was managable and not so bad really.

Active baby= boy: correct! Felt him first at 16+4 and I'm a ftm! Feel him consistently throughout the day from 18 Weeks and he is getting stronger as the days go by!

Acne meaning girl: Not sure as skin was clear in first tri and now just recently got a breakout but it's not too bad but not good either!

Hair becomes better: Haven't really noticed a difference my hair has generally always been good. It has gotten more oily though like my skin.

Moody or not?: Not really suprisingly I think I was more Moody before falling pregnant! But I do have my hormonal moments though doesn't last very long.

Dad gaining weight: Correct! Dad has put on a few kilos!

Hair growth- this would be wrong if it's supposed to increase with a boy! My hair has actually slowed down so I only have to shave every two Weeks it's awesome!

 

[m0mmyCool]

I found out that I'm having a boy last week.

Heart rate: yup 140bpm or less

How you're carrying: my bump is high.

Sweet or Salty: sweets

Chinese prediction calendar: Wrong

Morning sickness: The nausea was very bad and long-lasting this time which made me think it was a girl.

Active baby= boy: Yes lol

Acne meaning girl: I had bad acne in the first tri but its cleared up

Hair becomes better: no my hair is a nightmare

Moody or not?: very moody sadly

Dad gaining weight: No he actually lost some weight


Another thing that was correct was the fish hook veins in my left eye. There was a thread on it but I can't find it now.

 

[Becyboo__x]

Oh yea .. fish hook in eye was correct for me

 

[Becyboo__x]

There is the ring test - ring on string hold over bump lying down if goes side to side boy if goes in circle girl .. (correct me if I'm wrong)
That one wasn't right for my son.. not tried with this one.

Baking soda test ..
Didn't do it with son, did with this was but was abit of both

 

[missbabes]

Heart rate:

DS - never knew so no idea.
DD - given 144 at my last appointment, but home doppler has had it anywhere from 130 to 150, so neither right or wrong.

How you're carrying:

DS - Wrong, carried high the whole pregnancy until he finally dropped in the last few weeks, bump was huge.
DD - Wrong, carrying low and look small even though bump appeared early.

Sweet or Salty:

DS and DD - Wrong, cravings sway to both sweet and salty.

Chinese prediction calendar:

Wrong for both on the more popular ones, but countdownmypregnancy's version oddly correct.

Morning sickness:

Correct with both, had hardly any morning sickness with DS and bad sickness this time.

Active baby= boy:

Not heard this one before, but little lady is just as active if not more so than how DS was.

Acne meaning girl:

Had bad acne with both, but lasted longer with DD.

Hair becomes better:

Same with both.

Moody or not?

More extreme mood swings this time, compared to DS.

Dad gaining weight:

No sympathy weight gain with DS, and same this time so far (not counting the xmas food/drink binges, he doesn't need me being pregnant to do that!)

 

[Ganton]

I have 2 boys and am team yellow with baby number 3.

Heart rate:
Wrong with DS1 (always over 150). Lower with DS2 but I didn't pay much attention given that 1st was wrong.
160bpm so far in this pregnancy.

How you're carrying:
Correct for my boys - low and big bump.
Still early days with this one, but bump seems flatter and wider.

Sweet or salty:
Correct for my boys. I love sweet stuff anyway, but definitely enjoyed salty foods with the boys too.
Completely sweet cravings with this one.

Morning sickness:
Nauseous to 12 weeks but never sick with my boys.
Nausea has been worse and longer lasting this time, but no vomiting again.

Chinese gender prediction:
Correct for both boys.
Predicting girl this time.

Active baby:
Correct for my boys, although DS2 was quieter than DS1.
This one is very "quiet" in comparison but I do have an anterior placenta this time so hard to tell.

Acne:
No issues with my boys.
A few spots during first tri this time but nothing serious.

Hair better?:
Definitely good with my boys. I particularly noticed it after birth, when I started malting!
It seems a bit more greasy this time.

Moody: I wasn't moody as such but cried easily with both by boys. I think that means it's wrong?
I've not been as emotional this time but there's time yet.

Dad gaining weight:
No difference.

Hair growth:
I definitely had increased hair growth with my boys.
There's a major difference this time, as I've noticed a big drop in my hair growth. Like a pp, I can get away with shaving much less frequently.

 

[Bumblebee117]

I had a girl and a boy last time, and I can remember that one week I had sweet cravings, the other I just wanted meat!

Also - boy bounced and turned until 35 weeks, girl stayed head down from 17 weeks all the way til birth.

I carried all front last time.

Morning sickness: yes, but never threw up.

Happy all the way through pregnancy.

Skin was good last time. I guess with boy/girl twins these myths are difficult to jot down.

Dad gaining weight last time yes!

This time:
I am fat all over, I feel super ugly.
Skin is horrendous.
Heartbeat always 155-165.
I am craving everything again, one day just chocolate milk, the next day ribs... No wonder I am getting fat!!!
Moody one day, super happy the next.
Chinese calendar: boy.
Dad gaining weight: yes.
Morning sickness: yes, but never threw up!

Will be fun to look back at this.

 

[cscbeth8421]

BLACK! Are you finding out?! and when? I will be finding out on Jan 22nd! Can.not.wait!

 

[CJHanson]

Heart rate: Weong for my boys but correct for my girl! All 3 were in the 160's-170's

How you're carrying: Right and wrong. First boy, carried high and round. Second boy carried very, very low. Girl carrying high and round.

Sweet or Salty: I have craved salty and spicy and sour with all 3. Never sweet, so again, right and wrong.

Chinese prediction calendar: Wrong for all 3

Morning sickness: Correct! I never had morning sickness with my boys.... I was horribly sick every day until 20 weeks, vomiting multiple times a day with this little lady. This is my last week in second tri and I still randomly throw up.

Active baby= right and wrong. First boy was SO active all the time. Second was a sleepy and lazy baby (until he came out 😂 ). She is the most active of all of them!

Acne meaning girl: Wrong/right. I've had horrible skin with all of them!

Hair cooperates? Nope. Not with any of them!

Moody or not? Correct!! I was happy with the boys and I'm a psycho with her.

Dad gaining weight: Not with either of the boys but yes with her!

 

[Blackrain90]

Wowza looks like these myths are pretty much 50/50.

Beth my DH doesn't want to know and I won't be able to keep it a secret so I'm not finding out. Or if I do it will be before DH comes in the room so he doesn't know I know, but I think it will be obvious depending what the gender is.
Soooo gonna be a lot of myths and ultrasound picture guesses in my future hahaha

 

[cscbeth8421]

Oh my goodness! Did you know with your first?!

 

[karlilay]

Heart rate:
All my babies have had fast heart rates so, not right for my son at all.

How you're carrying:
Right for Zach, down low and much bigger.
This time I'm up high so I guess that's right. I can't really remember Madi.

Sweet or salty:
All right, craves packs of haribo with Madi, apples and lemonade, fruit, and pancakes. And Ive bee exactly the same with this one.
Zach I wanted to eat corn beef hash for every meal.

Morning sickness :
Sick with both girls, not with Zach.

Chinese gender prediction:
Right for the first two, wrong for this one.

Active baby:
izach moved a lot more and I felt him way earlier than both girls.

Acne:
No issues with my Zach.
Covered both times with the girls.

Hair better?
Much better with Zach than the girls!

Moody:
Upset and tired with Zach, angry with the world with the girls.

Dad gaining weight:
No difference.

Hair growth:
My hair looks like shit now haha, falls out in big handfuls.

 

[Blackrain90]

Beth we knew with my son. My gut feeling is that this is a boy too so I'm just deciding it is and preparing for that haha