That one was right for me twice and for my sister and 2 friends. So idk. It’s weird lol. I’m curious to see how it works out for everyone!! @wigglyicecream I’ve already reused my stuff, I’m ready to buy something new haha. Realistically I’ll probably reuse most of my stuff though. Lol
Has anyone tested a few old wives tales to see which they lean more in favor of? Obviously it’s just for fun, but ours lean heavily towards a girl, including the Mayan calculation and Chinese calendars and several symptoms! Not that they are accurate even if it’s a girl, but I want to see if they are really close or way off!🤣
@meagan822 with my last pregnancy I had every symptom/ wives tale pointing towards girl and he is definitely not a girl lol. This time I haven’t paid too close attention yet but I’ll have to go through and write them out!
I saw in another bmb they had a just for fun thread on old wives tales and then compared it to the actual sex of the baby. Maybe that could be something fun to do as we get closer to finding out the sex of the babies.
I love that idea of a old wives tale thread! Two weeks from today I get my blood drawn, so within a month we will know the gender! If I already know before a thread is started, I will compare what the old wives tale predicted to what gender we are actually having!
I did the chart and it was wrong for both…I guess the odds are 50/50! Also very interesting to think about in the context of ivf bc technically I made 3 girls and 1 boy all in one batch!
One thing I have heard, maybe from catholic sex Ed haha, is that if the sex that led to the baby was close to when you ovulated, it’s a boy, and if it is further from when you ovulated, it’s a girl. Something about fast sperm that die quickly leading to a boy and slower sperm that live longer leading to a girl. This very scientific logic holds true for my first. Maybe someone who charted can see if it’s true for them too!
@buffythevampireslayer I’ve heard the same thing about how close to O and it determine sex of the baby. I read that sperm with y swim fast but are lazy and x sperm swim slower but are stronger. Points to something I’ve already thought which is females are indeed the stronger sex.
I still agree females are the stronger ones though.
Me: 35 H: 35 Married: 4/5/13 "You know that place between sleep and awake, that place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I will always love you. That's where I'll be waiting." ~Peter Pan
*TW*
BFP #1: 11/12/12 EDD 7/25/13 Baby boy: 7/27/13 BFP #2: 10/29/17 MMC dx @ 9 weeks BFP #3: 2/2/18 MC 2/7/18 BFP #4: 3/2/18 MC 3/9/18 RPL testing and hysteroscopy: all normal BFP #5: 4/1/18 MMC dx @ 14 weeks ----> genetically normal girl :'( Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue 9/28 BFP #6 11/5/18 EDD 7/20/19 Rainbow baby girl born 7/23/19 BFP #7 12/8/2021 EDD 8/22/2022
@buffythevampireslayer I've heard that too. I did chart but because we were trying we tried all possible fertile days 😬🙈 so hard to say which day even got the job done 🤷♀️
I've looked at the lunar gender chart and it said girls both times and was right both times. Though it was just luck, it's kind of fun. There are so many old wives tales! Like sweet cravings = girl. Well, I craved totally different things with both girls (sour/fruity for my first, savory/salty for my second) so that's debunked for me at least. I can't wait to find out, I really have no clue this time.
@starkette Yes!! There are so many! I think I checked around 10, although I’m still waiting on my cravings to come to know between sweet and savory!😂 I’m trying not to choose sweet just because we want a girl first!😂
@buffythevampireslayer I charted and the last day we DTD was -1 day before ovulation (at least 24 hours before ovulation). With DS, we DTD on ovulation day. I've no clue if the timing will make a difference. We shall see!
We just found out we will probably be having a boy. I am happy to hear the baby will probably be healthy, but I have no idea how to parent a boy, I only have a sister. Honestly we were hoping for a girl, but healthy is more important and we will love this little boy to smithereens.
The ultrasound tech got a good angle and was very confident we are having another boy! We will confirm with the NIPT results, but it was pretty clear on the ultrasound.
@darkrose88 with my last pregnancy, I knew for a fact we DTD the day after O and we had a girl (we thought we missed the window but I guess not lol). So I guess it can be anything! This time I have no clue since we DTD a few different times during my fertile window. (TMI??? nahhh)
@lmaplejc how did you get the tech to admit that? Mine is SO strict about not saying anything until the official gender scan just to be safe. I want a tech that'll try and get a peek early! lol I have zero chill.
@katiecattherese congrats!! I have two girls so have zero boy advice except to say raise them to be emotionally intelligent and compassionate lovers of nature. I love seeing little boys collect flowers and chase butterflies.
@ashleigh2271 CONGRATS!! Are you so excited?? Is this your first? (sorry if you already answered that elsewhere.)
@starkette that's a good point. honestly, I think its a shame the theory on timing sex has been debunked... it would be so much easier from a planning perspective if we could reliably time sex to choose the gender of our babies.
@lmaplejc I could very clearly tell my second was a boy at the nt scan (12ish weeks)! We had done sneak peek and I asked her to look down below to see if it was clearly visible yet. It was. Lol.
ETA: all this talk about dtd before ovulation is based on shettles method for ttc a girl. It’s all garbage. He did an experiment in the 60’s with bull seman that no one has ever been able to replicate.
@paytonpedro the tech definitely got a clear shot between the legs today but it went by so fast I didn't see any "thing" definitive and she didn't say anything about it. BOO.
@starkette awh! Boo! I’m sorry!! I saw you don’t have long to wait for that though! Less than a month and you’ll know!!! Is it a special scan just for the gender (because that would be awesome!!) or is it the anatomy scan you’re referring to?
Add me to the willing to pay extra to know early. If insurance covers the blood draw then I won’t do a boutique US. they do that at 16 weeks and I did it with DD. part of me also wants to go against everything inside of me and wait. We shall see lol
@starkette She asked me if I got the NIPT results yet, and I panicked a bit and said “No, why? Is everything OK?” She said everything looked good, she was just wondering if we already knew the sex. I just asked her if she could tell, and she said yes. Then she showed us what she saw and took a picture of the ultrasound with a little arrow pointing to his penis 😆.
@paytonpedro Yes! This was the 12w NT scan. I’m sure it’s also easier to tell if it’s a boy.
@katiecattherese I understand feeling a bit of gender disappointment. For my first we had a boy and I was hoping for a girl. I'm here to tell you that being a boy mom is a blast! I can't imagine it being any other way. I know you'll feel the same way once your little guy is here 💙
@katiecattherese I had a very emotional reaction when I found out DS was a boy. I was so upset and disappointed. I had really been hoping for a girl. Now I can't imagine have my strong, spunky little boy be anyone else. I still want a daughter, but if this baby ends up being a boy, I will be excited for my son to have a brother.
@malloryfrommn it is amazing how much ones perspective changes after you have kids. DS is SO in love with this baby already. He comes up and hugs/kisses my tummy and talks to baby every day. I'm just so excited to give my son a sibling.
I am torn on what I want besides a healthy baby. At this point I know boys and I’ve got them down, so a fourth boy seems easier. But I know my dad really wants a granddaughter and I also kind of want some of those father-daughter moments for MH like I have with my sons. Either way, I think we will be happy. Except the 6 year old who prays, every night, “and this time I really do want a sister. God, I am not joking.” 🤣 For the record, I absolutely love how my boys interact with one another as brothers. It’s definitely a special bond that they cement through wrestling and trash talk. At ages 4 and 6. Bahaha
We are yet to find out the gender of our baby. But as a first time mom, I am overjoyed and at the same time extremely anxious. Whether it is going to be a boy or girl, it doesnt seem to matter at this point. All I know is that its going to be one hell of a roller coaster ride. Will I be a good mom? Am i good enough? Ugh the anxiety.
My materniti21 NIPT results came in today! Results are all totally normal and healthy! My OB wrote down the sex on an envelope so we are having a black balloon filled today with colored confetti (blue or pink!) and will give it a pop with some close family to all be surprised!
Re: I’m just here for the SEX
@wigglyicecream I’ve already reused my stuff, I’m ready to buy something new haha. Realistically I’ll probably reuse most of my stuff though. Lol
I still agree females are the stronger ones though.
Married: 4/5/13
"You know that place between sleep and awake,
that place where you can still remember dreaming?
That's where I will always love you.
That's where I'll be waiting."
~Peter Pan
*TW*
BFP #2: 10/29/17 MMC dx @ 9 weeks
BFP #3: 2/2/18 MC 2/7/18
BFP #4: 3/2/18 MC 3/9/18
RPL testing and hysteroscopy: all normal
BFP #5: 4/1/18 MMC dx @ 14 weeks ----> genetically normal girl :'(
Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue 9/28
BFP #6 11/5/18 EDD 7/20/19
BFP #7 12/8/2021 EDD 8/22/2022
@ashleigh2271 AHHH CONGRATULATIONS!!!!💕
@lmaplejc how did you get the tech to admit that? Mine is SO strict about not saying anything until the official gender scan just to be safe. I want a tech that'll try and get a peek early! lol I have zero chill.
@katiecattherese congrats!! I have two girls so have zero boy advice except to say raise them to be emotionally intelligent and compassionate lovers of nature.
@ashleigh2271 CONGRATS!! Are you so excited?? Is this your first? (sorry if you already answered that elsewhere.)
all this talk about dtd before ovulation is based on shettles method for ttc a girl. It’s all garbage. He did an experiment in the 60’s with bull seman that no one has ever been able to replicate.
@paytonpedro Yes! This was the 12w NT scan. I’m sure it’s also easier to tell if it’s a boy.
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