"Statistically impossible she's having a girl"

MBNB · March 2009

This is what someone said to me last week, as she debated with a co-worker the sex of my child. Now I fully believe I'm carrying a boy as well (solely based on all of the old wives tales...haven't been sick, pregnancy has been smooth and easy, heartbeat is 140 or below) but the 'statistically' part of her comment kind of annoyed me. Like how the ef does she know?

hisbabybear · March 2009

i was sick as a dog for 20 weeks and this pregnancy was hard as hell and im having aboy. hmmm good luck

dugan1001 · March 2009

Did you do the chinese predictor on this website? It has been right on everyone of my friends and me included! So that might be another sure-fire way to prove your point. Good Luck! And yes...I firmly believe in the wives tales!

annibes · March 2009

LOL.. your probability of having one over the other is (shocker) 50%.. I would LOVE to hear her explanation of why it is "statistically" impossible that you are having a girl..?

Mrs_mam · March 2009

Uh, statistically you have a 50-50 chance, and probably 50-50 isn't the correct statistical term, but that lady is wrong and maybe stupid. I suck at math and even I know this.

DonnysBride09 · March 2009

well.. FYI.. dont believe wives tales.. haha. i had the SAME as you and im having a girl. been confirmed 2 times. good luck

aggiewed05 · March 2009

She doesn't know unless she is your ultrasound tech. With DD I had a smooth and easy, no sickness pregnancy. This time I'm having a boy and it's been rough. I've heard the heartbeat thing isn't true.

ljlkm · March 2009

Um, your co-worker needs to take a remedial stat class.

chels0120 · March 2009

Hahahah ummmmm I was sick as a dog, pregnancy hasn't been a ball of fun and his heartbeat is always above 150..... And I'm having a boy! So good luck with that OWT

DonnysBride09 · March 2009

dugan1001:
Did you do the chinese predictor on this website? It has been right on everyone of my friends and me included! So that might be another sure-fire way to prove your point. Good Luck! And yes...I firmly believe in the wives tales!

i conceived either on the day before or the day of my bday.. so i tried 25 and 26 y/o.. wrong for me..

christana08 · March 2009

Both of our families thought for sure that we were having a girl since girls dominate in DH's family (2 girls for 1 boy) but we surprised everyone by having a boy. DH said that it relieves the pressure off of him now to have a boy. haha

Jason'swife · March 2009

She doesn't know. She's an idiot.

joseysbride · March 2009

Did you ask her for a copy of the calculations proving the science behind her statistics?

That makes no sense.

staycee · March 2009

I haven't been sick and have had the easiest pregnancy ever... I'm having a girl.

jmurach · March 2009

I had no morning sickness, super smooth pregnancy (other than some recent back pain) and baby's heartbeat was always right around the 140 range....we're having a girl

peachypear · March 2009

Tell her this statistician is blowing raspberries at her.

She's right that the statistical odd could be altered with information that was actually correlated with sex - but none of those things are, so she is so, so wrong. I hate it when people throw "statistical" into random sentances to make themselves sound more reputable. PET PEEVE.