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2nd Trimester
mmbrigger
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An old wives' tale - plz respond
mmbrigger
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People keep telling me I am having a boy. I will find out next week.
I am wondering (for those of you who know)
1.How much morning sickness did you have (indicate nausea or vomitting) ?
2. Did you have an aversion to meat?
3. What are you having?
Just curious 
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Re: An old wives' tale - plz respond
1.How much morning sickness did you have? None
2. Did you have an aversion to meat? Only chicken
3. What are you having? Girl
1. Threw up every morning through 15 weeks. Sometimes in the evening, too.
2. No, not at all. Meat has always been fine.
3. BOY!
Susan & Mark ... Married June 14, 2008 ... Chicago Area
James Tomasz born 1-5-10
Grace Dorothy born 7-13-11
PROJECT BALANCING ACT: BIO and BLOG- yeah... needs to be updated.
1. I was nauseous every night, but never threw up.
2. I did have an aversion to meat, but that's not that abnormal for me.
3. We're having a girl!
*As a side note, I truly felt that I was having a boy and so did everyone else. Then a few nights before u/s I had a dream that it was a girl and I was calling her by our chosen girl name. Weird!
With DD... I had:
1. A moderate amount of morning sickness. Frequent nausea, rare vomiting.
2. Aversion to chicken early on. Aversion to mushrooms that lasted throughout pregnancy.
3. Girl (obviously
)
1.How much morning sickness did you have (indicate nausea or vomitting)? Mild. V maybe 2-3x/wk for 3-4 wks, then 1x/wk for another 2-3 wks, plus nausea throughout the day.
2. Did you have an aversion to meat? Yes! Particularly chicken.
3. What are you having? A girl
1.How much morning sickness did you have (indicate nausea or vomitting)? Very mild nausea, but no vomiting.
2. Did you have an aversion to meat? Nope. Just asparagus.
3. What are you having? Boy.
1.) Nausea almost daily 7-13wks about. Vomit maybe about 5 times during that time.
2.) YES!
3.) A Girl
with DS
No morning sickness No aversions
with DD
some morning sickness No aversions
This one (unknown as of now)
alot of morning sickness I still cannot smell, cook or eat chicken
I was 100% positive I was having a boy. DH has one brother who has 2 boys. DHs dad has 4 brothers who have 2-4 boys each. There are no girls anywhere, and I just had a "feeling" it was a boy. I had boy names picked out, a boy nursery planned, called the baby "him", etc.
1. No morning sickness at all.
2. Yes I had a huge aversion to meat.
3. It's a girl.
1. I was nauseous my entire 1st tri but only vomited once...at 15 weeks
2. I could not eat any meat
3. We're having a boy!!
1. hardly any
2. yes, well chicken anyway
3. girl
I'll answer for my last pregnancy:
1. A ton, lots of nausea, some puking
2. No
3. Boy?
(read it. you know you want to.)
anderson . september 2008
vivian . february 2010
mabel . august 2012
1- No morning sickness
2- I did not have aversion to meat
3- I am having a boy
Good luck!
Just for fun since it's all a guessing game.
1. No morning sickness at all
2. Big aversion to meat.
3. having a boy.
1. Plenty of m/s. Nausea 24/7 from week 5 through 13, with morning vomiting daily and occasional vomiting in the afternoon and evening. Weeks 13 - present, I still have dry heaves every morning, some days more than others.
2. I have wanted, and still want, to eat meat, meat, and more meat.
3. Boy
2. Did you have an aversion to meat? No
3. What are you having? Boy
1.How much morning sickness did you have (indicate nausea or vomitting) ? with DD #1, no morning sickness or nausea. With this pregnancy, severe nausea and gagging.
2. Did you have an aversion to meat? YES, with both pregnancies, the first one more severe.
3. What are you having? GIRL, both times. 2 VERY different pregnancies.
1. I had morning sickness that mostly consisted of severe nausea. I only vomitted a few times, but was nauseated 24/7 for several weeks.
2. I had a horrible meat aversion; I couldn't even look at beef, chicken, or pork for the majority of my first trimester. Ground beef was about the only thing that I could stomach. Fortunately it only lasted 'til about week 14.
3. It's a boy
1.How much morning sickness did you have? Tons. Puking 6x/day from weeks 8-10 before taking Zofran.....still have m/s at 25 weeks.
2. Did you have an aversion to meat? I'm vegetarian, so N/A.
3. What are you having? Girl
1. All day nausea, vomit at least once a day from week 7-11. Then it kind of tapered off after that....
2. I could not stand to be near chicken. hated the smell, the texture, the taste. UGH. Gross.
3. I'm having a girl.
1. None
2. Yes - especially chicken. blech. It's taking a long time to get over.
3. A boy (All the old wives tales except the m/s pointed to girl. )
1.How much morning sickness did you have (indicate nausea or vomitting) ? Both, tons.
2. Did you have an aversion to meat? Not an aversion per se, but definately can't eat as much as before.
3. What are you having? Boy!!
2. Did you have an aversion to meat? No, I crave it.
3. What are you having? Boy
According to the old wives tales, I'm having a girl by the way I'm carrying and the heartbeat. Don't buy into them.
2. Did you have an aversion to meat? No
3. What are you having? Boy
Same for me, but we're having a boy.
2. Did you have an aversion to meat? No
3. What are you having? Boy!
Also, as a side note, I'm carrying low but our baby's heartrate was 143 at the big u/s....if you're comparing OWT
No m/s (but some nausea)
I've always hated meat.
I'm having a boy!
My mom had no m/s with both of her pregnancies, and has 3 girls. No m/s even with twins!?
1. I was nauseous in weeks 7 and 8, but never threw up.
2. No meat aversions, but I don't really eat meat to start with.
3. Boy!
This, except Im having a boy.