boy or girl...did you know?

redshoegirl · June 2010

I was reading through my baby name post down below, and Vanessa said although they're not finding out the gender, she's 99.9% positive that it's a boy.

I was the same way - I was absolutely convinced we were having boys. I didn't have any reason to think this (and most of the old wives' tales tests said we were having girls), but I was totally and completely positive they were going to be boys. In fact, when the u/s tech said "There you go, you're having boys!" I just kind of nodded and went, "Mmmhmm, yep!" I would have been shocked - and I do mean SHOCKED - if we were having girls.

Ben, on the other hand, kept wondering if they'd made a mistake with determining gender right up until the boys were born (umm, honey, I've had like eleventy thousand ultrasounds, and I'm fairly positive all those techs can't be wrong!). So he kind of thought we were having girls, and was unconvinced right up until the day they were born lol!

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lelekay · June 2010

I was completely convinced it was a girl, but it's definitely going to be a boy....he put everything on display for us in his ultrasound!

4forluck · June 2010

DH's family does not have girls. There are 6 grandkids in the family and DD is the only girl. When I was pregnant with her, I was convinced she was a boy, because of this. I was so excited when we had the ultrasound, because I really wanted a girl. MIL was super excited too, because she didn't have any granddaughters. My family is mostly girls, so I always tell DH that family won. Wink

lisakeiko · June 2010

I really had no clue but all the strangers who asked if we were expecting a boy seemed to be able to tell by my bump! One myth that was true for me was not craving sweets. I normally have a sweet tooth and was expecting all kinds of cravings for desserts but pretty much the first two trimesters, I never really wanted anything sweet.

eacerna · June 2010

My gutfeel told me it's gonna be a girl so when we had our u/s, i was not surprised when the tech said it's a girl with no doubt. now, i am second guessing though. what if the tech made a mistake and she turns out to be a boy? lol.

lisakeiko:
I really had no clue but all the strangers who asked if we were expecting a boy seemed to be able to tell by my bump! One myth that was true for me was not craving sweets. I normally have a sweet tooth and was expecting all kinds of cravings for desserts but pretty much the first two trimesters, I never really wanted anything sweet.

I never craved for sweets and i'm having a girl.

MrsIH · June 2010

F&F all said girl, DH was convinced girl therefore I was starting to think girl. When we were told it was a boy our jaws dropped a wee bit

We're thrilled with a boy or girl as long as the baby is healthy, obviously... but yep, in our case we weren't right

Oh and it's definitely a boy, he showed us the goods during our big ultrasound a couple of weeks ago.

vanilla15 · June 2010

I voted for pie, just b/c as noted above, I think it is a boy, but have no scientific evidence to back me up! and man, I do love pie!!

sanae78 · June 2010

I voted for pie too. :P. I really really wanted a girl but I had no gut feeling. I was very happy she turned out to be a girl.

lola808 · June 2010

Everyone who commented thought I was having a boy because I carried all the weight in my belly. Before I even was showing though, I had a really strong sense that it was a boy. We picked boy and girl names, but all along I felt a little sad knowing that we wouldn't be using the girl one. Then when A was born and DH announced "it's a boy," I squealed, "I KNEW IT!!!"

redshoegirl · June 2010

lola808:
We picked boy and girl names, but all along I felt a little sad knowing that we wouldn't be using the girl one.

Heh, I was secretly glad we were having boys because I loved our boy names much more than our girl names. Stick out tongue

inamra · June 2010

MH and I thought girl in the beginning because my m/s was so bad and I had heard that it was worse with girls. And early in the pg, I really had no idea one way or another so I went with it. We already had a girl name picked out too. But for some reason, as we approached the 20wk u/s, the more I thought about it, the more wrong I felt about expecting a girl. By the time we got the u/s, MH betted on girl and I was sure we we're gonna have a boy. And I was right

SanHawaii08 · June 2010

I voted for pie, since we don't find out for 2 more weeks...

4forluck:
DH's family does not have girls. There are 6 grandkids in the family and DD is the only girl. When I was pregnant with her, I was convinced she was a boy, because of this.

I was convinced before we even got pregnant that we would only have boys - for this very reason. MH's dad has 4 brothers. They have a total of 9 kids (including MH and his brother) - 8 of which are boys, 1 girl. But, given your experience, who knows - we shall see! i can't wait to find out Smile

eacerna:

lisakeiko:
I really had no clue but all the strangers who asked if we were expecting a boy seemed to be able to tell by my bump! One myth that was true for me was not craving sweets. I normally have a sweet tooth and was expecting all kinds of cravings for desserts but pretty much the first two trimesters, I never really wanted anything sweet.
I never craved for sweets and i'm having a girl.

I don't crave sweets at all - in fact, I rarely ever eat sweets anymore! They just don't appeal to me Sad But again - who knows... Smile

...i still think this baby is a boy though! Wink

re the bump - supposedly, boys make your belly more "pointy" and girls make your belly more round all over...then again, one of my friends is having a girl, and I thought her belly was pointy - maybe I just don't know how to read them right Smile

redshoegirl · June 2010

SanHawaii08:
re the bump - supposedly, boys make your belly more "pointy" and girls make your belly more round all over...

Ha! Mine looked like I'd swallowed a beachball, it was so round! But maybe that's because I was having two...

lelekay · June 2010

redshoegirl:
SanHawaii08:
re the bump - supposedly, boys make your belly more "pointy" and girls make your belly more round all over...
Ha! Mine looked like I'd swallowed a beachball, it was so round! But maybe that's because I was having two...

We're only having one, and I'm definitely more round! In fact, pretty much ALL the old wives' tales pointed towards girl. Shows how much "they" know! :P

MrsNicole&Brian808 · June 2010

I don't know why, but from the moment we got our BFP, I just always thought of this baby as a boy. The thought or image of a girl never entered my mind. MH also just knew we were having a boy from the beginning, which is why he started calling him Hank. Smile

When we had our big u/s, I was kind of worried that we weren't having a boy. If we were having a girl, did we somehow already mess her up by thinking boy all this time?! Yes, silly, I know.

About the sweets...I am all.over.them. My sweet tooth has been in overdrive throughout this pregnancy! Ice cream, frozen yogurt, cake, pie, brownies, cookies. I have to admit I've been behaving myself a little better the past couple of weeks, though.

The Chinese gender chart was right. And I'm carrying like a boy so far. Most people can't tell I'm PG if they look at me from the front or back. I still have a waistline...for now. Stick out tongue

eacerna · June 2010

MrsNicole&Brian808:

I The Chinese gender chart was right.

Mine was right too!!

Oceangirl22 · June 2010

This is a fun question, esp to hear who;s hunches were right on. I've definitely been feeling like this baby is a boy, and DH thinks girl. We have a while until we find out, but I'm curious what myths others either proved right or wrong. So far, I've had hardly any m/s, have not craved sweets at all, and I'm not showing yet, so can't tell by the stomach.

I'm also wondering if any of the heart rates made you think one sex over the other, that old myth.

redshoegirl · June 2010

eacerna:
MrsNicole&Brian808:

I The Chinese gender chart was right.

Mine was right too!!

Mine was wrong. Stick out tongue LOL like I said, just about every one of those prediction things said we were having girls. I've just got to be difficult, don't I? Wink

Oceangirl22:

I'm also wondering if any of the heart rates made you think one sex over the other, that old myth.

I think the rates are something like 140 or below are boys and 140+ are girls, right? Ours were generally borderline - like 142 and 145 - but occasionally dipped down to the 130s or up into the 160s, so I can't say one way or the other.

SirenSong · June 2010

I honestly could never tell with either of my babies. I really was on the fence, well and truly.

For 3-4 years though, I had a 100% perfect score as far as predicting the gender with OTHER people's pregnancies. I forget who ruined the good run for me lol.

When Josh and I started dating, I 'felt' we would have kids together and that we'd have two girls and a boy, in that order. I actually envisioned them (I sound loopy, I know). I saw the eldest girl having dark blonde hair and brown eyes, the second born girl having dark hair and blue or green eyes and the boy having dark hair & blue or green eyes.

Right now, Maya has dark blonde hair & brown eyes and Samara has fair hair and blue eyes....so we shall see if her eyes stay blue or turn green like mine did and whether her hair turns dark.

SanHawaii08 · June 2010

redshoegirl:
Oceangirl22:

I'm also wondering if any of the heart rates made you think one sex over the other, that old myth.
I think the rates are something like 140 or below are boys and 140+ are girls, right? Ours were generally borderline - like 142 and 145 - but occasionally dipped down to the 130s or up into the 160s, so I can't say one way or the other.

but the heartrate slows down as the baby grows too - so for these cut-offs, what timeframe are we talking about? Smile

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