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June 2015 Moms
virginiaunicorn11
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Team Green: OWT tally and final prediction
virginiaunicorn11
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i know that Old Wives Tales (OWT) are not based on science, mostly. And the old crew on here had zero patience for them. However. I am Team Green and it's just fun to obsess over!
So, question:
1) what are the 3-5 OWT you're kind of sort of paying attention to but not really but yeah? And
2) final call. What do you think you're having?
(Anyone who posts to tell me OWT are dumb, I know that and I will cut you. Xoxo)
So, question:
1) what are the 3-5 OWT you're kind of sort of paying attention to but not really but yeah? And
2) final call. What do you think you're having?
(Anyone who posts to tell me OWT are dumb, I know that and I will cut you. Xoxo)
Re: Team Green: OWT tally and final prediction
2) I had nausea all day, every day during first trimester (unless I was actively eating) but never once threw up. Hated chocolate for four months: BOY.
3) I look pretty normal, just with a big butt, boobs and belly, but no other real changes. BOY?
4) Last two doctor visits, I've been hooked up to heart monitors for 30 minutes and baby heart rate stayed below 140: BOY
5) my legs are not hairier (wtf?): GIRL
(I'm laughing at how stupid this all sounds, "out loud"!)
Final prediction: I feel like it's a girl.
1-gained weight just in belly - Boy
2- Chinese gender chart - girl
3- only eating sweets and citrus (I hate sweets) - girl
4- HR always in 140's - equal
5- no glow. Looked like shit from day 1- girl
My prediction: girl
Everyone else's prediction: boy
1. The Chinese gender test was super confusing for me. If I based it on first day of my last period (August 26) the test said boy, but date if conception (sometime in September) said girl. So this was a toss up for me before anatomy scan, but girl it is!
2. I had some nausea at first but never vomited. Everyone said this pointed to baby being a boy.
3. I'm only gaining in my boobs and belly, apparently from behind you can't tell I'm pregnant. I've been told this indicates girl (in my case, correct).
4. Heart rate has consistently been above 140 throughout this entire pregnancy. Girl.
5. I've had few cravings that I know for a fact are due to pregnancy, but they're always for cheesy/salty things. I have been told this indicates boy.
6. I've always had very, very clear skin, but I've had a few acne flare-ups since becoming pregnant, mostly in the first trimester. I don't know that many people would consider them to be break outs, but for me they were. I've been told that indicates girl.
Looking forward to seeing which of these work out to be true for all of you on Team Green!
ETA oh, and FWIW, everyone except for me, DH, and my mom was 100% convinced pre-anatomy scan that baby would be a boy. And then there was my dad, who was crossing his fingers for twins, fml - I would've been thrilled but in our circumstances that would've been incredibly overwhelming!
Oh... And the wedding band on the chain thing successfully predicted both my pregnancies no matter how many times it was done so there is also that....
Chinese calendar says- Girl.
Heart rate always been slightly over 140- Girl
Carrying all in my belly, no weight gain anywhere else- Boy
Eating more sweets than normal- Girl
Wedding ring- Boy
I have changed my mind throughout the pregnancy. Tons of people say boy based on how I am carrying and my sisters says I look like how she did with her boys and not her girl. Right now I think Girl after thinking boy for entire 2nd tri. The us tech at 20 weeks had us cover our eyes twice which made me think boy. Who knows!!! Can't wait!
1) Chinese Gender chart - the Bump's said girl. Someone posted a link to another one that used lunar age or something and that one said boy. A couple others have also said boy depending what their criteria is. I think the boys have outweighed the girls, so I feel I must reluctantly call this one - BOY
2) Snacks - I crave both sweet snacks and salty, and it wasn't uncommon for me to want to snack on a meat and cheese plate before pregnancy, neither was it uncommon to want to chow on girl scout cookies. INCONCLUSIVE
3) The fetal heart rate - except for once - has always been 140 or below. BOY (my Dr, btw, also predicted boy at 9 weeks and again at 12 because of how 'stubborn' the little bugger was hiding from first the initial ultrasound and the heart rate Doppler. I laughed and told her, that's a sure sign that's my daughter in there - you don't know how stubborn I can be. Hubs was in the chair nodding sagely)
4) Mood - they say if you're moody, its a girl, and if not, its a boy because "you've got a little penis in you" (I love the scandalous-ness of this one!) I was upset about this pregnancy the 1st trimester, but I don't consider that mood. That was me dealing with a serious life adjustment. Mood wise I think I have been generally the same, tho may react a bit more strongly due to hormones. Generally even-keeled = BOY
5) Shape of belly - I feel my bump is high, big and round (it starts just under my boobs, from the back you cannot tell I am pregnant, and I can still wear some pairs of pants that close at my hips - hip huggers). That makes this call GIRL
Most people who know me say GIRL
My prediction - the whole 1st trimester I felt it was a girl, waffled to boy for most of the 2nd, and am back to thinking girl now. GIRL
My Chinese chart never changed no matter if I used lunar or whatever age.
LOL! Can't wait to see what comes out! DH keeps saying, "I hope it's a baby." And I keep saying, "Sounds like a kitten from the descriptions - furry, eyes aren't open..."
1. Chinese chart - Boy
2. Weird chin rash/acne - Girl
3. Heart rate always 140 or less - Boy
4. Very moody - Girl
5. Carrying low - Boy
6. Very fast growing and weird hair growth everywhere - Boy
7. Craving salty foods - Boy
A lot of mine were right.
2) I used to have acne flair ups randomly before pregnany, I haven't had any: Boy
3) No weight gain except belly: Boy
4) I usually crave sweets: Girl
I think boy. 3 of us at work are pregnant; 1 who is having a girl looks completely different than myself & the other coworker who is having a boy.
I'll come back and report when we meet the ewok, for sure!
And I don't believe this OWT at all, but if heartburn meant hair, I'm still definitely having a kitten...a long haired, furry furry kitten.
Chinese gender chart: girl
Acne: Girl
Gained weight only in belly; boy
Carrying high: I've heard this is boy,but now I see people saying girl?
Hear rate: was high at first, now it's been high 130's-low 140's since week 25 or so: inconclusive/boy?
No morning sickness or nausea: boy
Legs and everywhere else are LESS hairy than usual: girl
My prediction: boy
-carrying the same with both (high and oval)
-still nauseated and have to take meds, with daughter had no sickness
-HR 150's, with my girl was 130's
-this pregnancy, one Chinese chart predicted boy, one said girl
Totally opposite of all OWT
:-bd
Also, after all my NSTs, baby's heart rate is below 140, which is supposedly an indication for boy.
Meanwhile, I am 38+3 and still carrying high (I've finally determined - thanks to my mother's strong opinion and also that feet are all over my ribs though head is engaged).
Baby's weight is estimated at a very average 6.5 lbs though DH and I were born at 9+, so my Grandma says girl.
Sticking with my Girl prediction.
Any last minute mind changes, ladies?
2) Weight gain of 50+ pounds, but all in front and back - Girl
3) Face has stayed slim - Girl
4) Glow and haven't had much acne - Boy
5) Told I am carrying low - Boy
For a long time, I thought baby was a boy. Now I am thinking its a girl. My gut tells me it's a girl and I find myself drawn to girl stuff so maybe it's a hope for a girl. Either way I will be happy!
1-carrying high- girl
2-clear skin-boy
3-heartbeat 145/150s- girl
4- craving salt- boy
5- Chinese calendar- girl
6- sick first tri- girl
Chinese gender chart - Boy
Dreams about baby - Boy
Gained weight in only belly - Boy
Heart rate in the 140s - Neutral
Sleeping on left vs right side (Left for me) - Boy
Pretty well all OWTs seem to point to boy, but in all honesty I'm not sure what I think! Haha, I go back and forth with it.
I'm still on the girl side..I even bought a very cute headband for pictures. However I would not be shocked if it's a boy because I physically have no idea. People are completely split around me-- even at my shower it was 50/50 on the tally for if they thought it was girl or boy.
Can't wait to find out for all of you if these OWT hold any water (and myself obviously!)
I've only had two dreams where there was an actual baby in them. The rest were dreams where I was pregnant or dreams I was in labor. One of those dreams did not say / show (it was more a labor dream) and in another I didn't 'see' the sex of baby, but I said "she" is wet and I forgot "her" diapers.
I've got to admit I've really been getting curious. Mostly on the maternal instinct part, which I think I said before is 70% accurate. Most of us on this thread think we are having girls (I'm back to girl today). I wonder if it will really be that many girls... Hmmmm
ETA my hubs has had a few dreams of baby. I think last time we talked about it he had 3 dreams a girl, 1 a boy.
These are interesting to read, and make me question wives tales even more than I already did. I'm about 50% one way 50% the other when I read the wives tales. I'm having a boy. I will say I felt it was a boy before we found out.
Meaning: I analyze the hell out of all of them, but at the end of the day believe it's all pretty silly.
DH rarely ever dreams. I'm a big dreamer and can remember details of dreams YEARS later. I don't think it's abnormal, whatever your dreaming habits are.
@amark11 I'm the same way with dreams. I've always been a very vivid dreamer and can remember most of my dreams for years. I don't put any stock into them. I've just "felt" this was a girl...but I also am not judging my maternal instinct if I get it wrong!