4/2/18

Gender Prediction Tests & Old Wives Tales

We are so excited to find out the gender of Baby B this weekend, however before we do I figured it would be fun to take a look at all the Old Wives Tales & Gender Prediction tests to see which way they point and if any of them are correct. I made a list of 14 tales and tests to compare, so lets see how they look. I also got this image on etsy to display at our gender reveal party this weekend which touches on some of them.

Morning Sickness-(GIRL) they say if you suffered from any nausea and sickness it is more likely to be a girl, especially the worse it is. While mine was never in the "morning" I still suffered from nausea so I gave this point to girl. 

Baby's Heart Rate- (BOY) they say if the baby's heart rate is over 140 it is more likely you are having a girl and 140 or below is most likely a boy. Now this is tricky because it all depends on when the heart rate is taken. So I am going off the heart rate at our last Dr's appointment which was exactly 140, which means its right on the edge but I gave the point to boy. 

Carrying High vs. Low- (BOY) they say if you are carrying your belly high baby is a girl, if you are carrying low baby is a boy. I could honestly not be carrying my belly lower so this is definitely a boys point. 

Sleep Side Left vs. Right- (BOY) they say which side you sleep on at night is an indicator, if you sleep on the left side baby is likely a boy, on the right it is likely a girl. Normally I sleep on my right side but during the pregnancy I have been favoring my left side which I found surprising which is a point for boy. 

Sweet vs. Salty Cravings- (BOY) they say if you crave or gravitate more towards salty snacks you are having a boy, while sweets means you're having a girl. Since goldfish was my biggest snack of choice in the first trimester and a couple others I gave this point to the boys. 

"Beauty"- (BOY) they say if they mom-to-be's beauty and complexion is "stolen" its because she is having a girl and the baby girl is stealing her beauty, if mom's looks remain the same or better than she is having a boy. Since I would say skin and everything is the same I gave this point to the boys.

Attitude Moody vs. Mellow- (BOY) they say if you are feeling more on edge and moody than its more likely you're having a girl while if you are more mellow you are more likely having a boy. Since I have felt pretty mellow I gave this point to boy. 

Mayan Calendar- (BOY) the Mayan calendar uses the age of conception and the month of conception to determine the gender, if they are both even or odd then you are having a girl if it is one of each you are having a boy. So both of my answers were odd, meaning a point for girl. 

Chinese Calendar- (BOY) the Chinese calendar also uses the age of conception and the month of conception to determine gender but it is on a chart. You find your age and month and it tells you boy or girl. My answer is boy. 

Ring Swing Test- (BOY) for this test you take a strand of your hair, string your wedding band on then lay down and hold the ring over your belly. Stop the movement and see what happens. If the ring swings back and forth it means boy, if it swings in a circle it means girl. When I did this the ring swung in a back and forth motion, so a point for boy. 

Hands & Skin- (BOY) they say if you are suffering from drier hands and skin that means boy. Which I have been struggling with I have had such dry skin it is itchy, so point for boy. 

Eye Vein Test- (GIRL) for this test you look for the V or Y shaped vein at the bottom of your eye. If it  is in your left eye it is a girl if the vein is in your right eye it is a boy. I found my vein in the left eye, so point for girl. 

Nails- (GIRL) they say if you are suffering from very weak nails that are breaking and cracking easily it is because you are having a girl. I have been suffering from this since getting pregnant where normally I do not, so a point for girl. 

Dreams-(BOY) they say if you have any dreams they contain the gender of your baby then what you are having is actually the opposite of what was in your dream. So I actually only recently had any dreams about this but in both the gender was a girl, meaning opposite the point goes to boy. 

TOTAL TALLY: 
BOY- 10
GIRL-4

The tests overwhelmingly point towards the gender being a boy, which is also what I have thought myself for awhile. Not sure why but I have been pretty sure since the beginning that I was having a boy. I can't wait to see if I am right this weekend.

I also filmed a video answering all of these you can watch here: 



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