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Q: Old Wive's Tales
asked by: Jazzy36 on September 7th, 2005
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Hello all...

I'm new here and just want to say hi to everybody. I am 19 years old and 30 weeks pregnant. I am so anxious for the baby to come, with good health of course. I suffered a miscarriage early this year, so this is all unreal to me. I have no idea what the sex of the baby is..Anybody know any old wive's tales or sayings?
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pinkangel
replied on September 8th, 2005
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Re: Old Wive's Tales
jazzy36 wrote:
hello all...


I'm new here and just want to say hi to everybody. I am 19 years old and 30 weeks pregnant. I am so anxious for the baby to come, with good health of course. I suffered a miscarriage early this year, so this is all unreal to me. I have no idea what the sex of the baby is..Anybody know any old wive's tales or sayings?



hey I am 19 too and almost 32 weeks along I know one they say if your feet are colder now then its a girl isnt that crazy
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Jazzy36
replied on September 12th, 2005
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Cold Feet
Haha..Well my feet don't feel cold..
People tell me because of the way im carrying, it's a girl

but I crave sour and bitter things, so maybe it's a boy? Hmmm...
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angel6932
replied on September 12th, 2005
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Carring Low
To tell you the truth that is what my family said and it is a girl. But on the other side of my family they said that if you carry low then its a boy as I just said its a girl. My family said that the way I was carrying that they thought I was going to have a girl well they were right and weird thing is I wanted a boy so did my hubby. I am so happy with this girl. I dont even look back
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tribeluvr17
replied on September 12th, 2005
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Im 19 nad almost 32 weeks preggo.2 more days.Im carryin low nad havin a boy but I dont know of any thing to predict it.Maybe looka the chinese predictor thing.
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Sammy001
replied on September 12th, 2005
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Boy or girl? That is the question!

Answer the following 15 questions to see
what you will be having,
according to the old wives tales!



Look in the mirror and you will see,
whether a girl or a boy it will be,
is your hair full of body, with a lusterous shine
or is it thin and stringy, and makes you want to whine?
Thinner and stringer
shiny and fullbodied



for the next question, you need to look to your legs,
there down there somewhere, a little voice said.

Is your hair growing faster, could you make your own braids?

Or is it the same as before you were preg?
Faster
same as before



how about your nails, my pregnant friend
are they growing stronger and fast like the wind?

Or is the growth about the same as before
no changes at all, which can be quite a bore.
Faster and stronger
same as before



when you wake in the morn are you green at the gills?

Unable to rise from your bed without being ill?

Or are you a lucky one who morning sickness has missed,
and you spend your mornings in a state of happy bliss?
Green at the gills
bliss for being missed



look at your cravings, for i'm told they will tell
the gender of your unborn child as well...

Is it sour taste that makes your day?

And lemons, and pickles keep you on your happy way?

Or do you find yourself craving sweets,
and always looking around for a nice little treat?
Sweet
sour


when you look in the mirror at your tush (that's your rear)
do you find that it's growing in size? Oh dear!
Yes
no



how about your feet? (no, not do they stink)
to answer this question, I need you to think way back to your pre pregnancy days...

Are your feet colder now or were they always this way?
Yes
no



*swisha swisha swisha swhisa*
goes baby's little heart
already full of love for you right from the start,
but if you wish to use it, to help you see your fate,
you will need to look at baby's sweet heart rate!

Is heart rate below 139 or above 140?
139 or below
140 or above



in florida, they call orange juice, liquid gold or sunshine,
do you find now that you're pregnant, you crave it more of the time?
Yes
no



high or low? Which way does baby go?
Are you carrying high as the sky?

Or is your baby resting low?
High
low


is your tummy shaped more like the watermelon for the picnic?

Or the beach ball for the beach?
This way of guessing baby's gender is right within in your reach
reach out now and feel your tummy,
do you think bounce or do you think yummy?
(yummy) watermelon
(bounce) beach ball



kick to the left
kick to the right
stand up sit down,
fight fight fight
so which way does your future soccer player kick most often?
Right or left?
Left
right



high or low again, here we go...

Is your baby kicking high (in the ribs)
or are they kicking low? (in the stomach)?
High
low



to answer this question glance over at dad,
is he gaining weight in sympathy with you?
If so, that's a right gentlemanly thing to do!
Yes
no



during pregnancy you gain weight all over the place,
but to answer this question can you see it in your face?
Yes
no
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Nicknack
replied on December 12th, 2005
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I heard that you can not always tell by the way you carry the baby. So do not go by that. I carry my baby high and was told that there is no sign of a male anatomy.
But seriously you never really know what your baby is til you look once he/she is born.
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Kimmeh
replied on January 2nd, 2006
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sammy001 wrote:
go to:

Amazingpregnancy.Com/oldwivestales/index.P html


and do this test...Mine was right.






Boy or girl? That is the question!


Answer the following 15 questions to see
what you will be having,
according to the old wives tales!




Look in the mirror and you will see,
whether a girl or a boy it will be,
is your hair full of body, with a lusterous shine
or is it thin and stringy, and makes you want to whine?
Thinner and stringer
shiny and fullbodied



for the next question, you need to look to your legs,
there down there somewhere, a little voice said.


Is your hair growing faster, could you make your own braids?


Or is it the same as before you were preg?
Faster
same as before



how about your nails, my pregnant friend
are they growing stronger and fast like the wind?


Or is the growth about the same as before
no changes at all, which can be quite a bore.
Faster and stronger
same as before



when you wake in the morn are you green at the gills?


Unable to rise from your bed without being ill?


Or are you a lucky one who morning sickness has missed,
and you spend your mornings in a state of happy bliss?
Green at the gills
bliss for being missed



look at your cravings, for i'm told they will tell
the gender of your unborn child as well...


Is it sour taste that makes your day?


And lemons, and pickles keep you on your happy way?


Or do you find yourself craving sweets,
and always looking around for a nice little treat?
Sweet
sour


when you look in the mirror at your tush (that's your rear)
do you find that it's growing in size? Oh dear!
Yes
no



how about your feet? (no, not do they stink)
to answer this question, I need you to think way back to your pre pregnancy days...


Are your feet colder now or were they always this way?
Yes
no



*swisha swisha swisha swhisa*
goes baby's little heart
already full of love for you right from the start,
but if you wish to use it, to help you see your fate,
you will need to look at baby's sweet heart rate!


Is heart rate below 139 or above 140?
139 or below
140 or above



in florida, they call orange juice, liquid gold or sunshine,
do you find now that you're pregnant, you crave it more of the time?
Yes
no



high or low? Which way does baby go?
Are you carrying high as the sky?


Or is your baby resting low?
High
low


is your tummy shaped more like the watermelon for the picnic?


Or the beach ball for the beach?
This way of guessing baby's gender is right within in your reach
reach out now and feel your tummy,
do you think bounce or do you think yummy?
(yummy) watermelon
(bounce) beach ball



kick to the left
kick to the right
stand up sit down,
fight fight fight
so which way does your future soccer player kick most often?
Right or left?
Left
right



high or low again, here we go...


Is your baby kicking high (in the ribs)
or are they kicking low? (in the stomach)?
High
low



to answer this question glance over at dad,
is he gaining weight in sympathy with you?
If so, that's a right gentlemanly thing to do!
Yes
no



during pregnancy you gain weight all over the place,
but to answer this question can you see it in your face?
Yes
no


oh no...Lol the website says that that test is no longer there...And I answered all the questions you posted but it doesn't say what is what....Lol.
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Junemommy
replied on January 5th, 2006
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I Just Wanted to Pass This Along!!!!!!
I had the best advice given to me yesterdsterday.... When you go into labor make sure to take a polaroid camera.... So you can see your baby right away ........
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DaliciaLynn
replied on January 9th, 2006
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Not to be mean,

but they're called wivestales for a reason lol.

The only way to be exact is an ultrasound.
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mia7
replied on January 10th, 2006
Experienced User
I have been told that if you feel your baby moving around three months, than it's a boy b/c boys move more.

If you carry low it's a girl.

And this one has nothing to do with gender but I have also heard that if you get lots of heartburn that means that the baby is hairy, so expect a full head of hair at birth.

When I was a little girl I remember my mother and her friends playing a game where they hid spoons and forks around the house. The pregnant woman had to go find a spoon or fork, whichever she found first meant
spoon:girl
fork:boy

they also played one with a needle hanging fron a string and put it right infront of the woman's belly. The pregnant woman hel the needle on the string and if the needle moved back and forth or side to side it's a boy and if it moved in circles than it's a girl
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JaDo
replied on January 15th, 2006
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Well my neighbor told me that if i'd felt the movement on the right side of my belly then it would be a girl. Otherwise it would be a boy.
I felt it on my right side side and she said "start buying pink clothes" but of course I was on my 18th week and my ob was saying that the baby does not have a good position to see the gender so I didn't pay attention to what my neighbor said.
A month later I went to the doctor to do my schedule u/s and she said that we are expecting a baby girl. So ... From now on i'll trust my neighbor ;p
also my dad said that because I got cramps from the 4th month and because I have a sweet and calm face now that I am pregnant that I was carrying a girl...
Anyway ... Both of them where correct! I am 28,8 weeks and all the u/s that I am having are showing a healthy baby girl! :)
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harmoni
replied on January 20th, 2006
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Lol that is the funny that the "old wives tale" was right for you. They were always wrong for me. They all said I would have a girl, and well I found out in november im having a boy lol. Not that I ever believed in old wives tales to begin with :p
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