Old Wives Tales

Dear MrsM-I have heard a lot of old wives tales since I got pregnant. According to all of them I am having a girl-my baby’s hearbeat was 160, I’ve had bad morning sickness, and I’m 6 months and still hardly showing at all. What do you think? Is my baby a girl?

With our first I didn’t show until almost 7 months, had morning sickness so bad that I had to get rehydrated 2-3 times a week until I was almost 8 months, had a heartbeat of 160 at my 14 week ultrasound…..and had a very healthy baby *boy*.

This time I started really showing around 15 weeks, have been sicker than a dog but only hospitalized for dehydration 3 times total, had a heartbeat of 160 at my 17 week ultrasound…..and I am 6 months pregnant with a very healthy baby *girl*.

Not matter what the old wives say you’ve got about a 50/50 shot. Even having very similar symptoms doesn’t really mean anything, since every woman-and even every pregnancy-is different.

However, there are some studies that suggest that mother’s intuition about the gender of her baby is correct 75% of the time (more often than mere chance). If you can, try to set aside the gender that you perfer and focus on the baby. Think about them as a person….do you feel they are a “he” or a “she”? It’s not a guaranteed thing, but it’s scientifically proven to be more accurate than old wives tales.

I knew instinctively both times what my children’s gender was pretty much the minute I found out I was pregnant…both times I have been right.

Good luck to you and congrats on your new baby…whatever their gender!