I thought it was only suitable that I do a big old wives tale gender prediction test to see how many of these are true!
Obviously we already know what we are having so we will know if these are busted or true right now!
Are you carrying high or low?
Carrying high = Girl
Carrying low = Boy
Gender prediction: GIRL
When pregnant with my boys it always felt really low and I ended up kind of carrying my bump when I was going up the stairs!
BUSTED
Heartbeat
Below 140bpm = Boy
Above 140bpm = Girl
Gender Prediction: GIRL
At my 16 week midwife appointment the heartbeat was measured at 167bpm.
BUSTED
Cravings
Salt or Sour = Boy
Sweet = Girl
Gender Prediction = GIRL
I have craved nothing but chocolate, sweets and anything sweet. I have been avoiding sour and salty food like the plague and haven’t gone near a packet of salt and vinegar in months!
BUSTED
Chinese Birth Chart
Gender Prediction: BOY
I’m currently 25 and conceived in February. The chinese pregnancy calendar was right with my two other boys!
TRUE
Spots & Acne
Great skin = Boy
Spotty = Girl
Gender Prediction: GIRL
I have had huge breakouts and become extremely spotty!
BUSTED
Sickness
No Sickness = Boy
Sick = Girl
Gender Prediction: BOY
I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum with my first two pregnancies and was actually hospitalised with my first. I had both boys.
TRUE
Moody?
Yes = Girl
No = Boy
Gender Prediction: GIRL
I can definitely feel myself snapping at people easily and when I asked Kevin if he agreed he just started smirking and said “well, yeah. Maybe”
BUSTED
Dreaming of the sex of your baby
Boy dreams = Girl
Girl dreams = Boy
Gender Prediction: GIRL
I have been dreaming of having little boy, and ending up with three little boys!
BUSTED
Graceful v’s Clumsy
Graceful = Girl
Clumsy = Boy
Gender Prediction: BOY
I am bumping into everything. Walking into door frames, stumbling over my own daft feet, tripping over.. I am a walking catastrophe at the moment. Then again, I was like this with the previous two pregnancies. I actually gave myself a black eye when I was pregnant with Leo by walking into a door frame!
TRUE
Which side do you sleep on?
Left = Boy
Right = Girl
Gender Prediction: BOY
I cannot get comfy no matter how hard I try on my right side. I have to sleep on my left!
TRUE
Dad gaining weight?
Yes = Girl
No = Boy
Gender Prediction: GIRL
This one is really strange. Kevin has struggled to put weight on throughout his whole life and since I got pregnant with our third baby he has put on weight and is retaining it! It is super freaky!
BUSTED
What do you think?
Gender Prediction: GIRL
They say that mums know what they are having but I’m sceptical. I predicted girl straight away because this pregnancy is so different to my first two pregnancies.
BUSTED
Colour of your pee
Bright yellow = Boy
Dull yellow = Girl
Gender Prediction: GIRL
Another one that I am not convinced of.
BUSTED
Nipple colour
No change = Girl
Darker = Boy
Gender Prediction: GIRL
I have to say that when I was pregnant with my two boys that they were darker so this one intrigued me a bit!
BUSTED
Bread
Eating the crusts? = Boy
Only the middle of the loaf? = Girl
Gender Prediction: GIRL
I used to specifically ask Kevin to leave me the crusts because that is how I would have toast. But now all our crusts have piled up and I can’t stand them right now!
BUSTED
Breast size test
Bigger left breast = Girl
Bigger right breast = Boy
Gender Prediction: BOY
I don’t think this is reliable at all. When breastfeeding each of the boys, my right breast was always bigger as they got more milk from that one and it has a quicker let down. Whether that makes a difference I don’t know?
TRUE
Protein
Craving meat and cheese? = Boy
Gender Prediction: GIRL
I like bacon and cheese but I’m not craving it, I can easily go without them.
BUSTED
Skin on body
Smooth = Girl
Dry = Boy
Gender Prediction: GIRL
The skin on my body definitely feels smooth, but another one here that I am sceptical of.
BUSTED
That was 18 gender prediction tests from old wives tales and here is my score:
BOY = 5
GIRL = 13
So we have BUSTED 13 myths!
Hope you had a bit of fun, and please do comment and let me know if any of these were right for you!
The chinese calendar has always been right, so I may go off this alone next time round!
These are always loads of fun – we all love to wonder! I was convinced I was having a girl first time around because everything said so – all wrong! Second time around it was the same, the only boy indication was that I can only stomach salty foods and anything sweet was disgusting to me (I normally have a massive sweet tooth!) Thanks for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
So that’s why they are called Old Wive’s Tales!!! So many of them busted was really interesting to see the Chinese one passed the mark seeing as my other half is Chinese and I am sure this is something my MIL would have been working on to guess gender! Thanks for linking up to #coolmumclub xoxo
I love stuff like this. But I would say it was 50:50 if they were right for me. I know loads of people that swear by the Chinese calendar but it was wrong for me with both the girls. I guess you can only know 100% once they are born ?
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Ooooh I found this really interesting. It’s only 15 days until our 20 week scan and I can’t wait to find out!
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Hehe I am loving all of these, my oh wants a surprise but I am desperate to find out, all of these seem to swing between boy and girl. I recon its another boy even though I felt so sick constantly so far through this pregnancy, thank god for anti emetics in the beginning and a few drips! An exciting time for us both! xx #sharingthebloglove xx
What fun I never realised that there were quite so
Many old wives tales. Thank you for linking up to #ablogginggoodtime ?
Gosh I didn’t realise there were so many of them!! #coolmumclub