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Heartburn = A Girl...?

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Highlandgirl · 14/12/2010 22:17

I've been having really bad heartburn for a few weeks now, started from about 26 weeks (ish) Today a friend mentioned that it's likely that I'm having a girl..? (don't know the sex)

Is this just another old wives tale or is there some truth in it? Should mention my friend has had 2 girls, heartburn with both!!

Thanks

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thisisyesterday · 14/12/2010 22:19

old wives tale

hideous heartburn with all 3 of my pregnancies

i have 3 boys

wigglesrock · 14/12/2010 22:21

I've had 2 girls, crippled with heartburn with one, never bothered with it with dd2!!!Have had mild heartburn a few times with current pregnancy and don't know what I'm having!!

But heartburn = a hairy baby - Fact

MogTheForgetfulCat · 14/12/2010 22:28

I have shocking heartburn, am pg with DC3 who is...a boy (my third). Heartburn just means your stomach is being squashed by the baby - oh, and all the relaxin makes the sphincter around the top of your stomach relax, so that heartburn more likely (I think that's right, seem to recall reading it somewhere...)

MarniesMummy · 14/12/2010 22:29

Well, you've a 50% chance of being right!

JingleJulezbooBells · 14/12/2010 22:32

Old wives tale. I had hideous heartburn with my 2 boys and this pregnancy which is a 3rd boy :)

Hairy baby rings true though, DS2 was born with a full head of hair. DS1 was 9 weeks prem so hairy all over...

thisisyesterday · 14/12/2010 22:34

only one of mine was hairy too. sorry

maryz · 14/12/2010 22:34

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MissAnthropy · 14/12/2010 22:35

Not true but if you squeeze a frog until its juices run freely and mix with your urine and drink it, then if your right foot tingles it's a boy, if you vomit with disgust, it's a girl. This is completely true.

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Highlandgirl · 14/12/2010 23:12

MissAnthropy (((((( laughing ))))))) brilliant.

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NineLadiesDancingThroughLife · 14/12/2010 23:29

MissA

Generally I think that much heartburn = probably pregnant

But I had terrible heartburn, and DD was like a wolf - still had fine hair all over . And she was a little bit overdue!

babynelly2010 · 14/12/2010 23:43

My mom told me about the heartburn and hairy baby, she has 3 girls, when she was pregnant with me (born with a full head of hair) she had an awful heartburn all the time, one of my sisters was very bold and the other one had a shadow, no heartburn with either of them.

freddiestarratemyhandbag · 14/12/2010 23:47

Two girls.

Heartburn with second and not first.

Neither hairy.

TheNextMrsClaus · 14/12/2010 23:50

Rubbish.

Three pgs.

Drank industrial amounts of Gaviscon throughout each pg.

One boy, two girls.

All bald as coots.

hastingsmum · 15/12/2010 00:06

Agree rubbish, have had horrible heartburn with two out of my three pregnancies (boy and girl), and not hairy either...

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Highlandgirl · 15/12/2010 10:16

heartburn = probably pregnant....!

Wanting to kill your husband for snoring all night = normal life...!

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Udderly · 15/12/2010 10:27

Had fierce heartburn, I was immune to gaviscon in the end, it was a girl, she was born with some hair, but not a huge amount. The heartburn went away as soon as she was born!

FindingAManger · 15/12/2010 12:52

yes you will most certainly be having a girl

ps I am joking

snowmummy · 15/12/2010 13:42

1 boy and 2 girls and I've had heartburn during all 3 pregancies.

waffle3 · 15/12/2010 13:52

i had terible heartburn in my pregnancy i had a little boy with lots of hair

tlise · 15/12/2010 15:08

I had bad heartburn with all 5 before now, one girl, 4 boys and none of them had loads of hair lol x

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 15/12/2010 19:46

I've had hideous heartburn with all 4 of my pregnancies - 2 girls and a boy (and another boy due in a few weeks).

As for hair - two slightly hairy and one as bald as anything.

Don't suffer - ask you GP to prescribe Omeprazole. It's marvellous and I wish I'd know about it with number one, rather than in the last few weeks of pregnancy number 4.

GuernseyFrench · 15/12/2010 20:11

I was necked the bottles of Gaviscon during my pregnancy and it was a boy with a full head of hair.

Thing about heartburn = hairy baby, mine was head down during the full last trimester so how can the hairs give heartburn? (just curious )

Pootle78 · 15/12/2010 22:38

I've been prescribed Peptac today for heartburn as the midwife didn't think eatting Rennie's like sweets was helping the situation!

I also thought heartburn = hairy baby!

BodleianBabe · 15/12/2010 23:20

I was told heart burn meant baby would be born with lots of hair. Absolutely true both times (both boys though)!!!

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Highlandgirl · 16/12/2010 10:39

A baby with hair.....OKAY now i'm freaked out!!!

Didn't have any heartburn yesterday at all!!

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