Old wives tales - which were correct for you? (light hearted)

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Just that really, all in the name of fun!

I read about one in the latest chapter of my baby book last night that I'd never heard of before. It's the only one I've come across so far that was accurate for me:

If your linea nigra stops at your belly button it's a girl, but if it extends higher and reaches closer to your ribs then it's a boy.

I love these!!

My DD had a full head of thick black hair and I couldn't even drink water without getting crippling heart burn.

My bump was all out front with her and I craved salty things.

Horrendous heartburn with DS1 - and he had the thickest mop of black hair when he was born.

Had horrendous morning sickness with all 3 of them, but ended up in hospital on a drip with DC2 (DD)

Bumps were all roughly the same shape, ie to the front, and no linea nigra.

Huge out the front bump, heartburn- had two very hairy boys! But I did also have terrible morning sickness with both.
Craved cheese and meat with boys, sugar with dd
Also the family order theory (can't quite remember it but it's like if you're the middle child your first will be a boy, 2nd a girl etc.... Was correct for us. Chinese predictor was wrong each time. Wedding ring on string was right each time.

I read an article a while ago which claimed that the size increase was a way to tell gender. Girls cause your boobs to increase in size more than a boy would due to testosterone or estrogen or something

speed of heartbeat, over 14 and gallopping is a girl
slower and like chuff of train a boyt

think mine was 166 at scan and weeks later found out was a girl

Morning sickness, carried low, craved sugar and horrific heartburn = Hairy baby girl

This time (22 weeks pregnant atm) morning sickness, carrying high, craving vegetables and sugar making me ill = Boy. Also have awful heartburn with this one but will find out in April if he's hairy!

Terrible HG = must be a girl or twins... I have DS1&2

Craving savoury stuff - boy 👦

Savory = blue was true in my case
I had terrible sickness with my DS

And what is nub and skull theory?

I had awful heartburn, very little sickness and carried high & in front with all three of my bald girls.

Women in my family all carry girls like a basketball and boys like a rugby ball. I've not been wrong yet guessing based on shape. (I've guessed something like 20 babies.)

Girl - very sick , craved haribo, no linear negra
Boys- easy pregnancy, no sickness, carried out in front, linear negative went high

My leg hair is growing really slowly, looked it up and apparently that means a girl.

Wonderflonium I've not heard that one before. My leg hair was out of control until 24 weeks and now it grows very slowly. Hope my boy hasn't morphed into a girl because I've bought too many boy clothes now!

I had heartburn with my first daughter and she had no hair. I had no heartburn with my second daughter and she had hair. Also I was all to the front both times - you wouldn't have known I was pregnant from behind and again, both were girls. I carried differently with both of them too but it made no difference. None of the predictions were true for me!

I've not noticed any that were true for me - horrible morning (all day!) sickness, shocking heartburn = baldy little boy! Also, sweet cravings - not been much of one for chocolate til then, suddenly started inhaling it!

My OH'S mum came in and said 'you've a bump Nd a bum, means you're having a boy!' Hadn't told her the scan showed a girl yet!! 😁

Bump and bum usually means girl

DS1-no cravings, no heartburn, no sickness or nausea. Had 3hairs when born
DS2-as above
DS3-horrendous heartburn throughout pregnancy...still came out with 3hairs
DD-horrendous nausea, occasional heartburn lets see if she has more than 3hairs lol

Forgot to mention nonstop sweet cravings with DD...31weeks now and my bump and bum has gone huge

I carried twins so the old wives' tales of carrying high etc did not apply, nor heatburn etc. I was always going to get extreme symptoms at 5ft1 with 39 week twins taking over my whole body!

Apparently red haired women can't breastfeed. Something to do with being delicate/thin skinned.

I did breastfeed but I had absolutely shredded nipples and only managed by using nipple shields until I toughened up.

That Chinese gender calendar ... that was true for me on both children