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ColdFeetWarmHeart · 20/08/2017 13:07

So, I'm currently 8 months with our 2nd DC. Again, we don't know what we are having. Therefore we still have everyone guessing whether it's going to be a boy or girl.

Did anyone find that any of the old wives tales rang true for them? (I.e. carrying out front/all round, cravings)

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MrsOverTheRoad · 20/08/2017 13:19

I had terrible heartburn and the midwife told me it would be a girl. It was and she said it was the only OWT she had found to be true.

Hotpinkangel19 · 20/08/2017 13:23

Morning sickness.... was horrific with DC1 and now DC4. Both girls.

MrsOverTheRoad · 20/08/2017 13:25

I had no morning sicknes and also had two girls.

FuzzyOwl · 20/08/2017 13:28

I am another one who had no morning sickness and two girls.

Eusebius · 20/08/2017 13:29

Awful heartburn. All boys Wink.

Notsure1234 · 20/08/2017 13:30

I carried completely differently with both of mine so convinced dc2 was a girl. Nope, 2 boys.

Also had horrible heartburn

Mycarsmellsoflavender · 20/08/2017 13:46

Not an old wives tale but I had terrible asthma all the way through my pregnancy with DD which disappeared the day after I gave birth. When I saw the asthma nurse, she said it often happened with girls but not boys.

travis45 · 20/08/2017 13:51

More heartburn this time and it's a boy.

My stomach is more baby and sticks out than my daughters, don't think I'm as big either.

No morning sickness with this pregnancy or when carrying my daughters

ColdFeetWarmHeart · 20/08/2017 13:54

Dc1 was a girl. This pregnancy has been completely different; carrying just out front instead of all round, worse symptoms throughout whole pregnancy (nausea, headaches, spd ....). I wanted a lot of sugary and sweet stuff with DD. Now if I have too much sugary stuff I feel sick.

So pretty much everyone is predicting it's a boy!! I do try to keep reminding people that every pregnancy / baby is different lol.

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travis45 · 20/08/2017 13:56

I also had really bad skin this pregnancy, very sore spots and breakouts for the first 5 months.

Think they say girls do that as they take your beauty but it's carrying boy, hairs not as thick as it was with my last girl 😥

Babyblues14 · 20/08/2017 14:03

Carrying all front, having a girl.
But apparently girls take your beauty but my skin has been great Grin

userannoyedmail · 20/08/2017 14:12

No morning sickness at all and carried all out front like a football in all 4 pregnancies.... I have 4 girls

userannoyedmail · 20/08/2017 14:12

Oh and heartburn with all 4 to

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