Old wives tale

[AyeWhySwim]

Is there any truth - anecdotally speaking - to the old wives tale that you get more severe sickness etc if you're carrying a girl?

I don't reckon so. I had horrendous sickness with each of my three pregnancies, and each time I was carrying a boy. It started earlier and lasted longer with each pregnancy too.

I've never heard it but dare say it's wrong from the amount of sicky pregnancies I know about where they had boys lol

It a load of old bollocks. It depends on how your body reacts to pregnancy and every one is different.

I had non with either pregnancy. Both girls.

I had sickness at least once a day for about 8 weeks with DS.
Pregnant with a girl now (NHS scan plus private scan to double check) and I've had no sickness at all and I'm 28 weeks tomorrow.
So I think it's rubbish.

I had very little and had two girls.

Horrendous sickness here and having a boy. Also most of the old wives tales for having a girl have happened to me and BabyDoor is most definitely a boy. Could got have got a clearer picture of his testicles at the scan. Sonographer came across them straight away he seems to have been totally happy to show them off to us.

I never had any sickness at all and I have a DD & DS

( did have horrendous heart burn with both though... and they both popped out quite hairy!!)

It hasn't been true for me. I feel much worse this time than last time. I had a girl first and now having a boy.

Three girls here and not once did I get morning sickness

No I’m having a boy and still was sick every day - still now!

I was more ill with my daughter, but there are loads of other reasons this could have been due to. I was a couple of years older, I had another child to look after instead of just myself.

I didn’t even have a hint of nausea with my DD so I’d say it’s rubbish!

Two girls and and never actually was sick once! Nausea and aversion to food but that's it. And it was worse with my first. No correlation I think.

Every old wives tale is rubbish, every pregnancy, conception and labour is different.
But I did have lemon addiction with both of my girls!