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Sweet or savoury and sex of child?

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EmmaJack86 · 11/06/2018 13:37

Just intrigued at the old wives tale of savour boy sweet a girl and wondered if this worked ou for you?

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TinyTerror1 · 11/06/2018 13:39

I'm expecting a girl and I've been craving both salty and sweet snacks depending on my mood. So I don't consider it particularly reliable!

doodlejump1980 · 11/06/2018 13:40

Salt and vinegar crisps for me. Twin boys!

EmmaJack86 · 11/06/2018 13:41

I'm craving gingerbread men and crisps ha ha so both xx

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LittleLoveXoxo · 11/06/2018 13:42

i went off sweet and loveeee savory (ive always been a chocolate fiend!!) and i found out saturday i am having a boy, so i guess the myth worked for me!

Seafoodeatit · 11/06/2018 13:43

I've had aversions to sweet things with all three children and I have two boys and one girl.

milkjetmum · 11/06/2018 13:44

Dd1 I was all about chocolate digestives. 2nd pregnancy was totally different and all I wanted was meat and gravy. But was still a girl! Although dd2 now 4 does still love meat...

user1483473283 · 11/06/2018 14:02

Adverse to sweet and obsessed with savoury both times... DC1 is a boy and this one is a girl! Smile

formerbabe · 11/06/2018 14:03

Yes...I have a boy and girl. It was totally true for me.

Starburst8 · 11/06/2018 14:04

I'm craving sweet & sour. All the old wives tales are pointing to a girl.... I'm however having a boy Grin

HappyLollipop · 11/06/2018 14:06

When I was pregnant with DS i was obessed with sweet stuff especially those calippo ice lollies so not true for me.

BikeRunSki · 11/06/2018 14:08

Craved savoury and bitter foods both times, have one of each.

memaymamo · 11/06/2018 14:14

It rings true for me. I gorged on sugar with DD. With DS's, I suddenly liked salty pickles when hadn't before.

Wellthisunexpected · 11/06/2018 14:21

With DS I went off sweet and craved salty stuff. With this one it's the same so I'm thinking boy again.

MrsBlaidd · 11/06/2018 14:26

We have two girls. First pregnancy only sweet stuff kept nausea at bay, second pregnancy all I wanted was pies/pasties/crisps etc.

They carried really differently too so DD2 being a girl was a bit of a shock when the midwife told me...I kept asking if she was sure Blush

rollingonariver · 11/06/2018 14:47

I could only eat salad or fruit during my whole pregnancy. Everything else made me vomit, I had a girl!

holycityzoo · 11/06/2018 14:52

Yes totally true for me I have 2 boys 2 girls. The boys it was all meat, potatoes and stodgy food. With girls it was cake and any kind of soft fruit. Especially mango.
I did crave salt and vinegar crisps (especially chipsticks) in the early days with all of them though.

RedPandaMama · 11/06/2018 14:55

Not for me. I didn't crave much but salty crisps and crumpets with lots of butter were a lifesaver when I felt nauseous. I really went off sweets and chocolate and I am an absolute sugar demon usually! I had a girl.

EmmaJack86 · 11/06/2018 15:01

Interesting well I'm craving sweet and savoury so maybe one of each ha ha

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chasingdonuts · 11/06/2018 15:03

I stocked my freezer full of frozen desserts from Iceland, I could go through a family sized gateau in one sitting. I had a girl Smile

Thegirlhasnoname · 11/06/2018 15:04

I can’t get enough of tuc crackers and salty stuff (a complete 180 from not pregnant me!) but I’m expecting a girl!

CremeEggThief · 11/06/2018 15:04

True for me too. All I wanted was chips or cheese on toast and I normally have a very sweet tooth.

bowtieandheels · 11/06/2018 15:05

Craved pickles with all three of my sons!

UnicornMadeOfPinkGlitter · 11/06/2018 15:06

Ds1 I craved jelly babies and jelly beans

Ds2 I craved roast beef dinners. To the point I used to buy those birds eye frozen ones so I could eat one every day!

Dd I just went off anything spicy. Even the slightest hint of spice have me chronic heartburn.

Mousefunky · 11/06/2018 15:47

With DS I went off sweet things and craved McDonald’s Blush. With DD1 I had pica so only craved ice. DD2 it was cheese which led me to believe she was a boy... this pregnancy (with a boy) I am craving salt and vinegar crisps and don’t have much of an appetite for sweet things at all.

800msprint · 11/06/2018 15:50

Craved fruit and sweets - had a boy. I think there's more in the shape of bump

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