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Are the old wives tales true ?

36 replies

ThatBish600 · 15/01/2021 14:49

So I want to know from women who have had both girls and boys if the old wives tales are true about not having morning sickness with a boy??

Or what differences you did notice in your pregnancies between girl and boy ?

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Oneandabean · 15/01/2021 15:27

No they’re not. My friends have had very different pregnancies and had the same sex, others have had similar pregnancies and had different sexes. My cousin had to be on bed rest from 8 weeks with severe morning sickness with her boy. Each pregnancy is different and there’s no way of knowing from symptoms which sex

20viona · 15/01/2021 15:33

I had a girl and absolutely no sickness or nausea.

CaramelCup · 15/01/2021 15:34

I’ve had all girls (3). Two I had awful morning sickness and one had none at all

PoppyBean · 15/01/2021 15:36

Oh this is definitely not true.. I had horrendous sickness with my first who was a boy! None with my second, who was also a boy.

OHolyTights · 15/01/2021 15:43

24hr 'morning' sickness for months including with boys here.

MummyDummyNow · 15/01/2021 15:45

Not true at all. I had terrible morning sickness with my first, a girl. Second pregnancy no sickness at all, again a girl.

Souperspooker · 15/01/2021 15:46

I craved sweet stuff first time - had a girl. Second time scotch eggs daily -i know- a boy.

Amusing coincidence only.

I love this sort of survey!

You a bit bored?

Chelyanne · 15/01/2021 15:49

No differences with ours.
I carry high with boys or girls. Had similar sickness (was worst with twin girls). I've never been one for weird cravings.

Pipandmum · 15/01/2021 15:50

No not true.

OneForTheRoadThen · 15/01/2021 15:53

I had really similar morning sickness with both of mine. Even started on the same day (7+1). I was convinced I was having another boy but my second was a girl. The sickness lasted longer with my second though - until 18 weeks instead of about 16 with my son.

TheFormidableMrsC · 15/01/2021 15:55

I've got one of each. No morning sickness with either of them. A pregnancy that I miscarried, however, well I've never been so sick in my life.

ChocOrange1 · 15/01/2021 15:57

Definitely not true.
My mum had hyperemesis with me (girl) and none st all when pregnant with my brother.

I had no sickness with either of my girls.

yulelogc · 15/01/2021 15:58

I have 2 boys and 2 girls, and am 36 weeks pregnant I don't know what sex this one is, but my girls my sickness was worse definitely. I preferred savoury foods over sweet when having a girl too. My skin is better when I have girls. With the boys I still got spots, but the girls I had great skin. Also my body hair... it hardly grew when pregnant with the boys, but seemed to more with the girls! Of course it's all coincidence I'm sure, I don't read too much into it... although I'm convinced I'm having a girl this time!

GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal · 15/01/2021 15:58

I have one of each - no morning sickness with either!

TheGracefulwhale · 15/01/2021 16:01

Nope, I had horrendous sickness with ds and nothing at all with dd

allfurcoatnoknickers · 15/01/2021 16:02

AHAHAHAHAH HAHAH HAH HA. I had a boy and was throwing up day and night from week 7 to week 30.

Mimba1 · 15/01/2021 17:53

I am PG with a boy and had awful MS from 6 - 20 weeks. Can't comment on what it's like with a girl - maybe it would've been even worse!

Csari · 15/01/2021 18:03

I'd say not true. I've had two pregnancies, both boys and both very different. A little bit of sickness with ds1 and lots of sickness with this one.
Craved apple juice and sweet things with Ds1 and salty things with this one.

Youvegotafriendinme · 15/01/2021 18:48

When pregnant with my DS I had horrible nausea 24/7 (left me unable to eat) till about 16 weeks and even worse food and smell aversions till about 30 weeks. I’m currently 37w with a girl and I had such bad sickness and diarrhoea till 12 weeks I couldn’t keep anything down but I’ve been absolutely fine since

WhenTwoBecomeThree · 15/01/2021 19:10

When I was pregnant with DD, I had a grand total of 10 mins nausea! Although I did literally gain weight everywhere like they say you do with a girl, my relatives who both had a boy still looked skinny as a rake with a nice little bump. My hips got wider, my face was fatter, I had no figure what so ever, I just looked like a sack of spuds not jealous at all

DappledThings · 15/01/2021 21:34

@GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal

I have one of each - no morning sickness with either!
Ditto!
christmasathomeagain · 15/01/2021 22:06

I didn't really have sickness with either pregnancy. Both pregnancies were quite similar (except I had gestational diabetes with one and not the other).

anotherboyontheway · 15/01/2021 22:09

Pregnant with my second boy, didn't have any sickness with first pregnancy but suffered with awful sickness for first 15 weeks of my second! Xx

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ThatBish600 · 15/01/2021 22:14

@Souperspooker well I'm pregnant at the moment I don't want to find out untill I give both but I am curious ! I've got mild sickness but bad nausea !! X

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Pinkchocolate · 15/01/2021 22:22

I had identical pregnancies and have a son and daughter. From morning sickness (constant) to how I carried them, everything was the same. So definitely not true in my case.

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