Is it a BOY or a GIRL?

With a little less than a week remaining till we find out what we are having – I thought I would do some investigating of my own. There are SO many old wives’ tales out there that supposedly indicate whether you are having a boy or a girl - so just for fun, I thought I would test some of them out to see what is in store for us!

After each tale, I have indicated whether we will be having a boy or a girl according to the specifics:

• Morning Sickness – If you did not experience morning sickness in early pregnancy it is a boy and it is a girl if you did have morning sickness early in pregnancy = BOY
• Baby’s Heart Rate – If the heart rate is less than 140 beats per minute, it is a boy and if its more than 140 beats per minute, it is a girl = GIRL
• Acne - An increased amount of acne during pregnancy means you are having a baby girl = BOY
• Food Cravings - If you crave salty food while pregnant it means you are having a boy and if you crave sweet food while you are pregnant it means you are having a girl = GIRL
• Hands – Dry hands mean a boy and soft hands mean a girl = BOY
• Age + Conception #1 - The Mayans take the mothers age at conception and the year of conception and add them together. If the result is an even number then mom is having a girl. If the result is an odd number then a boy is on the way = GIRL
• Age + Conception #2 - Add your age at the time of conception and the number for the month you conceived. If the sum is even it’s a boy, if its odd a girl = BOY
• Weight - If someone can’t tell you are pregnant from the back, it’s a boy because with a girl you would be pregnant all over = BOY

Boy wives tales: 5

Girl wives tales: 3

And last but not least – according to the Chinese Lunar calendar (see image below), we should be having a BOY!

I guess we will find out the truth soon enough…