Old Wive's Tales

Those that are pregnant or have been pregnant before, you know how much advice and “wisdom” that is shared whether solicited or unsolicited. :) Well, a lot of what people think is based on old wives tales, which are rarely supported by scientific facts. Now, we know not to put much if any stock in them as most of them are just for fun to guess the gender of the baby. I remember with Ryane a lot of the quizzes I took and such usually said it was 60% chance she was going to be a boy—so, I know their accuracy!

Well, to fill the time of pregnancy before we get to have THE sonogram, I thought I’d have a little fun and do some of the old wives tales myself or check into some. Here are some of the more common ones people talk about:

Chinese Calendar – says GIRL! It said girl with Ryane as well.

Heartbeat – based on old wives tale that if faster than 140, it’s a girl and slower than that, it’s a boy – last Dr. appt. was 162 – GIRL! I also found a website www.babybpm.com that you put in the exact day you are in your pregnancy and it said BOY! For fun, I went back and put some of Ryane’s in and she flip flopped a lot between boy and girl. It’s all for fun and to help pass the time.

Drano test – turned brown, says BOY! I’ll tell you this was pretty fun as it was totally like an 8th grade science class experiment. We did it outside and it bubbled and steamed forever! I can't imagine how toxic Drano is inside the house!

Wedding Ring Test – I did this one over my belly and over my wrist (depends on which tale you read) and both swung back and forth – says BOY! I remember doing this one with Ryane and the ring didn’t move at all.

So, that leaves us about 50/50 now whether we are having a boy or girl. :)