https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:46:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-wives-tales#post-18599 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:25:34 +0000 LivsMama 18599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost every one of mine pointed to a boy and we have a girl. The only one for us that said girl was the needle/wedding ring on a string one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-wives-tales#post-18552 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:59:44 +0000 Rosie Girl 18552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They all point to girl for me, and we are having a girl :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-wives-tales#post-18536 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:18:42 +0000 erinpye 18536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of mine said boy, but we're having a girl. I hated anything too sweet until recently, still am not really showing at 21 weeks, baby has a low heart rate, and I'm carrying low, but I did have horrible morning sickness and acne, so those two were right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-wives-tales#post-18444 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:28:58 +0000 musicbox611 18444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Man, I was CONVINCED I was having a girl because all of the old wives tales were spot on for a little lady. Turns out I just had a really sensitive little boy. :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-wives-tales#post-18404 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:31:05 +0000 loveisstrange 18404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only big one that wasn't true for me was the morning sickness one. You're supposed to be sick if you're having a girl, and I wasn't at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-wives-tales#post-18388 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:59:53 +0000 T.H.O.U. 18388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I craved sweets like fruit but had no morning sickness and I had a girl. </p> <p>The oddest old wives tale was your hair on your legs grows slower if it's a boy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-wives-tales#post-18387 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:59:38 +0000 cyneswith 18387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have heard that the heartbeat one is kind of pointless because most boys ALSO have a heartbeat above 140... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-wives-tales#post-18384 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:51:44 +0000 mynoahbear 18384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm having a girl and 5 of those old wives' tales are right. The only two that are wrong are the showing early one and the mayan prediction one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-wives-tales#post-18368 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:20:49 +0000 heffalump 18368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Someone told me that girls "steal your pretty." So I was convinced I was having a girl. </p> <p>And I did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-wives-tales#post-18361 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:10:46 +0000 Andrea 18361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a girl and the acne thing was true. My skin got SO bad. The heart rate thing and Chinese gender chart were also accurate. I never threw up but felt nauseous my first trimester and I had no food cravings and showed very late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/old-wives-tales#post-18347 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:33:17 +0000 winniebee 18347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At first I was CONVINCED I was having a boy. Now, I'm thinking it's a girl as I'm starting to fit in with some of the "girl" old wives' tales. I'm 13 weeks and we still have 6 weeks to go before our anatomy scan. Here are the tales that I can think of and where I fit in.</p> <p>- craving OJ, sweets, fruits (girl)<br /> - acne (girl)<br /> - showing "early" (girl)<br /> - heart rate above 140 - 159 actually (girl)<br /> - mayan prediction (girl)<br /> - chinese gender chart (boy)<br /> - no morning sickness (boy)</p> <p>Did any of the old wives' tales prove to be true for you? </p>