No official data, but my "What to Expect" app informed me of this the other day. I'm having a boy and have been ravenous my whole pregnancy. Ravenous. People said by the end of pregnancy I wouldn't be that hungry, but honestly at almost 37w I'm hungrier than ever. So I'm buying into it!
What has your experience been?
persimmon / 1341 posts
Well then I'm officially screwed if our next one is a boy. I don't think it's humanly possible to eat more than I'm eating with our daughter.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I had a girl and I ate like a cow. I gained over 50lbs! This time around I'm not as hungry. IT's still early though. 
pomegranate / 3225 posts
I saw something about this on babble's being pregnant blog. Crazy, right?
pomelo / 5178 posts
I did not notice a difference in my eating with DD versus DS except that I had fewer cravings with DS.
bananas / 9118 posts
False for me! I had a boy and from 7 weeks to 36 weeks I could not stand food- and I am usually a big foodie. It was a sad time for me, I had to force myself to eat.
Now at 16 weeks pp, I can't get enough food, and I'm losing weight. Thank goodness for breastfeeding!
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
I don't know...I"ve been eating like a horse and I'm having a girl!
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I didn't know what I was having, but I don't think these type of things hold too much water.
grapefruit / 4817 posts
Just had my boy, and honestly, I wasn't very hungry at all during my pregnancy. I also heard I'd be ravenous if I breast fed and that's not stacking up as true, either.
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
I've actually been really hungry lately. As in the middle of the night. And I'm having a girl
pineapple / 12234 posts
I have to agree from my experience. With DS I ate non-stop. I don't remember a time I wasn't grazing! It was ridiculous. With DD, I've been eating pretty normal: light breakfast, small snacks and usually a good sized dinner but everything is well balanced where with DS, it was all carbs.
I gained 55 lbs with DS and I've gained 20 with DD!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Probably not true but I had a girl and I wasn't very hungry.
pineapple / 12526 posts
I had a girl and I ate like a pack of elephants. I was ravenous the whole time.
kiwi / 545 posts
I had a girl and ate about the same as prepregnancy. Just a lot more sweets.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
Well true for me- tho i don't have a DD to compare to.
I felt like i was constantly eating with my son! So hungry all the time.
pea / 13 posts
I am having a boy and my appetite hasn't changed. If anything, I'm not as hungry as I used to be.
My friend couldn't stop eating when she was pregnant with her daughter and was completely opposite when she had her son.
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
Sounds about right. Shoot, I'm still ravenous a year after giving birth, but I hear it's from BFing.
I have a huge sweet tooth and like the myth I only wanted salty, never sweet things during pregnancy.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
My husband just marvels at how much I can eat!
@Boogs: Interesting - I don't normally have much of a sweet tooth and all I want is sweets : )
pear / 1764 posts
I didn't eat too much with DD...not a crazy amount anyways... but this time I don't think I'm eating too much either (it's very early though! 7 weeks 3 days)
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
I had very little appetite with my son, but I couldn't get enough of milk. I LOVED milk (and I am not a milk drinker!)
nectarine / 2163 posts
Well, let's just say, I HOPE it's true! I've been eating like crazy since 16 weeks when my morning sickness died down. It would be nice if I could blame in on the fact that i'm having a boy ;D
GOLD / kiwi / 613 posts
There was supposedly some "research" on this done about 10 years ago, if I'm recalling this correctly. It reported women pregnant with boys did eat more. The article I read didn't offer how the data was collected. I'm suspicious because if it was self-reporting that tends to be skewed. Plus it didn't say if the data was collected only from women that did not know the sex until birth. I'm sure for some ladies knowing that they need to grow a big healthy boy could subconsciously cause them to eat more.
So yeah, sounds questionable to me. Even though I fit the mold and have been eating less and I'm having a girl! 
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Well I'm eating ridiculous amounts of food right now, so I will let you know next week if it's a boy or a girl! My ssiters's both ate a ton with their girls though, although we have nothing to compare it too because we have no little boys in our family yet!
persimmon / 1035 posts
i hope this is not true, because i really want a girl and my appetite has been out of control. i am amazed at how much i can eat and then not even feel that full after. just normal.
coconut / 8299 posts
Hmmm. I'm more hungry now (girl) than I was when I was pregnant with my son. So for me, it doesn't hold true!
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