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Folowing on from the "Why do people think they can say anything when you are pregnant' thread, I was discussing pregnancy and old wives tales with a friend recently, and all the nonsense people tell you as to whether they think you are having a girl or a boy. From my own experience, I carried my son low and out front, and did not have morning sickness - both classic 'having a boy' old wives tales.


Here is a link to some classic old wives tales: link


What have others experiences been? Did any of this ring true, or were all your experiences the opposite of the old wives tales? Additionally, any ladies with one of each - were your pregnancies the same or different, and likewise those with two of the same?

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I was sick as a parrot, and carried a high, round bump. Everyone from the Eastern European Sainsbury's car cleaning guy to the guy in Starbucks to the cleaner at work to every bugger I saw on the street and had an opinion he couldn't keep to himself said 'Ooh, you're having a boy!'.


The slight anti-climax to this story is that I did have a boy..

Old wives tales are a real bug-bear of mine!


I have 2 boys and a girl and a mystery one on the way, I have carried exacly the same way each time, had identical pregnancies, not a day of morning sickness and lots of indigestion each time.


EVERYONE has an opinion though, I tend to zone out when they start with the 'Ooh - it's a boy/girl' 'Ooh it'll have lots of hair' 'Ooh it'll be big/small' etc...

when I was 6 months pregnant with baby1, I was on holiday in Cape Town and met the head of the local maternity hospital at a party. He was convinced I was having a girl (bump reading). He said he has seen hundreds of bumps in his life and he has never been wrong. I did believe him because he was the head of maternity hospital...


and I had a boy!



I am now pregnant again and I am carrying exacly the same way this time, have so far had identical pregnancies, not a day of morning sickness and a lot of back pain.


and we know it is a girl :)

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