boy or girl
August 15, 2014
I told Dean I’m so sure this Baby No. 2 is a boy. (a) because the symptoms I’m having are very much similar to the symptoms with Daniel, (b) my tummy is so big and boys are bigger, a theory I made up myself of course, (c) Dean ate a lot of steak, and they say meat-eaters will produce boys, a theory I heard from non-medical people who I somehow felt know more than doctors, and (c) just because of Dean’s genes… 5 brothers, 2 nephews… their boy genes are just too strong.
I get to know the sex of Baby No. 2 at my next checkup and to be honest, I’m pretty nervous! A little part of me wants a girl to dress up in pretty clothes but I think a big part of me secretly wants another boy. Girls are after all more expensive and they grow up to want designer handbags and shoes and stuff. And then you’ve got to worry about the boys that come their way and all the secret dates they go on when they tell you they are going to “their best friend’s house to study”. Oh God… to have a little young me… would be a nightmare! If a girl turns out to be anything like me as a teen, I will be following her and waiting outside her best friend’s house with binoculars. And Dean will be next to me with a baseball bat, ready to smack the boy that picks her up. Nauzubillah! Hehe. Whoever has a lot of daughters, hats off to you guys, seriously!
I came across this baby gender prediction thingy and had a good laugh. If you’re pregnant, might wanna try them out for fun.
1) Highs and Lows
This one you can do just by looking south: if you’re carrying high, break out the pink. If your bump is low, you’re carrying a boy.
I don’t know, I’m just carrying heavy.
2) Be Still My Beating Heart
Next time your OB pulls out the Doppler to listen to baby’s heartbeat, ask her to tell you what the heart rate is. According to legend, 140+ beats per minute indicates a girl, and below 140 a boy.
My gynae would roll his eyes at me.
3) Sweet and Sour
Craving ice cream every single day? Some people believe this means it’s a girl. If you have to have salty or sour stuff, then it’s a boy.
*looks at the 5 packets of asam in my handbag*
4) Potty Time
This one’s a little out there. Pee in a cup (you’ve been doing it at all your prenatal appointments anyway, haven’t you?), mix a tablespoon of Drano in, and watch to see if it changes color. Green = girl, and blue = boy.
Ridiculous.
5) Unlocking the Mystery
This is one for a friend to try. Place a key in front of your preggo friend and ask her to pick it up. If she grabs it by the narrow part, she’s in for sugar and spice and all that. If she picks it up by the round part, it’s snips and snails.
What if I grabbed the keychain…
6) Spot On
If you’re breaking out like crazy, blame it on your girl babe. The belief goes that girls steal their mother’s beauty, hence, those annoying zits.
*looks in the mirror* I’m having a girl, guys. For sure.
7) Nice Ring to It
Pop off your wedding ring—if you still can!—and tie it to a string. Hang it over your belly. If it swings in a circle, a little guy’s in your future. If it goes back and forth, you’ve got a girl.
I just got dizzy to be honest.
8) Queasy Does It
Sick as a dog during the first trimester—or still? Signs indicate you’re having a girl. Little or no morning sickness points to a boy.
Boy.
Obviously we shouldn’t believe in the myths, but it’s all good fun guessing anyway! Guess I shall just wait for my next appointment to see. Pretty excited for it.
No.7 actually worked! You can use that trick to someone whos not pregnant by doing it on her palm. I used to try it to my mum and the outcome is exactly like what weve been told! Lol i dont know if its a coincidence but we sure were amazed
There’s this thing call placenta position that could determine boy or girl, they said its pretty accurate, If you got vaginal ultrasound (6-10 weeks), ask your technicians whether the placenta stick on the right side or left side of your uterus. If right, you’ve got a boy, and left is a girl. but keep in mind as in for the tummy ultrasound is mirror image, left is right and so on…
When my mother was carrying me in her belly, she had a 9months-long of morning sickness. It was so bad. But during the pregnancy of my brother, she didn’t had morning sickness at all. So I kinda believe in no 8 too.
Get daniel to scan your tummy! My son kept telling her auntie ‘boy’ each time she asked him when he touched her belly and it happens he was right. It is a boy!
They say if one looks shapeless frm the back, just round & heavy, it’s a girl. But if one still looks shapely frm the back & still maintains a figure, it’s a boy. I personally find this true to an extent.
I am anxiously waiting for my next check up too! I’ve been wondering if my instinct is all true (instinct says I’m having a boy) haha. But I’ve been reading all this gender prediction myths too tho just for the fun of it. Good luck to us vivy! Boy or girl I pray we are having a healthy baby! Inshallah
I have three girls. TERRIBLE MORNING SICKNESS, my face was glowing, and no it wasn’t my facial wash, my tummy was pointing downward and there was a space in between my boobs and tummy. I did not pee a lot and was craving sugar 24/7! 🙂
No 1 & no 3 are the only myth familiar to me. Don’t know much about the shape but people who looked at my tummy during both of my pregnancy got it right. The food now, spot on. My first was a boy, and I did eat pringles & all those salty snacks, every day non stop like reflex, had a breezy stress free pregnancy. My second, now, a girl. I ate ice cream religiously everyday, and had a terrible pregnancy, achy all over & had more moodswings than any normal person. I tell you I was so relieved baby came out 4 days early. Hahahaha.
Congrats!!!!!
From my own experience, having now 2 boys and a girl, I found out that when I carry my boys, I can wear maternity pants without any discomfort. However, my tummy itched like craaazeh when I have my girl inside me. Sumpah gatal gila! Ok..tu je.
Well, when i was pregnant, i craved choc cake everyday (which my husband religiously bought and for which i am regretful now!) and i had a boy. So i rule out that craving sweet stuff means it’s a girl. But i do believe in that morning sickness thing, i had a smooth, easy pregnancy compared to some who were on their knees everyday in front of the toilet bowl hehe. I can’t wait to know if you’re having a boy or girl v! I too hope to have boys and then ONE girl so that all her brothers can whack her secret boyfriend for me hehe.
Tanyer abg daniel, if nak nak nak, girl, if x nak x nak x nak boy…hehehe
the ring way !!! kahkahkah …
i had it a long time ago , masa sekolah okayy ..
we play a myth game to know how much “anak” that you will get , wether its boy or girl , seems like how many boy do you get , how many girl that you get .. hohoho …
haaa one more , looking at you “nadi” , how many bubble do you get after you push you “nadi” area ..
owhh not left also the way by use the rambut thingy , how many curl the rambut turn out after we “gesek2” dia ..
kahkahkahkah very teruk …
Vivy, i just delivered a baby girl. I do love ice cream during my pregnancy. I dont have any morning sickness. I dont have break out. People guess I am having a boy throughout my pregnancy. I say…. trust the Ultrasound, if you found the burger sign its a girl n if u see that thg its a boy…
I craved for ice cream at every pregnancies, 4 of them were boys.. no 8 didn’t work at all, no 1 -hospitalized for 2 days, no 2 – no hospital but sickness was there, no 3- 4 days at the hospital, no 4 and no 5 – a bit clever, I went to the hospital for drip (daycare ward) and go back home so no need to sleep at the hospital… all of them because of TERRIBLE SICKNESS (not only morning but the whole 24 hrs per day!) hehehe.. again, 4 of them were boys.. the only girl I had was the most terrible and longest SICKNESS I experienced.. heheheheh.. serik? tatau nak cakap apa, sedar2 dah 5 anak! LOL!
There are 4 girls in my family (including me as the eldest). When they were growing up, I swear, me and my dad would have a baseball bat hidden somewhere in the home (kidding).. but well, when one boy mysteriously showed up in the house, the impact he got from me was similar to a baseball bat (Without anything or anybody actually getting hit. And no, no weapons were used.) Suffice to say, that boy never showed his face around the house ever again. I think you can’t avoid these things.. unless they attend an all-girls school… i must agree that boys in this instance, are much easier to handle.. sigh.