#baby5 | mother's intuition and old wives tales

When I was pregnant with Chloe many years ago, I knew I was having a girl. We didn't find out at the morphology scan, because we wanted the surprise, but I'd had a dream and if there's one thing I've learnt about myself it's to trust my intuition.

Natalie, 5 months old

When I was pregnant with Natalie, I had another dream about a girl, so I was sure that it was right.

Riley, ten minutes old

With Riley, the pregnancy was so completely different, I suspected it was a boy. So we did find out at the morphology scan. And we were right.

18+1

But this time, mother's intuition failed me!

We found out last week with our amnio results, and I can't figure out how I got it so wrong!

Let's look at some old wives tales, and compare them to my pregnancy (and the previous two), and see if we can figure it out together.

old wives tale - combine mum's age at conception and the number of the month of conception, if the result is odd, then it's a girl; even, it's a boy

Natalie = 39    Riley = 47    ? = 48

old wives tale - craving sweet food? it's a girl. craving salty or sour food, it's a boy

Natalie = ice cream     Riley = sweet thai chilli chips    ? = fruit salad

old wives tale - if you have morning sickness in early pregnancy, it's a girl. if not, it's a boy.

Natalie = 24/7, until birth    Riley = 24/7 until 16wks, then 26wks until birth    ? = stopped at 12wks

old wives tale - if your right breast is bigger, it's a boy. if it's the left, it's a girl

Natalie = left    Riley = left    ? = left  (after years of breast feeding, I'm lopsided!)

old wives tale - if you sleep on your left side, it's a boy. if you sleep on the right, it's a girl.

Natalie = right    Riley = left    ? = left

old wives tale - if your belly looks like a basket ball, it's a boy. if it looks like a watermelon, it's a girl.

Natalie = watermelon    Riley = basket ball    ? = you decide

Have a guess, what do you think I'm having?
Were any of those old wives tales true for you?
I'll be back on Sunday to tell you baby's gender
{old wives tales found here}

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