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It's time for another poll
Jan. 13th, 2008 08:45 pmMany weeks ago, my mother informed me that this baby is a girl, and I should just not bother to worry about boy names for the baby. This week, my in-laws are in town and my mother in law informed me that she had a dream a few weeks ago, sat up in the middle of the night declared that Cayne was having a son and so this baby is a boy. We of course, still don't know, and thus have been working on names for boys and for girls.
So, based on the following information (facts we know from ultrasound and "old wives tales") I'm just curious about what you think.
What we do know:
The baby has a set of genitals that appear to be "typical" on ultrasound.
The baby's heart rate has consistently been above 140 (OWT-A heart rate above 140 depending on who you ask indicates that the baby is female.)
My skin has been relatively clear throughout the whole pregnancy-a few pimples early on, but no major breakouts. (OWT-girl babies steal the mother's looks during pregnancy.)
I appear to be carrying the baby lower in the abdomen, rather than high up and out in front. (OWT-Low down is supposed to be a boy, high up in front is a girl)
I've gained no weight in my face (OWT-With a girl, weight gain is visible in the face, with a boy it isn't.)
I've not gotten rounder/larger in the butt or hips (OWT-Gain in front means a girl, gain in the back means a boy)
Cayne is not gaining weight (OWT-Dad gains weight if it's a boy, but not if it's a girl.)
I do not eat the heel of the bread (OWT-Eating the heel of the bread means a boy.)
My cravings have been mostly for sweet things. (OWT-Girl babies make the cravings sweet, boy babies make them sour.)
My feet are not any colder than before I was pregnant. (OWT-cold feet during pregnancy means a boy. No change means a girl.)
My pillow faces north. (OWT-North facing pillows mean a boy, south facing means a girl.)
My legs are not any hairier than before I was pregnant. (OWT-hairier legs mean a boy.)
My nose has not changed during pregnancy. (OWT-a spreading nose means a boy.)
My boobs have not grown dramatically during pregnancy. (OWT-Dramatic changes to the size of the boobies means a girl.)
The Chinese gender prediction calendars (which use lunar age at time of conception and the month you conceived in) predict that the baby is a girl.
In other words, based on "Old Wives Tales" and the Chinese Gender Prediction Calendar (which claims an incredibly high rate of accuracy,) we're 8 to 5 in favor of a girl, I think.
I have not done the wedding ring test or the Draino test.
If you do answer the poll, I'd love to know why you picked the answer(s) you did. Just curious. I'm not voting because I freely admit to having no idea-I thought girl at first, then boy, then girl, and so I'm just not sure.
[Poll #1120780]
So, based on the following information (facts we know from ultrasound and "old wives tales") I'm just curious about what you think.
What we do know:
The baby has a set of genitals that appear to be "typical" on ultrasound.
The baby's heart rate has consistently been above 140 (OWT-A heart rate above 140 depending on who you ask indicates that the baby is female.)
My skin has been relatively clear throughout the whole pregnancy-a few pimples early on, but no major breakouts. (OWT-girl babies steal the mother's looks during pregnancy.)
I appear to be carrying the baby lower in the abdomen, rather than high up and out in front. (OWT-Low down is supposed to be a boy, high up in front is a girl)
I've gained no weight in my face (OWT-With a girl, weight gain is visible in the face, with a boy it isn't.)
I've not gotten rounder/larger in the butt or hips (OWT-Gain in front means a girl, gain in the back means a boy)
Cayne is not gaining weight (OWT-Dad gains weight if it's a boy, but not if it's a girl.)
I do not eat the heel of the bread (OWT-Eating the heel of the bread means a boy.)
My cravings have been mostly for sweet things. (OWT-Girl babies make the cravings sweet, boy babies make them sour.)
My feet are not any colder than before I was pregnant. (OWT-cold feet during pregnancy means a boy. No change means a girl.)
My pillow faces north. (OWT-North facing pillows mean a boy, south facing means a girl.)
My legs are not any hairier than before I was pregnant. (OWT-hairier legs mean a boy.)
My nose has not changed during pregnancy. (OWT-a spreading nose means a boy.)
My boobs have not grown dramatically during pregnancy. (OWT-Dramatic changes to the size of the boobies means a girl.)
The Chinese gender prediction calendars (which use lunar age at time of conception and the month you conceived in) predict that the baby is a girl.
In other words, based on "Old Wives Tales" and the Chinese Gender Prediction Calendar (which claims an incredibly high rate of accuracy,) we're 8 to 5 in favor of a girl, I think.
I have not done the wedding ring test or the Draino test.
If you do answer the poll, I'd love to know why you picked the answer(s) you did. Just curious. I'm not voting because I freely admit to having no idea-I thought girl at first, then boy, then girl, and so I'm just not sure.
[Poll #1120780]
