For Fun: Boy or Girl? 21 Old Wives’ Tales That May Tell You

Found these online and thought it would be fun to share. I'm team so it was fun to guess which is which.

Any of these ring true for girls who know what they're having? Or BTDT's?


Sleep Position
Pay attention to which way you lay down in bed tonight. If you prefer sleeping on your left side, you’ll have a boy. Right side? You’re pregnant with a girl.


Upset Stomach
Little girls aren’t always sweet. Extreme nausea means you are having a daughter.


Soft or Dry Hands
If your hands are dry during pregnancy, you are having a boy; soft—expect a girl.


Food Cravings
Your favorite pregnancy foods may tell you what sex the baby is. If you’re craving citrus while pregnant, you’re having a girl.


Adult Acne
If altering hormones makes your skin break out, expect a girl.


Graceful or Clumsy Pregnancy
If you feel as though you’re gliding through they day, you’ll have a girl. Stumbling? It’s a boy.

Face Weight Gain
If your face gets fuller, it means you’re having a girl.


Sugar and Spice Food Cravings
Craving salt during pregnancy? Potato chips, pretzels, and popcorn means a boy is on the way. Need a little something sweet? Ice cream, chocolate, and candy means you’re having a girl.


Mood Changes
If you’re experiencing pregnant mood-swings, expect a baby girl to arrive soon.


High or Low Pregnant Belly
If you’re carrying the baby low on your stomach, expect a boy. If it’s high, you’re having a girl.


Baby Weight
If you’re carrying baby in front, it’s a boy. Is the baby weight spaced all around your middle? It’s a girl.


Pendulum Test
Dangle a chain with a charm over your palm. If it swings back and forth: boy. In a circle: girl.

Model Your Hands
“Show me your hands.” If you would hold your hands palms up it’s a girl. Down? You’re having a boy.


Toddler Advice
Get baby advice from a nephew or friend’s little boy. If a toddler boy shows interest in your belly, you’ll have a girl. If he ignores you, it’s a boy.


Eat Garlic
Guess the baby’s sex by eating garlic. If the smell seeps out of your pores it’s a boy. If there’s no scent it’s a little girl.


Key to Pregnancy
If you pick up a key by the round end, you’re having a boy. If it’s by the long end? A girl.


Even and Odd Numbers
If your age and year of conception are both even or odd, it’s girl. One even, one odd means a boy.


Baby’s Heartbeat
If the baby’s heart beats more than 150 times per minute, you’re pregnant with a girl. Less than 150, it’s a boy.


Stress Test
A child tends to be of the same sex as the parent who is less stressed at the time of conception.


Dream Meanings
If you dream about having a girl while pregnant, you will wind up having a boy and vice versa.


Breast Size
If your right breast is larger than the left while pregnant, you are having a girl. If the left is larger, it’s a baby boy.

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some of these are a little but it's fun to guess!

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Re: For Fun: Boy or Girl? 21 Old Wives’ Tales That May Tell You

Since I know what I'm having I went through them all to see if they were true. Almost all were wrong

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Most of these say that I'm having a boy! We won't know for sure until March!!

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I'm havng a girl and a lot of them were true for me, but the one that stuck out the most was the right breast being larger. Just the other day I was checking my boobies out and noticed that the right one is def a lot bigger than the left.

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FYI I'm having a girl:

Sleep Position
ehhh, i would really prefer to sleep on my stomach but I do tend to favor the right side.

Upset Stomach
Little girls aren’t always sweet. Extreme nausea means you are having a daughter.

Yes, I had very bad nausea weeks 8-14


Soft or Dry Hands
If your hands are dry during pregnancy, you are having a boy; soft—expect a girl.

wrong, my hands are so dry and I'm having a girl.

Food Cravings
Your favorite pregnancy foods may tell you what sex the baby is. If you’re craving citrus while pregnant, you’re having a girl.

I have been eating a lot of grapefruit and clementines


Adult Acne
If altering hormones makes your skin break out, expect a girl.
a little bit in the first trimester but my skin is pretty clear at 24 weeks.

Graceful or Clumsy Pregnancy
If you feel as though you’re gliding through they day, you’ll have a girl. Stumbling? It’s a boy.

I'm always clumsy and I've become even clumsier lol so it's wrong for me.

Face Weight Gain
If your face gets fuller, it means you’re having a girl.

Everything's gotten fuller.


Sugar and Spice Food Cravings
Craving salt during pregnancy? Potato chips, pretzels, and popcorn means a boy is on the way. Need a little something sweet? Ice cream, chocolate, and candy means you’re having a girl.

hmmm, i was craving very salty things in the first trimester, now I'm not craving anything in particular. I do eat more sweets than normal though.


Mood Changes
If you’re experiencing pregnant mood-swings, expect a baby girl to arrive soon.

not too bad of mood swings...


High or Low Pregnant Belly
If you’re carrying the baby low on your stomach, expect a boy. If it’s high, you’re having a girl.

I'm low so it's wrong for me...unless it will get higher later?


Baby Weight
If you’re carrying baby in front, it’s a boy. Is the baby weight spaced all around your middle? It’s a girl.

DEFINITELY.


Pendulum Test
Dangle a chain with a charm over your palm. If it swings back and forth: boy. In a circle: girl.

YES! SIL's mom did this to me and it was girl for me and boy for her. Both right! She does it for all the preggos in her family and has only been wrong once.

Toddler Advice
Get baby advice from a nephew or friend’s little boy. If a toddler boy shows interest in your belly, you’ll have a girl. If he ignores you, it’s a boy.

That is so funny! DH and I were shopping yesterday and a little toddler (boy) got away from his dad and came straight up to me reaching for me! Can't say it was my belly in particular but it was too cute!


Even and Odd Numbers
If your age and year of conception are both even or odd, it’s girl. One even, one odd means a boy.

Strange, but yes this works out for me.


Baby’s Heartbeat
If the baby’s heart beats more than 150 times per minute, you’re pregnant with a girl. Less than 150, it’s a boy.

it was 142 at my level 2 so it's wrong for me.


Stress Test
A child tends to be of the same sex as the parent who is less stressed at the time of conception.

errr, kinda weird? but i wasn't stressed at all since our wedding was over with and had a fantastic honeymoon.

Dream Meanings
If you dream about having a girl while pregnant, you will wind up having a boy and vice versa.

Interesting. I did have one dream in my first trimester that I was breastfeeding a baby boy. This did make me think I was having a boy. Then a few weeks before my level 2, I had a dream that i got gifted onesies and it read "IT'S A GIRL"

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haha the pendulum test reminds me of my italian relatives who swore on the "ring test". They would take a piece of thread, put a ring on it, dangle it over your palm... circle was girl, back and forth boy! I think it changed for me a bunch of times though!

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Some I don't know...

9 signs point to boy, 4 signs point to girl

Re: For Fun: Boy or Girl? 21 Old Wives’ Tales That May Tell You

I'm having a boy, a good portion of these were right for me.

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I only tallied the ones I knew for sure. Exactly the same score for boy and girl This baby wants to remain a mystery!!

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I got about half and half on these, and I am team , so who knows.

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I had a boy and I can tell you that 75% of these "Old Wives' Tales" are false.

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Re: For Fun: Boy or Girl? 21 Old Wives’ Tales That May Tell You

here are my answers for fun.

1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3.HARD TO TELL (MY HANDS ARE ALWAYS DRY IN THE WINTER)
4. TRUE
5. TRUE NOW AT THE END
6. FALSE
7. FALSE
8. TRUE
9. TRUE
10. TRUE
11. FALSE
12. HAVENT DONE THIS YET
13. TRUE
14. HAVENT DONE THIS
15. TRUE
16. TRUE
17. TRUE
18. TRUE
19. HARD TO TELL. WE ARE BOTH STRESSED
20. FALSE
21. POSSIBLY TRUE. CANT TELL

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Re: For Fun: Boy or Girl? 21 Old Wives’ Tales That May Tell You

Most of these were wrong for me.

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Ha!
I love sweets and citrus and sleep better on my right side. Yet Im having a boy

Re: For Fun: Boy or Girl? 21 Old Wives’ Tales That May Tell You

Most were girl! We'll soon find out...1/3

Re: For Fun: Boy or Girl? 21 Old Wives’ Tales That May Tell You

Most were wrong for me and I am having a boy.

Re: For Fun: Boy or Girl? 21 Old Wives’ Tales That May Tell You

I am having a boy. I'd say half were wrong and half were right so its not accurate for me!

Re: For Fun: Boy or Girl? 21 Old Wives’ Tales That May Tell You

Pretty much all these were wrong

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