I forgot to mention in my last post: We're taking bets on gender!
So far we have:
my mom: "a determined girlbaby"
my dad: "Do you really want to know beforehand?"
Mike: BOY
me: girl?
Any other guesses???
Please leave a comment with your prediction...
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
gender predictions
Mike and I are hotly debating whether we are going to have a boy or a girl. (Needless to say, we are hoping to find out for sure at our 20-week u/s!) In the meantime, I thought we could tally up the predictions from all the old wive's tales, many of which were from this site.
1. Baby's heartrate
Supposedly a heartrate over 140 means girl and under 140 (obviously) means boy. At about 10 weeks, ours was 160.
GIRL
2. Cravings
Supposedly craving sweets=girl and savory=boy. Hmmm, cheese and carbs?
BOY
3. Belly shape
If you are carrying high with a big, round belly, you are having a girl. If you are carrying low with a smaller belly that sticks straight out, it’s a boy.
TOO EARLY TO TELL
4. Ring test
Using a string, hang your wedding ring over your pregnant belly. You are having a girl if the ring swings back and forth and it’s a boy if it swings in a circle. (We couldn't find string so we used dental floss. Hopefully that's close enough!)
BOY
5. Moodiness
If you are really moody, you are having a girl since you have another extra girl hormones in you. Your pregnancy will make you smile and be more happy if you are having a boy because there’s a little penis inside you. (Seriously?!?)
BOY
6. Bread
If you eat the bread loaf ends, it's a boy. (ew, bread butts!!)
GIRL
7. Activity
A very active baby on ultrasound = boy
(according to some. According to others it's just the opposite. Go figure.)
BOY?
8. Nosebleeds
Apparently nosebleeds mean a girl? Crazy that I just came across that, as I just had my first nosebleed in literally decades just last week.
GIRL
9. Chinese Gender Prediction Chart
There are a million different versions of this one online. This one predicts...
GIRL
10. Amount of morning sickness
All day = girl. Little/none = boy.
GIRL
11. Mom's beauty
Apparently girls will suck all of mom's beauty away, whereas women still look beautiful if they're carrying a boy. Since this is completely subjective, I will choose to believe that I'm still just as pretty. :)
BOY (ahem)
12. Grace
Clumsy=girl, graceful=boy. Well, I've already started dropping things (started? maybe continued is a better word).
GIRL
13. Sleep side
If you prefer to lie on your left, it's a boy. Right=girl
BOY
14. Necklace test
Have someone hold a necklace over your hand. If the necklace swings back and forth, it’s a boy. If it moves in a circle, it’s a girl. (Just the opposite of the ring test above.)
BOY
15. Feet
Colder feet during pregnancy = boy. Feet staying the same temperature = girl.
GIRL
And the verdict is....
GIRL=7
BOY=7
TOO EARLY TO TELL=1
Argh!
1. Baby's heartrate
Supposedly a heartrate over 140 means girl and under 140 (obviously) means boy. At about 10 weeks, ours was 160.
GIRL
2. Cravings
Supposedly craving sweets=girl and savory=boy. Hmmm, cheese and carbs?
BOY
3. Belly shape
If you are carrying high with a big, round belly, you are having a girl. If you are carrying low with a smaller belly that sticks straight out, it’s a boy.
TOO EARLY TO TELL
4. Ring test
Using a string, hang your wedding ring over your pregnant belly. You are having a girl if the ring swings back and forth and it’s a boy if it swings in a circle. (We couldn't find string so we used dental floss. Hopefully that's close enough!)
BOY
5. Moodiness
If you are really moody, you are having a girl since you have another extra girl hormones in you. Your pregnancy will make you smile and be more happy if you are having a boy because there’s a little penis inside you. (Seriously?!?)
BOY
6. Bread
If you eat the bread loaf ends, it's a boy. (ew, bread butts!!)
GIRL
7. Activity
A very active baby on ultrasound = boy
(according to some. According to others it's just the opposite. Go figure.)
BOY?
8. Nosebleeds
Apparently nosebleeds mean a girl? Crazy that I just came across that, as I just had my first nosebleed in literally decades just last week.
GIRL
9. Chinese Gender Prediction Chart
There are a million different versions of this one online. This one predicts...
GIRL
10. Amount of morning sickness
All day = girl. Little/none = boy.
GIRL
11. Mom's beauty
Apparently girls will suck all of mom's beauty away, whereas women still look beautiful if they're carrying a boy. Since this is completely subjective, I will choose to believe that I'm still just as pretty. :)
BOY (ahem)
12. Grace
Clumsy=girl, graceful=boy. Well, I've already started dropping things (started? maybe continued is a better word).
GIRL
13. Sleep side
If you prefer to lie on your left, it's a boy. Right=girl
BOY
14. Necklace test
Have someone hold a necklace over your hand. If the necklace swings back and forth, it’s a boy. If it moves in a circle, it’s a girl. (Just the opposite of the ring test above.)
BOY
15. Feet
Colder feet during pregnancy = boy. Feet staying the same temperature = girl.
GIRL
And the verdict is....
GIRL=7
BOY=7
TOO EARLY TO TELL=1
Argh!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
What a day
I found out this morning that my coworker just lost her baby. She was 25 weeks pregnant. I'm having a hard time wrapping my mind around this. I mean, I know that a loss can technically occur any time, even at full term, but this just seems so cruel of the universe! It isn't supposed to happen to nice people who have been through everything because all they want is to have a baby! And I'm having a hard time reconciling that I was just starting to relax a bit, and now I feel like I have to keep my guard up again. Life is so unfair sometimes. I'm hoping the autopsy will reveal some reason -- she had all the tests in the world done (amnio, etc.) and everything looked great. It just boggles the mind to imagine how something like this can happen, and why the universe would make it happen. I'm also just trying to remind myself that just because I know about this terrible (and extremely rare!) event, that doesn't mean that anything terrible is likely to happen to me. If you have any to spare, I could certainly use some good vibes/prayers right now, and my coworker could use them even more.
Really? The Claim: Holidays Can Affect When Expectant Mothers Deliver
Maybe we can try to have an Earth Day baby?
THE FACTS
Researchers have long suspected that holidays and culturally meaningful events can play a role in medical outcomes. Some believe that terminally ill patients, for example, can hang on to life for religious events, birthdays and symbolically important occasions, though decades of study of the question have yielded mixed results.
It has been unclear whether a similar holiday-postponement effect could be seen in pregnant women. In a study published this month, however, researchers at the Yale School of Public Health reviewed millions of birth certificates and found a 5.3 percent dip in spontaneous births on Halloween, suggesting that a mother’s mental state may play a role in when she goes into labor. The researchers also noted a 16.9 percent drop in Caesarean births on Halloween, perhaps indicating that many women avoid scheduling the procedure then.
The scientists looked at all births in the United States over an 11-year period that occurred within one week on either side of Halloween, adjusting for variables like day of the week. The 1.8 million births revealed a clear reluctance to start labor around the festival of the dead.
But would a more symbolically positive holiday have the reverse effect?
To find out, the researchers studied 1.7 million births that occurred within a week of Valentine’s Day over the same 11 years. They found a 3.6 percent spike in spontaneous births on Valentine’s and a 12.1 percent rise in Caesareans.
THE BOTTOM LINE
New research suggests that women may be able to control the timing of spontaneous births around certain holidays.
Really? The Claim: Holidays Can Affect When Expectant Mothers Deliver
By ANAHAD O'CONNORChristoph Niemann
THE FACTS
Researchers have long suspected that holidays and culturally meaningful events can play a role in medical outcomes. Some believe that terminally ill patients, for example, can hang on to life for religious events, birthdays and symbolically important occasions, though decades of study of the question have yielded mixed results.
It has been unclear whether a similar holiday-postponement effect could be seen in pregnant women. In a study published this month, however, researchers at the Yale School of Public Health reviewed millions of birth certificates and found a 5.3 percent dip in spontaneous births on Halloween, suggesting that a mother’s mental state may play a role in when she goes into labor. The researchers also noted a 16.9 percent drop in Caesarean births on Halloween, perhaps indicating that many women avoid scheduling the procedure then.
The scientists looked at all births in the United States over an 11-year period that occurred within one week on either side of Halloween, adjusting for variables like day of the week. The 1.8 million births revealed a clear reluctance to start labor around the festival of the dead.
But would a more symbolically positive holiday have the reverse effect?
To find out, the researchers studied 1.7 million births that occurred within a week of Valentine’s Day over the same 11 years. They found a 3.6 percent spike in spontaneous births on Valentine’s and a 12.1 percent rise in Caesareans.
THE BOTTOM LINE
New research suggests that women may be able to control the timing of spontaneous births around certain holidays.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Many firsts!
This has been a weekend of firsts for us!
1. Friday night we ventured into Babies R Us for the first time. Scary! Did you know they make special $7 plastic cups to rinse your baby off in the bath? I can only imagine what other "necessities" are in store for us!
2. Yesterday we got our first baby present for this little one!
Thanks to Emily, Jason, Claire and Ella!
1. Friday night we ventured into Babies R Us for the first time. Scary! Did you know they make special $7 plastic cups to rinse your baby off in the bath? I can only imagine what other "necessities" are in store for us!
2. Yesterday we got our first baby present for this little one!
Thanks to Emily, Jason, Claire and Ella!
3. Last night we also ordered our first baby item: a stroller! It should come in the mail on Wednesday. Exciting!
4. Today I started organizing a registry on Amazon.com! We're thinking we'll do the big stuff there (since it's much cheaper than in stores) and the little stuff at Target. This is starting to feel more and more real...
Thursday, October 20, 2011
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