This is a question that I get asked on a daily basis, sometimes more than once and by the same person!
I get a lot of questions and comments, but this is the one that irritates me the most. Of course there are worse things that people can say, but I am tired of saying the same thing over and over again! I have even tried being cheeky and just saying ‘It’s a baby!!’ but then they say ‘Oh, so you didn’t want to know then.’ Gah!
I wish we did know the sex of our baby, but our baby did not want to tell us! We had an early scan in between the 12 week and 20 week scan, where our consultant guessed that our baby is a boy, but then at the 20 week scan baby’s umbilical cord was tucked conveniently between their legs, and so the consultant could not see any boy parts, and because of that she said maybe girl! So it really is 50/50 right now. We decided not to pay out for a private scan as they are pricey, we would rather spend that money on our baby. So we are waiting until we meet them and we will have a lovely surprise!
When I get asked this question I have to take a deep breath, and calmly explain for the 10 billionth time the reason why we don’t know whether our baby is a girl or a boy!
Everyone I know is having fun guessing the gender. Most people think our baby is a boy because of the way I am carrying (out front and low). Matt’s Nan thinks we are having a girl because the baby is a little fidget. One of my work friends thinks I’m having a girl because of the way I’m carrying. Another thinks I am having a boy because I didn’t have any morning sickness I have craved dairy…I think it is pretty much safe to say that these old wives tales are a load of balony!
But of course I’ve done all the of the gender predictor tests online! It’s all harmless fun, totally unreliable, but it did make me giggle!
The Chinese Chart says Boy
Netmums says BoyBabymed.com says 60% girl 40% boy
Babycentre.co.uk says Boy
Mayan predictor says boy
There are some other crazy tests you can do like mixing your urine with baking soda or mixing your urine with red cabbage water?! I definitely won’t be giving those a try, it’s just a little bit too weird! There is the wedding ring trick, where you tie it to a piece of string and dangle it above your bump. If it swings from side to side baby is a boy, if it spins in circles baby is a girl. I did try this one and it went from side to side, so that is another point for boy!
As I said before these are just for fun, the only way we will know is by meeting our little one, and I can’t wait!
Just look at that beautiful profile!
Emi xxx
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