Boy or Girl?! Testing Old Wives’ Tales + My Final Tally 👶✨

Join me as I test the most popular old wives’ tales for gender prediction at 24 weeks pregnant! 🤰 From morning sickness myths to heartbeat clues, I’m adding up my results were correct.

Play along! 💕 Here are some old wives’ tales you can test out too:

💓 Mom’s Symptoms
Morning sickness:
  • Lots of nausea → Girl
  • Little or none → Boy
Cravings:
  • Sweet foods → Girl
  • Salty or sour foods → Boy
Skin changes:
  • Breaking out or dull skin → Girl (“She’s stealing your beauty!”)
  • Glowing and clear skin → Boy
Cold feet:
  • Cold feet often → Boy
  • Warm feet → Girl

🤰 Belly Clues
Carrying high vs. low:
  • High bump → Girl
  • Low bump → Boy
Belly shape:
  • Basketball (all belly) → Boy
  • Watermelon (spread out) → Girl


💤 Heartbeat & Movement
Baby’s heartbeat:
  • Over 140 bpm → Girl
  • Under 140 bpm → Boy
Baby kicks:
  • Strong and frequent → Boy
  • Gentle flutters → Girl (this one’s tricky with an anterior placenta!)

🌙 Tests & Tricks
Ring test:
  Hang a ring on a string over your belly —
  • Circles → Girl
  • Back and forth → Boy
Baking soda test:
  Mix urine with baking soda —
  • Fizz = Boy
  • No fizz = Girl

Chinese gender chart:
  Uses your age + conception month to predict gender (some swear by it!)
I used the one on https://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnanc...

💅 Miscellaneous
Sleeping side:
  • Prefer left side → Boy
  • Prefer right side → Girl
Clumsiness:
  • Extra clumsy → Boy
  • Graceful → Girl

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