I'm currently 16 1/2 weeks pregnant, and tomorrow evening we have booked to have an early gender
scan to find out what we're having, if we're having a boy or if we're having a girl. Before
I find out tomorrow, I thought it would be fun to do some of the old wives' tales and
see if any of these are actually correct at predicting our baby's sex.
The first old wives' tale is that if you feel really sick in your first trimester, then
it is likely to be a girl, and if you feel well in your first trimester, then it is likely
to be a boy. I felt really well in my pregnancy so far. There's been a tiny bit of nauseousness,
but I have never been physically sick in pregnancy. So, if we're going to go with that one, then
it is a boy.
The next old wives' tale is to do with your bump. Apparently, if you have a low bump it's
going to be a boy and if your bump is high, then it is going to be a girl. To be honest,
in pregnancy I think that I always carry quite low. If that is correct, then I think my bump
is saying that it could be another boy.
The next old wives' tale is to do with your wedding ring. You're supposed to put your
wedding ring on a string, and if it goes in a circle it is a girl, and if it goes back
and forth it is a boy. Let's have a look. [inaudible 00:01:25].
The next predictor is to use a Chinese birth chart. Just go online and Google Chinese birth
chart, and then you take the age that you were at conception and the month that you
conceived and it will come up with a result. Let's have a look what I am.
Cravings. If you are craving sweet things, like fruit and sweets, then it I likely to
be a girl. If you are craving more sour things, then it is likely to be a boy. I have definitely
been craving sweets more and fruit and things, and Muller Lights I've been obsessed with.
So, that would be a girl for me.
Next one is one I haven't even heard about before, it is called the nub theory. Basically,
in your scan, it's so clear nowadays, apparently you can see a nub. I don't know if you can
see that little bit there. If that nub is horizontal with the spine it is likely to
be a girl, but if that nub is 30 degrees upwards or downwards it is likely to be a boy. For
me, I think it is quite horizontal. So, I think that that nub theory would mean a girl
for me.
Next one you'll need your scan picture for as well. It is called the skull theory. Apparently,
if the skull on your baby's scan is more rounded that is supposed to be a girl, whereas if
it is a bit more like boxy and square and has a bigger forehead that is likely to be
a boy. In my scan, I think that it has got quite a little round head. So, I think that
would be a girl for me.
The next one is to do with breast size, and I really don't know how reliable this is going
to be. But, apparently, if your right breast is bigger, then it is a girl, and if your
left breast is bigger, then it is a boy. I actually think that maybe my left is popping
out of my bra a bit more, so that would be a boy.
Last old wives' tale is if you're blooming or if you're not. Basically, apparently if
you're having a boy you will have shiny hair, good skin, and be looking really well. Whereas
if you have a girl apparently they take your beauty from you, so you'll be looking tired,
a bit rundown and that kind of thing. For me, I have been feeling really well in this
pregnancy and I think I kind of have been blooming. So, I would say that, for me, would
be a boy.
My actual gender scan is tomorrow, so at the moment I don't actually know what we're having.
I have no idea what we're having. If you liked this video, don't forget to like, comment,
and subscribe if you did. I will see you very soon. Bye.
(singing).