We've made it to 18 weeks / 4.5 months. This is a milestone because any time in the next couple of weeks there should be an ultrasound which may show us the sex of Cupcake. Between feeling movement last week and learning a little more about this life growing inside me, I'm quite excited.
I thought it would be fun to play around with the baby folklore, maybe you can guess the sex of the baby....give it a shot! According to the folklore:
Baby's heartbeat: lower than 140 beats per minute = boy, over 140 = girl
Heartbeat was 160 on 3/11....girl?
Morning sickness: no sickness in the 1st 12 weeks = boy, sickness = girl
If you've been keeping up with the blog, you'd know I've had my troubles with sickness....girl?
(for the record, I don't recall morning sickness with Elena)
How you carry the baby bump: all out front = boy, all around = girl
I feel all out front....boy?
(though some days are starting to feel all around; I carried Elena all out in front)
Carrying low = boy, carrying high = girl
hmm...might be too early for this one
Food cravings: salty / protein = boy, sweet / fruits = girl
Fruit is the easiest to get down, loving melon, strawberries and blueberries....girl?
But I don't crave my normal sweet things like chocolate, cookies, candy. Protein is hit or miss on chicken and pork but bring on the beef and fish...boy?
Skin becomes dry = boy, skin is soft = girl
Dry and itchy skin....boy?
It seems the folklore really has a 50% chance of being correct.
What do think?
Hmm, I'm gonna go boy. Bram's heartbeat was over 140 at one point, so I'm not going to go on that one. I'm actually going to favor the food folklore just for fun. I craved steak like nobody's business when I was pregnant w/ Mr. B. (That, and chocolate ice cream...but I'm *always* in the mood for chocolate ice cream.) Can't wait to find out!!
ReplyDeleteHa! Funny, Laurel! Sad to say chocolate does not taste good with this pregranancy. That must mean something, just have no idea what.
ReplyDeleteElena thinks the baby is a girl (much better than a girl and a boy). I have no idea....and Carl hasn't committed to anything yet. I'm excited to find out!
What about afternoon sickness?
ReplyDeleteMom, morning sickness encompasses sickness during any part of the day. That's just the name it's called. Some people suffer from morning sickness all day long, I suppose I was lucky it was just in the afternoon/evening so I could sleep through most of it.
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