Just like with the boys, we've set up a website where you can enter your guess on sex, birthday, weight and length and you can even let us know who made the guess. And if you guess correctly on everything, you'll get major bragging rights from us!
Here is the link to the site: http://www.expectnet.com/games/BabyW3-2015 - I had issues when posting this so in case there are problems and it takes you to main page, just type BabyW3-2015 into the search box on the upper left of the screen to find our page. Sorry! Or try clicking the box below, it seems to be working - at the moment!
And here is some background info to help you make your educated guesses!
We'll start with a personal history:
I was born on December 20, weighing in at 8 lbs, 12 oz and measuring 21 inches long. *Updated from info from my mom: I was due on December 13 and didn't want to come out. When she went for her weekly appointment on December 20, the doctor induced her.*
RCW was born on September 3, weighing in at 9 lbs and measuring 21 inches long. *Updated from info from RCW's mom: RCW was overdue and if his mom didn't have him by her next scheduled appointment, they were going to induce, but he arrived before induction was necessary. Albeit, still later than his due date.*
C was born on February 15, 2012 at 38 weeks. He weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 20 inches long. His due date was February 29, 2012, but we had to induce 2 weeks early due to preeclampsia. From the induction, there was a placenta abruption which lead to an emergency c-section as C's heartrate was not stable and declining.
E was born on March 28, 2013 at 38 weeks. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long. His due date was April 11, 2013, but we had to go 2 weeks early due to high blood pressure, protein in my urine and other signs of preeclampsia. He was a scheduled c-section for 1:30pm on March 28, 2013.
Baby W3's official due date is July 15, 2015. However, we will have a scheduled c-section around early July hopefully in the morning. Due to my preeclampsia history, it hasn't been scheduled yet.
RCW believes Baby W3 is a girl, just like he thought with C and E. I have no idea - I truly will not be surprised to find out its a boy or a girl! When I vote online I'll probably choose girl though. C is adamant the baby is a girl ('it's a gurl baby') and will wear a pink hat and we'll have pink cake for her birth day. E hasn't joined in the guessing game and usually just mimics C's answers.
Now for the Old Wive's Tales:
1. Carrying High or Low - High is a girl, Low is a boy. - Baby W3 is low! - BOY (same as C&E)
2. Heartbeat - 140+ is a girl, under 140 is a boy. - Baby W3 has consistently been fairly high. Here are the numbers and dates: January 7 - 158 bpm, February 6 - 160s bpm, February 27 -168 bpm, March 27 - 150s bpm, April 28 - 160s bpm, May 15 - 153 bpm. That is an average bpm of 158 which would indicate... GIRL (same as C&E) (side note: C and E's average bpm was 154 when I did this in January 2012 and February 2013)
3. Sweet or Salty - Sweet cravings mean its a girl, salty ones lean towards boy. - I have been all about some sweets! Lots of sugar and then a lot more! Chocolate, anything chocolate, even just chocolate chips, is my chosen poison. It is actually pretty out of control! When I don't want sweets, I want carbs. Salty is not in my vocab right now! GIRL (same as C&E)
4. Mayan Legends - Legend has it that the Mayans determined a baby's sex by looking at the mother's age at conception and the year of conception. If both are even or odd, it's a girl. If one's even and one's odd, it's a boy. - My age at conception was 31 and the year of conception was 2014, so odd and even means BOY (same as C&E)
5. Key Test - This is one for a friend to try, place a key in front of your preggo friend and ask her to pick it up. If she grabs it by the narrow part, she's in for sugar and spice and all that. If she picks it up by the round part, it's snips and snails. - I placed our house key on the table. Left it and later walked by to pick it up. Just like with C&E, I picked it up by the big round part. I'm pretty sure a lot of these are habits that have nothing to do with being pregnant with a boy or girl or not! BOY (same as C&E)
6. Pimples - They say baby girls steal their mom's beauty, so if you're breaking out its a girl, if you're clear of zits its a boy. - My face hasn't really been breaking out, I rarely use concealer or wear makeup lately. I get the occasional zit, but nothing out of the norm. With C I had breakouts on my neck, shoulders and back and with E I did have face breakouts! BOY (same as C & different from E)
7. Wedding Ring Test - Pop off your wedding ring and tie it to a string. Hang it over your belly. If it swings in a circle, a little guy's in your future. If it goes back and forth, you've got a girl. - Just like the last 2 times, I put my wedding band on a piece of yarn and hung it over my belly. My ring started swinging in a circle! BOY (same as C&E)
8. Morning Sickness - If you had horrible morning sickness in the first trimester, or still do its a girl. If you didn't deal with nausea, its a boy. - I had some nausea, nothing like some mommas experience and for that I'm grateful. I also believe 100% it was a side effect of the progesterone suppositories I used for most of the first trimester. Once I stopped using them, the nausea went away. So no, I don't think I experienced real baby related morning sickness. BOY (same as C&E)
9. Mathematical formula - Age of the mother when she got pregnant + her month of birth + month of conception = if result is odd it is a boy if it is even it is a girl. - My age at conception 31 + my birth month of December 12 + conception month of October 10 = 53. 53 is odd so BOY (different from both C&E)
10. The Gypsy’s Formula- Age of the mother + the month in which she got pregnant. If result is even it is a boy, if it is odd, girl. - I'm assuming age of mother is like all others and means age at conception so 31 + month of conception being October 10 = 41. 41 is odd so
GIRL (different from C&E)
11. The Oil Test - Pour a few drops of oil on the top part of the belly. If oil drips quickly it is a boy. If it drips slowly, it is a girl. - Just like with the boys it seems fast or slow is subjective. With C, I said it dripped really quickly. With E, I said it slowly rolled down and I even tried it 4 different times! With W3, as it was rolling I felt like it was rolling slow. So we'll go with gut. GIRL (different from C & same as E)
12. Nature’s language - It is believed that nature communicates with humans through forms. In this case, if the mother’s womb is round, it is a girl. If it is pointed, it is a boy. - Just like with the boys, I'm still not really sure what this means! My belly is super round and I don't notice any pointedness so we'll assume GIRL (same as C&E)
13. Sleep Position - Pay attention to which way you lay down in bed tonight. If you prefer sleeping on your left side, you'll have a boy. Right side, girl. - With C I gravitated to sleeping on my right side, with E I preferred to sleep on my left. This time I feel like I rotate ALL night long, but my preference is to sleep on my left side. BOY (different from C & same as E)
14. Soft or Dry Hands - If your hands are dry during pregnancy, you are having a boy; soft - expect a girl. - My hands are dry, but I have dry skin normally. However, my wedding rings are totally irritating and drying out my left ring finger so we'll go with dry hands. They certainly aren't soft. BOY (different from C & same as E)
15. Food Cravings - Your favorite pregnancy foods may tell you what sex the baby is. If you're craving citrus while pregnant, you're having a girl. - I've never experienced a true got to have it now craving in any pregnancy, but I have enjoyed a glass of orange juice each morning and prefer that to milk or water with breakfast. So we'll say yes, I have wanted some citrus during this pregnancy. GIRL (different from C&E)
16. Graceful or Clumsy - If you feel as though you're gliding through the day, you'll have a girl. Stumbling? It's a boy. - Ha, I'm never graceful, but yes, I find myself dropping things and tripping more often than not. Seriously, the boys are great at helping mommy pick up things these past months! BOY (different from C&E)
17. Face Weight Gain - If your face gets fuller, it means you're having a girl. - I have gained more weight this pregnancy than the other 2 and I do feel like my face is puffy (and I hate it). Is it because I'm having a girl or because I'm pregnant for the first time in the summer heat and drinking water like its going out of style!? I don't know for sure, but yes I have a fuller face this time around. GIRL (different from C&E)
18. Mood Changes - If you're experiencing pregnant mood-swings, expect a baby girl to arrive soon. Oh my goodness, so many emotions. So many tears. Feel bad for Rick, I've been an emotional mess, more so than my usual self. So yea, GIRL (same as C&E)
19. Baby Weight - If you're carrying baby in front, its a boy. Is the baby weight spaced all around your middle, like your hips and rear? It's a girl. - Even though I'm weighing more this pregnancy, I feel like I'm carrying it balanced all over my body and in my belly. I don't feel like my hips and rear are overly larger so we'll stick with carrying the baby in the front. BOY (same as C&E)
20. Model Your Hands - "Show me your hands" Have someone ask to see your hands. Note the position of your palms. If you hold your hands palms up, it's a girl. Down? It's a boy. - Nothing has changed in a little over a year, I still show my hands palms up! GIRL (same as C&E)
21. Toddler Advice - Get baby advice from a nephew or friend's little boy. Notice how much interest he shows in your belly. If a toddler boy shows interested in your belly, you'll have a girl. If he ignores you, its a boy. - C is slightly obsessed with my belly and swears W3 is a 'baby gurl'. He randomly without my asking kisses my belly, pats my belly, hugs me and talks about the baby. E follows his lead, but not to the same extent. So we'll say C's right and GIRL (different from C&E)
22. Stress Test - Think back to when you conceived your baby. Which parent was less stressed? A child tends to be of the same sex as the parent who is less stressed at the time of conception. - Since we weren't really trying, neither of us was stressed. It was October and gearing up for holiday season. Rick was looking at 2 different new jobs and interviewing and worried with things at work (he ended up staying put and getting a nice raise after our mid-October conception) so I'll say due to his work load, I was the less stressed, so GIRL (same as C & different from E)
23. Dream Meanings - Are you having any dreams about baby? Are they predominately about a baby girl or baby boy? If you dream about having a girl while pregnant, you will wind up having a boy and vice versa. - I had some dreams early on about the baby, but not recently. But those early dreams were all about a baby girl. So that means BOY (different from C & same as E)
24. Breast Size - Using a mirror, or your husband, judge if your breasts are the same size or if one is larger than the other. If your right breast is larger than the left while pregnant, you having a girl. If the left is larger, it's a boy. - This is verbatim the answer I wrote for C&E...Ok, some TMI but my right boob is bigger than my left all the time, pregnant or not. Thus, not sure how that applies here. But since right is bigger while pregnant (sadly, the left while growing hasn't caught up!) we'll put down GIRL (same as C&E)
25. Location in uterus at early ultrasound - It has to be around an 8 week ultrasound. If transvaginal baby on the right - boy, left - girl. If abdominal baby on the right - girl, left - boy. - So with W3, I had a scan at 8 weeks, 5 days. As close as I could get to 8 weeks. It was transvaginal ultrasound at the RE's. Babe seems to be more on the right of my uterus which is left in the picture. Looking at what I did with C and E, following pattern of location within uterus, W3 is on the right so BOY (same as C & different from E)
26. Daddy Weight Gain - If the baby’s father puts on weight during pregnancy - it's a boy. - RCW has gained weight this pregnancy, just like he did with C & E. I think its just because I'm eating more and eating more junk with my carbs and sweets cravings. So for this method it means, BOY (different from C & same as E)
27. The Pendant - Swing a pure gold pendant over the pregnant belly. If it swings back and forth, it’s a girl. If it swings around, it's a boy. - Using my gold cross I used with C & E, I held it over my belly. It immediately went back and forth and wouldn't go in a circle at all. GIRL (same as C&E)
28. Beach ball or Watermelon? - If your belly resembles a beach ball, it's a boy; if your belly is more of a watermelon shape, it's a girl. - I think my belly is a beach ball, its round and in the front. It isn't ovalish like a watermelon. BOY (different from C & same as E)
29. Hairy Legs - If the hair on your legs is growing faster than before you were pregnant, it's a boy. If it isn't growing quicker, it's a girl. - I don't think its growing faster, I'm shaving more because its a summer pregnancy and not winter one, but it doesn't seem to be growing faster. GIRL (same as C&E)
30. North or South Pillow - If you sleep in a bed with your pillow to the south, you'll have a girl. If your pillow points north, you'll have a boy. - We haven't rearranged furniture so its the same as it was with C & E, technically our bed is on the east end of the house, but I sleep on the north side of the bed so we'll go with north. BOY (same as C&E)
31. Cold Feet - If your feet are colder now that you're pregnant, it's a boy. If they aren't, it's a girl. - I'm usually on fire I'm so hot, but my feet stay cool. Currently sitting at the kitchen table typing this my feet feel like ice blocks (which I said about E too). BOY (different from C & same as E)
32. Heel of Bread - If you prefer the heel of a loaf of bread, you're having a boy. If not, it's a girl. - I can't stand the heel of bread, ever. I really don't know how people eat it! Although RCW eats it so I usually don't toss it. GIRL (same as C&E)
33. Is Grandma Gray? - If the maternal grandma has gray hair, it'll be a boy. If she doesn't have any gray hair (natural or dyed), it'll be a girl. - My mom is gray as gray can be and seems to always have roots even though she dyes her hair. Sadly this has been passed on to me; I have more gray hair now than I did with C & E! BOY (same as C&E)
34. Chest Development - If your chest has been increasing dramatically since becoming pregnant, it'll be a girl. If not, expect a boy. - Verbatim response from E; My boobs have acted the exact same this pregnancy, they've grown a little bit, but nothing crazy! I don't know if anyone besides me or RCW would even notice the slight increase. BOY (same as C&E)
35. What Color is your Pee? - If your urine is a dull yellow color, it's a girl. If you have bright yellow pee, expect a boy. - RCW argues this is a silly one because it depends on how long you go between potty breaks and how hydrated you are...when I'm not drinking a lot of water and pee, its bright. When I drink a ton, thus pee a ton, its dull. I'll go with the bright since that's based on normal pee instead of extra hydrated pee. BOY (different from C & same as E)
36. Growing Nose - Has your nose spread during the pregnancy? If so, that points to a boy. If your nose hasn't changed, it's a girl. - I've seen this happen to mommas to be and luckily despite gaining weight and having a puffy face, my nose hasn't spread. Thank goodness for me! GIRL (same as C&E)
37. Orange Juice - Are you craving OJ? If so, it's a girl. If you have no desire for it, it's a boy. - Oh same as my citrus answer, yes I like to have a glass of OJ with breakfast each morning. We've bought more OJ in bulk from Sam's Club this pregnancy than ever before! GIRL (different from C&E)
38. Headaches? - If you are getting headaches while pregnant, it's a boy. If not, it's a girl. - Oh man, so many headaches. It's been brutal at time with the measly regular strength Tylenol to attempt to help it. So yes, headaches - waking up with them and ending the day with them. BOY (different from C & same as E)
39. Chinese Gender Prediction Chart - According to legend, the Chinese birth gender chart is based on statistics taken from women inside the Forbidden City during the Ching Dynasty. Around 700 years ago, a Chinese scientist discovered the birth gender chart buried in a royal tomb. The original gender chart is now kept in the Institute of Science of Peking. Supposedly, it’s 99 percent accurate! However, there are 2 charts when Googling online. Here are the charts with links and my results. Chart 1 = GIRL (same as C&E) and Chart 2 = GIRL (different from C & same as E)
40. Baby Psychic, Cheri22 - One of the big reasons I've thought boy all along was because of our psychic reading from back in April 2011. Cheri22 predicted a boy. She was right with my friend, Brandi over at Our Journey, who had a girl in December 2011. But she got it wrong with Kate over at Elefantitas Alegres, she told Kate, boy, but Kate had a little girl in February 2012. Cheri22 told me we'd have a boy and then a girl. BUT she told me the boy corresponded to July and the girl corresponded to September. September didn't play a role with W3, but it's due in July. However, we still don't have the girl Cheri22 predicted so we'll stick with a girl...GIRL (different from C & same as E)
41. Baking Soda Test - My longtime blog/IG friend, KJPugs told me about this one and we both tried it one random Saturday night. RCW argued this was about hydration and ph balance of urine too. But it was simple to do: Put a tablespoon or two of baking soda in a glass. Then add some of your urine to the baking soda. If the combination fizzes, like a soft drink that has been shaken up, then you are having a boy. On the other hand if there is no reaction at all from the baking soda and urine, you're having a girl. When I did this, it fizzed immediately and for a while. So BOY (didn't try with C&E) However, I should note, KJ's fizzed too so boy, but her ultrasounds have confirmed she's have a second sweet little girl. So reliability...eh?!
42. Skull Theory - Again, KJPugs introduced this theory to me for W3 (mostly because she was trying to figure out her #2's sex before their early ultrasound!) Skull theory looks to the shape of the fetal skull. Supposedly, boys have larger, blockier foreheads, while girls' heads are rounder. However, research has said this is only for entertainment and not a reliable method to determine sex. So picture proof - W3 has a rounded head like C, more E doesn't fit the mould so you can argue skull theory would say GIRL (didn't try with C&E) even though C's was rounded and he's a boy. Entertainment!
To keep score - out of 43 possible old wives tales and myths here is the tally.
BOY - 22 - 51.2%
GIRL - 21 - 48.8%
And what does all of this mean?! Not much really, except I do believe my pregnancies have been pretty similar. Now, take a second and go make your educated guess on what you think Baby W3 is! Just like with C and E, your name and answer will end up in Baby W3's baby book!
We can't wait to see what everyone thinks!! Seriously, click this link: http://www.expectnet.com/games/BabyW3-2015, right now and make a guess. Again, if the link doesn't work, from the main page, just type BabyW3-2015 into the search box on the upper left of the screen to find our page.
