Ever since you got pregnant - the one question that hasn’t left your mind is whether it is a boy or a girl. You want to start talking to the baby and are wondering how should I address the little one - call him ‘Him’ or call her ‘Her’?? And there is no way - any responsible doctor in India is ever going to spill the beans on that one. Even if they are fully convinced that you are not the kinds who will discriminate just for the gender, in spite of our highly matriarchal Indian society standards.
So then what do you do??
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These curiosities over the generations and across cultures has lead to a lot of exciting observations by our ancestors - which has led to a lot of myths about determining the gender of the baby inside. Some signs that your body will give away, some your mind, some your dreams and some by some weird techniques. Here’s a list of the most common ones:
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BOY |
GIRL |
CRAVINGS |
For Salty and spicy food!! |
For Sweets and Desserts!! |
SLEEPING PATTERN |
If you slept a lot during the first trimester. |
If you did not sleep much at all in the first trimester. |
SLEEPING SIDE |
If you sleep more comfortably and naturally on the left |
If you sleep more comfortable and naturally on the right |
SKIN |
If your skin is feeling normal as before or dry! |
If your skin is feeling more oily than before, or if you had dry skin all your life and now suddenly it is oily! |
ACNE |
No acne or hardly any acne |
Thanks to the oily skin - a new stock of acne |
MORNING SICKNESS |
Hardly any or not at all!! |
Suffered a lot through the first trimester!!! |
POSITION OF THE BUMP |
If you are carrying the baby rather low - that is - the bump feels like growing more at the base! |
If you are carrying the baby high - that is - the bump feels like growing a little higher - not more at the base. |
HEADACHES |
If you are complaining of a headache now, you are going to complain all your life - it is a naughty little boy. |
No headache now - no headache ever - sweet little girl!! |
HEART BEAT |
Under 140bpm |
Above 140bpm |
BREAST |
The right breast is bigger Areola has become darker. |
The left breast is bigger Areola is just the same as before. |
MOOD |
If you are chilled out - Boy!! |
If you are more moody now - Girl! |
LEGS |
If they feel bigger - Boy! |
if they are still the same - Girl! |
YOUR GUT |
If you deeply feel it’s a boy and cant even think of names if it were a girl - Boy! If you are confused - you will remain confused!! |
If you deeply feel it’s a girl and cant even think of names if it were a boy - Girl! If you are confused - you will remain confused!! |
FUNNY ONES: |
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SEX DRIVE |
If you were the aggressive kinds in bed. |
If you were the mellow kinds in bed. |
WEDDING RING |
If you hang your wedding ring over the bump, it swings in circles |
If you hang your wedding ring over the bump, it swings side ways |
OTHER TODDLERS |
They are not interested in your belly. |
They show special interest to your belly. |
CONCEPTION AGE |
If one of you are ‘Odd’ no. age and the other ‘Even’ no. age. (Eg. one is 33 and other 26) |
If both are either ‘Odd’ no. age or ‘Even’ no. age. (Eg. One is 34 and other 32 or One is 27 and other 29) |
HUSBAND’S WEIGHT |
If he doesn't gain any weight, rather gets fitter - it’s a boy! |
If he gains weight too - it’s a girl!! |
CRAZY IDEAS (NEVER TO TRY) |
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OLD DRANO EXPERIMENT |
Mix Urine with Drano in a cup - it turns blue - Boy! |
Mix Urine with Drano in a cup - it turns green - Girl! |
BAKING SODA |
Mix Urine with Baking Soda - If there is fizz - Boy! |
Mix Urine with Baking Soda - No reaction - Girl! |
GARLIC TEST |
If you eat garlic gloves and they smell in your breath - Boy! |
You eat many a garlic cloves and miraculously still no smell in your breath - Girl! |
(Read, study your patterns, anticipate what you decipher and then one day when the gift unwraps - tell me whether the conclusion worked or failed!!! I'll do the same!!)
I had bad morning sickness both my pregnancies,my baby bump was high and I had a smooth spotless face.....and the we're both boys.
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