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List of 51pregnancy old wives tales: Your baby’s sex revealed!
by
JANE
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http://www.HisBoysCanSwim.com 
Pregnancy Blog
 
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BABY, MATERNITY, MORNING SICKNESS, MOTHER TO BE, PREGNANCY INFO, PREGNANCY WEEK-BY-WEEK 
 
Since a long waiting period is involved before you can find out the sexof the baby you are carrying, pregnancy old wives tales can provide alittle insight and most of all, they are fun. All pregnancy old wivestales have a 50/50 chance of being correct, so why not have a little fun with them.I know that we can’t wait to find out what we are having. Just acouple more weeks of waiting and then we’ll know if we are having a boy or girl, and if any of these pregnancy old wives tales were correct.Try not to put too much faith in these old wives tales though; they really won’t be accurate and like I said, they are mostly for fun!Here’s a list of 51 pregnancy old wives tales:
Old Wives Tale #1: Heartburn
 If a pregnant woman experiences heartburn throughout the 9 monthsof pregnancy, she’ll have a baby born with a full head of hair.
Old Wives Tale #2: Umbilical Cord
 If a pregnant woman lifts her hands above her head or does stretches
 
above her hand, she will choke the baby because the umbilical cord will be wrapped around the baby. The truth of this pregnancy wivestale is that the umbilical cord can wrap around the baby if the baby moves a lot while in the uterus, but it does not happen if you move alot or stretch above your head. The baby gets tangled in the umbilicalcord in about 1/3 of all births, so it’s not so uncommon.
Old Wives Tale #3: Cravings Curse
 This old wives tale is fun to hang over Tarzan’s head. Basically if anyone denies a pregnant woman whatever she is craving, they willget a sty in his/her eye. Personally, I think all men should read thisand always give into whatever us pregnant women want! For theirown benefit, of course.
Old Wives Tale #4: Heart Rate
 If the baby’s heart rate is above 140 bpm, it is said that the baby will be a girl. If it is under 140 bpm, then it will be a boy. At our lastappointment, the heart rate was 168 bpm, so maybe we’re having alittle girl?
Old Wives Tale #5: Ugly Baby 
 This wives tale is weird. If a pregnant woman sees something ugly,she will have an ugly baby. Um, ok.
Old Wives Tale #6: Coffee
 
 
If a baby is born with light-brown birthmarks, it is said that the momdrank too much coffee or had unfulfilled cravings while she waspregnant.
Old Wives Tale #7: Sex
 This old wives tale is actually not a myth. Sex is healthy for mostpregnant women and is also good in getting the cervix ready for labor.If you are nearing or have past your due date, your OB mightrecommend that you start playing around in the bed.
Old Wives Tale #8: Baths
  Anyone who thinks that pregnant women should refrain from taking baths is crazy. Baths are a-ok and even helpful when it comes torelaxing and easing some back pain. The only thing that my OB said was to be careful that I didn’t sit in too hot of water. She said thatanything over 100 degrees was too hot and to be careful that my skindidn’t turn red.This old wives tale began because it was thought that water wouldseep in to the baby and bring bacteria. It’s been determined that water does not enter the vag. during a bath.
Old Wives Tale #9: Wearing a Lei
 This Hawaiian superstition relates to the lei causing the umbilicalcord to wrap around the baby. Of course, it’s crazy and makes nosense why you could not wear a lei.
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