Old
Wives Tales
Many myths and
Old Wives Tales about pregnancy have persisted through the ages.
Here are a dozen Old Wives Tales we’ve heard. Please note,
there’s likely not a grain of truth to any of them! (Then
again, you be the judge!)
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To
predict the sex of a baby, suspend a wedding band by
a piece of thread over the palm of the pregnant woman.
If the ring swings in an oval or circular motion the
baby will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight
line the baby will be a boy.
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If
a woman experiences heartburn during pregnancy, her
baby will be born with lots of hair.
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If
a toddler boy shows interest in a pregnant woman, she
is having a girl. If he ignores the pregnant woman,
she is having a boy.
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Ask
the pregnant woman to pick up a key. If she picks it
up by the round part, the baby is a boy. If she picks
it up by the long narrow part, the baby is a girl.
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If
the mother’s age at conception and the year of
conception are both odd or both even, the baby is a
girl. If one is even and one is odd, the baby is a
boy.
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If
a pregnant woman’s hands start to get dry and
chapped, the baby is a boy. If her hands stay soft,
she is having a girl.
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If
a pregnant woman is denied a craving, the first place
she touches with her dominant hand will become a birthmark
on the baby.
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Ask
a pregnant woman to show you her hands. If she shows
them palms up, her baby is a girl. Palms down, it’s
a boy.
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A
woman who gets acne during pregnancy is having a girl.
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If
a pregnant woman dreams of girls, she is having a boy.
If she dreams of boys, she’s having a girl.
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If
a pregnant woman’s husband puts on weight during
the pregnancy, the baby is a girl.
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Anyone
who denies a pregnant woman the food she craves will
get a sty in his eye.
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