Boys/girls and morning sickness
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Topic: Boys/girls and morning sickness
Posted By: yummymummy
Subject: Boys/girls and morning sickness
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 5:26pm
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Hi,
I just wonder how true this is - my gradma is insisting that because I'm not suffering from morning sickness, the baby is a boy. Yet mum says it makes no difference - a collegue of hers was really sick and ended up having twin boys. So what do you ladies think? Can one tell by the "severity" of morning sickness if baby is boy or girl? I'm just bursting to find out - but we won't be able to for quite a few weeks yet.... ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 5:44pm
Hi
I wondered about this when i was pregnant with my son but after much investigation i discovered that it didnt seem plausable because i spoke to so many people like for example my SIL had a girl first and she was extremely sick!!! then she had a boy and she only had mild MS and now she is having another girl and she wasnt sick at all, a friend of mine had 3 boys and she had mild MS with the first, no sickness with the 2nd and severe MS with the 3rd , my mum had 2 girls and she never had MS st all. That was just a few but as you can see there wasnt a pattern so i didnt really beleive it. Hope this helps
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Posted By: EthansMummy
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 6:02pm
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I am having a boy and i have had morning sickness on and off the whole way through. ------------- ** MUM TO ** Ethan 29/08/2006 Brooke 22/09/2008 |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 6:29pm
my mum insists I am having a girl because I have no M/S - will keep you posted....but let me just say she heaved her guts out with me....!!! 
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Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 7:17pm
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A lot of people predicted that I was having a boy too as I hardly had any morning sickness and it turns out they are right as I am having a boy but I am not sure if this is true for all situations. My sister had morning sickness with both her pregnancies and she had two girls. Another friend hardly had any morning sickness and she had twin boys. Will be interesting to see what you end up with ah? ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 7:44pm
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I was chronically ill with Jacob, amd am even sicker this time, and I am convinced this baby is a girl... Personally, I think it is more genetics, if your mum was sick, you can expect to be. This is one old wives tale I Phooey at. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 7:49pm
| I didnt have any morning sickness and Im having a girl! |
Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 7:51pm
| Sometimes Morning sickness doesn't kick in till a couple of weeks later...and if like me it stopped for a while at 12 weeks and then came back at 20 weeks. Everyones different |
Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 8:10pm
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With Bailey I had morning sickness bad in the first and third trimester.
With this pregnancy I have had any *YET* so am thinking (as well as everyone else) that it is a girl Fingers crossed it is a girl |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 8:27pm
everything crossed for a girl even my eyes tastic i had a little m/s very very mild and i had a boy a friend of mine had none with ethier of her two and has one of each  ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 8:30pm
| I had no morning sickness... well a couple of weeks of feeling "off" but not enough to make me think that I might be pregnant!! and I had a girl. |
Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 8:34pm
thanks 
Id love to have a girl and make our family complete, but having another boy would be cool too... then we will have another one
Maybe we will just have another one anyway
Trish |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 9:08pm
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I have a friend with two boys, she had morning sickness for the first and none for the second! My mum had 4 girls and 6 boys and no morning sickness for any of them. So I'd agree that it's an old wives' fable.
I sympathise with you though, it seems like so long to find out! I'm hoping to find out next Friday... can't wait! -------------  |
Posted By: toniellis
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 11:19pm
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Two boys for me, 1st boy I got hyperemesis, so terrible preggy sickness particularly in the 1st & third trimester but I was sick all the way through. 2nd boy I had bad preggy sickness until around the 20 week mark & then it eased off to just mild sickness. I was told that its just a hormonal & mineral thing, the more the pregnany upsets your hormone balance the worse the preggy sickness. Seemed that way for me anyway as it wasn't as bad for my 2nd boy & I was breastfeeding so the hormone change wasn't so huge. ------------- Mum to Alex (11), Blaire (10) & Erika (8) and Damien (6) Successful HWB VBA2Cs! Soon to be surrogate |
Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 7:55am
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I had morning sickness and just a general yuck feeling with this little man.....Did not vomit but smells and certain foods were just a NO NO.
Paige my daughter...was more fainting and bleeding problems. NO morning sickness. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Anna
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 8:55am
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Both of my pregnancies have been really similar in terms of m/s... and I think this one is a girl? But no guarantees on that one, guess I'll have to wait and see? ------------- Anna http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mrs frantic
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 9:14am
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I had horrible all day sickness instead of morning sickness and I am having a girl (or so they tell me?!?!)...
but my mother was insistant that I was having a boy cos I craved savoury foods and didnt want sugary stuff - I think all those old wives tales are the same -only right in 50% of the cases cos you have a 50/50 chance of guessing the sex anyway?!?! ------------- Mrs Frantic Baby Maddisyn born 28 Sept 2006 http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 9:35am
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I had very mild m/s with my daughter and much worse m/s this time with my boy so its not true for me! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 9:43am
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I had no morning sickness and I have a beautiful little girl. I think it depends on the person who is pregnant and not which gender she is having.....thats just what I think! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 9:51am
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I had no MS with Andrew, infact I had a great pregnancy with no problems until 36 weeks. This one I have had all day sickness, which is now starting to settle down to just the morning and evening. My MW thinks this one is a girl or i'm carrying 2 of them. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Lulu
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 10:17am
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My girlfriend was sooooo sick with morning sickness that she had to be hospitalised... and she had a boy. ------------- Lou http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 1:34pm
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I've had hyperemesis both times, hospitalised with Maya and avoided hospital by the skin of my teeth this time round.
And I've got all girls.. Mum never had m/s at all with any of the 4 of us so I guess I'm just special  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 2:04pm
| slight m/s with boy one, and pratcially none with boy 2, although I did nearly faint at a tailor in Thailand. |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 2:23pm
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Thanks everyone! Looks like I'll have to wait and see. Personally I think it will be more hormones/general health related than the baby's sex but was curious to find out what others have found. I have always had quite strong tummy eg I've never suffered from upset tummy when travelling overseas and eating 'strange' foods so I guess that explains (in part at least) why I'm doing OK now.
Oh well, only 10-12 weeks to go until we know... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 9:23pm
| I had really bad morning sickness for my whole pregnancy and I had a boy. My cousin is having really bad morning sickness as well and she's having a girl. I reckon it's genetic. |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 26 July 2006 at 9:21am
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I think it's genetic, and influenced by your general health (in some cases), and the level of stress you're under, and sometimes, it's just totally random. Old wives tales about guessing the gender based on morning sickness or how you're carrying baby drive me NUTS!! Our sonographer said she was 99.8% sure ours is a little girl (yeah, I know that's not a real statistic and she just plucked it from thin air, but still, she said she doesn't declare the child's gender unless she's very sure of it, and even I thought she definantly looked like a girl in the scan), and since then, people have felt it necessary to say they think it's a boy, because of how I'm carrying (what - in my belly as opposed to my shoulders or knees?!?!), or because of how long the morning sickness lasted (I had the standard issue MS - from 6wks pregnant to 12wks). It's just fun trying to guess a baby's gender, but once you've found out (or as good as), it's a bit mean to go about declaring to the mum that in your uninformed opinion, it's all wrong and she'll end up with a boy in pink clothes! (sorry - that all turned into a bit of a rant, didn't it! My bad). ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Carmel
Date Posted: 26 July 2006 at 10:22am
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I had no m/s at all & I had a girl
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Posted By: kellverona
Date Posted: 26 July 2006 at 11:49am
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I had probably a week of mild morning sickness and I am having a boy. I also did suffer alot of headaches and they say that headaches mean boy (wives tale) I also tried the ring on a piece of hair Held over belly and it swung back and forward, meaning boy. a few friends tried the ring trick also and were all correct. lol. ------------- http://pregnancyplanet.net/tickers/"> 
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Posted By: mrs frantic
Date Posted: 26 July 2006 at 12:27pm
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I had heapos of headaches too and I am having a girl!!
I think there is just no way to tell...except for a scan ofcourse (yay for scans!!!)!!! ------------- Mrs Frantic Baby Maddisyn born 28 Sept 2006 http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 26 July 2006 at 12:59pm
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Hey kellverona, I'd love to try the "ring on a piece of hair held over belly" trick - how does it work? Also can I use any ring? My engagement ring is platinum & diamond and my wedding one is plain platinum band. Also do I use my own hair? I've never heard of this before but I'd love to try it! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 26 July 2006 at 6:36pm
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I definitely have had more m/s this time round with my boy... My girls just cause alot more weight gain all over not just tummy lol... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Emma_GabysMama
Date Posted: 27 July 2006 at 4:30pm
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LOL i don't think there is any truth.
My sister had a boy - she was sick as a dog I'm having a girl - i was sick as a dog until about 13w... ------------- Emma - 23 proud Mama to... Gabrielle Jayda-Lee 26.10.06  
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 27 July 2006 at 4:42pm
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Lets see...
Kiya (girl): no preggy sickness whatsoever... maybe if there had been I would have suspected I was actually pregnant before I found out at 20ish weeks! Josiah (boy): some preggy sickness between 5 and 15 weeks Xavier (boy): some preggy sickness between 5 and 15 weeks (worse than with Josiah) ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |