Do kids really "KNOW"???...
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Topic: Do kids really "KNOW"???...
Posted By: BaAsKa
Subject: Do kids really "KNOW"???...
Date Posted: 14 January 2007 at 11:40am
Ok so i was wondering what everyone elses veiw is on this and if they have experienced it...Its regarding the gender of our bubs that i am preggas with - right from the beginning iv had a debate with my almost 3 year old son! about what bubs is as i just have a feeling that its a boy! (although i was wrong with Bay who i was adament was a girl!) BUT heres the thing - Bailey is so sure its a girl! and hes very convincing!. I said to him " Are you looking forward to having a little brother?" (in all my optimism! lol) and he replied with a very serious and confussed look on his face "Yeah but its not a brother mumma, its my sister". And now if we even mention brother he corrects us.
I cant even say that it is his preference because before we got pregnant we asked him if he wanted a baby brother or sister and he said that he would love a brother and he stuck to that until we got pregnant. Everyone else that has an opinion keep on saying that its a girl and i really dont mind what it is (i lean more towards a boy for bailey but a girl would be neat too) im just curious as to whether Bay really can sense what it is (sounds a bit crazy but im curious!). I read an old wives tale that said young children mostly around the age of 4 and 5 will be spot on at predicting but who knows.... |
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Posted By: luna
Date Posted: 14 January 2007 at 1:49pm
Well I don't have 2 kids, but I have heard about this quite a bit and the kids always seem to be right.  ------------- Selina http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 14 January 2007 at 2:36pm
| my husband's grandfather died when he was 3. About two days after he died he told his nana off for moving a pot plant or somthing and when she asked why, he told her that papa came and talked to him when he was sleeping. She reaked out and took him to a Maori doctor and he never talked about it again (he remembers nothing about this). kids are weird |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 14 January 2007 at 5:08pm
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might be a coincidence but my girls talked about kayla as a sister not a brother- then again it might be because they are both girls and dont have a brother? dunno... be interesting to see if yours is a wee girl
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 14 January 2007 at 6:52pm
Wow there may be some truth to this theory after all! i can find out the gender in 4 weeks and i will definately be letting you all know
I cant remember anyone telling me that they "knew" what bubs was when i was preggas with Bay so this is quite interesting .....
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 14 January 2007 at 7:23pm
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kids also seem to know you are pregnant before you announce it...that is quite common too..
it may be wishful thinking but wouldnt it be cool if Bay is right? |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 14 January 2007 at 9:13pm
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Our 9 year old son came with us to the scan when we found out the gender. Everyone was hoping for a girl - even he was. But before it all started he looked at me and said "I really think it's a boy" and he was right. I think they do know. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 15 January 2007 at 9:08am
I dont think its wishful thinking on my part lol as i was leaning more towards a boy but its wishful thinking that he might be able to predict that kind of stuff which would be quite handy! lol
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 January 2007 at 9:36am
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My friend was pregnant and her son thought she was pregnant with twins but then before the baby was born he changed his mind and said it was a girl and sure enough no twins but definately a girl
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 15 January 2007 at 11:16am
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I think they do know....
I have loads of stories like the one Liz mentioned...Lol freaky!! When I was 8 my brother was born and unlike these days, Bangladesh didnt have scans so we had no idea what he was....I told my mum from day one it will be a boy and I was right! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 16 January 2007 at 6:51pm
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I think its just the whole - 'trusting a 3yr olds judgement'! LOL! that gets me LOL!
I dont really trust my 'mothers intuition' either otherwise my son would be a daughter! lol But i trust everyone elses intuition thats why its fun to hear what everyone else thinks
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 16 January 2007 at 7:16pm
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Wow that is freaky!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 16 January 2007 at 8:41pm
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Hannah always referred to Krystiana as a baby girl/sister, before we knew for sure. I just thought she thought we can only "make" babies hehe. At one point she changed to a boy for about 2 weeks and then flicked back but by that point we had already told her it was a girl. -------------  |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 18 January 2007 at 11:21am
Oh busymum! im a little slow but a big congrats on the brith of Krystiana! 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 18 January 2007 at 2:54pm
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hehe check out post "Our Third Child" under General. Birth story and pics both there ------------- |