I think its a ton of fun to read old wives tales on pregnancy. I thought I had heard them all, and still come across unfamiliar ones with each new baby. Would love to talk to my neighbor that has 10 kids and see what her opinion is on this.
I don't take them seriously, mainly because none of them have ever been true for me. But still fun to play around with.
False tales for me: the Chinese gender predictor calendar, the ring test, sweet vs. salty, weight gain distribution, nausea predictor or lack thereof, skin and beauty signs, hair signs, etc.
I've craved sweet stuff with ALL of them. Although specific cravings varied among all of them, the overall craving was definitely on sweets.
I've been really sick with 1 boy and 1 girl (Mattox and Merritt); and not sick with the other two.
My face did break out and stayed in that condition the entire pregnancy with all 3. Number 4 is the only one that it cleared up and is actually better than normal for a change.
Number 4 is the only one that has really had a huge impact on my hair. I have to shave my legs and other areas every.single.day. My hair is unruly and growing at superhuman speeds right now. My aesthetician that does my bikini and eyebrow waxes is laughing her head off! I have referred to myself as Chewbaca many times and changed my ringtone on Matt's phone to the noise Chewy makes. I've read that testosterone can affect this. I don't recall Mattox having this much effect on me so I'm a little scared of the testosterone levels about to enter our house if thats the case! I've never been more thankful this Thanksgiving holiday for razors and wax!!!!
I don't really gain weight at all so I can't really say about where the distribution lies. I was my biggest with Mati Claire all over. But these last 3 have proven otherwise.
I've always been too scared to attempt the Drano test. I'm not really into explosives or possibly blowing myself up just to see a gender prediction. lol!
True tales for me: the side you sleep on. and pickles.
Weird, huh? With both girls, I absolutely HAD to sleep on my right side. And left for the boys. It's not just sporadic - its every.single.night.or.i.can't.sleep.
Pickles. Pickles are my sign. I craved them with the girls, and absolutely despised them with the boys. A couple of weeks ago, I texted my mom on the day after I noticed I had slept on my left side and then gagged on the taste of pickles on my hamburger I was eating while sitting in car rider line.
Also, not an old wives tale, but the Walgreens' Gender Predictor Kit was accurate on this baby. My hairdresser told me about it and I had never done it before. Thought it would be fun to try. I didn't know it at the time, but it was right!
Cravings are always fun to see because they just blow my mind. So does the nesting instinct.
Just to have a record of this for me and my kids:
Mati Claire: Pickles and ice cream! She was so much fun to be pregnant with because everything tasted better with her. I also craved sweet tea, sandwiches/hamburgers, Pop tarts, Eggs. Not together obviously.
Mattox: potatoes. Seriously, he was so not fun after being pregnant with MC. I didn't crave anything really except baked potatoes and potato soup. and water. strawberry cake from Newks, pop tarts.
Merritt: hamburgers and french fries; pickles; strawberry flavored candy; Coca-Cola/Dr.Pepper
#4 (would be great if he had a name right?): mashed potatoes! Soul - so not good for you - good ole fashioned down home southern cooking. I want my meat, veggies, and some mashed potatoes! Anything full of grease and maybe cobbler for dessert. PB&J sandwiches are a favorite too.
Dreams were a good indicator at times, but they varied.
Mati Claire: I dreamed about celebrities most of that pregnancy. weird, i know.
Mattox: don't even get me started on the meaning of this because yes, I am aware. I dreamed about snakes every.single.night. Terrifying, variety, wake up screaming…. snakes. Apparently Sigmund Freud postulates that there is a link/symbolism between the male penis and snake. Can we say testosterone induced dreams and "the one eyed snake"??? hahahahaha!
Merritt: I dreamed about traveling and horrible things happening to all of my kids. Ex: traveled to New York City and we lost Mati Claire in a crowd. In another dream we traveled to Africa and we all died for some reason. Didn't realize it at the time, but I do think it was symbolic of my fears of something terrible happening to Merritt during/after birth and wanting to escape the reality of our situation.
Baby #4: at least its not snakes. I'm not afraid to admit it because I totally blame it on the testosterone, but I have sex dreams almost every single night. Ladies, when you hear that guys think about it 24 hours a day, they are born that way! From conception I tell ya! I don't normally dream about that, but geez!
So there ya go. Wives tales, cravings, and dreams for my 4. Very few things have proven true but fun nonetheless to hear hundreds/thousands of years worth of women's opinions on this.
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