Nice “Physical Symptoms” Photos
A few nice physical symptoms images I found:
the baby speculation game!
Image by opheliates
Everyone loves to say "I told you so" and claim bragging rights about predicting things based on random speculation, right? And if the total strangers in the supermarket are any indication, people sure love guessing about the gender of other people’s unborn kids!
So get in on the game — you’ve got a 50-50 shot (more or less)! What do you think: will our future rugrat be a Hieronymus or a Hepzibah, a Zebediah or a Gertrude, a Gomez or a Morticia?
The info so far, if anyone wants to base their speculation on evidence (dubious or otherwise) or the opinions of others:
* The second trimester ultrasound was inconclusive because the baby was in an awkward position. The tech said it’s probably a girl, but couldn’t be sure.
* One of our midwives is absolutely certain it’s a boy, and claims to have been right 98% of the time over the 30 years she’s been working as a midwife.
* Various friends and family members have been convinced one way or the other (a pretty even split on the gender), based on physical symptoms, food cravings, squinting at ultrasound pics, or — I don’t know, reading tea leaves. Keep in mind that at least two relatives were also completely convinced, after seeing the ultrasound pics, that it’s twins. (It’s really, definitely not.)
* According to the "Chinese gender chart" it’s a boy.
* The belly is protruding straight forward, right in the middle.
* I’ve gained an average amount of weight (the sites/books I’ve seen say that at 34 weeks most women have gained 22-28 pounds, and I’ve gained 23). As of this week’s appointment, the baby is apparently measuring just a tiny bit smaller than average.
* The baby’s kicks/punches indicate that s/he will be a soccer player/kickboxer/fiendish thrower of temper tantrums.
* "Morning" sickness lasted most of the day for about two months.
* Food cravings have included mostly fruit, hot peppers, pickles, cheese, and yogurt… frankly, not so different from my usual diet, except that for the first six months I had no sweet tooth at all.
* The first baby dream I had (before I knew I was pregnant) involved the baby looking like Christopher Walken (though I don’t actually know what gender the kid in the dream was).
* I haven’t tried dangling a ring from a ribbon over my belly, I don’t think my nose has gotten any bigger, and my feet are warmer than they’ve ever been.
Have I missed any other "sure-fire" signs from the old wives’ tales?
So… what’s your guess?