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hey guys,
it' Sam
Dan
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Today we're doing a fun little video. As you can see I am 20 weeks pregnant
And we have our anatomy scan tomorrow
So that's where the technician will be able to tell the gender, but we're not finding out tomorrow
We're having her write it in an envelope and then we have to wait five whole days before our gender-reveal party
It'll be fun
Yeah
so we thought we'd try out these old wives tales and see what they say about what the gender of our baby is
so we have a chart here
with a bunch of different old wives tales. We have to do an odd number because we did not want to have a tie
So old wives tales are kind of little theories on how you can tell what the gender of your baby is
Interesting.
Yeah
So should we get started?
Let's start
Okay, so the first one is heartbeat
So they say that if the heartbeat is over
140 beats per minute then you're having a girl and if it's under then you're having a boy
Oh, sweet
So, do you remember what the heartbeat was?
I think it's over
Yeah. So at ten weeks was the first time we heard our baby's heartbeat and it was 171 which is way over 140
Yeah
and then at our 14 week and 18 week appointments, it was about 145 to 150
So, I would say that one is definitely a girl
So cravings. So if you crave sweet food you're having a girl and if you crave salty you're having a boy
so
I kind of I don't know. I feel like you're not craving that much sweet.
I know
She's a very sweet person
She likes sweets --
all the time before pregnancy, I had a bag of candy every day, pretty much
but since I got pregnant I have not been craving it at all
Not at all
I would say salty
Salty
1 - 1
Yeah, so Chinese calendar.
Okay
So this one -- it's just based off some sort of Chinese astrology,
and there's a lot of websites that you can just punch in some information. Let's check it out.
Let's check it out
Let's check it out and see what our folks tell me.
Yeah. This one is a big one because the baby is Chinese too, so it should be accurate
Although they say it's like 50% accurate
So I typed into chineseastrology.com, to show the Chinese gender predictor
And here they ask you for your date of birth and your date of conception
They are pretty specific questions
So, punch it in, predict.
It says it's a baby girl
Congratulations, it's a baby girl
and here there's actually a chart -- a gender chart
It gives you the month and dates that if conceived will be a boy or conceived would be a girl so it's interesting
Yeah, against the mother's age
So you guys can figure it out
Okay, so complexion
So if my complexion is soft it's a girl, if it's dry it's a boy
I felt it's pretty soft.
Honestly, we've been going out
We haven't told a lot of people, just a few family members that she's pregnant and everyone just being saying
Oh, you look so good. Like your skin is so soft and it's probably a boy
Yeah
So, I don't know, a lot of people have been telling us like that.
So I think it's -- complexion is pretty soft
But that one says it's a girl
So, I don't know. Let's just say it's soft
Yeah, I know, one of my aunts said that like, Oh, you look so pretty, it's a girl
But then I read that girls steal mother's beauty. So I don't know.
Some of these old wives tales, one site says one thing and another says
That's why it's called old wives tale.
Yeah
You know, it's not science. So guys don't take it too seriously
but at the same time I actually see a lot of people get it, right. So let's a move on to the next one.
So morning sickness,
so I didn't really throw up a lot, but I did have a lot of nausea so
I guess that's considered morning sickness
That's a yes, yeah
Especially the first trimester it's a little rough. Yeah
So that was a girl
Headaches so if you don't get headaches, it's a girl, if you do it's a boy
and I've been actually getting quite a few headaches recently.
Yeah
I know, it's kind of rough
I thought it would be just dehydration because she doesn't drink a lot of water
I feel like I drink quite a bit, especially throughout the night
Yeah, but at the same time, it's a yes, Move on.
Sleeping side, right or left? So I kind of toss and turn all night, I sleep on both sides
But I think I --
on the right
I'm more on the right side
Yeah
So it's a girl
Looks like girls are winning so far
Well, we still have a few to go
Yeah, so dad's weight
So if dad's gaining weight, it's a girl and it's the same or decreasing then it's a boy
As you guys see, I still remain my beauty. I'm pretty cool
I mean, thank you guys for watching my videos. So I've been working really, really hard on our YouTube channel
So I've been very busy editing. That would help me lose some weight overnight
Yeah, you're not snacking while you are editing
Exactly well, I do a lot of -- not so much snacking
I feel like you've been working out quite a bit too so I feel like you actually lost some weight
Yeah
or you stayed the same
So it looks like it's a boy
Baking soda. Okay, so this is a test where you -- it's kind of a gross one
You have to collect the mother's urine and mix it with baking soda
And if it stays flat it's a girl, if it gets fizzy it's a boy, so
But at the same time, I feel like a lot of people --
I've actually heard -- watching a lot of people doing that test
Apparently this is a one of the more accurate tests
oh really?
of the entire old wives tales
Okay, so this is like the moment of truth.
So we're gonna do that one
Okay guys, got my urine.
Sorry, it's really gross, it's dark because it was morning urine and probably had my prenatal pills in there,
but we got our baking soda
So let's put it to the test
and it says one part baking soda to urine
so it's going to take a lot
It's staying pretty flat
one to one, just add a little bit more I guess
Yeah
Nope
Can you see the top?
No action whatsoever
So I guess it's a girl
Uh oh
Maybe I need to mix it
Flat
It's a girl
So, that one is a girl
Flat
Alright so the next one is based on the Mayan calendar
so they also have their own little system just like the Chinese one
so Danny is looking it up
So I am looking through the Mayan calendar on thegenderexpert.com
So it's a little different from the Chinese calendar obviously
it says the age --
It's basically two requirements: the age at conception and month of conception
so if both are even it's a girl
if both are odd, it's a girl. If one is odd one is even it will be a boy
So, ours are both even
Ours are -- age and month both are even so it's a girl
It's a girl again
It's a girl
How you feeling? Are you scared?
I don't know. I just want the baby to be healthy
yeah
Okay, mom's dreams.
So up to about 16 weeks, I thought I was having a boy
and then at around 16 or 17 weeks, I actually did have a dream
I had a dream that I was going to my anatomy scan and the technician told me it was a girl
So that's kind of crazy. And now I'm thinking it's a girl.
Yeah
Girl
Ring test. Okay, so that one
basically, I lie on my back and then you have to put my wedding ring on a string and see how it swings
and that will tell you if it's a boy or a girl.
Okay, let's test it out
All right.
I'm just seeing if the ring goes in circles or not
But it doesn't seem like it's circling
it's more just swinging back and forth
I'm just holding it as steady as I can
As you can see it's swinging back and forth not in a circle. So it's a boy
Yeah, the ring test says it's a boy
So the ring test was going in a line back and forth
So it's a boy
Now shape of belly. So they say if you are carrying high, it's a girl and if you carry low it's a boy
Yeah, so it's kind of these about this so maybe we should look at some pictures to see what's high and what's low
for sure
Well, here's a picture that's like high and that's low
Yeah
So it's high
Okay let's see. Should I stand up?
So you guys can see it.
Do you think it's high?
It's high up. And this side --
I mostly look at the slope here.
the slope here is not -- it's more like a 45-degree
But it's more like tilted up as opposed to going down that way.
So I think it's a girl
It's a little bit high
Oh my goodness, so
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine for girl
and 4 for boy
Guys
So, there you have it. Old wives tales predict we're having a girl.
What do you think guys?
Yeah, so
We'll find out in a few days at our gender-reveal party
We'll see if the old wives tales are right or if they're wrong, but yeah, what do you guys think?
Do you think I'm having a girl? Do you think I am having a boy? Leave a comment below and let me know
If you're in the same stage, did you do old wives tales?
How did it turn out for you? Was it accurate? Was it wrong?
Yeah, I'm always curious to see other people's experience on this for sure.
We're very excited for tomorrow.
Yeah
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