20 weeks pregnant as of yesterday

@birdie816 (1276)
United States
January 26, 2012 1:01pm CST
i am still just as excited when i made my last post here on mylot about pregnancy :) i have just been a bit busy so i havent updated really. i really cannot wait until i find out the gender. i am not sure what i want it to be. i would be really happy either way but my husband seems to want a boy. he keeps swearing i am having a boy based on my cravings for salty stuff and nonstop burping lol...what do you think i am having? and what other things can tell gender?
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@ShyBear88 (59293)
• Sterling, Virginia
26 Jan 12
Congradulation to you. My sister in law is 21 weeks today. She already found out what she is having. I don't know what to think your having. It can be either way what you eat really don't say much about the gender I ate tons of salty things with my daughter. Ibknew I was having a girl because of the way I was carrying. It was low and a lot of women carry high for a boy also that and everyone said I was having a boy and I wanted to be different and I also had a feels I was I having a girl. In pregnant now again with my second child about 12 weeks now and I'm hoping it's a bit but if not we will still be happy for another daughter. Just tell you husband don't want a boy so mug or you might get stick with a daughter. I told my husband that and he didnt listen to me.
@birdie816 (1276)
• United States
29 Jan 12
lol i keep having the feeling that i am having a boy though (whatever that means lol...since this is my first pregnancy). but really i have no clue. i think i might actually prefer a boy at least as my firstborn. maybe it's so he can look after and protect younger siblings like my older brother did with me :) and that is so cool. congrats on you and your sister in law's babies. i am almost 21 weeks too now
@ShyBear88 (59293)
• Sterling, Virginia
31 Jan 12
There is 3 babies my husbands uncle is having there second 2 weeks before my sister in law. They are having a girl they had a boy first. My husbands sister is kind of hurt thatshe is having a boy as her first kid. I knew at 16 weeks I having a girl. My husband didn't believe me till out gender scan at 25 weeks. To me a boy or girl doesn't make differences to the younger kids. My mom was the oldest of her family and my brothers are the old of mine and my daughter is the oldest out of me and my husbands kids. Shell make a great bigger sister to whatever we have. We both a boy and girl named picked out. My husband said las time we where having a boy and now he says with my second pregnancy it's girl.
• Philippines
27 Jan 12
Congratulations! You must be really happy because of your angel.. Being a mom is quiet hard but worth it the effort!! be prepared on your pregnancy,, :)
@birdie816 (1276)
• United States
29 Jan 12
thanks for your kind words :)
@eunife (165)
• Philippines
27 Jan 12
in my culture, if the you are blooming and likes to dress up pretty and beautiful while you are pregnant, you are carrying a girl. If your nose is a bit big and you are uglier than before, you are probably carrying a boy. I am not sure what's their basis for that but it is true most pf the time. it happened to me and my friends. congratulations! whatever is the gender, your baby is a blessing and a grace and happiness to your family. happy pregnancy!
@birdie816 (1276)
• United States
29 Jan 12
lol well i guess in that case i wouldn't want a boy lol...because i don't wanna get uglier
@phyrre (2317)
• United States
26 Jan 12
Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting. I remember hitting the 20 week point and I had already started counting down to it from the point I was 12 weeks and it felt like it would never come! Now you can start your countdown until 40 weeks when you get to deliver. Men always seem to want boys don't they? My husband wanted a boy as well. His family has a lot of boys and very few girls so he figured he was eschewing but we had a girl anyway, which was what I was hoping for. Though, to be honest, as long as the baby is healthy that's what really matters! There are lots of old wive's tales about how to tell what you're having but none of them work for sure. If we had gone by that I should have been a boy and so should my daughter because that's what the wives tales said! Lol. They are fun to look up, but sadly I don't really know any of them. Hope everything goes well and enjoy finding out what gender your precious baby is.
@birdie816 (1276)
• United States
29 Jan 12
haha...funny :) and you are right about guys wanting sons. anywho, i dont believe any of the old wives tales i've seen so far. i was hoping someone here knew some more accurate ones. and it is taking forever for delivery to get here but at least now i am finding out the gender next week :)
@indi15 (888)
• India
27 Jan 12
Congrats on your pregnancy. Even my husband wanted a boy , when i was pregnant and i have a boy. kids are always special , they just change our lives, gender does not matter at all. Enjoy your pregnancy, take care.
@birdie816 (1276)
• United States
29 Jan 12
well i guess your husband got lucky then lol. and yeah it is hard to even imagine how much my life will change when i give birth. it has already changed alot though
• Malaysia
27 Jan 12
Dear Fellow Mylotter I am afraid that you have confuse yourself between the 'means and the ends' What is important that you and your child is healthy and kicking on the day of delivery. Remember you have to eat good food for you and your baby. I just said 'baby' and not 'boy' or 'girl'. Unless you are of a Chinese origin and bogged own with the question of 'surname' don't sweat the small stuff please. Just as a reminder, don't overfeed your baby or your child. Once you overfeed him or her, the fats cells are enlarged and their cravings for food will be hard to control as months and years goes by. Does this tip helps? I hope so. Until then, good luck and good health to you before and after delivery. Thanks! Bro. Joe. GBU.
@birdie816 (1276)
• United States
29 Jan 12
yeah your tips helped. and i am not really picky about the gender. i jus want to know so that i can prepare for the following months. i already have gifts of boy and girl clothes and i would like to know which ones i need to give away, or maybe save for my next baby. anyway i try not to eat too much so i should be fine and so should the baby
• Malaysia
30 Jan 12
Dear Birdie May I just say you are 'sweating the small stuff' What is more important that you will have a baby that is healthy and well including yourself. Consider yourself 'lucky' as in China, most girls are drowned before they see the world. This is because of the one child policy in this communistic country. To the Chinese, it must be a boy so that the family legacy is carried on. I will remember you in my prayers for now and till the joy comes out from your womb. That's my take for now.OK? Thanks. Bro. Joe. GBU.