It is a boy.
Lately, quite a few mothers have told me that they too thought their second was going to be a boy but ended up being wrong. In fact my father was certain my sister was going to be a boy... Must ask my mother what she felt. Although I was right about Emma being a girl (despite all of my Turkish entourage telling me that the size and shape of my belly and the fact that "my beauty was intact" * meant it was going to be boy for sure), this got me thinking; I think I would have felt quite shaken had the doctor's told me it was a girl all along. Not disappointed, no, just shaken. I think I would not have felt able to trust my instincts about this pregnancy anymore.
Anyway, girl or boy all the same to me, as long as it is healthy and happy and the pregnancy and delivery go well.
Lately, quite a few mothers have told me that they too thought their second was going to be a boy but ended up being wrong. In fact my father was certain my sister was going to be a boy... Must ask my mother what she felt. Although I was right about Emma being a girl (despite all of my Turkish entourage telling me that the size and shape of my belly and the fact that "my beauty was intact" * meant it was going to be boy for sure), this got me thinking; I think I would have felt quite shaken had the doctor's told me it was a girl all along. Not disappointed, no, just shaken. I think I would not have felt able to trust my instincts about this pregnancy anymore.
Anyway, girl or boy all the same to me, as long as it is healthy and happy and the pregnancy and delivery go well.
* Gender myths:
There is a saying in some cultures, whereby a baby girl "borrows" the mother's beauty during pregnancy. So basically, if your hair is greasy, you come out in acne and look your absolute worst in pregnancy you are thought to have a girl. If, on the contrary, you are glowing and beautiful then you are said to be pregnant with a boy. In my experience this is not true but a couple of Mums who have daughters have told me it worked for them.
Also, I have been told that Mothers of "sturdy" girls always had a boy afterwards, whereas those who had dainty little girls then went on to have another girl. This seems to prove true in my case and in quite a few I know of. But what about the other way around? If you have a boy first?
And here he is, our little boy of 21 weeks in utero for whom we still need to find a name:
Any suggestions for a name?
Does he look like Emma did at 30 weeks ? or like Emma looked at 23 weeks?
There is a saying in some cultures, whereby a baby girl "borrows" the mother's beauty during pregnancy. So basically, if your hair is greasy, you come out in acne and look your absolute worst in pregnancy you are thought to have a girl. If, on the contrary, you are glowing and beautiful then you are said to be pregnant with a boy. In my experience this is not true but a couple of Mums who have daughters have told me it worked for them.
Also, I have been told that Mothers of "sturdy" girls always had a boy afterwards, whereas those who had dainty little girls then went on to have another girl. This seems to prove true in my case and in quite a few I know of. But what about the other way around? If you have a boy first?
And here he is, our little boy of 21 weeks in utero for whom we still need to find a name:
Any suggestions for a name?
Does he look like Emma did at 30 weeks ? or like Emma looked at 23 weeks?
2 comments:
Dear Sandra, congratulations... what good news!
Meryem x
Congratulations from me as well.
I can relate to your perception of the medical approach to childbirth. I went to an American clinic on base and it felt as well very medical and overcautious. On the one hand this is good and on the other it seems to take some of the magic away.
I hope you enjoy every coming day of your pregnancy.
Ciao, Eva
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