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Baby #3: Boy or Girl? Old Wives Tales Answered

Filed Under: baby #3, motherhood, pregnancy // January 26, 2021

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The time has come to find out Baby #3’s sex! 

I’ll start off by saying that my pregnancies with my two boys felt pretty different, and this pregnancy feels more similar to my second pregnancy. 

I had a strong feeling that S was a boy (I had a very vivid dream with my baby boy in it at the very beginning of my pregnancy) so I wasn’t really surprised when we found out that he, indeed, was a boy at his reveal. I didn’t have as strong a feeling with R’s pregnancy and many people thought it might be a girl. 

The same goes again for this pregnancy with me not having a super strong feeling one way or the other. One one hand, I have felt it could be a girl because of how much more sick and tired I’ve felt (though working from home while caring two little energetic boys could have something to do with the more tired part lol). 

On the other hand, this pregnancy has felt similar to R’s and my appetite increased toward the end of the first trimester, which made me think it could be another boy. (With my previous pregnancies my appetite was increased (S) or normal (R)).

Before we spill the beans, here is how this pregnancy has compared to my other pregnancies, old wives tales-wise:

Cravings?

This pregnancy: Sleep lol jk Sweet (fruits + candy) earlier in pregnancy; more salty later

R’s pregnancy: Sweet (fruits please!)
S’s pregnancy: Salty (pickles + pizzeria chicken rolls lol)

Morning sickness?

This pregnancy: Bad nausea for 10/11 weeks followed by intermittent nausea (still occurring as of 17 weeks)

R’s pregnancy: Nausea for ~16 weeks

S’s pregnancy: Nausea for 14 weeks

Glow?

This pregnancy: No – bad acne in the earlier weeks & felt uncomfortable in my skin and body for most of the first trimester

R’s pregnancy: Some people say yes and my body confidence was highest of all pregnancies, but I had bad acne in the earlier weeks

S’s pregnancy: Yes!

Moody or Mellow?

This pregnancy: Pretty moody at times.. increasingly so as the pregnancy has progressed

R’s pregnancy: Moody/ Moodier than my first… according to my trust Hubs haha!

S’s pregnancy: Mellow-ish

Shape of belly?

This pregnancy: Wide

R’s pregnancy: Round 

S’s pregnancy: Round 

Carrying high or low?

This pregnancy: Low
This pregnancy: High 
Last pregnancy: High


Heart rate?

This pregnancy: Above 140

R’s pregnancy: Above 140

S’s pregnancy: Above 140 sometimes, below sometimes

Clearly, the Old Wives Tales have been all over the place for all three of my pregnancies haha! 

Sooooo, what do you think – boy or girl? 

Check back for the reveal soon! 

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About Jacqueline Hernandez Lewis

Featured on Associated Press as a trailblazing Latina influencer and on Parents as a Latina mom to follow, Jacqueline Hernandez Lewis is a writer and content creator celebrating womanhood, motherhood and humanity. She also works for a NYC nonprofit dedicated to preventing domestic violence and promoting gender justice. Of all her roles, mom and wife are her favorite.

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