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    Her Grace: I am convinced, and have been since I was small, that I will have twins. There are no twins in my family. I am trying to get around this by convinci... more »
    par3: is this baby photoshopped??? oh for the love of GOD. more »
    kaiwhakamarie: People have been telling me since I first got pregnant that I was having a boy because my morning sickness was so bad, I've got tons of aches and pain... more »
    Kaehoku: I have two daughters, and both pregnancies were really easy. I'm now pregnant with a boy, and have experienced 5 months of total misery! I still have ... more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: I had a dream once where it was a flood, and I was swimming in this murky green water, and the houses around me were all partially submerged. So I'm s... more »
    lollier: I call shenanigans on that baby in the picture. I don't think that amount of cuteness is physically possible. He is obviously a robot or something. more »
    podsypoodle: Has anyone ever used the Chinese Astrology method? I have always wondered if that was just a load of crap. more »
    dirtybee: My abuelita says that if you can't tell someone is pregnant from looking at their back, they are having a boy. If you can, it's a girl. Something abou... more »
    kerrington.steele: but ... it's the sperm that determines the baby's sex. right? so shouldn't the MAN eat the bananas if you want a boy -- to make those Y-chromosome s... more »
    wednesdayam: Dude, don't tell that crap to my BF's mom. She took care of business and didn't let anything like being pregnant keep her from keeping on with life w... more »
    MissyMcCLung: I had a particularly brutal labour with my first, who's sex we didn't know. Half way through the nurse started referring to "the baby" as him, as in ... more »
    opalmarie: I don't have babies, so I don't know the protocol for this sort of thing, but in my massive family, whenever a female relative is pregnant she just sa... more »
    Shamrockette: My mom had a very difficult labor and delivery with my older brother, which lasted almost 24 hours. He was over 9 pounds at birth with a huge head. Bu... more »
    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): I find the biggest indicator of a male child is a penis. more »
    SharonTaint: gender is determined by male sperm though, so why would it matter what the woman eats? more »
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