Caught the flu virus? Some people may tell you exactly what to drink or eat to get rid of it without any medication. Thank them for their good intentions but keep in mind it is important to consult a doctor before trying to take something you’ve never take before.

During the nine months course of pregnancy, the most fun (funny?) stuff I’ve heard is wives tales, also known as myths. Here’s a few that revolves around whether you’re carrying a baby boy or girl.

Most people will not care what sex the baby is, all you care is a smooth sailing pregnancy. In the first trimester, you’d be really bothered by morning sickness you can’t wait until the first trimester is over. One of them wives tales is that serious morning sickness means a baby girl is more likely.

Here’s a wives tale that I come across during my first pregnancy which is a lot of fun. You can try it out on everyone in your family. Use a thin piece of string or your hair, slide your ring down it, hold it above your tummy and let the ring swing above it. If the rings twirls in a circle it is a boy, but if it moves from one side to the other, it is a girl. Once you’ve tried it out on your belly, get somebody in your house and do it above their hand. Does the ring twirl in a circle above your husband’s hand? Well, is it really an old wives tale or is there really something to it?

During first trimester, many women claim to suffer heartburn and according to the old wives tell this would mean your baby will be born with a head full of hair. I don’t know how about other people but for me, I suffered terrible heartburn in my second pregnancy, but baby Clarisse does not have much hair when she was born.

Toward the end of your first trimester your doctor will listen to your baby’s heart rate, this is to ensure the baby is doing well. The wives tale goes, if the heart rate is high it is a girl and a low one is a boy.

Have anyone tell you that you are carrying high or low and wonder what that really means? Basically if you are carrying your baby low it is closer to your abdomen, a high baby is closer to your chest. Take a look at yourself in the mirror. How is your baby sitting? The old tale says that if you are carrying high it is a girl, carrying low is a boy.

Wives tales can be a lot of fun but keep in mind these are not fact. Do not go setting up your baby’s room just because one of these told you that you are carrying a baby girl.

Sigh, my word of advise, never go for banks which is still charging a checking account fee. These days, you can find so many banks that eliminate all charges for checking account. Making it absolutely free. I would definately close my checking account within these 6 months before they charge me another $10.