If you’re pregnant, you’re most likely going to want to know everything that is going on – it’s only human.  We’re curious as to what kind of pregnancy symptoms we’ll face, if we’ll deliver on time, we wonder what our baby will look like and for the first 16 weeks we’re dieing to know the gender of our baby.

Although there are a lot of knowledgeable people out there, you can’t believe everything they say.  Only giving birth and an ultrasound can answer some of the questions you may have.  So, before you are dead set on what someone else says, check to see if that old wives tale is actually true or false!

Pregnancy Myths Tested:

Fast heart rate:  So, most likely you’ve either heard that if your baby has a heart rate over 140 it’s a boy or maybe you’ve heard it’s a girl.  Either way, it doesn’t matter what you’ve heard because it’s not true.  Your baby could be sleeping during the hearing of the heart beat, or maybe they’re jumping around in there.  It all depends on what your baby is doing at the time, just like us!

Answer: FALSE

Raising your arms:  You may also have heard that by raising your arms over your head you are increasing the chance of wrapping your umbilical cord around their neck.  Although, there is zero connection between the two. 

Answer: FALSE

Carry high vs. low:  Have you heard that if you carry low its a boy and that if carry high its a girl?  If so, that is also not accurate.  It all depends on how your baby is laying, the length and width of your torso and many other things.  Although that would be nice to know for sure, there is no connection between the two.  You can carry high for a boy and low for a girl, it doesn’t matter.

Answer: FALSE

Heartburn:  Have you had horrible heartburn throughout your pregnancy?  Perhaps you’ve never even had it until you found out you were pregnant.  Heartburn is a very uncomfortable thing and is very common among pregnant women.  Although what’s even more common is that women who have babies with a lot of hair had heartburn.  It is possible to have heartburn and have a baby with no hair, but 82% of women who had bad heartburn had babies with a lot of hair!

Reasoning, estrogen and progesterone (the pregnancy hormones) stimulate newborn hair and also relax the sphincter at the bottom of your esophagus, allowing acid to back up.

Answer: TRUE

There are several pregnancy myths and tales out there, but you can’t trust them all.  They are all in good fun and can be some very inaccurate information.  I’d wait until the ultrasounds and birth to be set in stone on something!

If you’re looking to learn more about your pregnancy through real facts and studies, you should check out some of the top pregnancy books!  These are fun to read, keep you informed and knowing about each thing that happens during your pregnancy.