Is There Any Truth to Old Wives Tales, Myths and Superstitions About Conceiving ?

Last week, I walked into my daughter's room, and the next-door neighbors daughter had a stink on it with some kind of coin at the end. She was spinning around my daughter's hand, and said that it would determine the sex of her baby. But hold on, my daughter is only eight. What do you mean determine the sex of her baby? She has to be pregnant first. (LOL) When she grows up, she informed me. Oh, when she grows up. I knew right away that this had something to do with her Catholic background. But many of these types of games are plaid at baby showers in various cultures. Some are to determine the sex of the baby, or even how many children you are going to have. Personally, I believe that only God knows, and is able to determine the sex of our children, unless you do it artificially. But that's a totally different topic.

Another interesting little fat I was told by a friend when trying to conceive a few years back, is that if you have sex in the missionary position, man on top, and than stand on your head for about 30-45 minutes right after, you increase your chances of pregnancy. That is so funny. I have family members that have gotten pregnant while taking birth control (supposedly). So standing on their head, I guess may bring about triplets. (LOL)

I remember when I was pregnant with my children, people would say, oh your belly is really low, that means your having a boy. Or, if you have a lot of heartburn, your baby is going to have a lot of hair. The funniest one I have ever heard was, who ever you stay mad at the most during your pregnancy, or look at a lot will determine what your baby will look like. I guess perhaps that's why all my children look like their father.