When I was 12 weeks pregnant and before I found out the gender of my 2nd baby, I took a friend to her acupuncturist. While waiting, I decided to ask the old Chinese acupuncturist lady about the sex of my baby and see if she can guess. I was bored and my friend said she had a chart that can predict the gender pretty accurately.
I was horrified at the first thing she said. She said "Whether the baby is a girl or a boy, you should keep it. It's already 12 weeks." At first I didn't understand what she meant, but quickly realize that she misunderstood and thought I want to know the gender to decide whether to keep the baby - NEVER crossed my mind. But apparently lots of Chinese people especially in China would consider abortion if they found out they are having a girl. Yuck!
She went on to try to guess the gender and I immediately thought of her as an "old wife" or one of those pretend "psychics" She was all over the place trying to cover her basis - "if I feel different this pregnancy than the last, than it's not the same gender as the last one. Many hours of my clinical experience proves that." I told her I feel quite different this time, so I guess it's a boy. Then I said I hate sweets this time which I didn't last time. She then hedged and said well "it's definitely a girl then. Girls make the mother hate sweets and boy make the mother love sweets." This made no sense to me since I just told her I have a daughter and during that pregnancy I loved sweets. I stop the conversation short then. It was amusing to pass the time I guess.
Well I am 17 weeks pregnant now and knows the gender. Jaime is right. He is destined to be surrounded by beautiful women. We are having a girl! Isabel and we are so Happy!
- Lei
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