pregnancy old wives tale #231

pregnancy old wives tale #231
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According to the nurses at work, you hang the expecting mother's wedding ring from a string over the mother's belly. If the ring swings back and forth your baby is a girl. If it swings around in a circle then it is a boy.

I cannot even begin to tell you the large amount of ridiculous advice/old wives tales/morning sickness "cures" my coworkers have in abundance.

String holder - our most Senior nurse, full of random "Okie" down home Oklahoma style knowledge and hokum. Back when she was having kids, they "didn't have no ultrasound for everyone" and she did not know she was having twins until the doctor said "Keep pushing there is another one in there!!"

Camera holder: the very gullible Lindsey 2.0 who now firmly believes I'm having a boy with all of her heart.

Chakra lady: Our resident british dietician/phD patient education nurse. She is also a hypnotist, naturopath and firm believer in all things "spiritual" "supernatural" "new age" and anything to do with aligning your chakras and chi. And whatever else you can think of along that line. We didn't invite her she just shows up when she hears about such things.