Placenta Location & Gender Theory

So while I was surfing the net about the accuracy of the Intelligender test I took last week (not looking like it is more than 50% accurate from the BabyCenter Polls I have read). I came across a post about a scientific study that states the location of you placenta before 10 weeks tells the gender of your baby...

Since I am a sucker for knowing the Jellybean's gender ASAP I looked up the study information... Here is the link to the study: http://www.obgyn.net/ultrasound/ultrasound.asp?page=%2Ffm%2Farticles%2Ffetal_gender_placental_location

The gist, for those who don't want to wade through the whole study, is that in a study from 1997-2007 of over 5,000 pregnant women, it was found that:

97.2% of the male fetuses had a chorionic villi/placenta location on the right side of the uterus.

97.5% of female fetuses had a chorionic villi/placenta location to the left of the uterus.

Heres how you read the ultrasound:

If it was a Tansvaginal ultrasound (Actual result, not a mirror image)

If the location of the placenta is on the left of the uterus = girl

If the location of the placenta is on the right of the uterus = boy


If it was an Abdominal ultrasound (Must flip result because it is a mirror image)

If the location of the placenta is on the left of the uterus (must flip, its really on the right) = boy

If the location of the placenta is on the right of the uterus (must flip, its really on the left) = girl

Our Jellybean is on the left side in this Transvaginal Ultrasound which should mean GIRL??

I pulled out Brady's first Ultrasound picture (see Below), and it was correct for him. Looks like almost everyone who was polled the BabyCenter forum I found it on showed that this was correct for their past pregnancies. I'm not going to rely on it to determine gender for me for sure, but I thought it was an interesting theory nonetheless. It's a good way to pass the time. :)

10 Weeks Today!

How far along?: 10 weeks
Total weight gain: About 1 pound (probably from all the eating I did at my favorite Dallas restaurants).
How big is baby?: According to BabyCenter, the baby is barely the size of a kumquat(?) and is a little over an inch long and weighs less than 1/4 of an ounce.
Maternity clothes?: Not Yet... I found some great deals at the after Christmas sales! Mostly items for Summer (shorts, tops and capris) but it gets hot here early and why not get them now at 70% off since I know I will need them soon!
Sleep?: Better this week since I stopped drinking water 1hr before bed, I wake up thirsty but no more 3 am bathroom trips.
Best moment this week?: Spending time in Dallas with friends and family for Christmas, can't wait for next year when we have our Jellybean crawling around the tree!!
Food cravings?: All of my old Dallas Favorites- Chick-Fil-A, La Madeline, Benihanas, Burger Street- We did a lot of eating in just 4 days!!
Any Baby Movement?: None yet!
Any Labor signs?: No Way!
Belly button in or out?: In.
What I miss: Having a waist!
What I'm looking forward to: Getting a baby bump!
Personal Milestone: First plane ride with the Jellybean on board, lol. It's much easier to fly with a baby on the inside than with a baby on the outside... You moms know what I mean!
Baby Milestone: He's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.

Me and the Jellybean at 11weeks- After hitting the gym:

Intelligender Test... BOY or GIRL?

There's no fun in waiting... At least that's how I see it. And since I'm 95% this will be my last pregnancy I figure I might as well enjoy as much fun pregnancy stuff as I can... Because you can't go peeing in random chemicals for fun when you're not pregnant now can you?

So now it's my turn to try out Intelligender this "just for fun" gender prediction test (yet it claims to be 80% accurate if used perfectly). Since we are a few days before Christmas and home at my parents house I thought it would be a great time to try it out!!

You can take it as early as 10 weeks, but I figure taking at 9 weeks 4 days preggo would be ok... ALL of the tests I have taken so far have pretty much given me a girl result, so I was expecting this to say the same thing...


Here's the Result: Intelligender says BOY!!

It was looking orange (the girl result) up until 9 min and then it changed to green right at the end, the official result is the color at the end of 10 min and it looks green to me... I was surprised since I have been feeling like this Jellybean is a girl but since Val has 4 daughters I think he might be excited about a boy! When I told my mom she acted not surprised because Boys tend to run in our family, guess we shall see in Feb when we get our official gender scan!

We got to see the Jellybean Today!!

Today was our first OB appointment with Dr. Spoon! (I am 9weeks and 1 day pregant) After finishing the usual 6lbs of paperwork his nurse Hazel took us back to his office and we waited to speak with him. I must say it was nice to sit in a real office in comfortable club chairs for the first meeting with a doctor instead of in an exam room sitting on that crinkly paper (more on my fear of that later) wearing nothing but an exam gown.

The doctor came in introduced himself to Val and I and was just a likeable guy, easy going, cracking jokes all while getting to know Val and me and asking about our family health background and my pregnancy with Brady. We chatted for at least 10min and again it was so refreshing not to be rushed through like with some other doctors!

After the interview portion of the appointment was over (and the scores were tallied, lol) the nurse took all my vital info, normal B/P, postive HCG urine test, and no weight gain so far (yea!) she took us back to one of the exam rooms. Now anyone who knows me, knows I HATE the crinkly butcher paper they make you sit on at the doctors office. But I sat on it, and every move I made = a crinkle sound but soon the doctor came in did the exam and then we went into the Ultrasound Room...

Where we got to see this!!

Jellybean Johnson's first pictures!! I'll admit I did cry a little when we saw the heartbeat (a super fast 179) and knew everything was looking healthy and fine! He/She really does look like a Jellybean in the first picture, lol. Can't wait to go to Dallas tomorrow and show these to my parents!

9 Weeks Today!

How far along?: 12 weeks
Total weight gain: About 1 pound.
How big is baby?: According to BabyCenter, the baby is about the size of a lime- just over 2 inches long and weighs half an ounce.
Maternity clothes?: Not Yet... They are hanging in the closet waiting for me to "pop"
Sleep?: Better this week since I stopped drinking water 1hr before bed, I wake up thirsty but no more 3 am bathroom trips.
Best moment this week?: Starting to buy baby items! I signed up on "Amazon Mom" and am getting a delivery of diapers and wipes each month at prices lower than Costco. This way we will always have a stockpile on hand!
Food cravings?: Baked Potatoes!! I ate 4 in one day on Friday, lol. With tons of salt, butter and cheese of course- now that I think about it maybe I am craving Butter and Cheese and the potato is just a vehicle to get me the good stuff!
Any Baby Movement?: None yet!
Any Labor signs?: No Way!
Belly button in or out?: In.
What I miss: Having a waist!
What I'm looking forward to: Getting a baby bump!
Personal Milestone: 12 weeks is considered the "safe" point to share the news with family and friends but we are going to wait till our next OB appointment at 13 weeks to do that!
Baby Milestone: Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it.

8 weeks Today!

How far along?: 12 weeks
Total weight gain: About 1 pound.
How big is baby?: According to BabyCenter, the baby is about the size of a lime- just over 2 inches long and weighs half an ounce.
Maternity clothes?: Not Yet... They are hanging in the closet waiting for me to "pop"
Sleep?: Better this week since I stopped drinking water 1hr before bed, I wake up thirsty but no more 3 am bathroom trips.
Best moment this week?: Starting to buy baby items! I signed up on "Amazon Mom" and am getting a delivery of diapers and wipes each month at prices lower than Costco. This way we will always have a stockpile on hand!
Food cravings?: Baked Potatoes!! I ate 4 in one day on Friday, lol. With tons of salt, butter and cheese of course- now that I think about it maybe I am craving Butter and Cheese and the potato is just a vehicle to get me the good stuff!
Any Baby Movement?: None yet!
Any Labor signs?: No Way!
Belly button in or out?: In.
What I miss: Having a waist!
What I'm looking forward to: Getting a baby bump!
Personal Milestone: 12 weeks is considered the "safe" point to share the news with family and friends but we are going to wait till our next OB appointment at 13 weeks to do that!
Baby Milestone: Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it.

Telling my parents at Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

My parents came to Vegas for Thanksgiving (since we are going to Dallas for Christmas) and Val and I were so excited to tell them our news! We had a great time exploring City Center and seeing all Christmas Decor at the various hotels!

Mom and I at City Center:

I wanted to break the news over the Thanksgiving meal but since we aren't telling the children till we are in the 2nd trimester we had to find some alone time with them!

Our Thanksgiving Table and the place settings I made:

We did finally have some alone time with my parents on Friday night so the 4 of us went to Austin's (our favorite local steakhouse) and when it was time to make the toast I toasted to our whole family including a new baby Johnson due in July! There were hugs and tears all around and it was a really special way to end the holiday weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving

Val and I feel so lucky to have my parents in town and (almost) all his immediate family joining us for Thanksgiving dinner!

Double chocolate brownies swirled with carmel and peanut butter-

Panchetta Mashed potatoes!

The table all set for dinner-

All the pies I made (so everyone got thier favorite)

Hope all of you had a wonderful day- I can't believe this time next year we will have a 4 month old baby at our table!

Scheduled 1st Dr. Appointment and Ultra Sound!

First Ultrasound
Yay!! I was finally able to get through to the people at Maternal Fetal Medicine to have my ultrasound scheduled! Ok, well it seemed like forever because I was super anxious and impatient, but whatever... So, I go in for my first look at our Little Sprout/Sweet Pea on:

Dec. 20th at 10am!

Going off of the conception date, I should be around 6 weeks and 3 days, but I'm not for sure about that. They will be checking to make sure that the pregnancy is viable (that there is growth and a heartbeat) and calculate my due date. I'm so excited!!

Also, it will be interesting to see if the gender predictor thing concerning the placenta position is correct. The "theory" is that there is some kind of relationship between the placental position and the gender of the child. This is how it breaks down:

97.2% of male fetuses had a chorionic villi/placental location on the right side of the uterus
97.5% of female fetuses had a chorionic villi/placental location on the left side of the uterus

**Note with this: trans-abdominal ultrasounds are a mirror image so if it appears on the left in your ultrasound picture, it's actually on the right IRL. This doesn't apply to trans-vaginal ultrasounds.**

So, I pulled out my old pictures from the boys, and it was correct with them. Looks like with almost everyone who was polled on my BabyCenter forum for this also showed that this was correct for their past pregnancies. I'm not going to rely on it to determine gender for me for sure, but I thought it was an interesting theory nonetheless. It's a good way to pass the time. :)

Only 11 days and counting down until we get to see our 3rd baby! I'm so excited! I hope to announce the pregnancy by the end of the month once I've met with my midwife!

A little background on us!

A little background for those that don't know- We were married at the Maui Ritz Carlton in December of 2008 and we knew we wanted a child together from the beginning so from that point on we pulled the proverbial goalie (lol) to see what would happen!

And pretty much nothing happened so after a lot of heartache and praying we decided on my 29th birthday (Oct 17th 2010) that we would try for 6 more months and if it didn't happen then it just wasn't meant to be...

Little did I know that 2 weeks (to the day) later when my ovulation test came up positive on Oct 31st that it would finally be the month we got pregnant!

So Val and I are pretty much certain this will be our first and only child together... I have a son who is 8 (Brady) and Val has 4 daughters all older than Brady so it is a FULL house! Which makes this pregnancy that much more special and exciting, so if I go a little overboard now you know why!

We Are PREGNANT!!

Just took the test this morning and it was positive!!


Since we won't be annoucing till we are into the 2nd trimester I figured I would start blogging so family and friends can keep up with us as we make our way through this exciting time!