Fun Ways to Predict the Sex of Your Baby

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Prior to the invention of ultrasound technology, the only way to determine the gender of a baby you were carrying was: 1) wait until they were born and see for yourself or 2) consult the old wives tales.

This collection of pregnancy superstitions have been passed from one generation to the next, for many, many years. They may not predict the gender of your baby as accurately as an ultrasound or amniocentesis, but they are a lot more fun.

1 Observation of the Mother
2 Chinese Gender Prediction Chart
3 The Pendulum Method
4 Are you newly pregnant?

[edit] Observation of the Mother

It’s a Boy If…	It’s a Girl If…
You don’t look pregnant from behind	You have gained weight in your bottom
The baby’s heart rate is less than 140 bpm	The baby’s heart rate is more than 140 bpm
No morning sickness	You were blessed with morning sickness
The hair on your legs is growing faster	The hair on your legs is the same
The baby is carried high	The baby is carried low
Your pillow faces North or South	Your pillow faces East or West
Your feet are colder than before	Your feet are fine
You will eat the heel of a loaf of bread	You refuse the heel of bread
Your husband is gaining sympathetic weight	Your husband has not gained weight
The maternal Grandma has grey hair	The maternal Grandma has colored hair (dyed or not)
Your breasts have not grown much	Your breasts have increased in size dramatically
Your urine is bright yellow	Your urine is pale
You crave “man food” - salty, cheesy, meaty, fried	You crave sweets, fruits, vegetables
The shape of your nose has changed	Your nose has stayed the same
You are having headaches	You are not having headaches
Your stomach looks like a basketball	Your stomach looks like a watermelon
A ring on a thread held over your stomach moves in circles	A ring on a thread held over your stomach moves back and forth
Mom’s age at conception added to the month conceived in adds up to an even number	Mom’s age at conception added to the month conceived in adds up to an odd number
When someone asks you to show your hands you present them palms down	When someone asks you to show your hands you present them palms up
If you pick up a key off the floor by the top	If you pick up a key off the floor by the bottom
If your areolas are very dark	If your areolas have darkened only slightly
Your skin is very dry	Your skin is normal
You are as beautiful as ever	Your daughter is stealing your beauty

[edit] Chinese Gender Prediction Chart

This chart is supposed to accurately predict the sex of your unborn baby. Read more about it and view the chart here: Chinese Gender Prediction Chart

[edit] The Pendulum Method

Fashion a pendulum by tying one of the mother’s rings – preferably the wedding band if she can get it off – to a string.
Then you must determine what means yes and no to the pendulum. Hold it over an object such as a spoon, and ask the pendulum “Is this a spoon? Observe how the pendulum swings over the object when you ask it a true question – this is your yes answer. Again, hold the pendulum over the spoon and ask it a false question “Is this a book?” Observe how the pendulum swings in response to the false question – this is your no answer.

Now that you know how your pendulum swings for both yes and no, hold it over the mother’s stomach and ask “Is this baby a boy?” By observing the pendulums swing, you can determine the gender of your child.