Gender Predictors

Gender Predictors

Thankfully technology now allows an ultrasound to give a pretty accurate (but not always 100%) prediction of whether you're having a boy or a girl, but you do have to wait till around the 20 week mark to get it done.

In our mothers' and grandmothers' days they too had tricks for gender predicting. Whether they work or not is anyone's guess - but they're a bit of fun - and let's face it, there's a 50/50 chance of getting it right. Let us know if any of these work for you.

  1. RING AND THREAD: String your ring on a piece of thread and hold it over your belly. The theory is if the ring swings back and forth then you're having a boy, if it goes round in a circle you're having a girl. 
  2. HOW YOU CARRY: This is one that you'll likely get from a dear old lady in the supermarket aisle - if you're carrying high, it's a girl. If you're carrying low, it's a boy. 
  3. CRAVINGS: If you're giving in to your sweet tooth then you're likely to have a girl, if you're all about pickles and cheese or other salty foods then it's a boy.  
  4. BABY'S HEART RATE : The theory being that if the baby's heart rate is over 140 beats per minute then you're carrying a girl. Boys are more likely to have a slower heart rate.
  5. ANCIENT CHINESE GENDER CHART: As the story goes, this chart was discovered buried in an ancient Chinese tomb. You simply cross reference the mother's age with her month of conception and it'll tell you whether you're having a boy or a girl. You can download it here.

 

 

1 comment for “Gender Predictors”

  • Gravatar of Tia Te Huna
    Tia Te Huna - Tuesday, 31 January 2012 at 10:31:06 a.m.
    i tried the ring and thread. for 5minutes it swung in a circle then stopped dead.
    the carrying depends on your placenta,doesn't it! everyone has said from day 1 that i was carrying low...i don't think it makes a difference.
    yes i've been craving sweet foods and i've also heard the same.
    i've never heard the heartbeat but i'll pretend to agree.
    the ancient chinese gender chart sounds interesting

    anyway i knew from day 1 that i was having a girl! a numerologist told me!


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