If we want to know the sex of the baby, it is best to wait to see what the ultrasound say, even if they can also be wrong. However, and probably due to the relative modernity of ultrasound, there are many popular methods to predict the sex of the baby, some really curious.
Needless to say, these methods lack a scientific basis, so their degree of success will be approximately 50%. These are more or less bizarre tests, some from distant cultures, with tradition for centuries, others of unknown origin, and some more modern.
We distinguish between those "Tests" done before pregnancy to know the sex of the baby (even long before, and not exclusively in girls, such as when we were children), to look for or plan to be a boy or girl and other tests that are only performed once pregnancy has been achieved.
Methods to predict the sex of the baby
Among the methods to predict the sex of the babyWe can differentiate between those performed during pregnancy (the chain, dreams, oil, belly shape) from those tests that can be done during pregnancy or at another time (the chain, the crown).
- Little chain, popular method wherever there is, especially in childhood. I have memories of a group of friends doing this test, what I do not know is if it would be right ... There are different variants: that the chain is gold, that at the end has a ring or a cross, that swings on the palm of the hand or on the belly ... The fact is that if the chain swings back and forth, a male would be expected. On the other hand, if the movement were to circulate the pregnancy would bring a girl.
- The crown, only if we already have a child, because you have to look at the birth of the corn hair of the previous son. If the birth is in the center, the next baby will be a girl; if he has it aside, he will be a boy (here this method fails with my daughters); if you have two births, they will be twins-twins. I don't want to think about the unruly hair that the older brother of a quadruplet must have ...
- The dreams of the future mom: if you dream of circles, it will be a girl; If you dream of pointed shapes, it will be a child. Although I do not know if it is very common to dream of geometric shapes, among the rare dreams of pregnancy ...
- According to the shape of the belly: if it is more pointed, boy, while if it is rounded or flattened, girl. However, there are many types of bellies and their form depends more on other issues than on this popular belief.
- Oil test: you pour a few drops of oil on the most protruding part of the belly, if it slides quickly it is a boy, if it does so slowly, it is a girl. I don't know if it will be very effective in predicting the sex of the baby, but at least the belly will be softer ...
- Cravings are another myth when it comes to predicting the sex of the baby: if mom wants sweets, it's because she expects a girl; on the other hand, if what you want to eat are sour or salty foods, you are pregnant with a male.
Predict or program the sex of the baby
We discuss now other methods that would serve both to know the sex of the baby during pregnancy and to plan to be a boy or girl, that is, "program" the conception in order to choose the sex of the baby. Which in itself is quite risky since, regardless of the arbitrariness of the methods, it is not always easy to accurately calculate the time of ovulation.
- The Chinese table to know the sex of the baby is one of the most widespread methods, not only to know if it will be a boy or girl when the pregnancy has arrived, but to “program” the conception according to the couple's taste. This calendar is based on the woman's age at the time of becoming pregnant and the month in which the baby is conceived. However there is no scientific evidence of its effectiveness, if you are interested in this method, here we leave the Chinese table to print.
- We move to another millenary culture, in this case to the Mayan civilization. The Mayan table to know the sex of the baby seems to come from the statistical data that they obtained from studies that they themselves carried out. The method of looking at the table is the same as that of the Chinese calendar: you have to look at the woman's age at the time of conceiving the baby and the month in which the conception occurs. In case you were wondering, the Mayan and Chinese tables do not match.
- The gypsy formula It combines the woman's age when she became pregnant and the number of month she became pregnant (January = 1, December = 12). Both figures are added and if it is even, it is a boy, if it is odd, it is a girl.
- Another formula of unknown origin is one that adds three figures: the age of the mother, the number of month in which she was born and that of the month of conception. If the result is odd, boy and if the result is even, girl.
- Also we have lunar calendar based methods, which takes the practice used by farmers to prey cows at the right time as they would like to have females or males. On the web we find sites like Prince or princess, who are dedicated to making these predictions.
- We finally talk about a method to plan pregnancy rather than to know the sex of the baby, since it is based on the diet prior to conception and the time at which ovulation occurs. The Baretta method was designed by an Argentine biochemist named Adriana Baretta. According to her, a pre-pregnancy diet guarantees the choice of sex of the baby: the increased consumption of calcium and magnesium-rich products favors the procreation of girls, while the sodium and potassium of boys. Menstrual cycles would also come into play, and here there would be some scientific basis: it has been shown that the moment closest to ovulation favors the procreation of boys, while 48 hours before the gestation of girls is favored. Here we leave everything you need about this method if you are looking for a boy or a girl.
In short, here some methods to predict the sex of the baby. Surely you can provide other evidence that you know, more or less magical anecdotes that were right. And congratulations, be it a boy or a girl!
