Determing the Sex of Your Baby using Old Wives Tales

• The Ring Test
• Heart Rate
• You are What you Eat
• By the Chinese Conception Charts (Lunar Calendar)

These methods are old wives tales. The results may or may not be correct, but as I sit here wondering about the sex of my future children, I figure what the heck. What could it hurt? So have a little fun with it and enjoy.

The Ring Test

According to the wives tale, you're supposed to tie your wedding ring to a string. After that, you use the string to hold the ring approximately 3 inches above your belly. If the ring swings from hip to hip (side to side) then you're having a boy. If the ring moves from head to toe (up and down) than you're having a girl.

Another variation of this is to tie a single strand of your hair to your wedding ring. Using the hair, hold the ring above the palm of your hand. If it moves in circles than it's a boy. If it moves back and forth it's a girl.

Heart Rate

They say if your babies heart rate is high you're having a girl. If it's low (around 140 beats) than you're having a boy.

You are What You Eat

Old wives tales claim that you can determine your child's gender by what you eat during pregnancy.

It's a boy if:
• you eat more meat
• stick to salty snacks or foods
• drink lots of soda

It's a girl if:
• you eat lots of fish and veggies
• you start craving sweets and chocolate

By the Chinese Conception Chart (Lunar Calendar)

This method uses the mother's birth date and the conception date of your child. They claim the conception date is more accurate than your child's actual birth date.

Chinese Conception Chart

I tried this with my daughter's conception date and it came out correct. With my current pregnancy the charts say we're having a boy, but what about in the case of twins/multiples. Makes you go hmmmmm.

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