2006-07-09 16:13:55 · 19 answers · asked by Inca 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
The only reliable ways to find out a baby's sex are:
* amniocentisis
* ultrasound
* genetic testing if you had invitro fertilization (bit late for that now, though)
None of the old wive's tales are actually accurate at all beyond simple chance (there's always a 50% shot).
If you want a fun quiz, try here:
http://www.justmommies.com/quizzes/gender_prediction_quiz.php
But remember, other than the ways listed above, there is no real way to tell.
2006-07-09 16:18:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of supposed ways to predict your baby's sex without an ultra sound. I tried many of them with my last baby who is now 9 months old. Unfortunetly there is no real way of knowing. My doc didn't beleive in ultra sounds so I tried them all and was told time and again, by the way I was carrying, what I was eating, when I concieved, all that said its a boy. Guess what! I had a girl. With my first two I just felt it. I dreamed about the baby and I knew its sex, but with my youngest I was unable to do this. Its up to you but remember not even the ultrasound is fool proof.
2006-07-09 16:19:02 · answer #2 · answered by B D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guess really hard.
There are old "baby sex makers" kind of things, eat lots and lots of aspiragus for a boy (see how well that worked for Anne Boleyn, the mother of Queen Elizabeth) and alot of milk for a boy. But those are mostly old wife's tales.
But other than utlra sound, there isn't really a way. But you have to get one anyhow, so just ask.
2006-07-09 16:19:21 · answer #3 · answered by pixipaperdollfairee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the latin culture pregnant women hold a silver pendant on a necklace and watch which direction the pendant sways. If it sways left to right its a girl, if it sways back and forth it's a boy . I don't know if it really works but that's one way people determine the birth of their unborn child without an ultrasound.
2006-07-09 16:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by LA BORIQUA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No; and sometimes the ultrasound isn't accurate either, given the fetus is in a position where you can't see it's parts. They say when you're "all belly" it's a girl, if you gain all over, a boy... there are many wives tales none of which medically hold true.
2006-07-09 16:18:57 · answer #5 · answered by nurseTINA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the belly thing holds true, I carried low and I had a boy... I think the heartbeat is a good predictor. I believe a boy's heart rate is supposed to be faster... in the 160's +
2006-07-09 16:17:57 · answer #6 · answered by KareBear 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a fast heartrate 160 bpm and higher it is a girl. If the heartrate is in the 130-150 bpm then it is a boy.
2006-07-09 16:53:15 · answer #7 · answered by Angela R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Chinese Lunar calendar is a pretty good way. I have have 3 kids, and it has been right on each time. Try the following website for the chart to use. It is fun to try, anyway.
Good luck!
2006-07-09 16:30:44 · answer #8 · answered by lyubovnitza 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard my grandma tell my mom when she was pregnant for my brother, that if you get sick a lot or when the Baby 'says it time to get up' and you need to or get something to eat or whatever then it's a boy. Otherwise if it's quite/calm then it's a girl
2006-07-09 16:17:53 · answer #9 · answered by Synyster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are different methods, but none of them are proven to work. There is a method called the Chinese Gender Predictor, and that's a lot of fun:
http://www.thelaboroflove.com/chart/pred.html
2006-07-09 16:16:01 · answer #10 · answered by Eebles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋