Any old wives tales on how to determine the sex of your baby?

Answer 1

go onto google and type in gender quiz's for baby and loads come up they are quite funny obviously dont think they are true cause last pregnancy they said girl girl girl and out popped a boy but the chinese gender chart has been right both times with me! also there is the heart beat one below 140 a boy above a girl! and i do think with boys you carry lower and all up front and girls your weight spreads! but it doesnt really matter what you have as long as baby is healthy but i love doing all the old wives tales things even though i know im having another boy lol! but good luck hope all goes well for you sweety xxx

Answer 2

Carrying High, Carrying Low

The way you are carrying during your pregnancy is one of the most oft cited ways of determining the sex of your baby. The general story goes that, if you're carrying low, you're having a boy. If you are carrying high, then you must be having a girl. Science says "NO, NO, NO!" to this: the way you carry is determined by muscle and uterine tone as well as the position of your baby. But who's to say that boys don't like being lower in their mom's stomach while girls prefer a view from the top?

What Your Urine Says

This next test to determine a baby's sex may not be for everyone, although it is very simple. Just take a sample of your urine and mix it with Drano. Depending on the color change of your urine, you will have a boy or a girl. Unfortunately, there is no consensus on what color equals which sex. So, if you do decided to try this and your urine turns bluish yellow, brownish, brown, black or blue you will be having a boy. If your urine looks more greenish brown, green, blue or doesn't change at all, then you're having a girl. But be warned: if you decide to do this test, there could be some pretty harsh fumes produced - not to mention the possibility of an explosion!.

Heartbeats

One belief that has been around for some time, and even had some acceptance in the medical community at one point, is that the fetal heartbeat differs for boys and girls. If you're having a girl, then the fetal heart rate will be above 140. A boy will have a heart rate below 140. However, that pesky science has reared its little head again to say that this is complete fiction. A baby's heart rate is not affected by its sex until it is born, when a girl's heart rate will increase considerably compared with boys during labor.

Craving Something…Sweet?

Many people believe that your cravings are caused by the sex of your baby. So, if you can't get enough chocolate, you could be having a girl. Does the idea of drinking straight lemon juice sound delicious to you? Then those sour cravings are a result of the little boy inside of you. However, if you go by the scientists, then some of them will claim that you're not even having cravings because cravings just don't exist.

Weight Gain

Thankfully, this one doesn't refer to your weight gain. The belief is that, if your husband puts on weight during your pregnancy, then you will be having a girl. If he doesn't put on a pound, then you're carrying a boy.

Is Her Face Round and Full?

Some say that the shape and fullness of your face during pregnancy can indicate your baby's sex. Every woman gains weight differently during pregnancy, and every woman experiences different skin changes. If people tell you that because your face is round and rosy you are having a girl, they might be right - but it's just as likely that they are wrong!

Answer 3

There is a reason they are called old wifes tales, because most of them are wrong. Everyone has told me if you carry your children low they are one sex, and if you carry them high they are another, well I carried both of my children the same and one was a girl and the other was a boy. Now, I have found the birth charts to be acurate...sounds silly but hey they were right for both of my kids.

Answer 4

I have heard the wives tale that if you get pregnant toward the beginning of your ovulation period it will be a girl, if toward the end of your ovulation period it will be a boy because supposedly boy sperm swim faster than girl, but girl sperm live longer than boy. Although, I think it is chance of the draw and doesn't have anything to do with this.

Answer 5

Another wives tale was how the baby was carried shape wise...

All in front - its a boy
All around your stomach - its a girl

Basically - round ball shape *boy*
Football shape - girl!

Answer 6

Once you're already pregnant, you supposedly can tell the baby's gender this way: Dangle a threaded needle over the woman's abdomen. If it swings back and forth, it's a boy; if it makes circles, it's a girl.
Another is, if you get really big in front, it's a boy.

Answer 7

Oh there are a million.

They says that the heart rate is over 120 for girls and under 120 for boys (in utero) my kids were both the exact opposite.

Answer 8

I was told whomever was on top determines the sex of the baby. Ex:If girl on top then you have a girl. It ended up being right w/ me. LOL.

Answer 9

carrying low - boy
carrying high - girl

then there is something about a coin on a string being waved in front of the belly, but I forget the details

Answer 10

Well, one is that if you carry the child high, it will be a girl and if you carry the child low, it will be a boy. If a first child, the mother often doesn't know if its low or high :-)