Predicting Baby's Gender

Updated on May 03, 2008
A.P. asks from North Ridgeville, OH
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I am working on a surprise baby shower for my cousin. She is not finding out the sex of the baby so I was thinking about doing a couple of tests or games to help her figure out if it is a boy or girl. I ran the idea by her and she loved it!

So what tests or games worked for you? What things were good predictors?

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D.W.

answers from Jacksonville on

Cute idea!
The OJ test. It worked for me but not until earlier in the pregnancy. If she can tolerate OJ it's a boy and if she can't it's a girl. It's silly but fun!

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A.W.

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You need to get the book Expecting? (I think that is the name on the cover Boy or Girl is written and the book is purple and yellow) it has a bunch of fun things to do trying to find out the sex of the baby. It also had a chinese conception chart that uses the mothers age at conception,and month of conception to find the sex of the baby!!!! That was corrcect for my 3 kids!!!

Hope this helps and have fun!!

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V.S.

answers from Lima on

A.,

I used the ring test on mine. I just put my wedding band on a necklace and held it very straight above my stomach. If the ring goes in circles, it's a girl and if it goes back and forth it's a boy.

There is also something on a I believe Chinese Calendar online. If you conceive during a certain month and depending on your age will determine if you are having a boy or girl. I did both of these and mine was correct.......I had a girl!

Good luck!

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L.H.

answers from Dayton on

For me personaly, the ring and the string test worked with me and all my friends, except we held it over the palm of our hands, but never tried it over the belly as suggested in the wives tales. If you let it go though it's whole cycle over the palm of your hand (which may take a miniute or so) it will go though all the children you'll have, when it's done, it will just stop swining, then start swinging the cycle again.

From site http://www.pregnancy-info.net/baby_gender.html

If you are not interested in pursuing a clinical procedure to find out your baby’s gender, than you may want to turn to some old wives tales and myths to help you find out if you are having a boy or a girl. There are hundreds of different myths in circulation about gender in pregnancy. Here are just a few of the more popular ones.

Other Popular Methods to Determine Gender

String and Ring Test:
This "test" can also predict whether you will have a boy or a girl. Tie your wedding band or other ring on to a piece of string. Hold this string so that the ring hangs down in front of your belly. Gently swing the string: if the ring moves in a circular pattern, you are having a boy; if it moves in a straight line, you are having a girl.

You will have a boy if:

baby’s heart rate is under 140 beats per minute.
you are carrying low and in front
your urine is bright yellow
your right breast is bigger than your left
you don’t experience any morning sickness in the first trimester

You will have a girl if:

baby’s heart rate is faster than 140 beats per minute
you are carrying high and all over
your urine is clear
your left breast is bigger than your right
you sleep on your right side

Chinese Lunar Calendar:
The Chinese lunar calendar is a calendar that can be used to predict the sex of your baby. It takes the age when you conceived and your date of conception into consideration. From these dates, it can predict if you will have a boy or girl.

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J.D.

answers from Columbus on

I used the Intelligender Test! Its so fun and would be a great for a party! YOu can buy it at www.intelligender.com.
It has some sort of powder in it this cup and she has to pee in it and if it turns green its a boy and if it turns orange its a girl. My girlfriends have used it and its been right every time. I bought one and took it a few weeks ago and it said I was having a boy! We'll soon find out at my ultrasound! Anyway, cute idea, comes in an adorable box, and women tend to love watching it foam up and then turn a color!

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