Boy or Girl?

Now that we’re past the point when most people find out the gender of their baby, people are always asking what we’re having. And most people are pretty surprised that we are choosing not to find out. But we still get plenty of people making guesses for us! I haven’t been keeping track, but I think people are pretty split 50/50 on their predictions so far.

Just for fun, I thought I would do a post on gender predictions from old wives’ tales. Some people swear that some of these are accurate, but I guess we’ll see how many are true for me come November!

1. Chinese Gender Predictor
This one looks at how old the mother is at conception as well as the month that the baby is conceived. According to this:

 

2. Mayan Gender Predictor
According to this one, if the mother’s age at conception and the year of conception are both odd or even, it’s a girl. If one is odd and one is even, it’s a boy. I was 28 at conception and the year was 2014, so this says:

 

3. Morning Sickness
This one says that if you are sick in the first trimester of pregnancy, that you are having a girl. Supposedly, the additional female hormones upset Mommy’s tummy! So for this one:

 

4. Heartbeat Theory
Some people really do swear by this one! The theory states that if your baby’s heartbeat is above 140, you are having a girl, and if it’s below 140, it’s a boy. So far the heartbeat theory says:

 

5. Baking Soda Test
I’m not really sure the “science” behind this one, but if the mother’s urine fizzes when mixed with baking soda, it’s a boy. No fizzing? It’s a girl. According to this one:

 

6. Salt or Sweet?
Apparently, if the mother-to-be craves sweet things, she’s having a girl. And if she’s craving more salty or sour things, it will be a boy. I’d say I haven’t deviated from normal much: I still don’t have much of a sweet tooth.

 

7. Wedding Ring Test
I actually talked Andrew into doing this one with me, haha! So you tie your wedding ring on a strand of hair (or string) and hold it over the pregnant belly. If it moves side to side, it’s a girl, and if it moves in a circle, it’s a boy. Although my ring did a little of both, it finally settled on side to side:

 

8. Extra Weight Theory
According to this theory, if you are carrying all the extra weight in the belly area, it’s a boy. But if you’ve expanded in the hips/thighs as well, it’s a girl. We’re only halfway through, but so far:

 

9. Leg Hair Theory
So if your leg hair is growing faster, you’re having a boy. It’s a girl if it’s the same as before pregnancy. In my opinion:

 

 

10. Carrying High or Low
This seems to be one of the most common old wives’ tales I’ve heard: if you are carrying the baby high, it will be a girl. A lower belly means it’s a boy. I honestly can’t tell if I’m carrying high or low, but a few people have said I look like I’m carrying high:

 

I stuck with 10 since it was a nice easy number. But according to a few old wives’ tales and ancient calendars… Baby Kiel will be a girl! Unless you ask Andrew, of course. 🙂

I will have to come back and see if anything changes (like how I’m carrying or the weight gain one) further on in pregnancy. Have any of you found certain old wives’ tales to be accurate in predicting your child’s gender?

So what do YOU think? 🙂