Chinese Age Charts, One Of Many Old Wives Tales Of Gender Prediction
There are many fun and silly ways to predict the gender of a baby. Pregnant woman use Chinese age charts, jewelry, food choices and body shapes to name a few. These old wives tales may not be scientifically proven, but they are a mainstay in the mythology surrounding pregnancy.
The people of china are said to have created a chart that blends the age of the mother at conception with the month conception took place to find out the gender of a baby. These are so popular they can be found on many internet sites focusing on pregnancies. Somehow the Chinese and predicting the gender of babies seems contradictory, but the chart is one of the most frequently used methods of gender prediction.
Another method for guessing gender is by swinging the mother’s wedding ring over her midsection. If the ring swings in a circle, it will be a boy. If the ring swings back and forth in a line, it says a girl. An alternate version of this is swinging a new, sharpened pencil attached to a sewing needle over the mom’s non-dominate hand. Are these methods also predictors of boys’ and girls’ future behavior on swingsets? Boys go round and round while girls prefer swinging in a line.
The flavor of cravings is said to also be a predictor of the baby’s gender. A mother who craves sweets is supposed to be carrying a female. Salty, sour and spicy food cravings indicate males. Not much is said about bitter cravings. That one is probably indicative of girls too.
Apparently, the heart rate of the fetus is also a determiner of gender. A faster heartbeat predicts a female and slower heart rate is a tell for a male. This old wives tale had to have been born in the 20th Century, hence the use of modern medical techniques such as fetal heart rate monitors and sonograms.
The height of the baby bump on the mother is also said to be an indicator of gender. The babies who sit high are going to be little ladies. The ones who sit low will be lads. This test must be for the moms who don’t care to actually find out the sex using an ultrasound. It seems that by the time the baby is large enough to show whether it is sitting high or low, an ultrasound could been done to get a more definitive result.
There are more old wives tales for predicting gender out there. They range from changes in a woman’s leg hair growth to willingness to eat the heel of a loaf of bread. The Chinese age chart seems random to the average person, but they say it is 90% reliable. Not odds to go and bet the bank on, but women continue to pull out the chart nonetheless. The truth will still only be revealed when the baby is born.
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