Although it's still way early to tell, I've been having some fun (and wasting a lot of time) doing research on gender predictions. I've taken just about every "test" on the internet, tried some old wives tricks, done some math, and this is my conclusion-- I don't think anyone really knows what they're talking about. Here are the results I have found:
Old wives tales:
I crave salty foods=
boyI haven't had any headaches=
girlI also crave meat and cheese=
boyI have acne=
girlI haven't had morning sickness=
boyI dream of having
boys, so therefore I must be having a
girl. (Does dreaming about having triplet boys triple my chances?)
My left breast is bigger than my right (a little too much info? yeah I thought so too when I read this one) =
girlI grip mugs by the body instead of the handle=
girlI show my hands palm down=
boyI carry my extra weight out front=
boyDustin hasn't gained any sympathy weight (but does he ever?!?) =
girlThe hair on my legs isn't growing any faster than before I was pregnant=
girlThe maternal grandmother doesn't have gray hair- natural or dyed =
girlMy feet are not colder than they were before pregnancy=
girl.
Crazy right? Some of these make sense, but I just can't believe that because my mom colors her hair that means I'm having a girl.
String test:
I read about this once in a book called Mrs. Mike. It's how midwives used to predict gender before there were ultrasounds. And, it's all over the internet. You get a piece of thread, attach a light weight (i.e. a paper clip) and hold it over your belly. If the string moves from side to side like a pendulum- you've got a boy. If it moves in circles- you're having a girl.
I'm only 10 weeks now, so it might have been to early for this test-
but it moved in circles.Chinese Gender Prediction chart:
This one can be tricky. It's based on you
lunar age and the
lunar month in which you conceived. So you have to use conversion tools, which are all over the internet as well. Example: I'm 24 and I'm pretty sure I conceived in July. My lunar age is 25 and the lunar month is June. According to this chart I'm having a
boy.
But--- I also took 2 gender prediction tests that are supposed to be based on this calender and they said I was having a
girl.
Other Mathematical equations:
My age (24) and the year I conceived in (2008) are both even numbers=
girlThe sum of my age (24) and the number of the month I conceived in (7) equals an odd number (31)=
girlOther "tests" I took:
Old Wives Tale Test (http://www.amazingpregnancy.com/oldwivestales/) =
boyWill you baby be a boy or girl? (http://www.childbirth.org/articles/boyorgirl.html) =
girlGender Tool (http://www.babygendertool.com/baby-gender-test.aspx) =
boyThe Gender Predictor Test (http://www.nerdtests.com/mq/take.php?id=7830) =
girlThere was also this site called fortunebaby.com that wanted $19.95 to see your test results! What? Who is seriously that gullible?
It won't be another month or two until we actually find out. But now you have all of the information to make an educated guess :)
While we were trying to take this picture, Maddock snuck in! Apparently he didn't want to be left out. I look terrible in this picture, but it was too funny not to post.
This is my mother-in-law helping Maddock to swing the club. Only she helped him a little too much, because she ended up getting a hole in one!
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