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Boy or a girl? How to know-traditional ways.

July 8, 2008 ⋅

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Almost every woman during her pregnancy will hear some magical way to determine the sex of her child. Yes, you could wait until your baby is born but sometimes the old wives tales are a bit of fun (but not necessarily accurate). Here are some that you can try some for yourself and see if everyone is predicting the same sex for your baby.

HOW YOU CARRY – a commonly tradition is calling the baby’s sex by the way you are carrying the child. Obviously, one couldn’t even make this determination until late in the pregnancy. If you’re carrying low, you’re having a boy. If you are carrying high, then you must be having a girl. However, doctors generally say the way you carry is determined by muscle and uterine tone as well as the position of your baby. Now, we just need to wait for the studies that show whether baby boys or girls prefer certain position.

HEART RATE – One myth states that if your baby’s heart rate was is under 140 beats per minute, expect a boy. If the heart rate was at 140 or over, then you would be having a girl. However, to date, there has never been a study that has shown this theory is to be accurate.

DRANO – I can’t say that there is scientific evidence backing it up, but the Drano test has been around for a while. Keep in mind, Drano gives of toxic fumes. Do this test outside.

Sometime after your fourth month, collect 2 -3 ounces of urine, preferably from first thing in the morning. Use a paper or other throw-away cup.
Get a medium (at least 10 ounces), clean glass jar that you can also throw away afterwards.
Put 2 tablespoons of Crystal Drano in the glass
Add the urine.
Stay away from the jar while the chemical reaction occurs.
After 10 seconds or so, pay attention to the color. If a brownish color, a boy. If no color change, a girl.

CRAVINGS – The belief is that your cravings are caused by the sex of your baby. Sour cravings–like sucking on lemons–means a little boy. Some also say the craving for salty foods also means a boy. On the other hand, the desire for sweets–soda, chocolate, even fruit–means a girl.

MAYAN METHOD – The ancient Mayans believed that you could tell a baby’s sex by comparing the mother’s age at conception with the year of conception. If both numbers are even or both are odd, you’ll have be a girl. If one number is even and the other is odd, the baby is a boy.

CHINESE METHOD – With a Chinese Lunar Calendars, it is said you can determine your baby’s sex. If you compare the mother’s age at conception and the month of conception, you can accurately predict the sex of the baby using the birth chart. The result you get may vary with the different versions of the calenda found on the Web.

BREAST SIZE – Next time you get out of the bath, look in the mirror at your breasts. If the left one is bigger, it’s a girl. If the right one is larger, you’re having a boy! (If they’re the same size? Twins?)