Old Wives’ Tales About Predicting Baby’s Gender

Are you pregnant and excited to find out if you are having a boy or a girl? Here are some popular old wives tale that have been used to predict the unborn child’s gender. As fun as these gender predictors are, they are just most definitely “tales,” which means some may have been correct and some may have been wrong in your pregnancies. Having an ultrasound is still by far the most accurate way in determining your baby’s gender.

But just for fun, try playing these old wives’ tales to predict your baby’s gender and find out if it is true in your pregnancies. If you are just curious to find out and compare your symptoms to these old wives’ tales, we have got you covered.

SIGNS OF HAVING A BOY

As you hang a ring, with a thread, over your belly, it moves in circles

Fetal heart rate is less than 140 beats per minute

Pointy pregnant belly, you’re carrying all out front and low

Blooming in pregnancy

      Craving for salty and protein-rich food such as cheese and meat

      Dry hands or your skin becomes dry

      Feet colder than before you were pregnant

Hair on legs growing faster than before you were pregnant

Right breast is bigger than the left and significantly darker areolas

Husband gaining weight, along with you

Shiny and full-bodied hair

      No morning sickness in first trimester

      Pillow facing north while sleeping

      Regular headaches or worse migraines

      Spreading nose

     The result of the addition of your age (at the time of conception) and the number of the month in which you conceived is even

Urine is bright yellow in color

Your morning urine mixed with baking soda fizzles

Linea nigra runs from under the rib cage all the way down the belly

SIGNS OF HAVING A GIRL

As you hang a ring, with a thread, over your belly, it moves side to side

Fetal heart rate is above140 beats per minute

Round pregnant belly, you’re carrying high

You didn’t blossom and looked less pretty than before you were pregnant

      Craving for sweets

Zits and breakouts than before you were pregnant

      Husband’s weight the same as before pregnancy

Left breast bigger than the right

      More weight gain around hips and rear

      Morning sickness in the first trimester

      No headaches

      Pillow facing south while sleeping

     The result of the addition of your age (at the time of conception) and the number of the month in which you conceived is odd

Moody than ever

Softer skin

Urine dull yellow in color

Your morning urine mixed with baking soda doesn’t fizzle

Linea nigra runs only from the belly button down

Check out these old wives’ tales and see if they are accurate in your pregnancy. Try some at home and let us know how it turned out for you in the comments below.