Old Wives Tales About Baby Gender Prediction

Old Wives Tales About Baby Gender Prediction

Old wives tales concerning pregnancy and determining the gender of the unborn baby have been around for a long time. Old Wives Tales about baby gender are a version of an urban legend that consists of folklore, superstitions, and are often exaggerated or made up ideas that are passed down from wife to wife through the generations.

Just for fun here are some of the most frequent old wives tales about baby gender which include the following:

• If the Drano-urine mixture changes to a brownish color you’ll have a boy, if it doesn’t change color at all it’ll be a girl baby.
• If you’re carrying your baby high in your womb you’ll have a girl, if the baby is carried lower in your womb you’ll be having a boy.
• This old wives tale says that if the unborn baby’s heart-rate is 140 beats per minute or above you’ll be having a girl baby, but if it’s less than 140 bpm you’ll have a boy.
• Do you crave sweets, congratulations you’ll be having a baby girl.
• If it swings back and forth then your baby is a girl but on the other hand if it swings around in a circle, then you are having a boy.
• It is said that if your baby has a fast heart rate, near 170 beats per minute, then you are having a girl but if your baby’s heart rate is closer to 150 beats per minute then you are having a boy.
• If the shape of your face is round then you are having a baby girl and if your face is long and narrow then you are having a baby boy.
• The Mayan Tale, Take the mothers age at conception and the year of conception and add them together. If the result is an even number then the baby is girl. If the result is an odd number then the baby is a boy.
• If the result is an even number then the baby is girl. If the result is an odd number then the baby is a boy.
• Acne Myth, If the mom is craving salty foods then you are having a boy but if you crave sweet food then you are having a girl.
• If your husband gains weight then it is thought that you will be having a girl, if he does not gain weight then you will be having a boy.

I wouldn’t put much faith in these or any of the other old wives tales baby gender prediction out there, but they can be a whole lot of fun, so just relax and enjoy experimenting with them.

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