Free Baby Gender Prediction
Offers for free baby gender prediction shouldn't be taken too seriously because the tests and methods usually aren't very accurate. Then again, they can be a lot of fun!
A Free Baby Gender Prediction Quiz
You can check out old wives' tales about gender prediction at JustMommies.com. Their gender prediction quiz includes questions about what foods you're craving, what your belly looks like, and whether or not you're having mood swings. After you click "submit," the site tells you your odds of having a boy or a girl. Of course, since there's no proof that any of the questions have any bearing on your baby's gender, don't depend on this quiz to tell you what color to paint the nursery.
An Ancient Chinese Calendar?
If you're interested in Asian legends, try the Chinese Lunar Calendar. All you have to do is enter your own birth date and the date you conceived. You'll also find a chart, based on the I-Ching, to help you select a lucky baby name.
With this Chinese pregnancy calendar, you simply find your age and the conception month to determine the supposed gender of your baby. The description of the chart is the same as on the Chinese Fortune Calendar site: a 700 year old document supposedly discovered by a Chinese scientist and said to be 99 percent accurate. Don't count on that 99 percent, though. If that were true, every single baby conceived by a 25-year-old woman in the entire month of January 2006 everywhere in the world would be a girl!
Psychic Predictions
Do you like to play with tarot cards or enjoy getting your palm read? Visit the Psychics and Mediums Network for instructions on making a pendulum predictor. You'll make the pendulum by suspending a ring from a piece of string. You start by holding it near familiar objects and asking "Is this a phone book?" or "Is that the dog?" Watch how it swings; it can go back and forth, clockwise, or counterclockwise. You should see that one type of swing always represents "yes" and another one stands for "no." Now, hold the pendulum over your pregnant belly and ask if the baby is a boy or a girl.
This is a fun game to share with friends, but don't rush out and buy baby clothes based on this prediction. Wishful thinking could be what's causing your pendulum's swing.
The Drano Test
Maybe you've heard of mixing a pregnant woman's urine with Drano as a do-it-yourself, free baby gender prediction method. Supposedly, the mixture will turn one color for a boy and another for a girl. But, which color represents what sex depends on whom you ask! A different version of the myth says that the baby's gender is revealed by the amount of bubbles in the mixture.
This test is not a great idea; products like Drano are dangerous if used improperly. If you must try it, be sure not to touch the Drano, stay clear of the fumes, and dispose of the mixture where children and pets can't get into it. You can learn more about the Drano myth at Snopes.com.
Timing the Conception
Some people believe that you can determine your baby's gender by timing the conception. The Shettles Method is based on the idea that sperm with Y chromosomes, which make boy babies, move a little differently from sperm with X chromosomes, which make girl babies. According to Dr. Shettles, you should have intercourse near the time of ovulation if you want a boy.
If you could plan the baby's gender this way, you wouldn't need free baby gender prediction at all! Unfortunately, medical studies have made it pretty clear that the Shettles method doesn't work.
More Predictors
- You'll find a fun list of gender prediction myths in the iVillage article Boy or Girl? 38 Fun Ways to Guess Your Baby's Sex.
- In addition to the Drano test, the Snopes.com article also has a long list of gender prediction legends.
- More fun gender prediction ideas can be found at New Baby & Beyond.
- At Gender Myths, read about more unusual gender myths, such as morning sickness early in a pregnancy means you're having a girl or cold feet that may mean you're having a boy.
- Visit the Hindu Culture website to read about more gender prediction myths and old wives' tales.
What Really Works?
Only your health care provider can really find out the gender of your unborn baby. The most foolproof way is to check the unborn baby's DNA, but that requires amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling. Those are invasive procedures that do pose a risk to both the mother and baby. Ultrasound pictures give a good guess, but they are not foolproof. There have been plenty of parents who picked out a name based on the ultrasound results and then had to change it--fast!--when the baby was born.
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