Wives' Tales About Gender Predictions

Do You Know the Old Wives' Tales About Gender?

September 26, 2009

Expecting mamas love to try and determine the sex of their unborn child using old wives' tales, but how well do you know the legends? Take the quiz to find out.

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oliveoyle625 3 years

All the wives tales and tests pointed to us having a boy, but we found out we are having a girl. Had a pretty good pregnancy, no morning sickness, food aversions, just a little bit of nausea and heartburn.

3 years

I fit almost every one of the wives' tales. Higher heartrates for the girls, carried WAY higher with the girls, was sicker with the girls, etc.

jenni5 3 years

I carried low the 2nd time and had a boy but then it was my 2nd time. Everything was already stretched out. But than had horrible nausea with him too. I guess these are more for fun than anything else.

kty 3 years

6/7 but that's because while pregnant i read a lot of the old wives tales and they came true for me...i had a boy

3 years

Ok and now I went back to take it again and got the opposite answer on #1. WTH? lol The first time it said boy was correct, the second time girl.

3 years

I only took #1 and already it's wrong - every old wives' tale site and legend I've heard is the opposite. Over 140 girl, under 140, boy. It's one that has a SMALL basis in reality, as females tend to have a slightly faster heartrate, but at nowhere near enough to make it a gender predictor. How you carry also has a small basis in reality, as female sperm tend to travel faster and fertilize higher, making the embryo implant higher in the uterus. But again, not enough to make it a valid gender predictor.

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