Can you predict your baby’s gender?
Long before there were sonograms, expecting parents still placed bets on the gender of their unborn children. In China, there’s lots of folklore about how to predict a baby’s sex based on the nature of the mother’s pregnancy. Recently, a new mom (known as “Tiantian Mama”) gathered the most popular predicting traditions and posted a list of them on her blog.
Perhaps because Chinese doctors are not permitted to tell parents what gender their child will be, Tiantian Mama’s list gained instant popularity, quickly making its way on to a number of Chinese child-rearing websites and forums. The general consensus in the Chinese blogosphere is that some of the listed clues actually have predictive merit, while others are useless but amusing. Here’s our summary of the popular post.
Will it be a boy or a girl?
If a mom’s belly looks pointy, it’s a boy
If it’s totally round, it’s a girl
If a mom’s belly is small, it’s a boy
If it’s big, it’s a girl
If a mom’s belly gets bigger, but the rest of her doesn’t, it’s a boy
If her whole body gets bigger, it’s a girl
If a mom’s feet don’t swell, it’s a boy
If they do swell, it’s a girl
If it’s an easy pregnancy, it’s a boy
If it’s a difficult pregnancy it’s a girl
If a mom craves sour food, it’s a boy
If she craves spicy food, it’s a girl
If a mom loses some of her beauty, it’s a boy
If she turns prettier, it’s a girl
If a mom’s skin gets darker, it’s a boy
If her skin doesn’t changer color, it’s a girl
If it feels like the baby is punching and kicking, it’s a boy
If it feels like the baby is turning around, it’s a girl
If a mom’s belly button bulges, it’s a boy
If it doesn’t, it’s a girl
If a mom’s stretch marks run up to her chest in a straight line, it’s a boy
If they don’t, it’s a girl
If a mom has more stretch marks on her left side, it’s a boy
If her stretch marks are more on her right side, it’s a girl
If a mom becomes hardworking during pregnancy, it’s a boy
If she becomes lazy, it’s a girl
If a mom’s nose gets larger, it’s a boy
If her nose stays the same, it’s a girl
If a mom starts craving long, thin vegetables, it’s a boy
If she starts to like round vegetables, it’s a girl
