Come test pregnancy old wives tales with me!

Scientists decided long ago that many of the stories regarding determining the sex of your baby without technology are false.

Sure, they may not be foolproof. Hell, they may not even be remotely true! But my very limited grasp of science, coupled with my tendency towards believing in all things unexplainable, make me curious.

Let’s take a look at some of the most infamous and easy-to-test old wives’ tales concerning the subject of gender, and see how I fair.

Any of you preggos out there, do them as well and we can compare our results.

Test #1:

Legend has it that if you are carrying a girl, she will steal your beauty. Look for physical attributes; acne, swelling and other ways your body is trying to make your life hell.

My acne is giving me flashbacks to high school. I am getting little pimples all over my face, and also what I like to call “gravity” pimples. These are identified by the blood rush which flows to them when you bend over. It’s almost like growing a second fetus made of puss. They tend to grow in the most unfortunate places, like right between your eyebrows or in the middle of your chin.

Unless you count the sun reflecting off of my whiteheads, I am definitely not “glowing”. So I’m going to classify this one as GIRL.

Test #2:

Take a ring from your own collection and tie a string to the end. Hold the string and ring on your palm above your belly. Gently let the ring fall.

If the ring swings in a circle, you’re having a boy. If it swings from side-to-side, you’re having a girl.

I chose a ring that might have been too big. It hit me pretty hard in the stomach before launching off into an oval. I’m calling this one BOY.

Test #3:

Everyone gets different cravings throughout their pregnancy, but the story goes that what you crave can predict the sex of your unborn child.

Salty/sour– expect a boy!

Sweet– expect a girl!

My question…

What if I am craving everything?

What I want the most, any time of day, are bread and potato chips. This would place me in the salty category; ergo this test goes to BOY.

Test #4:

The Mayans used a method based on the age of the mother at conception and the year of conception (insert Mayan calendar joke here).

If one number is odd and the other is even, you’re having a girl! If both are odd or both are even, you’re having a boy!

I am currently 27 (Shit, can that really be true!?) and the year my baby will be born is 2013.

BOY.

Test #5:

This one requires the mother to stop mid-way through the directions and perform the deed, before reading what her actions mean.

Place a single key on the ground and pick it up.

PAUSE HERE. PICK UP KEY BEFORE FURTHER READING.

If you pick up the key by the round part, it’s a boy! The narrow end and its a girl!

I like the narrow end, what can I say! GIRL.

Test #6:

What do YOU think you’re having? Mothers are known to have killer instincts. This one should count as a predictor, too. I sincerely believe I must be carrying a boy because this pregnancy is so drastically different than the first, which produced a girl. Therefore, I predict a BOY.

Of the six tests, the results are as follows:

GIRL: 2

BOY: 4

I really meant to post this before we had our ultrasound two days ago, but that requires memory. Mine is currently on vacation somewhere in the Caribbean. But the technician confirmed that the majority of my predictions were true—we’re having a boy! Hey, maybe there is something to it 😉