Gender Prediction: Chinese Gender Chart

This gender predictor isn't nearly as entertaining as the post last week, what with all the urine and science and such (sorry to those of you who were looking forward to another exciting installment...), but I've gotta spread them out, ya know?

I looked at the Chinese Gender Chart when I was pregnant with Bennett and it said that he should be a girl, which was obviously wrong. The website I found it on claims that it is supposed to be 90% accurate in determining a baby's gender based on the age the mother was at conception and the month the baby was conceived in. This is the website I'm using if you're curious or want to see if it was right for your kids.

First, you have to determine your lunar age. Mine is 25. Then you have to calculate the lunar month of conception. Our conception month was January. I used the site below to calculate the lunar month and apparently it was the 12th month on the lunar calendar, so December.
Chinese Gender Chart to Determine Your Baby's Gender » Baby Gender Prediction

SO, after all that, I referenced the chart that can be found at the link below and it tells me that I'm supposed to be having a boy. While I'm tempted to score it opposite since it was wrong with Bennett, that wouldn't be fair to the experiment (or something like that), sooooo, boy it is.


That makes our score after week 2:

BOY: 2

GIRL: 0

Gender Prediction: Baking Soda + Urine

Be aware that there are pictures of urine, my urine, in this post... You've been warned.

I have (hopefully) 7 weeks until our anatomy ultrasound when we'll find out the gender of our baby! I have 7 Old Wives tales picked out that will supposedly tell me the gender and will do one each week to share with all of you. Unfortunately, some of them involve, well, urine. So, enjoy!

The first Old Wives Tale doesn't really have an official name- just the "Baking Soda Test". I covered the bottom of a cup with baking soda (there was no exact amount, which I feel like would have made this a bit more scientific) and then poured some urine in the cup. If the mixture fizzed, the result is boy. If the mixture had no reaction, the result is girl.

Step One:

Step Two:

Step Three:

This was the point where Matt came in and freaked out that I put pee in a cup. I assured him it was fine &maybe he just shouldn't drink out of the juice glasses any more. Annnd maybe this cup will take a few extra rides in the dishwasher...

Anyway, there was definitely fizz, so the result to this Old Wives Tale is BOY.

BOY          GIRL

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