Expecting the birth of a baby, future parents seek to determine what gender the child will appear, using various methods and using time-tested signs. By choosing the most reliable method, you can find out with a high probability who will appear: a boy or a girl.
There are many methods that can tell the sex of the child at different stages of pregnancy, some of them can help take measures for the birth of a baby of the desired gender already at the stage of pregnancy planning.
The most accurate is ultrasound diagnostics, and in a decent time it can give a 100% result. But even ultrasound can not cope with the task in all cases if the fetus is located unsuccessfully in terms of visibility of important features of the body.
Quite accurate methods include calculating the sex of a child using ancient Chinese and Japanese tables. These calendars are compiled by observant astrologers for emperors and rulers. Based on the cyclical processes of the human body, they often correctly guess the outcome of pregnancy.
Slightly less accurate are other calculation methods for calculating the sex of babies, for example, by the dates of ovulation or by the cycle of blood renewal. External changes in a woman, new taste preferences, like true folk signs, will also be able to tell the expectant mother who will be born: a son or a daughter.
Gender of the baby by ultrasound
Diagnosis using ultra-high frequency ultrasonic waves is a painless and safe procedure. Ultrasound does not belong to foreign sounds from the point of view of the human ear, it is present in a variety of sea and wind noises, peacocks use ultra-high frequencies for communication, and bats and owls use it for orientation in space at night.
Today, ultrasound is one of the most modern instrumental methods that can reliably reveal the sex of the baby. With the course of pregnancy, the results of ultrasound will be more and more accurate, as the embryo constantly grows and develops, and sexual characteristics become more visible and clear over time.
At 6 weeks, the size of the embryo does not exceed 1.2 cm. The head, the beginnings of the formation of arms and legs are clearly visible. At this stage, a small bump begins to form - a barely noticeable bulge, exactly the same for both boys and girls. By the 9th week, genital and scrotal folds appear around the tubercle, but in general there are no differences in gender either.
And only by 11 weeks after fertilization, which is equivalent to 13 obstetric weeks, there is a clear opportunity to distinguish a boy from a girl. In boys, a penis is formed from the tubercle, the labial-scrotal folds grow together, and the foreskin is formed. In girls, the tubercle becomes the clitoris, the surrounding folds form the labia, and in the future these organs change little.
With the help of ultrasound, you can 100% determine the sex of the child However, there are cases in which even the qualifications of a doctor and high-precision equipment cannot help in determining the sex.
The umbilical cord, stretching between the legs of the child, can be taken by a specialist for the sex differences of the boy, and then the sex is determined erroneously. Some babies unfold in such a way that their genitals are simply not visible, then indirect ways to determine the sex by ultrasound can help.
- Ramsay method. Based on the assumption of the sex of the baby by the location of the placenta. If the substance is in the uterus on the right, then a boy is most likely conceived, if on the left, then a girl.
- The square shape of the skull and jaw may indicate a male embryo, these rounded body parts most likely belong to a girl.
How to determine the sex of a child by the external signs of a pregnant woman
If it is impossible or unwilling to do an ultrasound, you can try to guess the sex of the baby by the features of the appearance of the expectant mother:
How to calculate the sex of the unborn child by blood renewal
It is believed that all cells of the human body are regularly updated, including blood cells. At the same time, for men, the renewal cycle lasts 4 years, for women this period is 3 years.
The gender of the baby can be influenced by the blood of the parents: which of the spouses has it “fresh” or “younger” during the period of conception of the baby. If mom has recently renewed blood, then a girl will be born, if dad has a boy, then a boy should be expected.
For example, if at the time of conception the mother is already 26 years old, and the future father is 30 years old, then the calculations are made as follows:
- for mom: 25 / 3 = 8 whole, 1 left;
- for dad: 30 / 4 = 7 whole, 2 left.
Mom has the smallest balance, therefore, her blood is younger and most likely a daughter will be born.
Blood renewal also occurs with major blood loss, for example, blood donation or transfusion, childbirth or complex operations. The dates of these events should be taken into account when calculating according to the described method, they should be taken as the starting point of the new update cycle.
By blood type and Rh factor of parents
The assumption of scientists that the blood types of future parents significantly affect the sex of the child is subject to serious criticism. Due to the fact that a person's blood type is unchanged, in accordance with this method, with a certain combination of the group and the Rh factor, children of only one sex can appear, but in fact this is not the case. 
This method can rather be used to determine the highest probability of the birth of a baby of one sex or the other.
- If the mother has group I, then a girl will be born with the father's blood group I and III. With even groups, a boy should be expected from the father.
- The second mother's group and the father's even blood groups will bring the boy. Odd blood types in a man in such a union will bring a girl.
- In group III, a woman can have a daughter only if the man has group I, in other cases a son will appear.
- For women with blood type IV, boys will appear in all cases except for the father's blood type II.
It is possible to determine the sex of a child by the Rh factor as follows: with different Rhesus parents, girls are predominantly born, with the same, boys appear more often.
By date of birth of parents
This is a rather laborious method for determining the sex of a baby; it was created by M. Freiman and S. Dobrotin. The task is to find two coefficients from the tables: for the mother and for the father. Whose coefficient is greater, of this gender, a child will be born.
- To determine the "male" coefficient, calculations should be carried out according to tables marked with the letter O. From the first table, a number is written that is at the junction of the row with the year of birth of the father and the column with the year of conception of the baby.
- The second table contains the number by the month of the man's birth.
- The third table will give the number according to the exact date of birth of the future father.
- The fourth and fifth tables will help you find two coefficients for the month and date of conception.
- Having summed up the obtained numbers, the "male" coefficient is determined according to the sixth table, these are odd numbers, multiples of three, as well as zero.
- In a similar way, the “female” coefficient should be calculated according to the following 6 tables marked M.
- If the mother's coefficient is greater, then a daughter will appear, if less, then you can wait for your son. If both coefficients are 0, then there is a higher chance of pregnancy as a girl.
By last menses
You can determine the sex of the child by calculating the month of conception, based on the dates of the beginning and end of the last menstruation before pregnancy. To the ordinal number of the month of ovulation, the number of years of the spouse at the time of fertilization of the egg is added. One is added to the resulting number.
If the result refers to even numbers, then a daughter will be born, if the number is odd, then a son will appear.
For example, the age of a woman at the time of conception, which occurred in May (the 5th month), was 27 completed years. After calculations (27 + 5 + 1 = 33) an odd number was obtained, most likely a boy will be born.
By date of conception
If the exact date of conception is known, then based on scientific information about fertilization, it is highly likely to reveal the sex of the baby. The egg can only be fertilized during the ovulation period, i.e. when it leaves the ovary. This period is defined in several ways. 
You can purchase special tests that will help you calculate the most convenient moment for conception, accurate to the day. You can use a thermometer and measure daily basal temperature, its increase indicates the onset of favorable days. With obvious signs of ovulation, you can rely on your feelings, observing changes in well-being.
The sperm cell that survives to ovulation, while in the vagina, will connect with the egg. Sperms that include an X chromosome (can conceive a girl) live longer but move slowly. Spermatozoa with a Y chromosome (a boy may appear) are short-lived, but very mobile.
Accordingly, the closer the date of conception to ovulation, the higher the likelihood of the appearance of an heir, since sperm with a Y-chromosome will quickly reach the released egg. Conversely, the longer the sperm were waiting for the release of the egg, the higher the possibility of a baby being born.
According to the Chinese calendar
In order to use the Chinese table, a woman needs to correctly calculate her lunar age. The Chinese believe that all newborns are already 1 year old, it is obtained by rounding off the time the embryo was in the womb.
Each subsequent lunar year of life is added after the date of the Chinese New Year. The dates of this holiday are always different, but they fall between January 22 and February 22. 
For example, the expectant mother celebrates her birthday in December. By the date of her birth, she was already one lunar year old. After the new year according to the lunar reckoning, which will fall in January-February, mom will already be 2 lunar years. So, adding 1 lunar year, you should calculate your lunar age before the date of conception.
In the Chinese table, the columns bear the ordinal numbers of the lunar months, which are counted from the date of the new year according to the Chinese calendar. The lines indicate the lunar age of the woman in the range from 18 to 45 years. At the intersection of the month and age, you can find out the sex of the long-awaited baby.
According to the Japanese table
Determining the sex of a child using the Japanese method is quite simple, for this only three indicators are used: the month of the birth of each of the future parents, as well as the month of conception of the baby.
In the first table, at the intersection of the columns indicating the months of birth of the spouses, you need to find the code number. For example, if mom celebrates her birthday in January and dad in September, then the code number will be 9.
In the following table, according to the number received (code numbers are indicated in the top row of the table), you should find your family column. It contains all 12 months in a certain order. The central columns contain a different number of plus signs, which indicate the probability of having a baby of one sex or the other. 
By selecting the line with the month of conception in your family column, you can find out the gender of the long-awaited baby from the central columns. In our example, under the number 9 was the 4th column from the right. If the date of conception falls in May, then the probability of the birth of a daughter becomes increased: in the column called "girl" there are 9 pluses.
This method was invented by Japanese astrologers, observing changes in the human body and in the relationship between spouses, depending on the movement of heavenly bodies. The tables quite often guess the sex of the child, which has already found indirect scientific confirmation. 
Modern science has become aware of the fact of the cyclical formation of male and female chromosomes, which can be determined by the date of birth of a person.
By heartbeat
An experienced obstetrician-gynecologist can determine the sex of a child by heartbeat during auscultation (listening). The baby's heart begins to copy the rhythm of the heartbeat of his mother already on the 22nd day after conception. The increase in heart rate in a child occurs at 7 weeks of gestation.
An experienced obstetrician will be able to listen to the baby's pulse at the 20th week of pregnancy through a phonendoscope. In boys, the heart clearly and loudly taps out a rhythm of about 120 beats per minute, the tonality coincides with the mother's heart. In girls, the pulse is frequent, from 140 to 150 beats in 60 seconds, the chaotic muffled rhythm of the daughter often goes into dissonance with the tone of the heartbeat of a pregnant woman.
According to the blood pressure of the expectant mother
It is possible to determine the sex of the unborn child by measuring the pressure of the spouse immediately before the conception process. This conclusion was made by Ravi Retnakaran, a scientist from Canada, after analyzing the results of a seven-year experiment in which about 3,000 married Chinese women took part.
Before the intimate process, women donated blood and underwent a pressure measurement procedure. During the years of the study, 1411 children were born. According to the results, it was found that the blood pressure of mothers who gave birth to sons averaged 112.5 mm Hg. Art., and in mothers who gave birth to daughters, the value of the indicator was 109.6 mm Hg. Art.
Based on averaged data, it was suggested that higher blood pressure on the eve of conception increases the likelihood of having an heir.
Scientists are currently not ready to substantiate the reason for this phenomenon. There is a version that the conception of boys is more energy-consuming for the mother, and only an organism that is in good shape with elevated pressure can provide the future son with comfortable conditions for development. 
Currently, the world recorded a decrease in the number of male babies born. Scientists previously assumed that this fact is associated with the peculiarities and negative factors of the modern age: terrorism, economic holes, armed conflicts, etc. However, the fact that the sex of the baby depends on the pressure of the mother can correct the point of view of scientists.
According to food preferences
You can determine the sex of a child in the womb by observing the change in her eating habits. A common phenomenon of a sharp change in the taste of pregnant women is associated with changes in the hormonal background, but this fact has no scientific confirmation, the method belongs to folk signs.
An irresistible craving for everything sweet (sweets, marshmallows, cakes, sweet pastries, ice cream, marshmallows and other sweets) indicates a pregnancy with a girl. This also includes love for fermented milk products (kefir, fermented baked milk, cottage cheese and yogurt).
The expectation of the baby is manifested in addiction to regular and baked milk. Often, future mothers of daughters refuse coffee and sometimes tea, even if quite recently a woman was known as their avid lover. Sometimes the imminent birth of a baby is evidenced by the desire to consume sweet fruits, including persimmons, watermelons, apricots, peaches, or juices from them.
If the mother at the very beginning of pregnancy prefers dark chocolate, and by the 3rd month she can no longer tolerate it, then a boy is most likely conceived. Also, future mothers of sons prefer meat delicacies to any sweets. Sausages, fried steaks, bacon and boiled beef become an integral part of their diet.
Sometimes, instead of craving for meat, or simultaneously with it, there is a need for fish dishes. The future heir is also evidenced by the love of potatoes and tomatoes. Pickled cucumbers, olives and black olives, as well as fermentations, pickles and marinades, appear more often than usual on the table of mothers who are pregnant with boys. An interesting phenomenon is the addiction of mothers to Coca-Cola in anticipation of an heir.
There is a sign: if a woman likes to eat bread rolls, then she carries an heir, and if she likes the crumb more, then she is pregnant with a girl.
With so many scientific and non-scientific methods for determining the sex of the unborn child in the arsenal, expectant mothers can significantly increase the likelihood of a preliminary result matching the actual one by applying all the methods described in order.
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Pregnancy, especially the long-awaited one, is a bright event in every family. And already, only after seeing 2 strips on the test, the couple becomes curious who they will have - a boy or a girl. This issue is of most concern to couples who already have one child or several same-sex children.
It is no secret that determining the sex of the unborn child is possible only at 18-20 weeks of gestation during an ultrasound scan. And for some, waiting that long is not easy. Here methods come to the rescue (an ancient Chinese table; renewal of the blood of parents; date of conception; fetal heartbeat and others), with the help of which parents can find out the sex of the unborn baby. However, until now, no physician considers these methods reliable. From the point of view of medicine, this is comparable to fortune-telling on coffee grounds. Only medical methods (genetic studies, ultrasound) can most accurately calculate who the couple is waiting for - a boy or a girl.
So, in this article, we will consider how to determine who will be born - a boy or a girl.
genetic research
These include amniocentesis, cordocentesis, chorionic biopsy. They are prescribed solely for medical reasons to detect genetic diseases or malformations of the fetus. They allow you to determine the sex of the child with 99% probability. Such an intervention can cause miscarriage or premature birth, because the material (amniotic fluid, chorionic villi, umbilical cord blood) is taken from the uterine cavity for research
Determine the sex of the fetus by ultrasound
You can determine the sex with the help of ultrasound already for a period of 16 weeks. But more reliable information can be obtained only at 20-25 weeks of pregnancy. In some cases, the specialist cannot see the gender on the ultrasound, for example, the fetus is in an uncomfortable angle or the umbilical cord closes its genitals.
Ultrasound is considered the most effective and safest way to find out the sex of the unborn child. The reliability is 95%.
Gender by date of conception
It is known that conception occurs during ovulation (the release of a mature egg from the follicle into the fallopian tube to meet the sperm). The gender of the baby is determined at the time of conception. If sexual intercourse took place on the day of ovulation, then spermatozoa carrying male chromosomes will get to the egg faster, which means there will be a boy. If sexual intercourse occurred a few days before ovulation, then the fertilization of the egg will occur with the hardiest sperm carrying the female chromosome (as a rule, sperm with male chromosomes will already die by this time). Thus, knowing the day of ovulation and the day of conception, you can figure out who will be born.
Determination by the blood of parents
A popular technique is to determine the sex of a child by updating the blood of the parents. The reliability of the method is 50% - it either guesses the gender or not. Therefore, the method is more suitable as entertainment.
Theory of blood renewal
There is an assumption that the blood of the parents affects the sex of the child. In every person, blood is renewed in the body throughout life. In women, blood is renewed once every three years, in men - once every four years. And which of the parents at the time of conception has more “fresh” blood, that gender will have a baby. However, early blood renewal is also possible with blood loss of more than 1000 ml, for example, during a surgical operation, previous difficult births, blood donation (donation), abortions. Therefore, these factors are also taken into account in the calculation.
How to calculate gender by updating the blood of parents
The scheme for calculating the gender of the baby is simple. Suppose the future father is 29 years old, and the mother is 23. Further, simple arithmetic operations are carried out: the woman's age is divided by 3, and the man's by 4 (23: 3 = 7.7; 29: 4 = 7.3). As can be seen from the example, the remainder of the father is 0.3, and that of the mother is 0.7, and since 3.7, the couple is likely to have a boy.
If after calculations the remainders are the same, then the couple can have both a girl and a boy.
We offer to determine the sex of the baby by updating the blood on the online calculator. It is enough to enter the date of birth of the parents and know the exact time of conception.
If a man or woman had blood donation, surgery, childbirth, then instead of the date of birth, the date of the last blood loss is indicated.
(calculation will take a few seconds)
Determine gender by fetal heartbeat
This technique is based on the assertion that the number of heartbeats in boys and girls is different. Before ultrasound machines, many gynecologists could use a stethoscope to determine gender by heartbeat. Gynecologists have noticed that the heart of girls beats more often - 150 or more beats per minute, and the heart of boys - in the range of 120-140. However, this technique has not been proven, because many factors can affect the heartbeat, for example, excessive fetal activity, possible hypoxia, uterine tone, gestational age, time of day, increased blood pressure in the mother.
According to the Chinese calendar
It is possible to find out the sex of a child according to the ancient Chinese calendar, which has been around for more than 700 years. The Chinese believe that its accuracy is very high. It was according to him in ancient times that they determined who would be born to a couple. The method is based on the relationship of the lunar age of a woman at the time of conception with the month in which it occurred.
It is customary for the Chinese to count age not from the date of birth, but from conception. It turns out that Chinese babies are born 9 months old (months of intrauterine stay are added). But, if the baby was born in January or February, then it may be necessary to add another year to his age, in addition to 9 months. The fact is that during this period the Chinese New Year begins.
- If she was born after February 23, then 9 months of intrauterine life are added to her age (rounded up to 1 year).
- If from January 1 to January 21, then 2 years will have to be added to the age (i.e. 9 months + 1 year).
- If the date of birth fell on the period from January 21 to February 23, then it is already more difficult to calculate the Chinese age. First you need to find out when this year was the New Year in China. If a woman was born before him, then 2 years are added, if after - then 1.
To determine the sex of the unborn child according to the ancient Chinese table, use the online calculator, where you need to indicate the month of conception and the lunar age of the woman.
Probably the most common question that future parents hear is: “Who are you expecting, a girl or a boy?” It is believed that daddies want boys more, but moms, of course, want girls. The medical side of the aspect has been known for a long time; male spermatozoa, which are carriers of X and Y chromosomes, are responsible for the sex of the child. The X chromosome is a girl and the Y is a boy. But how to determine the sex of the child, if the ultrasound is still far away? Or do you unconditionally want a boy, or vice versa, a girl? Is it possible to plan the gender of the child in advance? Let's try to understand the existing methods.
How to calculate the gender of the unborn child. Tables of the sex of the child by the age of the parents
- The table of the sex of the child by the age of the mother or father is the most popular method for determining the sex of the child. For example, the Chinese table of the sex of the child by the month of conception and the age of the mother has been used for more than 700 years. The original source is located at the Beijing Institute of Sciences, and it was discovered during research in one of the temples. It is believed that the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom themselves still trust and check with the ancient table. If you have already given birth and want to check the correctness of the table, then do not forget to add 9 months to your age, because this is how age is calculated in China. In the first column, determine your age (+9 months), and in the top line, the month of conception. The intersection cell will tell you the gender of the unborn child, M is a boy, D is a girl.
For example, a mother is now 27.5 years old, adding 9 months, we get 28, the child was conceived in January, which means she is expecting a boy.
- The Japanese table for determining the sex of a child is based on the date of birth of the parents. In general, in Japan, the issue of the appearance of an heir in the family was considered extremely important. The son will be able to stand at the head of the family, take care of his parents and sisters, preserve and increase the traditions of the family, so the appearance of a boy was and remains a much more joyful event.
The table itself consists of two parts, the first part is a table for determining the sex of the child by the age of the father and mother, first of all, you need to determine the code number (from 1 to 12). Then we find the code number in the second table and look for the intersection with the month of conception of your baby, the more stars in the column, the higher the likelihood of a child of this gender.
We use this table during the onset of pregnancy to find out the sex of the child by the age of the mother and father, if the mother was born in August and the father in March, then the code number is 12. The child was conceived in July, which means that the couple will most likely have a boy soon.
Sex of the child according to the renewal of the blood of the parents
The sex of the child can also be determined by the renewal of the blood of the parents, which is calculated from the date of birth. In men and women, this process takes different times, the blood in women is updated more often - once every three years, this is due to menstruation, and in men less often, once every four years. The count is also affected by various operations associated with blood transfusion or large blood loss. It is believed that whose blood is “newer” at the time of conception, the child will be of that gender.
For example, dad is 29 years old, and mom is 24, respectively 29/4 = 7.25; 24/3=8.0. Thus, the blood of the father was renewed 7 times and a new process of renewal has been going on for a year now, and the mother's blood has been renewed exactly 8 times, which means that at the time of conception her blood is newer. The couple is expecting a girl.
How to determine the sex of a child according to the Vanga table
Popular for the past few decades, Vanga is known for the accuracy and reliability of her predictions, even ardent skeptics recognize her abilities and believe her words. But it is worth noting that Vanga's table was actually compiled by her student, Lyudmila Kim. The sex of the child according to the Vanga table can be determined by knowing the month of conception and the age of the mother. At the intersection of the data, the sex of the unborn child is indicated.
For example, how to determine the sex of a child using Vanga's table if the child was conceived in December, when the mother was 29 years old? We look at the table, we find the corresponding columns - she is waiting for the appearance of a boy.
How to calculate the sex of the child by ovulation
Many women are wondering how to calculate the sex of a child by ovulation? This method is the most difficult to plan and requires some preparation from future parents, which will be to establish the exact date of ovulation. Ovulation is the time when a mature egg is released to meet with a sperm, the duration of this period takes about a day. A spermatozoon can have an X chromosome set for a girl or a Y for a boy. Scientists have found that X spermatozoa are more tenacious, but less mobile, while Y, on the contrary, is faster, but they live much less. If sexual intercourse took place a few days before ovulation, then most likely only X spermatozoa remained alive, which means that the couple is expecting a girl. If sexual intercourse took place on the day of ovulation, Y spermatozoa will reach the target faster.
There are several ways to determine the day of ovulation:
- Calendar - ovulation occurs in the middle of the cycle.
- Use test strips to determine ovulation, which are sold in pharmacies.
- Measurement of basal temperature, this method will require daily measurements, the signal will be a decrease in temperature on the day of ovulation.
- A gynecological ultrasound will also show whether ovulation has occurred or is still expected.
The methods described, of course, do not give any guarantees, but with their help you can get a little distracted and daydream. How to calculate the sex of a child by 100 percent, unfortunately, no one knows yet. Ultrasound screening as early as 12 weeks, with the proper qualifications of the doctor, will allow you to find out the sex of the unborn baby. Perhaps, after a while, a table of conception and sex determination of the child will be developed, giving an absolute guarantee, but this is a matter of several decades.
The conception calculator for boys and girls will help you determine the most appropriate time to conceive a child of the desired gender based on the date of ovulation.
Pregnancy, future motherhood and fatherhood are among the most important events in life. After receiving the news about the imminent replenishment of parents, the question is always tormented: who will be born? Girl or boy? Since ancient times, there have been many methods and will accept sex determination, but none of them guarantees a 100% result.
How to conceive a boy or a girl?
It has been scientifically proven that the sex of the baby is programmed at the moment of conception. This is because both men and women have two chromosomes. In men, this is a Y-chromosome and an X-chromosome, in women - 2 X-chromosomes. It is from the chromosome of a man, from whether X or Y will fertilize, that the sex of the child depends. Although the body of a man produces approximately the same number of X and Y chromosomes, there is still a chance to conceive a child of the desired gender.
The body of any healthy woman is designed in such a way that conception can occur only on certain days of the month. As you know, a woman's menstrual cycle has a strictly individual period, it ranges from 25 to 35 days. Around the middle of the cycle, ovulation occurs, that is, the release of the egg from the ovary. Pregnancy will take place if a meeting with a male sperm cell occurs during the period of ovulation.
Gender of the child by date of conception, day of ovulation and conception
A woman has a menstrual cycle of 28 days, the date of the beginning of the last menstruation is May 31. Thus, her cycle in the current month is from May 31 to June 27. The estimated date of ovulation in this case is June 13th. The chances of getting pregnant are high if you make love between 4 days before ovulation and 2 days after, that is, from June 9 to 15.
It has already been proven by science that spermatozoa with a Y chromosome (so-called male) move faster than spermatozoa with an X chromosome (female). Although male cells reach their target (eggs) faster, they die faster. Female cells in this respect are slower, but tenacious.
How to conceive a boy? To get pregnant with a boy, intercourse must be arranged exactly on the day of ovulation or within a few hours after it.
How to conceive a girl? To get pregnant with a girl, it is best to have intercourse the day before ovulation.
Example calculation for the same woman:
When ovulating on June 13, to increase the chances of giving birth to a boy, sex should be directly on the day of ovulation and a little later, that is, on June 13 and 14. In order to get pregnant with a girl, sex must be on June 11 or 12.
It is important to understand that this calculation, although scientifically proven, cannot guarantee the exact result, because any female body is unique.
To start calculating the gender of the unborn baby, you need to fill out the calculator form.
Currently, determining the sex of a child is not particularly difficult. To help future parents in this matter, many methods have been provided, including by blood, by Japanese and Chinese calendars, using folk methods and even online services. Many couples want to plan the sex of their future baby before conception or at its stage.
Medical techniques
The vast majority of doctors are suspicious of alternative diagnostic methods, but no one will forbid finding out the sex of the unborn child in different ways. In addition, it is interesting whether the results obtained coincide with official information.
ultrasound
According to many doctors, the best way to determine the sex of a child is ultrasound diagnostics. True, with its help, it is possible to determine the sex of the child only after conception at a certain gestational age, starting from the 16th week, and the most reliable results will be only from the 24th week of the gestational age.
This is a rather long period of waiting for news about who is still born: a boy or a girl. But even ultrasound does not guarantee a 100% result, since often during the study the fetus takes a position in which the boy's testicles can be mistaken for the girl's labia. It even happens the other way around.
DNA test
More accurate is the DNA test, which was previously done according to indications, now everyone can use it. For research, venous blood is taken from a pregnant woman for the presence of a Y-chromosome (male chromosome) from fetal cells of the fetus.
If testing is carried out at 4-5 weeks, then the accuracy of the results is 95-98%, if at 7 weeks - the accuracy is 100%. When a Y chromosome is detected, a 99% guarantee is given that a boy will appear, in the absence of a male chromosome, the same guarantees are given in favor of the birth of a girl. This test is considered the most reliable in setting the sex of the unborn baby.
Gender Test
On the forums you can find information about the so-called gender test, whose work is based on the interaction of female urine and a reagent. Manufacturers claim that the test also acts as a DNA test. Highlighting the Y-chromosome in the urine of a pregnant woman, the test strip changes color to pink if the fetus is female or to blue if it is male. This test is approved by women who have matched results after childbirth.
However, it should be noted that a DNA fragment can only be isolated from blood. Therefore, it is up to everyone to decide whether to use such a test or not, but the results should not be trusted, since working with DNA requires serious laboratory equipment that no home tests can replace.
There is also an American test for determining the sex of a child. It has been used for a 10-year period, its reliability is about 90%, it is not cheap, you can not find it in all pharmacies. The test is based on the reaction of the urine of a pregnant woman containing gonadosteroids of the fetus with a special substance. After exposure to urine on the test strips, they change color: if a boy is born, the strip turns green, if a girl is orange. You can use it from 8 weeks.
Many future parents are interested in whether it is possible to determine the sex of the child using a conventional pregnancy test. No impossible. This pharmacy test allows, with a certain degree of probability (depending on the timing), to establish only the very fact of conception.
Alternative sex determination methods
With the help of tables, calculators, folk methods, you can satisfy curiosity about the sex of the child until the exact gender is clarified when undergoing medical diagnostics, so it is better not to take these techniques too seriously. Let's analyze the most common of them:
Method "by blood"
When determining the sex of the unborn child by blood, different periods of blood renewal in women and men are taken into account: once every 3 years and once every 4 years, respectively. According to age, it is necessary to calculate at what stage of renewal the blood is in each individual future parent. If it turns out that the blood is more updated in the mother, then the sex of the unborn child is female, if the blood is “newer” in the father, then male.
When calculating, it is important to take into account blood loss that contributes to blood renewal, which one of the parents may have had recently. These can be blood loss injuries, surgeries, blood donations, transfusions, abortions or miscarriages. Calculating the sex of a child using an online calculator is quite simple: the dates of birth of the mother and father are entered in the appropriate boxes.
A controversial method is to determine the sex of the child by the group and Rh factor of the blood of the future mother and father. In the table, the woman's blood type is indicated vertically, and the male blood type is indicated horizontally. At the intersection of the two values will be the gender of the unborn child.
Rh factor table:
These techniques do not give a 100% guaranteed result, so trusting them or not is everyone's business.
ancient chinese table
This method is suitable for those who know exactly the date of conception of a child, because not every woman knows when the ovulatory period was, especially with an irregular menstrual cycle. Although the rest of the future parents do not interfere with checking the result according to the Chinese table.
Usually a woman suspects pregnancy by a delay in menstruation and certain signs (morning sickness, changes in appetite and eating habits, emotional swings, etc.). The presence of characteristic symptoms does not mean that fertilization occurred at that particular time. To roughly calculate the month and date of conception, you must add to the first day of the last menstruation 2 weeks - this will be the actual (embryonic) gestational age.
The table appeared in China about 700 years ago, allegedly it was found in the tomb of the emperor or in one of the oldest Chinese temples, now it is kept in the Beijing Museum. According to other information, it was compiled by scientists according to the lunar calendar. In any case, the method is still popular today.
The month of conception and the age of the pregnant woman are entered in the table. At the intersection of the entered data, the result will be obtained. This ancient Chinese technique can be used even before conception, when future parents have already decided who they want to give birth to: a boy or a girl. In the table, you need to select the age of the mother and, depending on what gender of the child you want to have, count from the month in the table 9 months of the gestational age, you get the optimal date for conception.
Despite the simplicity of the ancient Chinese method, it is quite accurate - up to 97% reliability. Doctors are skeptical about the method of determining sex by the date of conception, since the mother's age does not affect the formation of sex in any way, but male and female gametes at fusion affect. Sexual identity depends on the father. If the sperm that fertilized the egg is a carrier of the Y chromosome, then a boy will appear; if the sperm contains the X chromosome, then a girl.
Japanese technique
Since ancient times, the Japanese have been especially reverent about the gender of the baby, which should appear because it was considered a “matter of honor” to give birth to an heir, it was considered honorable. No honors deserved those mothers who gave birth to girls. Even families in which a boy was never born had to resort to adoption, while the adopted son must be of the same blood as his father. Therefore, it is not surprising that it was in Japan that their own method for calculating the sex of a child appeared, which made it possible to plan in advance or determine the gender of the unborn baby. Its appearance was preceded by a long observation of parents and children who were born to them.
It is also not surprising that the method of sex determination developed in Japan went far beyond its borders, since in many countries only the son had the right to inherit property and other privileges.
When determining the sex of an unborn child using the Japanese method, you need to know three components:
- What month was your father born in?
- In what month was the mother born?
- In what month did the conception take place?
You don’t need to know the exact date of birth and conception, specific months are enough. The Japanese table has two parts. One shows the months of conception, the other shows the months of birth of the parents. First, the months of birth of the father and mother are compared, then, according to the month of conception, the schedule determines what gender the child will be. You can use an online calculator based on the Japanese calculation table, where you enter the same months as in the table, only you get a ready-made result.
The Japanese method of determining the sex of a baby by the months of birth of the parents and the month of conception is universal and useful in that it can be used not only during gestation, but also at the stage of pregnancy planning, so that a child of a certain gender is born. This requires planning for conception in a specific month.
However, the technique does not allow to obtain more or less accurate results, the reliability is approximately 50:50, for modern pregnant women it is rather a pleasant pastime.
Folk methods
When determining the sex of the unborn child, the people were guided by signs based on the age-old wisdom of our ancestors. Married couples resorted to popular fortune-telling, which was rather perceived as a fun game that gave pleasure, including to the environment of the pregnant woman.
Sex determination was carried out according to the most accurate folk signs.
Appearance and well-being of a pregnant woman:
Pregnant behavior:
Food preferences:
Such a sign is used: which of the future parents was born in his family first, the child will be of this gender. And one more sign of age: if the future father is older, then a boy will be born, if the mother is a girl.
Various divinations were successful, for which they resorted to the help of fortune-tellers, "knowing" grandmothers, midwives:
- Determination of the sex of the child using milk. Take fresh cow's unboiled milk and pregnant urine 1:1. If the mixture curtailed immediately when boiled, then this testified in favor of the girl. By the way, this method has a medical justification: the urine of a pregnant woman changes qualitatively and quantitatively due to the fact that the body of a pregnant woman intensively produces hormones. When carrying a girl, the level of chorionic gonadotropin is slightly higher. Divination is applied for a period of at least 10 weeks.
- For divination, you need a gold wedding ring used in the form of a pendulum. The ring is kept in water for a short time, then a thread made of natural material is threaded through it. The pregnant woman takes the thread with the ring in one hand, places it over the palm of the other hand, the ring begins to rotate. Circular movements mean the appearance of a girl, transverse movements - a boy. This is a very popular fortune-telling with the help of which healers could predict how difficult or easy childbirth would be, the total number of children, the fate of a woman, and more.
- Water was frozen overnight with a gold ring immersed in it. According to the frozen dimples or tubercles that appeared, they judged who would be. If dimples - then a girl, tubercles - a boy.
- Fortune tellers used a whole arsenal of artifacts in their work. When determining the sex of the baby, secretly from the pregnant woman, they took a charmed long key with a leg at one end and a ring at the other. They asked the woman to take this key from the table. If the pregnant woman took him by the ring, then there will be a girl, if by the teeth - a boy.
Do not worry if the fortune-telling did not live up to expectations, this is just an assumption, nothing more.
- refrain from sex 4-5 days before ovulation;
- have intimate contact just before ovulation: since sperm with a set of Y chromosomes are more mobile and active than sperm with X chromosomes, it is likely that the gamete carrying the male chromosome will reach the egg before the others and fertilize it;
- during sexual intercourse, there should be a maximum penetration depth in order to shorten the path of Y-sperms to the uterine inlet, from there into the fallopian tube to the egg;
- overheating of the scrotum in a man has a detrimental effect on germ cells, especially Y-spermatozoa. Therefore, in order to conceive a boy, the future father must, when planning a pregnancy, refuse thermal procedures, wearing tight warm synthetic underwear;
- female orgasm is accompanied by the release of a large amount of vaginal secretion, which increases the survival of Y-sperm. Therefore, for the conception of a boy, a female orgasm is not only desirable, but for a woman to receive physical pleasure before a partner.
- if a woman keeps an ovulation calendar and knows exactly the date of ovulation, then to conceive a girl it is recommended not to contact on the day of ovulation and 2-3 days after it. Enter into a relationship about 3 days before the release of the egg. X-sperms are more likely to survive while waiting for an egg;
- during sexual intercourse there should be a minimum depth of penetration. X-sperms will take longer to move to the female gamete, Y-sperms will have less chance of survival;
- to conceive a girl during sex, a female orgasm is undesirable, in this case, the vagina will retain an alkaline environment in which X-spermatozoa are more likely to survive.
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