Ways to guess the sex of the fetus according to folklore

You are pregnant and very curious to know about the sex of your baby baby. In fact, there are very interesting folk-based guessing fetal sex that you can apply to know the sex of the baby. 

In fact, many parents always want to know their child's gender as soon as the baby is not born in order to have a good preparation for their children such as shopping for things, naming their children ... So even though they really want to know their child's gender. But you do not want to be examined in "underground" medical facilities for many different reasons.

If you are having this same concern, you can apply the very interesting folk experiences that aFamilyToday Health shares in the article below. It should be noted that the purpose of this article is to help you prepare better for your baby, not for any other purpose.

On what factors is the sex of the fetus?

In fact, the sex of the fetus is determined at the moment of fertilization. You know, while a mother's egg contains only one X chromosome, your husband's sperm can contain an X or Y chromosome. Sperm carries the X or Y chromosome.

If sperm containing X chromosome fertilize the egg, the fetus of the pregnant mother will be a baby girl. If your eggs are fertilized by sperm carrying the Y chromosome, you will give birth to a baby boy.

Ways to guess the sex of the fetus according to folklore

In fact, folk often rely on the following signs to predict the sex of the fetus of the pregnant mother:

1. Clumsy mother elected

It is quite obvious that pregnant mothers become clumsy during pregnancy as the increasing size of the abdomen hinders many activities. But the elderly often say that you're more likely to have a boy if you seem more clumsy than usual or compared to other pregnant mums.

2. The size of the breast

You do not need to observe carefully, it is easy to realize that the size of your breasts has a significant change during pregnancy. There is a perception that if the mother's left breast is a little larger than the right breast, the fetus will be a girl and vice versa.

3. Sleep posture of pregnant mother

Many people believe that if during pregnancy, the pregnant mother sleeps on the right side, the possibility of the baby being born as a boy will be very high. Therefore, if the pregnant mother sleeps on her left side, she will give birth to a little princess.

4. The headache of pregnant mother

It is said that if you have no headaches during pregnancy or have minor headaches, chances are your baby is a baby girl. If you have headaches, your baby could be a boy.

5. Dad's weight

Papa's weight is also related to the sex of the fetus, which sounds wrong. But there is an anecdote that, if when you were pregnant, your husband gained a few pounds, perhaps the fetus would be a baby girl. Otherwise it's a boy. Do you believe this? Please try to observe and take note of this.

6. Taste

If during pregnancy you tend to enjoy eating savory foods, perhaps the fetus in the womb is a boy. If you tend to taste sweeter, you're more likely to give birth to a little princess. Also, if you crave pickles, the opposite is true if you're pregnant with a baby boy.

In fact, from a scientific perspective, the pregnant mother's appetite during pregnancy is a sign that the body is having a certain disorder. More precisely, cravings are the result of your own hormonal changes, nutritional needs and psychological changes during pregnancy only. Therefore, the basis of changing tastes to predict the sex of the fetus is not scientifically grounded, but it is only passed down by folk.

7. Swelling in the legs

If your feet start to swell during pregnancy, you will likely give birth to a baby boy. But, if your feet haven't changed from before, you are more likely to be pregnant with a baby girl.

8. The temperature of the feet of pregnant mother

Have you ever heard that if your feet get hotter when you are pregnant, you are more likely to give birth to a baby boy and vice versa. Now try to check your foot temperature.

9. Body hair

If you are pregnant, your body hair grows fast and thick, you are more likely to give birth to a baby boy. If not, the fetus could be a baby girl.

10. You become the focus of your family and friends' conversations

If your friends and family members are constantly talking about you being pregnant with affection, chances are you will have a wonderful baby boy.

In fact, any pregnant mother can become the focus of family or friends conversations because everyone cares about you and your baby. Hence, this is just a fun reference factor.

11. Skin Problems

If during pregnancy, you get acne, chances are you are carrying a baby of the same sex as you. Therefore, if this is not the case, there is a high chance that you will have a baby boy.

12. Shape of the pregnant belly

Have you heard that elders often talk about their experience of looking at the pregnant belly shape ? Accordingly, if your belly is compact and short, you will give birth to a boy and a tall and round belly will give birth to a girl.

In fact, the shape of the pregnant mother's belly depends a lot on the position of the fetus, so this is just a folk experience.

13. Use a wedding ring

If you've ever seen the movie Little House on the prairie, will you remember the scene where Caroline Quiner Ingalls used a wedding ring to predict the sex of the fetus? According to the fetal gender prediction that exists in Western folklore, people will tie the wedding ring to a rope and hold it in front of the pregnant mother's belly. If the wedding ring rotates, the pregnant mother is pregnant with a baby boy. In case the ring moves back and forth like a pendulum, the baby's baby will be a daughter.

14. Use baking soda

The baking soda fetal sex prediction test is a home test that combines a pregnant woman's urine with baking soda to see if it is fizzy.

If you want to know the sex of your baby using this method, you must collect your urine in a clean container the first time you urinate after waking up. After collecting urine, mother elected to add baking soda equal to the amount of urine in the container and observed if the urine was bubbling or not. Folk believe that if the urine is effervescent, the pregnant mother's fetus is a boy and if there is no response, the baby in the womb is a girl.

In fact, there are many ways in folklore to determine the sex of the fetus, but all are just predictions according to the old beliefs and conceptions and only for reference. Wish you have a comfortable pregnancy, healthy baby baby.