Is the Baby Girl or Boy????

For centuries, expectant parents had to wait until the moment of birth to learn the sex of their babies. Of course there have always been old wives' tales and superstitions about figuring out baby gender. Below are a few examples of old wives' tales that I know;

1. Ancient Chinese Pregnancy Calendar

2. Wedding Ring Gender Prediction

Take off your wedding ring and put a thread thru the wedding ring. Dangle the wedding ring over the mom's pregnant belly while lying down. If the wedding ring swings in a circle motion then it's a GIRL! If it moves back and forth like a pendulum then it's a BOY!

3. Your Eyeballs Knows!

Look in the mirror and pull down the skin under your LEFT eye. Look at the white part of your eyeball. Do you see a vein that looks like a 'V' or branches? If so then it's a GIRL!

4. The way you carrying your baby

Look at yourself in the mirror, full length - wow you are beautiful (^_^). Now turn to the side and see whether your tummy is high or lowered? If it's high then congratulation! It COULD BE a GIRL! If your tummy is lowered then congratulation! It COULD BE a BOY!

Did any of the above old wives' tales prove your baby's sex correctly?

In modern days, you don't need to be puzzled and wait till your baby delivered to prove all these old wives' tales. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, moms and dads these days are able to find out their baby's gender with ultrasound months before delivery. Ultrasound don't just reveal the baby's gender; the procedure is done mainly to take an early look at the fetus to make sure it's developing properly. 

The male and female sex organs can appear similar at 4th to 6th weeks and start to differentiate at 10th weeks for male and 20 weeks for females. The majority of couples find out their baby's gender during 2nd trimester ultrasound (18th-26th weeks of pregnancy). For some newer and advanced ultrasound technology, the baby's gender can be determined as early as 12th or 13th weeks!

Having ultrasound to find out your baby's gender is a fairly straightforward and safe procedure, and many expectant parents want to know this before the baby is born. That way, they can settle on a name for the baby, start decorating the nursery and buy for clothing for either a girl or a boy. Baby shower gift choices are also simpler this way. Some people feel this might also strengthen the bond with the baby, who now has a specific identity.

What does a baby BOY look like on an ultrasound scan?

Baby Boy on 2D scan

Baby Girl on 2D scan

Baby Boy (Left) and Baby Girl (Right)
on 3D/4D