Old Wives Tales List

Ultimate List of Old Wives Tales for Gender Prediction 2019

Are you having a boy or girl? If you are curious about all the fun ways to predict the sex of your baby, look no further. Use our complete old wives’ tales list to predict the sex of your baby.

Boy or Girl?

Old wives’ tales have been used for centuries to predict the sex of babies during pregnancy.

With all the pregnancy symptoms you may be feeling, it’s only natural to question whether it is because you are carrying a boy or girl. As fun as these predictors are, they are most definitely “tales,” and should be used for entertainment and to pass the time during your first, second and third trimesters.

Some old wives’ tales may be right, and others may prove to be wrong. In modern times, old wives’ tales are most popular for Gender Reveal Party Games. Whether you are planning a gender reveal party, or just curious, here is our list of Baby Gender Prediction Old Wives Tales!

Pregnancy hormones are the root cause of your skin changes. The fluctuations can cause your skin to either dry out or produce more oily acne-prone skin.
Therefore, old wives’ tales claim that if you do not have a surge in acne, you may be carrying a BOY. If you are breaking out all over your face and body, and you normally do not have excessive acne, you may be carrying a GIRL! (They say girls steal their mother’s looks)

More body appearance changes:

Areola (skin around the nipple) becomes dark=BOY. Areola unchanged predicts GIRL.
Face shape appears long and lean=BOY. Face shape is round=GIRL.
Right breast is larger than the left=BOY. Left breast is larger than the right=GIRL.
Hair, leg hair, and fingernails growing fast predicts you are pregnant with a BOY. No noticeable growth=GIRL.
Shape of your belly (Use in second and third trimester) is round like a basketball? BOY. The shape of your stomach is flat like a watermelon? GIRL.
Carrying Low predicts that you are pregnant with a BOY. Carrying High means, you might be carrying a GIRL. (Again, use during second and third trimester)

Your baby’s heart will start to beat around 6 weeks pregnant, and your doctor will be able to hear it and measure the BPM (beats per minute).

According to this modern old wives’ tale, if your baby’s BPM is below 140, you may be pregnant with a baby BOY! If your baby’s heartbeat it above 140, this theory suggests you are having a baby GIRL.

Learn more about your baby’s heart rate and this gender prediction.

This is a fun gender test to do at home or baby showers and gender reveal parties. Tie a ring to a piece of string or thread. You will need to lie down and hold it as still as possible above your belly.

If the string starts to move from front to back, this means you might be having a BOY.

If the ring moves around in a circular motion, you may be pregnant with a GIRL.

read more about the ring on a string test.

Common dreams if you are having a BOY:

Snakes
Blue baby items or balloons
Skyscrapers, tall buildings
Cars
Steps, ladders, staircases
Common dreams if you are pregnancy with a GIRL:
Fish
Cats
Jewelry
Clothing
Pink baby items or balloons
The most fascinating old wives’ tale for dreaming that many pregnancy women claim to be true:

If you dream of a baby boy, they say you are having a GIRL. If you dream about a baby girl, you may be pregnant with a BOY.

In any case, your dreams will likely become more vivid and profound when you are pregnant due to the physical and emotional life changes.

Are you gaining a lot of weight, or more than you should be during your first, second or third trimester? Also, if you are gaining weight in your thighs and butt, this tale/myth says you are pregnant with a BOY. If you are not gaining much weight, it is usually normal during the first trimester. Or if you are only gaining weight in your belly and hips, you might be pregnant with a GIRL.

If Dad is gaining weight with you, it may be a type of sympathy (or jealousy of giving into your cravings) symptom. Or, according to old wives’ tales, you may be pregnant with a BOY.

If dad is not gaining weight, you might be pregnant with a GIRL.

If you are pregnant with a baby boy, old wives tales say you are craving meat and salty foods. Sweet treat cravings, you might be having a girl.

Common BOY cravings:

Chips, pretzels, nuts
Steak
Cheeseburgers
French Fries
Fast Food
Spicy Foods
Pizza
Soup
Cold cut and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Tacos
Peanut Butter
Eggs and omelets
Pasta
Mashed Potatoes
Veggies
Pickles

Common GIRL cravings:

Ice cream
Slushies
Strawberries, apples bananas, kiwi
Cookies, brownies
Doughnuts, Muffins, Cinnamon rolls
Yogurt
Jell-O
Candy
Pop-Tarts
Rice Krispie treat
Ice

The hairline gender test is a very simple way to predict the sex of your baby. This will work only if you already have at least one other child.

Look at the back of your youngest child’s neck and lift any long hair to get a good view. Take note if their hairline comes to a point or runs straight across.

Folklore says that if the hairline at the back of your child’s neck comes to a point, the gender of your next child will be the opposite sex. If the hairline is straight, or flat, then your next child should be the same gender.

If you have a clan of boys, and are hoping for a girl for this pregnancy, check the hairline of your youngest and see if his hair comes to a point.

If you have a toddler kicking around, be it your own, or a friend’s tot, see if they are attracted to your baby bump. Legend says that if a little boy is interested in your belly, you are expecting a girl. If the little boy wants nothing to do with your baby belly, you will have a boy!

On the flip side, if a female toddler shows interest in your belly, you are having a boy. If she stays away from you, you may be having a girl.

We don’t know if it’s a natural attraction, pheromones, or just instinct. But give it a try!

Take some of your morning urine and mix it with baking soda. If it fizzes up like a volcano, you are having a boy according to this gender test. If it does relatively nothing, you are having a girl. If you want to know more about the chemistry of this test, read our Baking Soda Gender Test article.

Another urine test requires you to mix your pee with Drano, the drain clearing chemical. If the urine turns to a green color once mixed with Drano, it is said to be a girl. If the mixture changes to a blue color, it is said to be a boy.

If you have a pool or spa, you can use the chemical strips for this third urine test. Dip the test strip in your first morning urine. If the result is within the 4-6 range, it is acidic urine, which means you are having a girl.

If the strip reads within the 7-9 range, your urine is more alkaline and could indicate you are having a boy. If the range is in between the 6-7 range, the sex of the baby would be too close to call. These urine tests would be for entertainment and used in your first trimester and closer to 6-9 weeks gestation.

A common old wives’ tale is that the worse your morning sickness is, the more likely you are having a girl. Supposedly, the hormones of a female baby make the mom very sick. Boys tend to cause little, if any morning sickness.

However, according to recent studies, this trend and correlation of this theory apply only to pregnant women who have the most severe type of morning sickness called Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG).read more about Morning Sickness Gender Correlation.

Skin changes during pregnancy

Pregnancy hormones are the root cause of your skin changes. The fluctuations can cause your skin to either dry out or produce more oily acne-prone skin. Therefore, old wives’ tales claim that if you do not have a surge in acne, you may be carrying a BOY. If you are breaking out all over your face and body, and you normally do not have excessive acne, you may be carrying a GIRL! (They say girls steal their mother’s looks)