If you are expecting a baby, one of the most important questions that you may have is, what sex will my baby be? Will it be a boy or a girl?
If you can't wait for the result from a scan, then the Chinese Gender Predictor Calendar Chart is a fun way to predict the gender of your unborn child. It was allegedly rediscovered on a Chinese tomb and is over 700 years old.
It uses the Chinese lunar calendar and predicts what sex your baby will be by considering the age of the the mother at conception, and the month in which baby is conceived.
Just remember this, there are no 100% accurate methods of determining the sex of your unborn child. This old historic method, as it is based on folklore has, of course, absolutely no scientific basis, and it is just a bit of fun. After all there is always a 50% chance it will be right!
I'll be honest, I have two boys, but the chart tells me I should have one of each, so I wouldn't start decorating the nursery on the strength of the answer that you get here.
But if you are desperate to get started, here are some decorating tips for a gender-free nursery. These suggestions also have lots of great ideas for calm and neutral colour schemes suitable for any baby.
By the way, if you're expecting a baby check out our Complete Newborn Baby Shopping List, with everything you will need to buy for your new baby.
To use the Chinese Gender Predictor Calendar, you need to know the mother's age at the baby's conception and the month of conception.
Does it work for you? If you already have a child, did the chart correctly predict that child?
Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
18 | F | M | F | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
19 | M | F | M | F | F | M | M | F | M | M | F | F |
20 | F | M | F | M | M | M | M | M | M | F | M | M |
21 | M | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
22 | F | M | M | F | M | F | F | M | F | F | F | F |
23 | M | M | M | F | M | M | F | F | F | M | M | F |
24 | M | F | F | M | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | M |
25 | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | M |
26 | M | M | M | M | M | F | M | F | F | M | F | F |
27 | F | F | M | M | F | M | F | F | M | F | M | M |
28 | M | M | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | F | M | F |
29 | F | M | F | F | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | F |
30 | M | M | F | M | F | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
31 | M | M | M | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | F | F |
32 | M | F | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | M | F | M |
33 | F | M | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | F |
34 | M | M | F | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | F |
35 | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | M |
36 | M | F | M | M | M | F | M | M | F | F | F | F |
37 | F | F | M | F | F | F | M | F | F | M | M | M |
38 | M | M | F | F | M | F | F | M | F | F | M | F |
39 | F | F | M | F | F | F | M | F | M | M | F | M |
40 | M | M | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | F | M |
41 | F | F | M | F | M | M | F | F | M | F | M | F |
42 | M | F | F | M | M | M | M | M | F | M | F | M |
43 | F | M | F | F | M | M | M | F | F | F | M | M |
44 | M | F | F | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | M |
45 | F | M | F | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
If you would prefer to use an online calculator rather than a chart, you can use our new Chinese Gender Predictor Calculator Tool. Just put in Mother's age at conception and month of conception to predict your baby's sex.
There are lots more ways that mums-to-be have tried to predict the sex of their unborn child throughout the centuries. Here are 16 more gender prediction methods that you can try at home.
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