Ways to determine gender of baby is divided into two categories: tales and medical exams. Of course, the medical exams provide the most accurate results, but one cannot set aside the old wives’ tales which have been tested for a long time. The following are the various methods that can be used in order to know the gender of the baby:

Medical Diagnostic Examinations

Ultrasonography
This procedure uses high frequency sound waves that are inaudible to the human ear. The sound waves bounce back as it hit surfaces, making an image on the monitor. Ultrasound can be performed on the fifth month of pregnancy when the genital part of the baby is visible enough to differentiate a boy from a girl. 3D ultrasound is also on hand; it produces a clearer and more detailed view of the fetus.

Fetoscopy
This is a dangerous way of determining baby’s gender. It is an invasive procedure and it triggers abortion. An optical instrument is inserted on the abdomen to the uterus penetrating the amniotic sac. Through this, the fetus can be observed and photographed.

Chorionic Villus Sampling
In this procedure, chorionic cells on the side of developing fetus are obtained usually at 10-12 weeks. The sample is tested for genetic defects and gender could also be determined.

Amniocentesis
A sample of fluid from the amniotic sac is aspirated at 16-18 weeks. The sample is also tested for genetic abnormalities as well as the gender.

Tales, Beliefs and Myths

Chinese Gender Chart
This is a chart used by the Chinese in early times. The mother’s age and the date of conception are determined in Chinese calendar and a table is provided for the results.

Drano Gender Prediction Method
This method makes use of chemicals that produce toxic odor. The urine of the pregnant woman is collected and approximately two tablespoons of Drano crystal is added. This produces chemical reaction, count for ten seconds and observe the color. If it darkens up to brown color, it’s a boy. If nothing or little change of color happened, it’s a girl.

Even/Odd Number Method
The woman’s age at the time of conception is added to the number of month the pregnancy was conceived. If it’s an even number, it would be a baby boy. If it’s odd, it would be a baby girl.

The aforementioned tales and medical examinations are just some of the many ways to determine gender of baby. Even though the medical perspective must be preferred because of its accuracy, it’s not bad to try those myths and tales. In the end, you will find yourself laughing as you find out if these tales worked or not.

It is a known fact that babies are very emotional during their infant stages. They use screaming, laughing, whimpering, and crying as their language in which they express their different emotions. When these things don’t achieve the effect in which they are intended, these noises tend to become louder. Infants like attention and these expressions are just some of the ways in which they test their effect on other people surrounding them. Teaching baby sign language can give emotional and psychological benefits to a baby because this can provide them a way in which they can express t heir emotions and get a quick and correct response from their parents. Satisfying the needs of an infant, baby, or toddler is a good way to start early development and a deep emotional connection between them and their parents. Through sign language, babies can express their feelings in an emotionally satisfying manner. Though this technique cannot make an infant a perfect angel, some researches indicated that the babies who can sue sign language have lesser probabilities of developing negative habits such as biting once they grow up. Those who can express themselves in the right way grow up into happier toddlers.

One of the psychological benefits of teaching sign language to infants is the development of their self-esteem and confidence. The confidence of infants are developed through their successful communication with their environment so when they can successfully express their feelings, emotions, and wants through signs, they get satisfaction which increases their confidence. Also, sign languages can also improve the social skills of babies because they learn how communication works through it. Not only does it enable them be a participant in a conversation but it also lets them use gestures in a productive way. Teaching baby sign language is not only something that parents use to develop and communicate with their babies. More importantly, it is something they can do to strengthen their bond with their little ones.

Despite of the controversies, however, gender selection of babies are sometimes performed due to medical reasons in order to avoid sex-linked diseases of possible children like Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy and hemophilia. On the other hand, in considering family balancing purposes, gender selection is seen as a very controversial issue. For people who agree of it they see it as fundamental rights of every couple while those who negate it see it as a great threat to the society. There are natural and artificial ways of choosing baby gender. For the natural techniques one way of selecting gender of babies is by scheduling the intercourse during a time which is close to the woman’s ovulation cycle. If a couple has intercourse during this time of the month, the probability of having baby girl is high. There are other natural techniques done in the natural way although some of them are considered as folkloric or myths only. One myth says that the depth of the penetration of the man matters because of the race of the sperms to the egg. Other stories even take hot baths, drinking coffee, and the altering of pH or body temperature as recommendations to have a boy or a girl. Natural techniques are doubted for their effectiveness, however, so couples who want confidence refer to the use of science for help.

One artificial way of selecting baby gender is by removing the eggs from the woman and fertilizing and culturing it in the laboratory through the use of in vitro method. After this the chromosomes of the fertilized embryo is analyzed whether it was a girl or a boy before it was implanted again the mother’s womb. This technique is highly controversial because it involves the discarding of the embryo if the gender result wasn’t the one that the parents want. Other artificial methods include the centrifuging or sorting out of weights of the make and female sperm, the microsort, spin, ericson methods, sperm selection, and embryo screening. There are centers offering techniques which can be done vie their clinics or even on the homes of the aspiring parents. At present, choosing baby gender is still a very controversial issue between those against it and those who approve of it because it involves the heavy influencing and tinkering of man to the once-natural process of creating new lives.