Gender Determination: Science vs. History

First things first... Jun and I don't care whether Puff is a boy or girl. As long as he/she is happy and healthy we could care less. We are just excited to be increasing our family size. That said, we would definitely like to know Puff's gender in advance so we can plan accordingly.

Modern technology has given us a few different ways to determine a baby's sex while still in the womb. The method with the earliest detection period is chorionic villus sampling (CVS) which can be done sometime around the 10th to 13th week, the next earliest is amniocentesis which can determine gender around the 14th to 20th week. After that an ultrasound can be used after the 20th week.

Need to know sooner? How about before you even conceive? How about before you even think of getting pregnant. Look no further than the Chinese gender chart. It's several hundred years old and said to be around 90% accurate. Without further ado, here it is:

If you happen to be a mother already, check it to see if it's accurate. Remember that in China, when you are born you are 1 year old, instead of 0... so add 1 year to your current age. For example, Jun got pregnant at 28, so her Chinese age is 29. The month of conception is pretty self explanatory.

Jun's age is 29, and Puff was conceived in July... so that means...

A boy!

Actually, we had about a 5 month window in which to conceive a boy according to the chart.

Now, we are definitely taking that chart with a grain of salt and we won't be purchasing footballs and dinosaurs any time soon... but it is fun to look at. Hopefully in a few months we'll know the baby's gender and we can come back and see just how accurate the chart is.