If you're wondering whether you're expecting a boy or a girl, it's tempting to try some non-traditional methods of gender prediction. The Chinese birth chart, also known as the Chinese conception chart, is one such method. While it's not backed up by science and is about as accurate as a coin flip, it can be entertaining.
This birth chart was rumored to be discovered over 700 years ago, but there aren't historical sources to confirm this story. It uses the mother's age at the baby's conception to attempt to predict the baby's gender. Studies have shown it isn't accurate, but that doesn't mean it's not fun!
Accuracy of the Chinese Birth Chart
If you're thinking of using the Chinese birth chart to predict the gender of your baby, hold off on buying paint for the nursery or scoring a great deal on those little pink or blue onesies. Over the years, a few studies have tested whether the chart is accurate, and it's about the same as any random guess you could make. In other words, it's not accurate at all.
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Back in 1995, one study closely examined the accuracy of the birth chart. It compared the results from using the chart to the results of genetic testing and found that the chart didn't offer any predictive value. It was just about as likely to be right as it was to be wrong in predicting the gender of a baby. What's more, the study authors went so far as to recommend against using the Chinese birth chart to predict gender and to consider it only a "humorous diversion."
A later study in 2010 confirmed these results by checking the chart's accuracy by using the chart to look up over 2.8 million births. Researchers compared the baby's gender at birth to the results of the chart and found that it was only right about 50% of the time. They concluded that it was "no better at predicting the sex of a baby than tossing a coin."
Although the Chinese birth chart isn't accurate, it can be great fun to use when you're trying to add to your family or if you're already pregnant and haven't had your ultrasound yet. Some people believe the Chinese birth chart can predict gender by cross-referencing the mother's age and the month of conception. The chart is based on the anecdotal observation that women of the same age might seem more likely to have children of the same sex, although this isn't backed up by scientific research.
If you have some spare time, you can give it a try. Just don't pick out names based on the results. Here's how to use it.
When attempting to use this birth chart, it's important to remember that you should use the mother's lunar age and the Chinese lunar month when reading the information. This can be a bit confusing.
First, convert the mother's birth year and month from the Gregorian calendar to the Chinese calendar. The Hong Kong Observatory has a helpful conversion table. Note that the difference in when the year starts can affect the mother's age at conception.
Next, you'll need to add one year to the mother's age. The Chinese lunar age is based on the concept of a child being one year old at birth. So if the mother was 28 years old at the time of conception, you should consider her to be 29 for the purposes of this chart.
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2. Determine the Date of Conception
Trying to use the chart to predict the sex of a baby involves calculating the child's month of conception. You can use a conception date calculator if you have some information about the mother's menstrual cycle. It's important to note that estimated conception dates can vary in accuracy, but if you have a good guess, you can try looking it up on the chart.
3. Use the Chart to Look Up the Gender Prediction
Once you have the information you need, look for the mother's Chinese lunar age on the left side. Find the month of conception at the top and see where the two intersect. This intersection is the prediction.
Even though this birth chart might not be accurate at predicting the sex of a child, it can be a fun way to entertain yourself. When you're waiting nine months to meet your new little one, anything that helps pass the time is worth a try.
To use the chart, one would locate the mother's age on the left side of the chart and the lunar month of conception along the top. The point where the selected age and month intersect would provide the predicted gender of the baby.
The Chinese birth calendar claims 93-99% accuracy in predicting infant gender based on month of conception and maternal age at delivery. In this large delivery dataset, accurate prediction of fetal gender based on the Chinese birth calendar was no better than a coin toss.
By considering the month of conception and the age of the mother at conception, a formula is used to determine whether the baby is likely to be a boy or a girl. Stories date use of this method back over 700 years, and claim a reputation for amazing accuracy – up to 90%.
Astrology is a super science and medical science has its basis on this great science. The strength of the 2nd, 5th and 10th houses should be analysed. For a male child, the planets - Sun and Jupiter and for a female child, Mercury should be analysed.
The chart isn't based on science, so it's no more accurate than other low-tech, non-medical gender tests (as far as experts know, anyway!). After all, with only two outcomes — either you're having a boy or a girl — any unscientific method will be right about 50% of the time!
When Can You Use Ultrasound to Learn Baby's Sex? The accuracy of determining your baby's gender increases with how far along you are in the pregnancy. The accuracy can vary from 70.3% at 11 weeks to 98.7% at 12 weeks, and 100% at 13 weeks.
Thanks to all the advancements in science, parents are able to find out baby's biological sex sooner than the standard 20 week ultrasound. In fact, first trimester genetic screening tests like NIPT can tell you if you're having a boy or girl with near 100 percent certainty as early as 10 weeks.
The only REAL ways to find out are scientific methods, like ultrasound (which can have a margin of error, especially if a boy is “shy” in the photos), amniocentesis, or non-invasive genetic testing that can tell parents the baby's sex as early as 10 weeks into pregnancy.
Ultrasound. Many pregnant women find out their baby's sex (if they choose to know) during their mid-pregnancy ultrasound, which is usually done between 18 and 22 weeks. Ultrasound uses sound waves to create pictures of your baby, and the technician will be able to tell your baby's sex by looking at their genitals.
Nature is designed to favour the conception of boys from September to November and girls from March to May because of an evolutionary mechanism aimed at keeping the overall sex ratio as near to 50:50 as possible, the scientists said.
If you're curious about the sex of your baby, you can get an ultrasound, which is usually done between weeks 18-20 of pregnancy. Provided that your ultrasound technician gets a good view between your baby's legs, the imaging procedure should be able to tell you the baby's sex with about 80% to 90% accuracy.
There's no scientific evidence that the Chinese gender predictor works. But since there are only two choices – boy or girl – it has at least a 50-50 chance of making an accurate prediction!
You can also find out the sex of your baby by having noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), a blood test, which is usually done between 11 and 14 weeks of pregnancy. Genetic testing methods such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) can also reveal the sex of your baby.
A baby's biological sex is determined by the two sex chromosomes in the egg and sperm. Eggs always have an X chromosome, and sperm have either an X or a Y chromosome. Whichever sperm is the winner will penetrate and fertilize the egg, creating either an XX (girl) or XY (boy) pair.
In the Chinese lunar system, you are either your age + 1 or your age + 2 . This depends on the Chinese new year. If it has occurred, then you add 2 to your age. If not, then you may just add 1 .
No, the Chinese Gender Predictor chart remains consistent and doesn't undergo changes on an annual basis. The only variables that influence the Chinese Gender Predictor are the mother's lunar age and the baby's due date.
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