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Motherhood: You vote! Boy or girl?
I have no patience.
In this information age, how some parents opt to wait a full nine months to learn the gender of their newborn child is beyond my capabilities. From the day we learned we were expecting an addition to our family, I wanted to know what baby No. 3 would be.
Naturally, having two boys already, my heart has been telling me “boy” from the start. The odds for a girl are not in my favor. After all, Daddy has three older half brothers.
But, in the waiting time of 20 long weeks until Baby was eligible for an ultrasound by the doctor, I entertained myself with the masses of gender charts, old wives tales, over-the-counter chemistry tests and birth calculators.
I started on the Internet: Google took me first to a site where Baby’s gender was predicted based on the parent’s bio-rhythms, birth dates and the month of Baby’s conception. The result: boy.
Next, I went to the infamous Chinese Gender Chart where I aligned my age with the month of conception. The result: boy.
After more research, I found that, in order for the Chinese Gender Chart to be accurate, you must first convert your age to Chinese age and conception month to Chinese lunar month. The result: girl.
I then went on to a series of questions based on old wives’ tales (Do you crave sweets or salt? How fast is Baby’s heartbeat?). The result: 38 percent chance for a boy, 61 percent chance for a girl.
Then, I moved on to the voodoo-ish ring-on-a-string test. Hold the ring over your wrist and it will tell you — in no particular order — the gender of each child you will have. Due to conflicting information, I don’t know if back-and-forth motion is a girl or boy. But I can tell you it moved in a circle twice and back-and-forth once. The results: inconclusive.
Having been told about a test using Drano crystals (yes, as in pipe cleaner) and urine, I looked up the formula and was bombarded with several warnings alluding to the possibility of explosion. The result: I opted to play it safe and not risk blowing up my house.
My final attempt at learning Baby’s gender came with the over-the-counter help of “IntelliGender” — an in-home prediction test that touts 90 percent accuracy, although they make clear it is for fun. I followed the directions to the nth degree, like I was told. The result: boy.
So, having now thoroughly frustrated myself and come to no absolute conclusion, I have been forced to wait the agonizing last few days until Baby shows us him — or her — self via sonogram.
Most importantly, he or she will be a healthy baby, but curiosity is about to kill this cat.
You vote! What will baby Jordan be?
Find out if you are right next week!
Did you find out your baby’s gender before birth? Why or why not?
Contact this reporter at (937) 328-0356 or dmjordan@coxohio.com.
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