Gender Testing.... Old Wives Tales & Reveal

Before having our private gender scan I thought it would be fun, although not massively scientific, to have a go at some old wives tales used to determine gender.

I did a little google research to find the different tests you can try and these were the results: 

Baking Soda Test :  

You line the bottom of a cup with baking soda (bicarbonate of soda in the UK) and add some wee to this.  If it stays still it could be a girl, if it fizzes up it means boy!

RESULT : BOY 

Chinese Calendar : 

Used for over 700 years, Chinese gender  charts use the lunar calendar to base their prediction and allegedly are 90% accurate. I used this site to calculate:

http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/PredictSex.htm

RESULT : GIRL 

Cabbage Test :

This test involves the PH level of urine.  You chop and boil a red cabbage for 10 mins, drain the water and set aside to cool.  Once cold you mix equal parts water to wee. If it turns red or pink its a boy, if it is purple it's a girl. 

RESULT : GIRL 

Wedding Ring Test :

You tie your wedding ring to some string and suspend it over your bump. If it goes side to side it's a boy, if it circles it's a girl. 

RESULT :  ??  

(I held it and got boy, Rick did it and got girl)

Heartbeat Speed : 

This states that heartbeats under 140 are boy and heartbeats over this are girl. 

RESULT : GIRL over 3 samples 150-160

Heartbeat Sound : 

Like a train = boy

Like a galloping horse = girl

RESULT : BOY (I have been told, personally I can't tell the difference)

Morning Sickness :

If you have loads of sickness it's a girl, hardly any it's a boy.

RESULT : GIRL

Skull Theory :

Based on the shape of the skull seen on the ultrasound. If it is flatter it's a girl, more rounded or bulbous its a boy.

RESULT : GIRL

Nub Theory :

Also known as "the angle of the dangle" - in most ultrasounds you can see a brighter nub shape along by the legs, by using the angle of this in relation to the spine you can guess the gender. If the nub is horizontal or pointing down it's a girl, pointing up at 30 degree angle or more from the spine its a boy. 

RESULT : GIRL

So out of 9 experiments 6 said GIRL, 2 said BOY and 1 was undecided. 

THE ACTUAL RESULT WAS.......