Thursday 9 May 2013

The Reality of Old Wives Tales Stories

There are many Old Wives Tales Stories has been passed down from one generation to the next. We know some of them are true while some of others are not true at all, but we love to read about it and try them anyway. Have you ever wonder if your little bundle of joy will be a boy or a girl? When people find out that they will be expecting a baby, one of the most common things that they wonder about is what they sex of the baby will be. In fact it is one of the most asked questions by family, friends and strangers at the grocery store.

Over the years there have been people who use a baby gender predictor to find out if their child was going to be a boy or a girl. These aren't always the most reliable, but the law of averages does make them right sometimes. Many of these fall into the category of old wives tales, and almost every woman hears them at some point during their pregnancy. 

Craving is one of the most popular prediction method or rather what is being craved is said to reveal the sex of the baby. If cravings are for sweet snacks it means a little bundle of pink is on the way while salty and sour snacks suggest a little boy will be arriving. 

Reality - There's no hard evidence that cravings are linked to the gender of your baby. Your craving is nothing to do with your baby’s sex. It varies from pregnancy to pregnancy. Same lady if delivers same sex baby twice, she might have different set of cravings each time. This may lend value to the fable that girls are sugar, spice, and everything nice and boys are the exact opposite. Several women will offer that they had various cravings that dictated to each child yet determining the sex by cravings is less accurate than most other prediction tools and myths.

The next old wives tales story that is well known is a ring test. It is believed that if you tie a ring to a string and hold it over your stomach, if the ring swings in a circular motion it can mean you will be having a girl, if it moves back and forth, it's a boy. 

Reality - The fact of the matter is that if you hang a ring over anyone, it will swing in some fashion depending on the weight of the ring, the air circulation and other factors that do not include a baby's gender.

Chinese nation used a type of birth chart to predict the gender of their children. Many people still use these today as there are types of software that can be downloaded to your computer or even your cellular phone. These have proven to be more accurate than other methods but still have flaws in them. 

Reality - Considering this fashion, a baby's sex will be determined in an astrological fashion and can be as accurate as any other methods. There is not significant data to support any mythical claims as to their true accuracy.





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