Boy or girl? Fun tests to predict your baby's gender!

Many find this Chinese chart spookily accurate. It works by calculating age at conception with the number of the month you conceived in – an odd number means you expect a boy and an even one a girl.

Some Chinese gender calendars use your lunar age, instead of your regular age. Your lunar age is based on the Chinese lunar calendar, so it's: the current lunar year – (your lunar birth year +1).

Indian gender prediction charts generally work the same way as the Chinese chart.

Is your bump low and out at the front? Some say this means you're carrying a boy. A high bump is said to mean you're carrying a girl.

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What's your bump looking like?

If you're suffering morning sickness in the first 12 weeks, some say this indicates you're carrying a girl. If the sickness strikes a little later, some say you're expecting a boy.

Some also believe boys make you sick in the morning, and girls in the evening.

Take a look at your 12-week ultrasound scan. Look at the 'nub' between your baby's legs.

If it points upwards by more than 30 degrees, it's a boy, if it's not pointing up that high, it's a girl.

Read more about the nub theory

If your right breast looks bigger than the left, it's a boy, and vice versa it's a girl!

Time to take a good long look in the mirror!

Similar to the Chinese gender chart, the Mayan gender predictor technique comes down to calendars and basic math.

Just take a look at how old you were when you conceived and the year it happened. If both numbers are either odd or even, you're carrying a girl. If one is odd and the other is even, it's a baby boy.

Tie your ring to a piece of thread and hold it gently above your bump. If it swings from side to side, you're having a boy, and if it moves in a circle, it's a girl.

If your baby's heartbeat is under 140 beats per minute – it's a boy. Anything above that – it's a girl!

(Although heart rates have no relevance until labour and birth when a girl's generally beats faster than a boy's).

They like to move it, move it ...

Some think an energetic baby in the womb indicates a boy and a chilled foetus means you're carrying a girl.

Pick up a single key. If you pick up the key by the top part (the round part) then you're carrying a boy, if you go for the narrow bottom part, then you're having a girl. If you pick up the key in the middle, you're having twins!

Ahh ... could this be the key to it all?

Are you blooming with glossy locks and rosy skin? It's a boy. Dull hair and an outbreak of zits – it's a girl.

Some claim this one's because a girl 'steals her mother's beauty' ...

Sugar and spice and all things nice ... what are you craving at the moment?

Some believe that it's cravings that hold the key to whether you're having a boy or a girl...

If you've developed a penchant for sweet things then, according to the old wives' tale, it must be a girl!

Craving cheese or salty and savoury foods?

According to the old wives' tale – it must be a boy!

If you eat a clove of garlic and the smell comes out through your pores, you're having a boy. If no smell is detected through your skin, the prediction is that it's a girl.

Who knew?!

When someone asks you to show your hands, if you present them palms down it's a boy and palms up means you're expecting a girl.

Some say if your hands are dry, you're having a boy, and if they're soft, you're having a girl.

Will you eat the heel or crust of the bread? If you will, you're carrying a boy, if you refuse, it's a girl (or perhaps you're just not hungry!)

If the hair on your legs is growing faster than ever, it's a boy, and if it's the same, then you're carrying a girl.

According to this theory, you can guess your baby's sex by studying their skull shape on your scan picture.

Though there's no evidence to back this one up, its always fun having a guess! Read more about the skull theory.

Are you suffering from acne? Legend has it that blemishes and breakouts signify a little girl.

Put some baking soda into a disposable cup, then pee in it. If the baking soda fizzes, it's going to be a boy!

If this old-fashioned gender test is to be believed, a little boy will be very inquisitive in your growing pregnant belly if you're having a girl. If he doesn't seem to care, then you're having a boy.

Some people believe if you conceive after midnight, it'll be a girl, while making love during the new moon means you'll have a boy.

So you're definitely putting on weight, but has your partner been packing on the pounds, too? If so, you may be expecting a girl.

Have someone tape a spoon under one chair and a fork under another without you seeing which is which.

If you sit on the chair with the spoon, you're having a girl. The fork? It's a boy.

Another old gender test claims that if a pregnant lady picks up her napkin by the edges, a boy is on the way.

Have you ever heard?!

Apparently so ... it's thought that if your partner sits on the roof near the chimney for several hours before intercourse, you'll have a boy.

An old strange American myth claims you can shake off your baby's 'extra equipment' by taking your buggy over rough roads.

Good grief!

Are both of you nauseous? Some cultures believe if the dad is feeling queasy, too, you're expecting a boy.

If you're already a mum, could your youngest child hold the key to predicting their sibling's gender?

With the hairline test, look at the back of your youngest child's head, lifting up their hair so you can clearly see their hairline.

If the hairline is flat, your baby will have the same gender as their closest sibling. If it comes to a point, your baby will be the opposite sex.

You might notice a new dark line, which extends vertically over your bump. This is called the linea nigra, and some say that its length could determine your baby's gender.

If your linea nigra starts from bellow your belly button, then you might be having a girl. If it starts below your rib cage, then it could be a boy.

How high was your blood pressure before you became pregnant? One study suggests that where your blood pressure levels are six months before you conceive could affect your baby's sex.

The theory goes that women with high blood pressure are more likely to bring a baby boy to term, while mums with low blood pressure are more likely to have a girl (though the study suggests that any effect is likely very small).

Have a look at which way your pillow on your bed faces.

If you sleep with your pillow facing north, then legend has it that you'll have a boy. If your pillow faces south, then you'll have a girl.

They say your eyes are the window to the soul ... and they might have something to say about your baby's sex too!

Look at yourself in the mirror for one minute. If your pupils dilate, then you could be having a boy. If not, it means you're having a baby girl.

Unfortunately, there's no such thing as a 100% accurate baby gender predictor.

The best way to find out the sex of your baby? Wait for your scan!

You can usually find out the sex of your baby around the 18-20 week mark at your anomaly or 20-week scan.