Baby Gender Prediction

Q. How do you know if you are having a boy or a girl? Arielle, Palm Springs, California

A. The most accurate medical way to tell if you are pregnant with a boy or girl is to have a sonogram done when you are at about 20 weeks gestation.

But then there are a number of old wives tales that may help you predict the gender of your baby, including that you are pregnant with a boy if:

• you are carrying your baby low
• the baby is very active
• you are craving salt
• a wedding ring suspended on a string over your belly rocks back and forth and not in a circle
• the baby's heart rate is less than 140 beats per minute
• you didn't have a lot of morning sickness in the first trimester
• your feet are cold

You can also consult a Chinese Gender Chart to make a prediction.

Pregnancy Books

• How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby
• Boy or Girl : 50 Fun Ways to Find Out
• Baby Girl or Baby Boy - : Determining the Sex of Your Child Explained in Plain and Simple Language