| Parents-to-be adopt many methods to determine | | | | conceived and not the birth month. The second factor |
| whether the unborn baby is a boy or a girl. The | | | | is the mothers age at the time of conception, adding 9 |
| Chinese pregnancy calendar is an often used method | | | | months to her age to adjust the lunar calendar. |
| to know about the gender of the new life in the | | | | The conceived month from January to December is |
| mothers womb. | | | | listed on the top row of the Chinese pregnancy chart, |
| The Chinese pregnancy calendar is an ancient way | | | | and the left column of the chart represents the |
| for predicting the gender of the unborn child. It is also | | | | mothers age during the conception. You need to follow |
| known as a Chinese conception chart, or the Chinese | | | | the steps given below to get the most accurate result |
| Conception Calendar. It is believed that this ancient | | | | from the Chinese pregnancy calendar. |
| method is highly accurate, although no clinical studies | | | | 1. Note down your age at the time of conception. |
| verify these claims. | | | | 2. Add 9 months to the age to adjust to the lunar |
| History - Chinese Pregnancy Calendar | | | | calendar. |
| This chart is an ancient Chinese secret. A Chinese | | | | 3. Also note down the month when the baby was |
| scientist developed this calendar, 700 years ago. | | | | conceived. |
| According to a legend, the Chinese pregnancy | | | | 4. Now simply search for the conceived month across |
| calendar is capable of predicting the babys gender | | | | the top portion of the chart and the age on the left |
| based on two variables: the baby's month of | | | | side of the chart. |
| conception and the mothers age. | | | | 5. Lastly, follow these two coordinates to the spot |
| This chart was kept in a royal tomb, near the city of | | | | where they intersect, and that will show you either a |
| Peking in China in ancient times. Now this original | | | | box containing B for boy, or G for girl. |
| Chinese chart is on display at the Beijing Institute of | | | | In comparison to the Chinese pregnancy calendar, the |
| Science. Many people, especially the Chinese, believe | | | | ultrasound during the 7th or 8th month of the |
| that the original Chinese pregnancy calendar is almost | | | | pregnancy is a more reliable method to know the |
| 100% accurate. | | | | gender of the child. In fact an ultrasound is use to |
| How it Works? | | | | monitor the pregnancy development week by week |
| According to studies, the Chinese pregnancy calendar | | | | development right from conception till child birth. |
| has been found to be 97% effective in predicting a | | | | Whether it is a boy or a girl, what does it matter? |
| baby's gender. This accuracy is credited to the use of | | | | What matters is that you have fun guessing the |
| Chinese lunar calendar. | | | | gender of your unborn child using the Chinese calendar. |
| The Chinese pregnancy calendar is dependent on the | | | | All along use a pregnancy journal to record your |
| lunar calendar. It is based on the month a baby is | | | | pregnancy development week by week. |