How does the old wives' tales baby gender quiz work?
There are ten quick questions, each inspired by a pregnancy tale that has been passed from one generation to the next. Pick the answer that best matches your experience and move through the quiz one question at a time. After the email step, your answers are added together and your boy, girl, or 50/50 prediction appears right here on the page.
There are no right or wrong answers, and nothing to prepare. Go with the answer that feels closest, even if pregnancy seems to change the story from one day to the next. That unpredictability is part of the fun.
Which ten old wives' tales are in the quiz?
The quiz sticks to these ten tales. Each one describes a traditional claim, not a medical fact:
- Carrying high or low. This tale says carrying high points to a girl, while carrying lower points to a boy.
- Where pregnancy weight sits. In this guessing game, extra weight at the front adds to the girl prediction, while weight around the hips and bottom adds to the boy prediction.
- A round or pointed belly. The quiz follows the tale that a round bump suggests a boy and a pointed bump suggests a girl.
- Baby’s heart rate. According to the myth, a heart rate below 140 beats per minute points to a boy and a rate above 140 points to a girl.
- Sweet or sour cravings. The traditional guess in this quiz links sweet cravings with a girl and sour cravings with a boy.
- The left or right side of your face. The quiz’s existing face-side tale gives the left side to a girl prediction and the right side to a boy prediction.
- Morning sickness. This familiar tale says morning sickness points to a girl, while little or no morning sickness points to a boy.
- Pregnancy glow or a pale complexion. In the quiz, a glow adds to the girl prediction and a pale complexion adds to the boy prediction.
- Your energy levels. The folklore used here connects having lots of energy with a boy and feeling less energetic with a girl.
- Cold hands and feet. The final tale says cold hands and feet suggest a boy, while warmer hands and feet suggest a girl.
Can old wives' tales predict a baby's sex?
No. Old wives’ tales are folklore, are not scientifically proven, and cannot reliably determine a baby’s sex. Pregnancy symptoms and experiences vary from person to person and from pregnancy to pregnancy. A playful result from this quiz is not medical information and should not guide any health or pregnancy decision.
If you want factual information about your pregnancy or your baby’s sex, speak with your qualified healthcare professional. Here, the prediction is simply an excuse to wonder, laugh, and compare guesses with the people who are excited to meet your little one.
Why keep the prediction as a pregnancy memory?
The guesses that surround a new baby often become part of the family story. Perhaps everyone was certain you were having a girl, the quiz predicted a boy, or the result landed perfectly in the middle. Writing down the prediction—and who agreed or disagreed—can capture the anticipation of this season in a way that is lovely to revisit later.
Once your baby arrives, look back at the result and see which tales happened to guess correctly. Whether the prediction was spot on or completely wrong, it can become one more joyful detail from the months before you met.