Home fetal sexing test: the 3 most popular methods

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You don't need to have been a mother or father to know that one of the main feelings when you find out that there is a baby on the way is anxiety.

And even though this anxiety is present at various points during pregnancy – such as the routine after the baby arrives, buying clothes and that kind of thing – one of the main reasons for parents' anxiety is in relation to the sex of their future son or daughter.

So much so that the market for the famous gender reveal parties has only been growing in recent years, making the practice a true event.

This has also made ways of finding out the sex of babies more popular.

And in addition to the classic ultrasound, a well-known way of making this discovery is the fetal sex determination test.

Today, we are going to talk about one category of this type of test: the home fetal sexing test.

Here, you will learn what this test is and you will also discover some of the most popular methods when it comes to home fetal sexing tests.

What is a fetal sexing test?

The fetal sex determination test is a widely used method by parents who want to know the sex of the baby they are expecting before even performing a conventional ultrasound.

This type of test – which is considered a non-invasive test – is carried out in a very simple way: it consists of collecting a blood sample from the pregnant woman.

Through this sample, it is possible to observe fragments of the fetus' DNA, allowing us to know whether the baby is a boy or a girl.

What is the home fetal sexing test? 

Just as there are more precise ways that involve laboratory tests, there are also more home-based ways of carrying out these tests.

These are called home fetal sexing tests.

Home fetal sexing test: discover the 5 most popular methods

Chinese Table

This is a well-known method. The Chinese table is a method that aims to discover the baby's sex by cross-referencing data such as the mother's age at pregnancy with the month in which the baby was conceived.

And it is with the help of the Chinese chart that it is possible to discover the sex of the baby. Many women end up resorting to this method to better plan their pregnancy according to whether they want to have a girl or a boy.

Despite being quite popular and known by many people, this type of method cannot be considered a very reliable way, as this method is not scientifically proven.

Belly shape

Ah, the famous belly shape test. This is perhaps one of the most popular fetal sex determination methods here in Brazil.

And the proof of all this popularity is that it has become a kind of test of popular culture throughout the country.

As the name suggests, the test believes that the shape that the pregnant woman's belly acquires during pregnancy is one of the indicators and can reveal whether the baby on the way is male or female.

According to popular belief, if the pregnant woman's belly is taking on a more pointed shape, this indicates that the baby is a boy. However, if the belly is rounder, this would indicate that the pregnancy is a girl.

Although this method is widely used, experts say that it is not such an assertive method, since a woman's abdomen changes a lot during pregnancy and this change is not linked to the sex of the baby in question.

Ovulation date 

In addition to the Chinese table that we have already discussed here, another well-known method – even more so than the Chinese table itself – is to understand the date of ovulation and use this resource as a kind of home fetal sexing test.

This method gained strength after the theory emerged that if sexual intercourse occurs on the date the woman is ovulating, the chances of the pregnancy being a boy are greater.

Still within this theory, sperm that contain the Y chromosome – the chromosome responsible for determining the male sex – are faster than those that contain the X chromosomes – which are the ones that determine the birth of a girl.

However, despite the disadvantage in terms of speed, sperm with the X chromosome tend to have an advantage compared to the Y chromosome: resistance.

The result of these theories would indicate that when fertilization occurs on a day further away from the relationship, it would be more likely that the fertilized egg would result in the birth of a girl.

This method is already quite popular among women who are pregnant and want to perform a home fetal sexing test.

So much so that there is even a website that offers a kind of ovulation calculator to help future mothers with this discovery.

Conclusion 

We know that good old mother's intuition almost never fails, but when it comes to pregnancy, it is not always as accurate as the future mother would like.

But as you can see, there is no shortage of ways to give this intuition a boost and find out the sex of your future baby.

And many of these methods can be done at home, making them more accessible options for most of the population and, of course, for future mothers too!

But it is also important to point out that there are tests that cannot serve as a basis for defining the sex of the child, since they – even though quite popular – are much less assertive than many other methods that we already know.

Therefore, the ideal is to resort to some type of ultrasound or laboratory examination to obtain the best result.

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