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Does anyone know any folklore about choosing the sex of a baby?
I'm doing a paper for my class on the folklore surrounding the ideas that parents can choose the baby's sex by doing something before/during conception(like the man wearing socks during sex will ensure a boy) or that they can determine the baby's sex through a non-medical test(suspend a wedding ring on a chain over the belly. If it swings back and forth, it's a girl. If it swings around in circles, it's a boy). If these myths also happen to have a regional or ethnic background to them I would love to learn that as well. Thank you for your time!
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- 1 decade ago
I'm not sure if this is folklore or science, but I have heard that if you have sex 2 days before ovulation, it is more likely to be a girl because the X chromosomes are more "hearty" and can last until the egg is released for conception. If you have sex on the day of ovulation or up to 3 days after ovulation, it is more likely to be a boy because the Y chromosomes are not as "hearty" and fertilization needs to happen immediately.
- 1 decade ago
I heard liek if the oppostie sex baby likes you then you are having the opposit.
