Old Wives’ Guess

Girl or boy? The old wives’ guess

What you crave, how the ring swung, which side you sleep on — six questions our grandmothers asked. We count the votes and share a smile.

There is no science in this; it’s a game handed down by our grandmothers, just for fun. The real answer comes in its own time.

Question 1 of 6

What do you crave most?

The link carries only the vote counts; nothing is stored on our side.

Source: Villamor, Dekker, Svensson et al. — Accuracy of the Chinese lunar calendar method to predict a baby’s sex (Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 2010)across about 2.8 million births, predictions of this kind proved as accurate as a coin toss.