With my wife being pregnant with our second baby, we had this same feeling of excitement and joy like when we had our first baby. Its been five years since we had Dondon and expecting for the arrival of our second baby brings a mixed feeling of happiness, excitement and hope that this will just be an easy and smooth delivery like the previous one.
Lately, my wife asked me if i can check on the internet about this Chinese Pregnancy Calendar that her friends are telling her to predict the gender of our upcoming child. Since we are all excited to know what would be the baby's gender and another three months waiting for the ultrasound to detect the baby's gender seems too long, this morning i searched.
The Story Behind Chinese Pregnancy Calendar
One of the most exciting things about being pregnant is finding out what gender your baby is. Whether you ask your ultra sound technician to give the secret away or if you decide to wait until your eventual meeting, the moment that you learn if you're having a son or a daughter is very special. In the meantime, a lot of women and their partners pass the time amusing themselves with online quizzes or tests to help determine their baby's sex. Most of these are based on old wives tales such as how particular cravings or weight gain can determine gender. Obviously these test are almost always incorrect. However, one of these amusements is eerily accurate and has been used by many couples throughout centuries: the Chinese Gender Prediction Calendar.
Discovered in a royal tomb near Peking, the calendar was inscribed on a tablet that is dated as being over seven hundred years old. This means that centuries of women and their husbands relied on it to give them some sort of idea what to expect on the delivery date. By finding the woman's age and then following the column to the month of conception, you can easily determine what gender your child will be. In many cultures there has always been a lot of pressure throughout history to have a first-born son in order to secure an heir. This can lead one to wonder how many couples through the years have chosen the right month and copulated intently in order to get a boy. There is a very good chance that this was the reason for the development of this calendar in the first place! Of course, there is no need to secure property in the same way these days and many couples are simply overjoyed to welcome their child into the world no matter what gender it is.
The original calendar is on display at the institute of science in Peking and many curious tourists visit it daily. Its popularity on the Internet seems to grow daily and a quick search will reveal many different versions. No doubt this popularity is due to the fact that many excited couples simply can't wait to pick out clothes and toys for their new arrival.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| 18 | G | B | G | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| 19 | B | G | B | G | G | B | B | G | B | B | G | G |
| 20 | G | B | G | B | B | B | B | B | B | G | B | B |
| 21 | B | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| 22 | G | B | B | G | B | G | G | B | G | G | G | G |
| 23 | B | B | B | G | B | B | G | G | G | B | B | G |
| 24 | B | G | G | B | B | G | B | G | B | B | G | B |
| 25 | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | B | B |
| 26 | B | B | B | B | B | G | B | G | G | B | G | G |
| 27 | G | G | B | B | G | B | G | G | B | G | B | B |
| 28 | B | B | B | G | G | B | G | B | G | G | B | G |
| 29 | G | B | G | G | B | G | G | B | G | B | G | G |
| 30 | B | B | G | B | G | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| 31 | B | B | B | B | G | G | B | G | B | G | G | G |
| 32 | B | G | G | B | G | B | B | G | B | B | G | B |
| 33 | G | B | B | G | G | B | G | B | G | B | B | G |
| 34 | B | B | G | G | B | G | B | B | G | B | G | G |
| 35 | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | B | G | B |
| 36 | B | G | B | B | B | G | B | B | G | G | G | G |
| 37 | G | G | B | G | G | G | B | G | G | B | B | B |
| 38 | B | B | G | G | B | G | G | B | G | G | B | G |
| 39 | G | G | B | G | G | G | B | G | B | B | G | B |
| 40 | B | B | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | G | B |
| 41 | G | G | B | G | B | B | G | G | B | G | B | G |
| 42 | B | G | G | B | B | B | B | B | G | B | G | B |
| 43 | G | B | G | G | B | B | B | G | G | G | B | B |
| 44 | B | G | G | G | B | G | B | B | G | B | G | B |
| 45 | G | B | G | B | G | G | B | G | B | G | B | G |
It is maybe exciting and somewhat dismaying since we really wanted to have a baby girl this time but as what the reminder says, it is not by any means scientifically sound and while enjoying its novelty, we should not take it seriously.
Whether boy or girl, our child is more than welcome into this world!
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a BIG CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH!!!!!!!!! God bless!
ReplyDeletebtw, thanks for the chart manong, i might use it SOMEDAY.... hehehehe winks* pero question.... paano nanda ja naubra man...hehehe
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.. I am also using a pregnancy calendar and it works well. The pregnancy calendar is really helpful... in fact, my friends are using it too..
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Hi po ask ko lng po... yung age ko po now is 27 tapod nabuntis po ako this june... 3 montpregy po akong pregpo... Tanong ko lng po sa month of june po ba ako mag base kasi dun po ako nabuntis?
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