The Chinese Pregnancy Calendar Revealed
If you're looking for a Chinese pregnancy calendar, then it's refreshing to know there are alternative methods for woman available.
Having a baby is perhaps one of the most exciting and fulfilling experiences in a couples life.
Every ordinary day suddenly become a cumulus of mixed emotions that convert the future parents into the happiest, most worried and curious couple who ever existed!
Giving birth to a child brings major changes to an individual's life.
As the child grows inside, the young couple are learning the art of becoming parents.
And of course everyone in the family - and the question on everyone's lips is - will it be a boy or a girl?
Why A Chinese Pregnancy Calendar?
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But everyone is left pondering the question, not to mention the feeling of butterflies in the stomach when it comes to answering the question. Because, at this early stage, we simply have no idea!
You want to buy little presents for the coming baby, but what should you buy? That little red dress or those blue shoes? Without knowing the babies gender it's difficult to buy something suitable, let alone pretty!
Painting the babies room in pink or blue is the biggest dilemma of your new family!
And yes the name. What name should you chose? It would be great if you could predict the gender of the unborn child, wouldn't it?
Predicting A Babies Gender
The amazing decade of the modern technology gives you the chance to predict (or know) a babies gender, via the use of ultrasound.
Even if the ultrasound test can be performed at any stage of the pregnancy it is highly recommended to run the test only when the baby inside is of a certain age - approx 7 months and in a certain position.
Otherwise the test cannot be completely accurate.
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The 3D and even 4D scanning equipment can produce amazing photography of the baby, however the future parents should carefully consider this method and avoid routine ultrasound exposure.
Frequent ultrasound exposure could affect the way the cell's reproduce and move. Plus the accuracy of the test is directly proportional to the scan system used, the technician's ability, the babies cooperation and definitely with the gestational age.
Using The Chinese Conception Calendar
There is also the possibility to use a Chinese pregnancy calendar as a predictor.
The added value this provides, in comparison with modern technology lies in the possibility not only to predict but also to plan the gender of the baby before conception.
Many couples have tried it in the past successfully. Going by history, we all know how important the babies gender was in China and many other states in the past decades.
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Having said that...
Considering the gender roles and rights in ancient times, many couples preferred to give birth to a boy.
In the period of China's social foundations, woman's rights were kind of non-existent, females being considered less valuable and less helpful than man.
They were deprived of the right to academic education in comparison with the boys who got to fully enjoy the privilege. They were forced to accept and keep the marriage with a man even if he had concubines or partners.
Why The Chinese Pregnancy Calendar
Was Vitally Important
The divorce was prohibited (especially if it was asked by a female), so they had to live with the pain of seeing their husband potentially having children with other women.
Men had complete control over their wife. The female was treated as a servant of her husband and pressured to give birth only to sons, who could carry on the name of their family.
Therefore giving birth to a boy or a girl had crucial importance. So of course numerous families used the Chinese pregnancy calendar not only to predict but also to plan in advance, before conception, a babies gender.
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It would be wonderful if China were to evolve to the point where women enjoy the same rights as men do (as in many parts of the world), however in many developing countries the subject is still a delicate one, and quite far from any transition period.
For the families coming from these disadvantaged regions the possibility to predict a babies gender often remains a necessity rather than a beautiful curiosity as it is for the couples of the developed worlds.
Still the Chinese birth calendar seems to be at least as useful nowadays as it was in the ancient times in China.
Especially considering that it remains the only option for those women who live in disadvantaged regions and don't have access to modern technology or the necessary resources to cover the cost involved to run a test in a modern clinic or hospital.
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Chinese Pregnancy Calendar Origins
The original Chinese pregnancy calendar (or the Chinese birth chart as it is also referred) was discovered and drawn by a Chinese scientist, and buried in a Royal tomb approximately 700 years ago.
It can be seen today at in China at the Beijing institute of Science. It comes to enrich the palette of great Chinese inventions. The Chinese pregnancy calendar provides a prediction method based on only two coordinates: age and time of conception.
It looks like a chart with two axes, one horizontal, representing a woman's age from 18 to 45, and one vertical relating to the month of conception. (See below for the chart).
The point where the lines intersect indicate the forecasted result regarding the babies gender.
The numbers you enter should subscribe to the ancient Chinese birth calendar, which is created based on lunar and solar cycles (also called a lunisolar calendar), in comparison with the western calendar which is based only on solar cycles.
See more indepth articles about the Chinese conception calendar here
Before entering your age pay attention that in accordance with the Chinese calendar, you are already one year old the day you were born, so add one year to your western age to get your correct Chinese age.
Using The Chinese Pregnancy Calendar
To Predict Your Child's Gender
To predict your child's gender find your lunar age (approximately 2 years older than your conventional age) on the top row, and the month of conception down the left side column.
Maternal Age |
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| Month | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
| JAN | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | F |
| FEB | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | F | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | M |
| MAR | F | M | F | F | M | F | M | M | M | F | M | F | F | M | M | M | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M |
| APR | M | F | M | F | F | M | M | F | F | M | F | F | F | F | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | M | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| MAY | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | F | F | F | F | M | F | F | F | F | F | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | M | M | F |
| JUNE | M | M | M | F | F | F | M | M | M | F | F | M | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| JULY | M | M | M | F | F | M | M | F | F | M | M | M | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | M |
| AUG | M | M | M | F | M | F | F | M | M | M | M | M | F | F | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F |
| SEPT | M | M | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | M | F | F | F | F | F | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | M |
| OCT | M | M | F | F | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | M | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | F |
| NOV | M | F | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | F | F | F | M | F | F | F | M | M | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | M |
| DEC | M | F | M | F | F | F | F | M | F | M | F | F | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | F | F | F | M | F | M | F | M |
Sometime you have to add 2 years, depending on the date of the Chinese New Year (which varies). Look for a site that converts your western age into your Chinese age.
Consider the same differences when you introduce the babies conception month, which again could be quite confusing due to the differences between the Western and the Chinese calendars.
Is recommended to use an online convertor to get the correct Chinese date of conception.
However nobody can completely guarantee the accuracy of this method, even if it has been confirmed in many cases. Numerous couples choose to use the Chinese pregnancy calendar for fun only. However finding out the gender of the baby prenatally remains a popular choice for most couples!
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