Baby vashGuesstimate Game

The Object

For your chance at the grand prize you must be the closest to guessing Baby Vash’s (AKA: Alvey Baby #2) gender and date/time or birth. In order to help you in this quest we have completed a series of tests designed to aid you in your guesstimate! Included beneath answers are the results we got for Reagan (our daughter).

Gender Tests

Boy or Girl???As follows are explanations of a series of tests for gender and their results. As you may know, we refer to Half Pint/The Force as a ‘he.’ Take that for what you want, but we have no prior knowledge of the gender of the baby! We are looking forward to being surprised! We just didn’t want to refer to the baby as an ‘it.’

Wedding Ring Test

A wedding ring is placed on a thread and dangled over the pregnant belly.

Boy: The ring will swing back and forth like a pendulum.

Girl: The ring will swing in a circular motion.

Wedding Ring Test Result

It’s a Girl!!!Reagan’s Result was: Boy

Chinese Calendar

Legend says that the Chinese gender charts are over 700 years old and 90% correct if used properly. The gender of the baby is predicted based on the month of conception and the mother’s birthday- both expressed as dates in the Chinese lunar calendar.

Britt was 26 in the lunar calendar and conceived in December in the lunar calendar.

Chinese Calendar Gender Prediction

It’s a Girl!!!Reagan’s Result was: Girl

Even and Odd Theory

Legend has it that the Mayans determined a baby’s sex by looking at the mother’s age at conception and the year of conception.

Mother’s Age: 25

Year of Conception: 2014

Boy: One value is even and the other is odd

Girl: Both values are even or odd.

Even and Odd Theory Results

It’s a Boy!!!Reagan’s Result was: Girl

Blemish Theory

Boy: Boys give to their mother’s good looks, making them glow.

Girl: Girls take away from their mother’s good looks, yielding acne, oily skin, and wrinkles.

Blemish Theory Results

It’s a Girl!!!Reagan’s Result was: Boy

Baking Soda Test

Baking soda is put in a cup and then urine is added to it.

Boy: It will Fizz like soda pop.

Girl: No fizzle.

Result for Baking Soda Test

It’s a Boy!!!Reagan’s Result was: Girl

The Cabbage Test

Red cabbage is cut into chunks and boiled for 10 minutes. In a cup 1 part cabbage water and 1 part urine are mixed.

Boy: Water turns pink or red.

Girl: Water stays purple

Cabbage Test Results

It’s a GirlReagan’s Result was: Girl

Drano Test

Two tablespoons Drano is added with 2-3 oz. of urine.

Boy: Mixture will turn brown in 10 seconds.

Girl: Mixture will not darken or brown in 10-15 seconds.

Drano Test Result

It’s a Girl!!!Reagan’s Result was: Girl

Sleep Position Theory

Boy: The mother tends to sleep on her left side.

Girl: The mother tends to sleep on her Right side.

Sleep Position Theory Result

It’s a Girl!!!Reagan’s Result was: Girl

High Heartbeat Theory

Boy: Heartbeat is Under 140 beats per a minute.

Girl: Heartbeat is over 140 beats per a minute.

Heartbeat Theory Result

It’s a Girl!!! 156 BPM.Reagan’s Result was: Girl (143 BPM)

Morning Sickness Theory

Boy: Little to no morning sickness.

Girl: A lot of morning sickness.

Morning Sickness Theory Result

It’s a Girl!!! Morning sickness very bad until

23 weeks.Reagan’s Result was: Girl

Food Craving Theory

Boy: Mother craves Savory food, such as salty snacks.

Girl: Mother craves sweet things, such as deserts.

Food Craving Theory Result

It’s a Boy!Reagan’s Result was: Boy

First Child’s Hairline

A Native American tradition of gender prediction based on first child's hairline.

If the hair at neck is straight across, second child will be same gender as first. If hair at neck comes to a point, gender will be opposite of first.

First Child’s Hairline

It’s a Girl!!!

Thigh Creases on First Child

I got a pedicure one day and Reagan was with me. She said that if a baby has only one crease in his/her thighs then the next child will be a boy. If there are two creases in the thigh, it will be a boy.

Thigh Creases on First Child Result

It’s a boy!!!

Bump Theory

Boy: The bump sits low and narrow; all in the front, like a basketball.

Girl: The bump sits high and wide.

Bump Theory Example

Boy: Low and Narrow

Bump Theory Example

Girl: High and Wide

Bump Theory: You Decide...

Reagan on Left; Vash on Right

Gender Prediction Final Counts

Boy: 4

Girl: 9

+ Whatever your result for the bump test was!

How does Vash compare to Reagan’s Results?

Reagan had 3 Boy Results and 8 Girl Results compared to Vash’s 4 Boy Results and 9 Girl Results.

7 of the test results were the same between Reagan and Vash and 4 were different.

I gained 63 lbs with Reagan and have gained 10 lbs at 36 weeks with Vash. So unless I gain 53 lbs in the rest of this pregnancy that is different.

This Pregnancy has been harder than with Reagan; more blood tests, more sickness, vertigo, and more discomfort.

Due Date Estimation

The due date for the baby is October 12th, 2014

Last ultrasound (20 weeks) showed a due date of October 10th, 2014 (2 Days early)

Reagan was due 6/6/13 and born on 6/2/13. She was four days early!

Average Gestation is 40 weeks (June 6th), though a full-term pregnancy is between 37 (May 16th) and 42 (June 20th) weeks.

Most first pregnancies will either come early or late, not on time.

37 weeks - 5.69% 38 weeks - 14.36% 39 weeks - 21.56%

40 weeks - 32.44% 41 weeks - 14.65% 42 weeks - 3.40% 43+ weeks - 0.13%

Please Let Us Know What You Think!

Make your best guess as to the gender of the baby and its due date/time. The person with the right gender that is closest to its due date and time will win a $20 Starbucks gift card! :)

Good luck and have fun! We will keep you posted!