There are a lot of fun activities you can do during a baby shower. There are so many games from paired to group games that everyone can surely enjoy.
Some parents-to-be opt to find out their baby’s gender during pregnancy, because they want the baby shower theme to be gender focused. So, they wait until the ultrasound can already identify the baby’s gender.
For some, they prefer to be surprised and go for unisex theme for their baby shower.
Actually there are many fun ways to predict whether the mom-to-be is expecting a baby boy or girl. There are no scientific truth to these activities, but often they turn out right. Although they are not rooted in fact, but it can actually be real fun to play with friends and family at a baby shower.
Here are some fun ways or methods in predicting the baby’s gender. You might find them interesting to include as one your baby shower activities.
1. NUMBER METHOD
This is an ancient chinese method of guessing the baby’s gender, using some mathematics. This has been used six centuries before the ultrasound came out. It uses calendar cross reference of the mom-to-be’s age and the month of conception. Centuries ago, women also use this method in determining if it’s the best month to get pregnant with a boy or girl. It may not have scientific proof, but it does predict the baby’s gender quite well.
2. APPEARANCE METHOD
It’s another old method of predicting baby’s gender by looking at the mom-to-be’s belly. If the mom-to-be’s belly is carrying it low and the bump looks like a basketball, then she is pregnant with a baby girl. If she is carrying her belly high and her bump resembles that of a watermelon shape, then she is expecting a baby boy.
3. DIRECTION TESTS
This one is really fun. Place a ring on a thread and then dangle it over the mom-to-be’s belly. If it swings back and forth, then she is expecting a baby boy. But, if it swings in a circular motion, then is more likely to have baby girl. Everyone can actually watch closely, that’s why it’s exciting and fun.
You can actually do all these on baby shower. You can gather all the mom-to-be’s guests to watch or participate, and you’ll have lots of laughters and excitement.
Finally, there is the so-called “intuition” of the mom-to-be, and her feeling whether she is pregnant with a boy or girl is correct 70 to 75 percent of the time. And the percentage of getting it right increases with her second, third or so pregnancy. So, mom-to-be should trust themeselves in preparing for her impending bundle of joy, because chances are she is correct.