The desire to "order" the sex of the unborn child at all times was inherent in women. The gender of the unborn baby is of particular importance for those who are already raising two or more same-sex children and really want a child of the opposite sex. What tricks and hoaxes the fair sex didn’t go to in order to "guess" the crumbs with the sex: they participated in mysterious rituals, wore amulets, drank the blood of calves, and went on special diets.
Some methods have survived to our time - in particular, we are talking about the famous Chinese calendar of conception. What is interesting about this calendar, is it possible to believe it and how to use it, we will tell in this material.
History of origin: myths and reality
The Chinese calendar of conception is a table that allows you to calculate the probability of having a child of a certain gender, depending on the woman's age at the time of conception. It should be noted that the ancient Chinese culture was anxious about all kinds of calendars. In the epochs of various imperial dynasties, ordinary Chinese did little for anything without consulting the calendars and without consulting the lao-shi (teachers and mentors).
Rice was grown according to the Chinese lunar calendar for agricultural purposes, marriages were concluded according to the lunar calendar "的 的", and the names of children were given in accordance with the calendar patronage of the planets and stars. During the fierce battles for territoriality, China needed more soldiers and peasants, so the birth of male children was welcomed and considered a blessing from above. It was at that time, presumably 7 thousand years ago, that the conception calendar was born.
At that time there was no policy of limiting the birth rate, so Chinese women gave birth to 5-7 children on average. The “one family, one child” rule was introduced only in the 1970s. And then they remembered the ancient calendar again. All over the world, it is believed that Chinese women - even now that the rule to have only one child has been lifted - continue to check their ancestor charts.
Some sources describe that the Chinese calendar, carved on stone plates, was discovered during archaeological excavations near Beijing. Allegedly, stone tables were found on the ruins of an ancient temple. This information is taken on faith by everyone who is not familiar with the history and culture of China. In fact, in the XIV century, in which such a calendar supposedly appeared, there were no months of the Gregorian calendar. All Chinese lived, grew rice, married and gave birth exclusively according to the solar and lunar calendar. The day was divided into light and darkness, sun and moon, night and day.
The tables, which are now presented as ancient Chinese, cannot be so in principle, since they are drawn up according to the Gregorian calendar. In Catholic countries, it was introduced in the 16th century, and came to Asia much later. Most likely, the Chinese calendar, which is attributed to an ancient and mysterious origin, is not that ancient invention and, perhaps, not at all Chinese. In addition, there is no evidence of the existence of a find by archaeologists: not a single museum in the world has the very stone tables of conception, to which many sources refer.
Sometimes you can find a reference to the fact that tables unearthed by unknown archaeologists are in the Institute of Science in Beijing, but such an institute does not exist in the Chinese capital at all. Those interested can check it personally.
The second version of the origin of the calendar of conception says that manuscripts with tables and hieroglyphs "??" (son) and "????" (daughter) were discovered about 600 years ago during excavations and research of the tombs of Chinese emperors. It is believed that the tables were used only by representatives of the ruling dynasties, because for them the birth of a son-heir was a matter of state importance, and the birth of a daughter was sometimes important from the point of view of concluding state unions on the basis of inter-dynastic marriages.
It should be noted that the Chinese authorities at all times very reluctantly agreed to excavate the tombs of the country's rulers. Basically, burial halls are allowed to be excavated, but not the tombs themselves. Thus, a terracotta army, ancient household items, weapons and coins were found in the burial halls. All of these burial halls are now available as tourist sites. But the very resting places of emperors and their family members in China are inviolable, they are protected by religion and law. Therefore, this version looks very unlikely.
In the end, the Chinese themselves categorically disown the method, claiming that they have always used other methods and have never seen the calendar on the Gregorian basis. But, according to the religious teachings of China, there is some connection between the age of a woman and the sex of her children. True, this refers to the lunar age, and not for the last earthly life, but for the last few reincarnations. Agree, few people planning a pregnancy clearly remember who he was in his past life and how many years he died!
In general, if you do not go into inconsistencies and doubtful moments in the history of this method, we can safely say that the conception calendar has a right to exist. Let's take a look at how it works and whether planning the gender of the child using these tables is effective.
Method efficiency and accuracy
From the point of view of official medicine, the sex of the child does not depend on the age of the mother, the date of birth of the father, the basal temperature chart, the horoscope for the day, the blood renewal of the spouses and other factors and tricks. The only thing that affects the sex of the baby is the type of sperm that fertilizes the female egg. In other words, a boy is born or a girl is 100 percent dependent only on the man.
During ejaculation, sperm of both types enter the genital tract of a woman: some carry the XX genetic set, others - XY. If sperm XX reaches the egg first, a girl will be born. If the carrier XY produces fertilization, then a boy will be born with one hundred percent probability. Both types of sperm are in completely equal conditions: they have the same speed of movement, the same ability to survive. All other characteristics of cells of different types are also identical.
Thus, it is possible to plan whom to conceive only by being fully confident that a certain type of sperm will fertilize the egg. Such an opportunity is provided today exclusively by assisted reproductive methods: ICSI, IVF. Only a laboratory assistant, if required, can select the desired cell from the father's biological material and artificially fertilize. Such a need may arise only if the spouses cannot, for objective reasons, give birth to a child of a certain sex. For example, a mother carries a gene for hemophilia, which only boys suffer from. Such a couple only needs a girl. They will help to conceive it in the laboratory.
With natural fertilization, it is impossible to predict the probability of having a child of a particular gender. The probability is always accurate, it is estimated strictly 50/50. And no method: neither the Chinese calendar, nor conception by ovulation, nor the choice of the day by the method of blood renewal - can guarantee a shift in this proportion by at least half a percent up or down.
Is it worth talking about special diets, which, by the way, are also attributed to the Chinese, the Japanese, and even the Scandinavians? Knowing that the sex of the baby depends only on the father, there is no reason to believe that the type of nutrition of the mother and the products that she uses can somehow affect the outcome of fertilization.
In defense of the Chinese calendar and in fairness, we note that although the age of the mother does not affect the sex of the child, it predisposes to certain nuances. So, a woman over the age of 35 has a higher chance of conceiving and giving birth to twins, and women who decide to become mothers after 40 years have a higher chance of having a boy, provided that the husband is also at least 40 years old. Age increases the risks of developing pathologies in a baby, and this is due to the natural aging of the egg and sperm cells.
The rest of the Chinese calendar is a great way to tell fortunes, just like coffee grounds, candle wax poured into water, or playing card solitaire. Chinese Floor Planning Method Accuracy - 50%, which means that half of the women who plan to conceive a child according to these tables, everything will definitely turn out exactly the way they want. However, the second half of women will have a child of the opposite sex.
Women planning a pregnancy can try to get to the bottom of the truth on their own. They will surely come across articles and materials on the Internet (even on highly respected services), claiming that the accuracy of the Chinese conception calendar exceeds 85-90%.
A large percentage of inconsistencies in such publications are most often justified by the fact that a calendar suitable for Chinese may not quite suit Europeans.
In the anatomy of Chinese women and men, there is nothing different from the anatomy of Russians, and, as we have already found out, the Chinese are unlikely to have anything to do with the creation of this calendar.
How to use?
If you do decide to try planning your floor using the Chinese calendar, you need to know exactly how to use it. Existing instructions indicate that the calendar may not mean the calendar, but the lunar age of a woman. The lunar age is counted from the month of her conception. For example, a woman is now 25, then according to the lunar calendar she is already 25 years old and 10 months old, if she was born right on time, not earlier. If a woman is 25 years old and 6 months old according to the usual calendar, then the number 26 should be looked for in the Chinese table, since it corresponds to her lunar age (26 years and 4 months).
It is important to understand that pregnancy lasts not nine lunar months, but ten or exactly 40 weeks... That is why, not 9, but 10 is added to the actual age of the fair sex.
Thus, first of all, you need to find out your lunar age. If a planning woman does not know at what stage of pregnancy she herself was born, it is important to find out by talking with close relatives.
To make everything clearer, let's look at an example: a woman was born seven months old, at the time of the alleged conception of her own child, she is exactly 23 years and 5 months old. Its true age is calculated as follows: (7 + 5) = 12. To 23 years we add the received 12 months, we get 24 years exactly.
In the table we find the column "Age" and the number 24.
Now we estimate the estimated month of conception and see that for a woman who is exactly 24 years old (taking into account the lunar months), when conceiving in January, there is a high probability of having a boy, and in February - a girl. Children conceived in March and April, according to the Chinese calendar, are more likely to be boys, and conception in May gives the chance of having a daughter, etc.
Different calendars have different designs (this certainly has nothing to do with the ingenuity and artistic abilities of the Chinese): in some, at the intersection of the age and month of conception, there is a specific letter "M" or "D", which means "boy" or "girl", others - the rectangle at the intersection is simply painted pink or blue. This is easy to figure out.
What else do you need to consider? Yes, only that conception usually falls in the middle of the menstrual cycle, and it is not at all a fact that the cycle that began in February will end in February. With menstruation in the second half of February, conception can be expected only at the beginning of March, and therefore it is important to focus not on the beginning of a new cycle, but on a specific date of ovulation and look in the table not in February, but in March.
Father's data - his age, blood type and other information - are not required at all to use the Chinese conception calendar and gender planning.
We already know for sure that conception is impossible without a father, and the sex of the child is solely his merit. Therefore, the Chinese calendar is not seriously considered by any doctor and more or less educated and understanding the mechanisms of conceiving a child.
Reviews
Those who want to get to the bottom of the truth will be able to find on the Internet a huge number of reviews about the method of planning the sex of a child according to the Chinese calendar. If you read them carefully, you will get approximately two equal groups, which confirms the low accuracy of the method - no more than 50%. The appearance of the Chinese calendar of conception was overgrown with beautiful legends and myths thanks to our contemporaries, alas, who are not very familiar with the culture and history of China itself.
Our contemporaries also endowed this calendar with wonderful properties. If the sex of the child is very important, then you should contact the obstetrician-gynecologist and reproductive specialist to find out if you have the opportunity to resort to assisted reproductive techniques if necessary.
Reasonable parents take the sex of the child as a given from above, as a gift of fate - they love both boys and girls with equal strength and trepidation. In the end, let us recall the common saying: "The main thing is to be healthy!"
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