About Chinese Conceiving Calendars
Chinese conceiving calendars were historically very central Chinese culture because there were believed to be almost completely accurate in predicting the gender of a child before birth.
Based on the Chinese lunar calendar and a combination of the mother's age and the month of conception, Chinese conceiving calendars are ancient tools that are still found highly fascinating today.
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History
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The original Chinese conceiving calendar was found buried in an ancient royal tomb in Peking, China over 700 years ago. It is thought that a Chinese scholar developed the Chinese conceiving calendar for use by the royal family of China.
Many Chinese believe that the Chinese conceiving calendar is highly accurate--some believe as high as 99 percent accurate--in predicting the gender of a baby. Today, the original Chinese conceiving calendar is on display at the Beijing Institute of Science.
Features
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The Chinese conceiving calendar is based on the Chinese lunar calendar, which is very different from the Gregorian calendar that uses the earth's movements as a reference instead of the moon.
Listed horizontally across the top of the Chinese conceiving calendar are a woman's lunar age in years and listed vertically along the left side of the Chinese conceiving calendar are the months of conception.
In order to find out what gender baby is predicted, one must locate the lunar age of the mother at the time of conception along the top and the month of conception along the side and find where they intersect in the Chinese conceiving calendar.
On most Chinese conceiving calendars there will be the Chinese symbol for boy and girl with a blue or pink background to indicate which gender is predicted for the particular mother's age and date of conception. -
Considerations
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There are many Chinese conceiving calendars available on the Internet that allow users to identify their age and conception date and get a prediction of what their baby's gender will be, but most of these are not accurate.
If the Chinese conceiving calendars do not adjust the mother's age and conception month from the Western calendar to the Chinese lunar calendar, the predictions will be inaccurate. There are websites that convert these dates for users and offer a more accurate version of the ancient Chinese conceiving calendar, like ChineseBirthChart.org and ChinaGold.com.
Warning
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While many still swear by the Chinese conceiving calendar for its high accuracy rate, medical professionals warn that it should be used only for entertainment purposes. The Chinese conceiving calendar was created in a time when most believed that it was a woman's body that determined the gender of the baby, and that the father had no role in gender determination.
In modern times that notion has been completely refuted, and since the Chinese conceiving calendar makes no mention of the father of the baby and only uses the mother's age and conception date as a guideline, there is not much of a scientific basis for its predictions.
Benefits
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Even if the Chinese conceiving calendar is no longer believed to be completely reliable in predicting the gender of babies, it is still a valuable cultural tradition and a fun tool for expecting parents or those trying to become pregnant.
It is interesting to note that centuries ago people were already trying to have a role in selecting the gender of their children and planning intercourse based on the Chinese conceiving calendar, especially in a culture that has long placed an emphasis on male children.
Most people today, Chinese and non-Chinese alike, use the Chinese conceiving calendar to help guess what gender their baby will be for fun and to test the ancient legend to see for themselves how accurate it might be.
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