Anyone tried the needle and thread or pendulum test to work out the gender?

[StarLightxx]

I saw my nans sister by chance today and she told me what they used to do to guess the gender of the baby..

She said they would thread some cotton through the eye of the needle, hold the needle in your fingers so the thread hangs down over your bump..

Then if the thread goes in circles its a girl and if it swings backwards and forwards its a boy


Or the same but with a pendulum on a chain

I'd like to try it out then see if it guessed correctly!!

 

[eckarta]

my aunt did it when i was prego with the twins.. but she used a ring and string... and she was the only one to get it right.. one boy.. one girl.. ultrasound couldnt even do that.. so im a FIRM believer.. so we will be doing that again.. wonder how soon you can do it!?!!?!

 

[StarLightxx]

Ooh im glad to hear it actually worked. im 13 weeks today so want to do it soon

 

[LuciLu88]

My friends did it on me using their wedding ring on a piece of string, it didn't do much at first then it started going in circles that got bigger, so we'll see if it's ight! Apparently they did it for all 3 of their kids and each time it was right! X

 

[meggabear]

ooh! I'd like to try this! does it have to be someone else or can you yourself do it? cause if you can yourself I'm predicted a girl then

 

[Espresso]

I thought this was just an Italian old wives tale - my grandmother used to do this for all the pregnant women around town! My understanding is that someone else should hold the string & the ring should be yours.

 

[Croc-O-Dile]

My mom did it on me with the needle and thread and it predicted a girl. Sure enough I was told by the tech that I'm having a girl! The chinese predictor got it wrong though. haha

 

[quaizer]

I used the 'ring on a string' method. It went in circles both times and I had boys!

 

[babythinkpink]

Done it 4 times and been right every time!!

 

[missmousemum2]

Will be giving this a whirl... what's the script with it? Is it back and forth is a girl and circles is boys?

 

[TTCThirdBaby]

I used my wedding ring and string with my first baby which said girl and it was right, with my boy I paid to find out lol and will with this one x

 

[babythinkpink]

No other way round, line boy, circle girl

 

[Eskimobabys]

we use to do this back when i was in 9th grade! its fun of course none of us were actually preggo lol maybe i'll try it now that i am! but i know im having a boy! im super excited!

 

[sausages]

I just use my engagement ring on a hair from my head and got BOY! Time will tell i guess... about 32 weeks.

 

[Worrisome]

I got girl, but all the chinese thingymajigs say boy, ooh shall see

 

[k1w1 baby]

My Mum has been doing this on people for as long as I can remember. She always uses your wedding ring and a strand of your hair. It's always predicted right. If the person was actually pregnant, she does it over your belly, otherwise she does it on the back of your wrist. We did on myself and it said twins! ha ha

 

[Soos]

you may laught at me but... i'm scared of things like this

 

[tinadecember]

someone in work did this for me the other day, with a ring tied to a piece of string and if it swung side to side it was a boy, went around in a circle then a girl. mine went around in a circle and she said she never gets it wrong.

low and behold we are having a girl! x

 

[rachael22]

im 11 weeks pregnant 2mrw and i done it and it went side 2 side can u still tell that early on awwww i hope its a boy as i already have a girl x

 

[coco_blush]

I did it with my previous pregnancy and it told me that I was having a boy........ which turned out to be right! I havn't tried it yet this time though
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