The Conception Tale
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Here is an old superstition that involves the time slightly before conception. The “blood pressure old wives’ tale” is sometimes used by women in an attempt to influence gender. Although attempting to mess with your blood pressure may not be the best idea, some women do it anyway.
An academic study found that if a woman’s blood pressure is higher in the previous twenty-six weeks before conception, she is likely to have a boy. If it’s the opposite, it might be a girl. There’s a way to test this one: if you find out that you are expecting and had recently gone to the doctor you can go back to check what your blood pressure was previous to conception.
