There are people out there that say finding out the sex of your unborn child is ruining one of life's great surprises. Being 14 weeks pregnant, I can honestly say that I am not one of those people. I have a hard enough waiting until the big ultrasound at 20 weeks. I can't even imagine trying to wait an entire 40 weeks before finding out. I need to find out the gender as soon as possible.
Aside from paying an outlandish fee for an elective 3D ultrasound, I'm willing to do just about any at home gender predictor test that I can find. One of the most popular at home gender tests on the birth boards is the cabbage gender test. If you're not pregnant or haven't heard of the test before, you can follow the four steps below to see the lengths I (and many other pregnant women apparently) will go to in order to find out the gender of our baby as soon as possible.
1. Cut a red cabbage in half and chop into small pieces.
2. Bring 2 cups water to a boil and then add cabbage to pot. Simmer for 10 minutes. The water will turn a deep purple.
3. Gather urine in a cup and set aside. Then, gather an equal amount of liquid from the cabbage and mix with urine.
4. Figure out the results! Red/pink = boy and purple = girl.
I've seen some results that are magenta shade and hard to tell if it's more red/pink or purple. This definitely looks like we're having another girl to me!
Update: Our 20-week ultrasound results confirmed that we are having another girl!
Have you done the cabbage gender test before? Were your results right?
Jenna @ For The Love of Baby! says
October 5, 2011 at 9:46 amI have never heard of this one but my big ultrasound is Monday for the twins. *gulp* We did Intelligender and it said girls again LOL
Marianna says
October 5, 2011 at 10:06 amDefinitely looks purple to me!
MSRheinlander says
October 5, 2011 at 10:13 amVery purple!! I had never heard of this test!!
Candace says
October 5, 2011 at 11:54 amNever heard of that LOL. Though red cabbage makes purple juice naturally, I’d be amazed if the same result came from regular cabbage! You could totally patent it then lol
sagemom says
October 5, 2011 at 1:35 pmNEVER heard of that test before! Interesting.
Katie says
October 5, 2011 at 2:14 pmthat’s definitely purple! Hope it’s right!
Heather says
October 5, 2011 at 3:32 pmonly a blogger would pee in a cup and take pictures of it! LMAO! I’m interested to see how accurate it is!
Toni @ A Daily Dose says
October 5, 2011 at 4:02 pmThat’s kinda cool. I have never in my life heard of that. Heck until recently aside from ultrasounds i didn’t know there were any kind of gender tests LOL
Katie Smith says
October 5, 2011 at 4:06 pmhahah when do you find out what you really are having?
Jenny says
October 5, 2011 at 4:35 pmNever heard of it!
Penelope says
October 5, 2011 at 5:03 pmI’m going to try this out too!
Carolyn G says
October 5, 2011 at 5:14 pmOMG that is the weirdest thing ever! LOL
Colleen Shibley says
October 5, 2011 at 7:01 pmIs this the second test that came up girl?
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
October 5, 2011 at 8:16 pmNever heard of that one!!
Sam says
October 5, 2011 at 9:31 pmI think another blogger did this test last year and I thought it was funny. It definitely looks purple to me!
ohkeeka says
October 5, 2011 at 9:59 pmI have never heard of this, but I think it’s hilarious that you took pictures. 🙂 And yes, that is DEFINITELY purple!
Kelly says
October 5, 2011 at 11:36 pmYou should visit the birth boards on Baby Center – they are full of this kind of stuff. There’s a baking soda fizz test too but the pictures for that one aren’t quite as fun. Good luck at your ultrasound!
Kelly says
October 5, 2011 at 11:38 pmIt’s amazing what lengths pregnant women will go to in order to find out the gender of the baby as soon as possible.
Kelly says
October 5, 2011 at 11:38 pmNovember 1st is my official big ultrasound!
Kelly says
October 5, 2011 at 11:39 pmI can’t wait to see what your results are and if they match up with the Chinese gender calendar like mine did.
Kelly says
October 5, 2011 at 11:40 pmThe Intelligender came up boy and this one is coming up girl. But the Chinese gender calendar said girl too and I’m already thinking girl so we’ll see.
Kelly says
October 5, 2011 at 11:41 pmYou should know almost everything is a potential blog post now!
Shop with Me Mama (Kim) says
October 5, 2011 at 11:57 pmLOL! And yes, it is definitely purple on my screen!! Can’t wait to see if this is true, as are you I am sure!!!!
blueviolet says
October 6, 2011 at 9:12 amThat’s a girl!
Rachel @ Rachel's Giveaways says
October 6, 2011 at 11:26 pmI wonder what the science is behind it – I think I read somewhere that it probably has to do with how concentrated your urine is, so it’s a reflection of your hydration status 🙂 I’m sure I would totally do this test too if/when I get pregnant though!
Arley says
October 7, 2011 at 10:22 pmIf I understood the science correctly, the ph of your urine is pushed one way or the other based on the gender of your baby, and the cabbage juice, being a base, will tell if your urine is more acidic or alkaline (boy and girl, respectively, if I remember correctly). All I know is when I did this test at 12 weeks with #4, the cabbage juice said girl, and the ultrasound at 15 weeks said boy. I have never had an accurate home gender prediction test (and having had four kids, I’ve tried every old wives’ tale and cockamamie test on the furthest reaches of the internet), but they sure are fun!
By the way, I found your site through Stumble, and I’ve really enjoyed reading past posts!
Kelly says
October 7, 2011 at 10:49 pmThanks for taking the time to comment and sharing your knowledge of this test. I thought it was something about reading the ph of your urine but I didn’t know that the gender could actually sway the ph. So far even with all the wives tales I’m still 50/50 but definitely feeling like it’s another girl. I’m going to have such a hard time waiting until November 1st to find out.
BKWilliams says
October 9, 2011 at 10:20 amWOW…now that is a neat test!
Becky says
October 10, 2011 at 12:50 pmI did the test too. Mine came out bright pink and I really feel like its a boy, so I really hope its right
Beth says
October 10, 2011 at 1:27 pmNever heard of this but hope you find out soon!
INEZ says
March 26, 2013 at 12:34 pmhi! i’m 9 weeks pregant i would like to know how many weeks you have to be to do the cabbage gender predictor?? does anybody know by the way i have 3BOYS!!! Really hopeing for a baby GIRL!!!
Kelly says
April 1, 2013 at 8:26 pmFrom what I’ve read, you can do this as early as 6 weeks after your LMP. I hope you get your girl!
yennys says
May 21, 2013 at 5:25 pmwhat did u have kelly?what ‘s it a girl?
mera says
June 17, 2013 at 10:02 amin my 6th week i do this test early morning and the result was red/pink in this week after 7 days i try it again and tha result was purple so im very confused about this test