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Professionals and stay-at-home moms alike have tried many methods for generations to determine the sex of their unborn children. Using wedding rings as pendulums, checking out Chinese lunar calendars, experiments with drain cleaner and other liquids, fortune tellers and a few more have been old wives’ tales for centuries. But while sometimes expectant moms and dads make a lucky guess, the truth is that only a qualified doctor can accurately determine the sex of an unborn child.

When you are pregnant, the first question everyone seems to ask you is if you are having a girl or a boy. And it does make sense to know. You only have to pick one name, you can start buying clothes and you can decorate the nursery. Old wives’ tales aside, you can determine the sex of your baby medically.

Some parents want or need to choose their baby’s gender. Because of technological advances, you can now easily turn to science to help give you either a boy or girl baby. This process costs close to $20,000 each try as of 2010, and it may take a few tries before you become pregnant.

For some, determining the gender of the baby is a simple matter of wanting to choose a good name or to pick the right colors for the nursery. For those at risk of passing on gender-specific genetic diseases, it’s a lot more important. If you want to know the gender of your baby for fun reasons, you’re probably going to have to wait until the 18th week to learn your baby’s gender, but if your family history or age puts you into a high risk category, you may get to find out baby’s age early.