I Wanted a Girl!

[Asleep]

My sim, Lucy Mayes tried for her third child today. I heard the chimes, so I rushed her husband, Christopher Mayes (Steel), out to buy some watermelon. She ate all three of them, but when she gave birth it said congratulations on your new baby BOY. I was especially miffed because she only had one day to go to elder, and I bought the adorable Farie Folk child outfit for her (him). Is that trick not 100% accurate? It's always worked in the past. 

[The Illuminator]

Maybe you ate those watermelons too late, so the gender was already determined?

[Swede1992]

At least my personal impression is that you can't eat it too late. However, even though 3 watermelons/apples is considered to be as good as possible to determine the gender, it's never 100%. There has been cases such as here when it has gone the other way. Sorry Simstar, as with all probability mechanics, the rare cases still happens.

[Saltypaws]

At the first showing of pregnancy, I believe Pam said, right after the first bump, start eating watermelon.  Usually works for me, but, like Swede said, not 100% guarantee.  I usually start at the signs of pregnancy and every day eat the watermelon or apple, whatever the case may be.  I would say maybe 98% of the time it works.

[Pam]

I've "heard" that it only takes three watermelons/apples to determine gender, but I've never personally proven it.  I start feeding watermelon from the moment of the chimes until labor starts.  My pregnant Sim seldom eats anything but watermelon during the entire pregnancy.  So, I'd say to just feed as much to her as she can eat, not just three.

[samoht04]

You have much more of a chance if you eat 6 of the desired fruit. 

[Swede1992]

Well, according to Sims.Wika, 3 apples or watermelons specify the gender to 99%. Of course I haven't tested this myself, but that's what I've always thought.

[TheCub]

Well, according to Sims.Wika, 3 apples or watermelons specify the gender to 99%. Of course I haven't tested this myself, but that's what I've always thought.

I once read somewhere that each piece of fruit you eat will increase the chance of the baby's gender by 15%. You start with a 50% chance of either gender, so eating 3 watermelons will give you a 95% chance of having a girl. I always eat 4 pieces of fruit and I've never failed to have a baby of the desired gender.

[Asleep]

Thanks so much you guys! I never thought that so many people would respond to my question.  

[Esther1981]

I once ate 10 watermelons. Sure, she was stuffed, but she had a girl

[Leto85]

I thought the mother need to eat the 3 watermelons before her belly starts to grow? After that, nature takes it over from you. Maybe that is what you've just forgot.
But remember that it is indeed no true science. Their are occasions that the baby just get another gender than you wanted it to have.

[Edited for vocabulary.  -Pam]

[Abyshep]

In the baby boomer challenge and in my legacy I wanted girls, the mother immediately ate 10 watermelon pieces and, as well as being stuffed, had girls every time.

[catlover]

If I want a certain gender I remove all opposite fruit from the mother's access. I load the refrigerator and her personal inventory with the fruit of choice for whichever gender I want. I make sure that all she eats from the time I hear the chime until she delivers is the fruit choice for the gender I am wanting. It has worked every time.

Sometimes it's nice just to leave it to chance and be surprised. In this case I remove both apples and watermelons and don't let her eat either one.

[LaB]

I make my sims eat 10 of the watermelons/apples just to make sure, I think I do it at anytime of the pregnancy.

[Esther1981]

The second I hear the little chimes, that's when I either feed her 10 watermelons or apples or if I don't care, put her back to working on her skills/job  I'm so nice to my sims lol