‘Why we let our dog decide our unborn baby’s gender’

A couple have opened up about how they their dog decide their unborn baby’s gender by playing a ball game.

The couple went viral after letting their dog decide their baby's gender.

An American couple has gone viral after they let their dog choose the gender of their firstborn child during their in vitro fertilisation (IVF) journey.

San Antonio, Texas, based couple Serena and Jacob Cukjati revealed that they have struggled to choose between male and female embryos, the New York Postreports.

In a last-ditch effort, they asked Charlie, their loyal pup, to make the call for them.

“OK, so we haven’t been able to decide if we want to transfer a girl or a boy embryo first,” Serena, 35, explained in the TikTok video.

“We have two girls and one boy for those of you who are new.”

According to the couple, they asked their doctor for his opinion about which was the strongest embryo, the specialist told the pair that “our boy and one of our girls pretty much was exactly the same.”

“So we decided we’re going to have Charlie pick our embryo essentially,” she continued, holding two tennis balls with “girl” and “boy” written on them.

“We wrote boy and girl on each of these balls and we’re going to throw them at the same time.

Jacob and Serena Cukjati had their dog choose which embryo to transfer first. Picture: TikTok

“Whichever one he brings back, that’s what we’re going to go with and it’s going to be final.”

The video shows Charlie wearing a teal harness as Jacob prepares to throw both balls into their backyard.

“Bubs, are you ready for your big day,” he as before releasing the dog.

Charlie is then seen sprinting toward the balls before stopping and making his choice.

“Wait, he’s going back and forth, which one will it be?” exclaimed 31-year-old Jacob, as Charlie paces back and forth.

Serena ends with a picture of Charlie with the ball in his mouth while in-video text urging users to “come back on August 7 to find out which embryo Charlie picked!”

According to the mother-to-be, the couple chose IVF after failing several times to conceive a child naturally.

The couple will not reveal the gender that their dog picked until August 7. Picture: TikTok

Serena and Jacob Revealed that they have struggled to choose whether to have a boy or a girl as their first child. Picture: Instagram / @serenacukjati

“When we ended up in IVF, a lot of those surprises were taken from us as the process of IVF is much more about science than it is about chance,” she told the New York Post.

“We really wanted to find opportunities to add a little magic back into growing our family and we felt like including our dogs was the perfect idea since they are such a big part of our lives.”

Even though the couple still won’t divulge the gender of the child, Serena said that both she and her husband are “shocked” by Charlie’s choice.

The couple said they were "shocked" by Charlie's choice. Picture: Instagram / @serenacukjati

“Jacob and I have always talked about our first baby as a certain gender and let’s just say, Charlie picked the opposite of that,” she continued.

“We were so thrilled and it has been so magical getting to visualise our transfer date of July 25th and my upcoming pregnancy with not only a specific gender in mind but a specific embryo.”

“IVF can be such a thief of joy at times,” she added.

“For many of us going through fertility treatments, we’ve had to adjust our expectations significantly on what growing a family looks like, so it is incredibly special to find little moments of joy along the way.”

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was republished here with permission