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Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby

Matt'sbride Posted: Oct 29, 2004 11:47 AM+

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Posted: Oct 29, 2004 11:47 AM

Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby

Anyone have any experience with using the fetal heart rate to determine sex of baby before the baby is born? We saw a FHR of 140 at 13 1/2 weeks - doctor was joking and said 'it's a boy!' (which is what I am secretly hoping for!) I think I read if it's a slower FHR than it's a boy, faster than it's a girl????

kptoys Posted: Oct 29, 2004 11:57 AM+

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Posted: Oct 29, 2004 11:57 AM

Re: Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby

Old Wives Tales I tell ya.

Girls are supposed to be over 140
Boys are supposed to be under 140

Emmas heart rate was consistantly between 130-140
This babys HR is consistantly between 140-150 and everyone is saying its a boy (although no one knows for sure)

Its a fun way to guess though.

AliKing Posted: Oct 29, 2004 12:10 PM+

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Posted: Oct 29, 2004 12:10 PM

Re: Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby

Wow I never knew anything about this.. maybe thats why all of my relatives keep asking about the fetal heart rate!!! I've had about 5 sonograms so far and not one doctor has mentioned the fetal heart rate! Does it say it on the monitor?

kptoys Posted: Oct 29, 2004 12:12 PM+

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Posted: Oct 29, 2004 12:12 PM

Re: Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby

No, mine didnt though. You could ask when they have the doppler going though

Matt'sbride Posted: Oct 29, 2004 12:13 PM+

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Posted: Oct 29, 2004 12:13 PM

Re: Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby

Yes the sonogram should say it. The doc can also get it from the doppler....

lorimari Posted: Oct 29, 2004 02:21 PM+

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Posted: Oct 29, 2004 02:21 PM

Re: Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby

It means nothing - at my last appointment my baby's heartrate was 129 which points to boy but I am having a girl.

It is fun to try and use it to guess though - I had better luck with the chinese birth chart.

D&J Posted: Oct 29, 2004 02:25 PM+

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Posted: Oct 29, 2004 02:25 PM

Re: Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby

Definitely an old wives tale!!

I asked my Dr. If this was true because I heard the same tale. My husband even tried to get it out of the nurse when I left the room to go to the bathroom.. He said 'you can tell me, I wont say anything'.. LOL the nurse said there is no way to tell until your 18 -22 week sonogram (if your lucky).

Niecey Posted: Oct 29, 2004 03:35 PM+

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Posted: Oct 29, 2004 03:35 PM

Re: Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby

Mine has been high all along and now in the last two and a half weeks it has gone lower - boy or girl???? they do say in the beginning it is normal to be higher....

Samanthas Mom Posted: Oct 29, 2004 06:52 PM+

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Posted: Oct 29, 2004 06:52 PM

Re: Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby

it slows down toward the end of your pregnancy but my dr. and others say its bull.

FOr e.g. they say girls are high 150-160's or even 170's and boys
are low 140 and 150's

My daughter was always low 140's and 138 and she was not a boy