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Matt'sbride
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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????
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Posted 10/29/04 11:47 AM 
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kptoys
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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.
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Posted 10/29/04 11:57 AM
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AliKing
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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?
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Posted 10/29/04 12:10 PM
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kptoys
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Re: Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby
No, mine didnt though. You could ask when they have the doppler going though
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Posted 10/29/04 12:12 PM
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Matt'sbride
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Re: Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby
Yes the sonogram should say it. The doc can also get it from the doppler....
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Posted 10/29/04 12:13 PM
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lorimari
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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.
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Posted 10/29/04 2:21 PM
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D&J
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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).
Message edited 10/29/2004 2:26:26 PM.
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Posted 10/29/04 2:25 PM
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Niecey
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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....
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Posted 10/29/04 3:35 PM
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Samanthas Mom
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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
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Posted 10/29/04 6:52 PM
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chmlengr
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Re: Fetal Heart Rate/Sex of Baby
I had a boy and his heartbeat was always high, 160+. Therefore I don't buy into this OWT!
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Posted 10/29/04 10:24 PM
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