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
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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
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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
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No, mine didnt though. You could ask when they have the doppler going though
Matt'sbride
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Yes the sonogram should say it. The doc can also get it from the doppler....
lorimari
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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
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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
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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
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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
chmlengr
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I had a boy and his heartbeat was always high, 160+. Therefore I don't buy into this OWT!
