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LO's heartbeat and determining gender?

We're team green, but LO's heartbeat has been in the 170's (in the beginning - 8 week ultrasound), and now down in the 160's, but usually high 160's (was 168 at 24 week appt).  Our midwife swears by the heartbeat method - 160 and higher is a girl, and lower than 160 is a boy.  My friend had a DD who's heartbeat was in the 130's, and there are obviously exceptions to every rule.  I was just surprised to hear our midwife buy into what I thought was one of these "old wives tales".  Are there a lot of people who experience this tale to be true?

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Re: LO's heartbeat and determining gender?

  • Girl. :)

    I'm not sure yet. My LO's heartrate runs around 172-178. I'll let you know March 5th. :)

  • From what I've read, it is an old wive's tale. There is no scientific proof to any of that. I wouldn't cut any tags. Lol.  I'm actually surprised that a medical professional would rely so heavily on this.
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  • I've always heard 140 and above means girl...I'm having a girl and at 8wks she was 176, 12 weeks was 156, 16 weeks was 147, and 20 weeks was 160. 
  • DD hb was 160-170s

    We just found out we are having a boy and it has been in the 130's

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  • LovemyPEguy - I totally agree.  I was shocked to hear her say that.  We've already passed our 20 week u/s, so we're team green all the way, but I was just curious what others thought or had experienced with this...
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  • The last 3 times I went it was 150-160 and I am having a boy. I went yesterday and heard the heart beat and again it was 160. 
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  • My LO's heartbeat is consistently over 160 and he's a boy!
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  • Both my girls HB have been in the 150 range
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  • i wouldnt go by that... our LO heartbeat is high and we're having a boy...
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  • My first was always over 160 and he is a boy... This one has been about 140, we find out on Thursday.
  • The source I found said above 145 is girl and below 145 is boy.

    DD's heart rate was always right around 145.

    This baby has been 150s to 160s so far.

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  • My son has been 156 at every appointment since 12 weeks...

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  • HB has been 130-140 and it's a girl!
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  • Scientific study has proven that heart rate does not predict gender.

    https://www.in-gender.com/Gender-Prediction/Fetal-Heart-Rate.aspx

     

     

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  • This is an OWT.  DD and now with DS had a hb of 144 at 20w appt.

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  • At my appointment two weeks ago the heartbeat was 158bpm.  It hasn't been above 160 at any appointment and she is all girl!

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  • I don't buy it, DD was never higher than 160.
  • This is the worst OWT of them all....

    DS was always in the 170's.  

    DD is always in the 130's. 

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  • I would deff. not go by that. Our LO's heartbeat has always been high around 169 and it is for sure a boy!!!!
  • OWT or else I'd be having a girl.  His HB is always high.
  • My LO's heartbeat has been between 150 and 160 the entire pregnancy and he's 100% ALL BOY....
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  • Our little girls heartbeat has been consistently in the high 150s and low 160s.


  • My mother's doctor told her based on my heartrate that he would bet girl.  Granted that was 27 years ago but it still was a dr saying girls tended to have higher heartrates.

    My LO is 170bpm -- but the NT Scan guessed boy as the gender.  We will see on March 3rd! 

  • My LO's heartbeats have been 140, 136 and 144 yesterday...when I found out it was a GIRL. So it wasn't for us.
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