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Heart rate at 1st Ultrasound

So, we had our first ultrasound last week and the heart rate of the baby was 170.  My husband has heard that a high heart rate means it's a girl.  Has anyone heard differently?  We find out in April the sex for sure but it's killing me!
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  • I've heard that too, but I don't think its a definate answer. You can wait till April it will fly by. I have my BIG u/s this Friday and I can't believe its already here!
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  • I don't believe any of that stuff. 
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  • For DS the heart rate was 178 at 8 weeks.  My doc said in the beginning the HR is faster, and it slows down as they grow.  I wouldn't pay attention to it.  Like I said, 178 and I had a boy.
  • We just heard our baby's heartbeat today.  Our midwife said the rate was normal for this far along (10w6d).  She did say that she had a theory that babies who are easy to find with the doppler are girls.  So how quickly did your doc/mw find the heartbeat?  Maybe that's more telling. 

    Who knows though, there's a 50/50 chance :)

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  • Wow!  My husband will love to hear that.  We are hoping first off for a healthly baby but I come from a family of all girls and would like to have a boy for my dad and hubby.  Thanks :)
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  • if it's any consolation, both of my boys had very high (but normal) heart rates. i had heard the same thing, but obviously didn't put to much trust in it. i was right not too . . .  haha!
  • The old wives tale I heard was a heartbeat above 140 is a girl and below 140 is a boy... I guess you have a 50% chance either way! Smile
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  • At my first appt, the hr was in the 160s and then went down to the 140s. With DS, my dr kept telling me it was in the boy range. I don't know if I believe all that though.
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  • DS's HR was in the 170's at our first 8 week appointment. 
  • Right now the baby is too small, and will have a high heartrate.  My DS had a heartrate of 160-170 at around 8 weeks.  By the end of my pregnancy, it was around 140s which would be true to what the old wives tale says. 
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