Heartbeat Rate and Gender

taliaalina

On Monday we went to our first appointment.  Everything seems to be going well!  We heard babies heart beat and that was awesome!

Is it true or a myth that if the heart beats over 150 beats per minute than it is likely a girl?

 Also, can anyone recommend a good heart beat monitor?  The only we barrowed doesn't seem to work.. brand Summer.

Thanks!!!

ncbelle

Myth - kiddo's heartrate was 170ish and he's definitely a boy ;-)

qme09

I know its probably just an old wives tale, but the heartbeat-gender correlation was true for us for what its worth

Its always fun to play around and try and guess the gender based on OWT.

Also, a lot of the prenatal listener/heartbeat monitors that are sold cheaply for home use, won't work until the late second trimester, according to our doctor. We have the Graco prenatal listener, and it finally could consistently pick up noise at 22 weeks.

BetchySprout

The heartrate changes through pregnancy, so one day you could say boy, one day say girl. Mine was 170 in the first u/s and he is a boy for sure.

BrittKav

Myth.

My first baby's heartrate was in the 150's-160's, and yes, she's a girl. But this baby's heartrate was in the 130's, and she's also a girl. 

MrsManning10

It's just an old wive's tale.  

I have heard that there is absolutely no truth to it, but I am sure that you will hear people reinforce it b/c "their baby's HB was 160 and it was a girl!"  I always want to say, "Well, yeah, 50% of the time it is going to be that way..."

missmiss307

I think it's a wives' tale, but as soon as I told one friend that the heart rate at our first appointment was 179, she immediately said, "It's going to be a girl. I know it. It's going to be a girl."

MegZRN

I bought this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003P606EG/ref=s9_qpp_gw_p75_ir03?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=18J9CZPRS78S0H91MF97&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846 

Just got it in the mail today-of course I can't use it yet, but apparently it can pick up beginning at 12 weeks. I got my from a rec on here and someone posted and heard the hb @ 9 wks.  

circe811

*Abby*:

It's just an old wive's tale.  

I have heard that there is absolutely no truth to it, but I am sure that you will hear people reinforce it b/c "their baby's HB was 160 and it was a girl!"  I always want to say, "Well, yeah, 50% of the time it is going to be that way..."

 

hf08

I asked my OB about this during my last pregnancy and she said she actually thinks there is some truth to it, but only after about 20 weeks when you can tell on ultrasound anyway.  It did turn out to be true with the heartrate of my DD in the 2nd half of my pregnancy.