2007-04-03 05:34:58 · 17 answers · asked by lovely 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
No not really I know they say boys have a lower heart rate but that is not always the case I have seen boys and girls heart rates go both ways.
2007-04-03 05:39:43 · answer #1 · answered by lisa_sonydadc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's one of those common wives tale. When I first got pregnant my baby boy's heart beat was 160+, but after a certain time it went down to 140+. The tale says Girl's h/b's are higher than boys. Boys tend to have their heartbeats in the 140's-150's while the girls are High 155's+.
At the beginning of my pregnancy, his heartbeat was very high, but as my tummy got bigger it started decreasing. I found out it was a boy when I was 5 months pregnant. Even ultrasounds can go wrong, so be careful. I didn't buy him many clothes until after I gave birth.
But, yes. This is a wives tale - you shouldn't really go by this. It was right for me though.
BTW - I had 3 sonograms and in every single one they told me it was a boy. It might also help if you get one of those 3-D 4-D sonograms at one of those sonogram places. Go to envisionultrasound.com if you live in the NY/NJ area, or go to google.com and type 3-D 4-D sonograms for your area! Good Luck!!!!
2007-04-03 06:06:53 · answer #2 · answered by OhMyBerry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's an old wives tale. A baby's heart rate is what it is and not based on gender! the only way to tell your babies gender that is 100% foolproof before they are born is an amnio. They can look on ultrasound be sometimes they are not right!
Good luck
2007-04-03 05:44:26 · answer #3 · answered by llllll_amanda_lllllll 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is an old wives tail, if below 140 beats per minute supposed to be a boy and if over then a girl but other factors affect the heartbeat like whether the baby is asleep or not.
2007-04-03 06:01:59 · answer #4 · answered by Casey13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girls tend to have a slightly higher heartrate than boys..but that's not 100%, they say over 150 bpm is a girl and under for a boy.
My first baby was a boy..heartrate 146.
Pregnant with #2, heartrate fluctuates from 133-142..I'm thinking another boy just because of that reason. I actually have myself convinced completely that there's another boy in there, but only time will tell. :)
Some girls have had lower heartrates..and some boys have been really really high. Not a fool proof method of telling.
What's your baby's heartrate?
2007-04-03 05:40:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a wives tale. The heart rate usually slows the further into pregnancy.....
I know someone who was told what gender her kids were based off heart rate and it was wrong all 3 times.
2007-04-03 05:54:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Boys do tend to have a faster heart rate... but there is really no way to tell the gender of the baby. Even Ultrasounds are unreilable. I think the "mother's instinct" is a better predictor.
2007-04-03 05:39:12 · answer #7 · answered by chickensneezer 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My midwife buys into it a bit. I don't think it's always accurate, but often if it's a girl the heart rate is higher. It's more of a trend that happens than actual science.
2007-04-03 05:39:45 · answer #8 · answered by e_imommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the parable is that if the middle fee is one hundred forty+ it truly is a woman. If the middle fee is under one hundred forty, then a boy. At my first ultrasound, i replaced into 7 weeks & 3 days and my toddler's coronary heart fee replaced into 149. We found out later we are having a woman lol her coronary heart fee is commonly around 150 or so. sturdy luck & congrats !! (:
2016-11-25 23:21:18 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this is a wives tale the only definite way to tell the gender of a baby in utero is via amniocentesis or wait until it is born.
A 3D/4D ultrasound may be pretty accurate as well.
2007-04-03 05:42:05 · answer #10 · answered by JustMe 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋