Midwife prediction of gender - heartbeat

siobhan87 · Sep 28th, 2010, 11:14 AM

I had my 4 monthly check up today with my midwife & she listened to the baby's heartbeat and is predicting it to be a girl because of the speed of the heartbeat.

Has anyone else heard of this and if so has it worked for anyone?

ummar · Sep 28th, 2010, 11:20 AM

They say there is no scientific proof for this theory... although... my baby's heartbeat is a calm 140 bpm and I can't help thinking I'm having a boy :P We will try to find out in mid-October during our 20 week scan.

mislaww · Sep 28th, 2010, 11:24 AM

I'm fascinated that midwives keep going with this. Several scientific studies have completely debunked this myth. Try googling it!

hotpinkangel · Sep 28th, 2010, 11:30 AM

mine said boy with my last pregnancy!!! spot on! my daughter's hb was fast each time - 160-170bpm. this baby's hb is never higher than 152bpm. BOY!!! may be just a theory but it's been right each time for me!!!

surprisepreg · Sep 28th, 2010, 11:37 AM

I dunno...my baby's heartbeat was pretty fast... over 150. At my 20 week scan while the tech was looking for the gender, I asked her what the heartbeat was and she said it was like 153 or something like that. Then she said thats pretty average for a 20 week fetus and it doesnt predict gender. My baby is a boy. :-)

Fabby · Sep 28th, 2010, 11:42 AM

my midwife predicited a boy for us last week - babys heartbeat was between 135-150bpm on the visit and she was right, were having a little boy.

InvisibleRain · Sep 28th, 2010, 11:46 AM

Mmmm well they say anything above 140 is a girl.... in my case ours was 146 and it's a baby girl :3 so.. it kinda worked for us!

2wantedpls · Sep 28th, 2010, 11:49 AM

Hmm my midwife asked if we knew what we were having. We said no. Then she listened to hb and predicted a girl. Oh wasn't happy that she made a prediction when she knew we didn't want to know!! Doh!!

siobhan87 · Sep 28th, 2010, 11:51 AM

Well my babys heartbeat at 12 week scan was 160bpm.... not sure what it was today but it was very fast! Lol. A few of my friends have text me today saying that their midwives predictions in the past was right as well... I find out for sure on 20th October. How spooky though! I googled it and it said that the heartbeat has been known of a way to tell x

runnergrl · Sep 28th, 2010, 11:56 AM

mine's was 150 at my 12+6 scan and the tech predicted boy based on something she thought she saw.. At home on the doppler the heartbeat hovers right around 135-140. We find out for sure on Oct 15th at our 20 week scan. I will be shocked if it turns out to be a girl. Thrilled, but shocked

Sep 28th, 2010, 11:14 AM	#1
siobhan87 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 175	Midwife prediction of gender - heartbeat I had my 4 monthly check up today with my midwife & she listened to the baby's heartbeat and is predicting it to be a girl because of the speed of the heartbeat. Has anyone else heard of this and if so has it worked for anyone?

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Sep 28th, 2010, 11:20 AM	#2
ummar Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: London, England Posts: 1,900	They say there is no scientific proof for this theory... although... my baby's heartbeat is a calm 140 bpm and I can't help thinking I'm having a boy :P We will try to find out in mid-October during our 20 week scan.

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Sep 28th, 2010, 11:24 AM	#3
mislaww Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 4,278	I'm fascinated that midwives keep going with this. Several scientific studies have completely debunked this myth. Try googling it!

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Sep 28th, 2010, 11:30 AM	#4
hotpinkangel Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 996	mine said boy with my last pregnancy!!! spot on! my daughter's hb was fast each time - 160-170bpm. this baby's hb is never higher than 152bpm. BOY!!! may be just a theory but it's been right each time for me!!!

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Sep 28th, 2010, 11:37 AM	#5
surprisepreg Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 433	I dunno...my baby's heartbeat was pretty fast... over 150. At my 20 week scan while the tech was looking for the gender, I asked her what the heartbeat was and she said it was like 153 or something like that. Then she said thats pretty average for a 20 week fetus and it doesnt predict gender. My baby is a boy. :-)

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Sep 28th, 2010, 11:42 AM	#6
Fabby Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,510	my midwife predicited a boy for us last week - babys heartbeat was between 135-150bpm on the visit and she was right, were having a little boy.

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Sep 28th, 2010, 11:46 AM	#7
InvisibleRain Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Perth/Western Australia Posts: 767	Mmmm well they say anything above 140 is a girl.... in my case ours was 146 and it's a baby girl :3 so.. it kinda worked for us!

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Sep 28th, 2010, 11:49 AM	#8
2wantedpls Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 558	Hmm my midwife asked if we knew what we were having. We said no. Then she listened to hb and predicted a girl. Oh wasn't happy that she made a prediction when she knew we didn't want to know!! Doh!!

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Sep 28th, 2010, 11:51 AM	#9
siobhan87 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 175	Well my babys heartbeat at 12 week scan was 160bpm.... not sure what it was today but it was very fast! Lol. A few of my friends have text me today saying that their midwives predictions in the past was right as well... I find out for sure on 20th October. How spooky though! I googled it and it said that the heartbeat has been known of a way to tell x

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Sep 28th, 2010, 11:56 AM	#10
runnergrl Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 7,796	mine's was 150 at my 12+6 scan and the tech predicted boy based on something she thought she saw.. At home on the doppler the heartbeat hovers right around 135-140. We find out for sure on Oct 15th at our 20 week scan. I will be shocked if it turns out to be a girl. Thrilled, but shocked

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