Boys v girls: Galloping horse/steam train?

[Ruth 1980]

As all of you have a baby (or multiples! ) I'm just wondering if the old wives tale was true for you: Did your baby girl's fetal heartbeat sound like a galloping horse? And did your baby boy's sound like a steam train??....
We have the 20week scan tomorrow and will be asking gender, and yesterday I had a check up with the GP who did a Doppler, and I was struck by how much it sounded like a steam train! A vague memory triggered in my mind about it and I had to google
I'd be interested to know how many of you it was true for!
Thanks x

 

[sue_88]

Mine sounded like a bit of both but definitely heard a galloping horse more clearly more often. Train was in the early days, but after 16w it was clearly a horse

 

[Ruth 1980]

Mine sounded like a bit of both but definitely heard a galloping horse more clearly more often. Train was in the early days, but after 16w it was clearly a horse

And you had a girl! There could be some truth in it then!
Thanks x

 

[Sparrow85]

Mine was very much a galloping horse and very fast. It was around 150-160bpm for the first 12 or so weeks.

Wasn't true for me; I had a boy.

Every old wives tale pointed to girl for me (chinese gender prediction, heart rate, awful morning sickness, ring test) but I knew he was a boy.

 

[Ruth 1980]

Mine was very much a galloping horse and very fast. It was around 150-160bpm for the first 12 or so weeks.

Wasn't true for me; I had a boy.

Every old wives tale pointed to girl for me (chinese gender prediction, heart rate, awful morning sickness, ring test) but I knew he was a boy.

There's a 50-50 chance then
Thanks x

 

[w8ing4bean]

Worked for me! I also had awful morning sickness and a hairy bump which mean girl lol

 

[Bevziibubble]

Mine sounded a bit of both, more of a steam train tbh and I had a girl. Never heard of those old wives tales

 

[oboeverity]

Worked for me! I also had awful morning sickness and a hairy bump which mean girl lol

And I had these all three times, and had three boys....

 

[bubbles82]

Mine was always steam train sounding, all the old wives tales said boy for me and I had a girl

 

[minties]

They both sounded the same. Only difference was Thomas always had a faster heartbeat.

Not sure if this will work as it's from my phone, but this is from when I was 19 weeks with Sophie. Does sound like a train! So I don't think it means anything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HvWGuyiC8U&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[ellie27]

Very fast hb around 160 bpm with both my daughter and my son. Fast galloping horses with both.


No sickness or any symptoms at all with my daughter. I did have on/off nausea and was sick a couple times around 7 weeks with my son.

 

[Ruth 1980]

They both sounded the same. Only difference was Thomas always had a faster heartbeat.

Not sure if this will work as it's from my phone, but this is from when I was 19 weeks with Sophie. Does sound like a train! So I don't think it means anything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HvWGuyiC8U&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Thank you so much for sharing your video minties!
It seems this heartbeat thing is no more accurate than any of the other gender-guessing methods then x

 

[minties]

I think a heart is a heart and at this stage, it doesn't care if it's attached to a vagina or penis, haha!

Are you hoping for a girl? What do your instincts tell you? My pregnancies were both exactly the same, sysmptoms and all, so it can be hard to tell.

 

[pebbie1]

I was in the hospital a lot and one night when I was on the monitor one of the midwives said if sounded like galloping horses. So she said it was a girl and she was right 90% of the time. We had a boy
With both my son and daughter the Chinese gender predictor was right though
Good luck with your scan. Let us know what it was x

 

[Here_we_go]

To me, they both sounded like galloping horses. I'm pretty sure their heartrates were about the same (ranging from 135-155ish depending on if they were sleeping or dancing in there )

EDIT: yep, the Chinese predictor was right both times

 

[Ruth 1980]

Well, my instincts didnt tell me anything, the Chinese gender prediction said boy, and the scan (even though baba was in a very awkward position and wouldnt move, so scanner said she couldn't be certain...) suggested another girl!
I am happy either way! I just wanted to hear that baby was normal. A work friend just had her baby stillborn, but she found out at her 20week scan that her ds wouldn't survive, so I've been freaking out since her scan that I would get bad news. Anyway, I'm rambling, but genuinely don't care what gender I have, just so grateful for baby's good health
Thanks for all your responses ladies!
See you back here in baby club in march!
X

 

[summer rain]

Mine were all boys all sounded like a galloping horse. Xx

 

[Julesillini8]

:Congrats on another girl! ( sisters are the best!) haha I biased I guess....
Anyhow, how do the galloping horses and steam train sound diff with the babies heartbeat?? I think it all sounds the same to me??

 

[Ruth 1980]

Mine were all boys all sounded like a galloping horse. Xx

Congratulations summer! I have been scant with my BnB activity of late so I had no idea you had another baby great news x