heart beat prediction

[bubblz82]

Had to go for a scan on Sunday past. During my scan I was told "he". A few friends said they say he until he comes out a she. I hadn't asked at scan as I didn't want facial expressions giving it away. Then today, 35 w 4 d, the midwife doing her check up said that she guessed I was having a boy. How right are the professionals?

 

[Rickles]

Well - the midwife will be guessing - the sonographer would normally say "baby"... so not sure if that's just their style.

If you ask sonographers directly, the professionals are generally right by 16 weeks, unless it's a hunch - which is sounds like the midwife was just having a pot guess.

Heartbeat rate to predict gender has been totally disproved in a clinical study.

 

[babylove x]

I think the heartbeat method is only slightly more accurate when before 9 weeks, I remember reading that somewhere. That being said throughout my whole dd pregnancy her hb was 167-178 ALWAYS from day 1 -- ds pregnancy so far he's been between 112 and 154 was the highest it's gotten.. So holds true for me!

 

[bubblz82]

Getting mixed reviews on it. Will find out soon enough

 

[Unexpected212]

Me and my friend were both convinced she was having a girl. All her midwives kept saying they were sure it was a boy. It was a girl!

However the heartbeat myth was true for me. My son's was in the 140's at 12 weeks and my daughters was in the 170's!

 

[vickyandchick]

When I went for my 12 week scan the sonographer referred to my LO as a 'she', he is definitely all boy. His heartbeat was 145bpm when I heard it a few weeks ago and I've always read that if the hb is over 140 then it's a girl.
It's always fun to guess but none of them are really true, there is also the old wives tale that masturbation makes you go blind and I think pretty much everyone knows that's not true

 

[bubblz82]

That did make me laugh. I am going to try not think much about it. Not that I mind what the sex is.