Foetal Heartbeat

[Tigress]

Hey everyone, this question has probably been asked before but I've just returned home from seeing the midwife and my baby's heart rate is 140 and sounds like a train. I can't decide if thats boyish or girly...I'm 18 wks and 4 days x x

[ummmm]

They do say one sex's heartbeat is faster than the other. Unless you hear them both side to side I don't think you'll be able to tell the difference.

Have you a preference?

[Tigress]

No I don't really have a preference, I'm just curious. I have a scan booked for the 31st Jan when I'll be 21 weeks, and I have 2 girls and 2 boys already, but it's nearly 9 years since I was last pregnant so I really can't remember when the heartbeats sounded like to compare them.

[bednobs]

it's a myth, you can't tell the sex from the heartbeat

[ummmm]

Is it bednobs?

It was my doctor that mentioned it to me. That was 13 years ago though....

[bednobs]

yes.

[ummmm]

Oh well Tigress....looks like that one has been dismissed now. I did always wonder...

Do they still measure your belly?

[ethandron]

just another old wives tale (although being an old wife myself i find that somewhat insulting!). more information here:
http://www.babycentre...g/howtotellsexofbaby/