https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:23:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-149607 Sun, 06 May 2012 09:01:13 +0000 autumnlove 149607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, my LO's heart rate was always high. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-149599 Sun, 06 May 2012 08:50:33 +0000 pastemoo 149599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our sons was over 140s (160s on first u/s) until 37 weeks when it was 130s-140s/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-149593 Sun, 06 May 2012 08:42:09 +0000 trusch24 149593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was wrong for us! Our son's heartbeat has always been above 140bpm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-149540 Sun, 06 May 2012 07:59:58 +0000 chrispygal 149540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was correct for us, but I tend to agree with you that most wives tales are not true. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-149523 Sun, 06 May 2012 07:47:16 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 149523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think majority of the wives tales are a load of crap. Ha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-149500 Sun, 06 May 2012 07:01:59 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 149500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same here -- Baby Y should have been a girl based on the heart-rate theories. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-149451 Sat, 05 May 2012 23:42:50 +0000 lemondrop 149451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, heartbeat was always &gt;150 and I had a boy. Everyone thought we were having a girl because of the heartbeat until we found out the real gender. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-149380 Sat, 05 May 2012 20:33:10 +0000 ALittleP 149380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby's HB has always been high and we are expecting a girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-149372 Sat, 05 May 2012 20:25:40 +0000 prettylizy 149372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She hada high heartbeat the whole time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-149371 Sat, 05 May 2012 20:24:09 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 149371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son's HB was always very high. Actually all the wives tales said he was going to be a girl. I was shocked in the delivery room ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-149292 Sat, 05 May 2012 19:13:01 +0000 winniebee 149292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our baby boy has consistently been in the 140's....so I say no! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-13517 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:53:17 +0000 Navy_Mommy 13517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, the little man I'm growing has a super high heart rate. I think the lowest it has been (at the most recent U/S) was 151. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-13486 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:00:37 +0000 erinpye 13486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope--LO's is low and we found out today she's a girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-13480 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:49:44 +0000 skibobrown 13480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours has always been over 140, and it's a girl, so it was correct for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-13478 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:44:57 +0000 MegWag 13478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Based on this "scientific" method, my mom's doctor predicted that I would be a boy... Clearly it's not 100% :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-13444 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:52:12 +0000 Rock n Roll 13444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, my MIL said they were sure my husband's older brother was going to be a girl based on heartbeat, and that was obviously not the case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-13358 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:10:29 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 13358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hmmm interesting. I guess it doesnt mean anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-13319 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:23:15 +0000 yin 13319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like @heatherloveskenny, my son's heartbeat usually hovered around 160. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-13315 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:21:04 +0000 pelikila 13315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not for me. My son's heartbeat was always in the middle 140s. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-13279 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:17:13 +0000 tequiero21 13279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no, both heartbeats were over 150 and one's a girl and one's a boy. i don't think heartbeat has anything to do with sex. it may be just how active they are? or how active you were? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-13258 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:45:54 +0000 Andrea 13258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my daughter's heart beat was always above 140. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-13257 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:45:17 +0000 HLK208 13257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm...I remember my son's heartbeat was always around 160, so it's probably not true :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-the-baby-heart-beat-correspond-with-gender-predicitions#post-13244 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:26:00 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 13244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is said that 140+ beats per minute (BPM) indicates a baby girl and any number under 140 BPM is a boy. </p> <p>Ultrasound indicated a 149 heart beat. Which would mean girl.<br /> For Mavrick his heartbeat was around 140 so maybe this "wives tale" is right.</p> <p>Did the baby's heartbeat match what the gender prediction say? </p>