Hey ladies!

I heard my baby's heartbeat today and it was so lovely that I still feel a bit choked up thinking about it now haha...

ANYWAY - I heard an old wives tale that the sex of the baby can be determined by the heartrate of the baby...does anyone know anything about it? I know it's only a bit of fun but I'm not finding out the sex of the baby so a bit of speculation is always welcome )

The heartrate was 148 bpm...

x x Brooke x x

Hey hun, I have bought a doppler and have listened to the heartbeat which sounded like a train ..how do you measure the bpm?

Awww it is lovely when you hear their little heartbeat isn't it?! Don't blame you for being choked

According to old wives tales anything over 140bpm is a girl and anything below that is a boy...but it can be wrong girls are stronger than boys and generally do have faster heartbeats.

xxx

Hey hon, did you manage to record it? If so, I just timed 15 seconds and counted the beats during that time then multiplied it by 4 (that's how they told us to measure it at school so don't blame me if it's wrong!)

I mean it's only a rough guide but ours came out at 138! - Another sign its a boy

I didn't want a doppler that measured the heartbeat as I'd give myself heart attack with too much information!

Hey, I had given up trying by the time I read your reply..I really dont work well with technollogy there seems to be a little corner of my brain missing when it comes to such tasks!

But this weekend..I am going to try and record it and do the whole multiply by 4 thing that you suggested OH is home so he can help

Im so damn nosey, I must find out the sex. i am like Clueso just now

I am really itching to know whether I'm having a boy or girl, but we have agreed that it'll be such a lovely surprise if we don't know so I'll have to wait until the big day!

I have just been checking out the mothercare website for nursery sets and I am so excited about buying all that kind of stuff.

Now I've heard the heartbeat and know that Im healthy and my bloods were good etc I really feel a lot more excited about everything and like I can start enjoying it now.

Yey!!

x x Brooke x x

You know what? I dont know about guessing the sex by the heartrate.. but I'm gonna have a stab anyway and say.. I think it's gonna be a BOY!

Holy shizzle ... mine is somewhere well above 170! I get 172 by using 15 seconds and 180+ using 20 seconds.

I'm secretly hoping for a boy as DH already has a girl and I'm not into pink or dresses or make-up or playing dollies. I'd much rather be kicking a ball, playing with lego and picking up broken toy soldiers! Knowing my luck it'll be a girl!