![]() ![]() If the baby is moving around during the time we are listening, the heart rate will be a little higher just like your heart rate when you exercise.Įven though there is no truth to this old wives’ tale, it is still fun to think about and play “guess the gender” with family and friends. The rate at any given time is often related to the movement of the baby. Then, moving forward, there is a normal range of fetal heart rate from 110 to 160 beats per minute. im pregnant with a boy and his heart rate has always been 150-153 exactly. What we do notice is that fetal heart rate is usually above 160 beats per minute from about 9 weeks until about 13 weeks gestation. And guess what?Ībout 50% were boys and 50% were girls… amazing right? There was no difference in fetal heart between boys and girls. This information was then correlated to the gender found at the 18 week sonogram. The variation in the babys heart rate may be caused by the womb contracting, which affects the blood flow to the placenta (afterbirth). A study done in 2006 recorded the heart rate during about 1000 first trimester sonograms. I had an ultrasound today (12 weeks exactly) and the babys heart rate was 165. I hate to spoil your fun, but there is no correlation between fetal heart rate at any point in pregnancy and the gender of your baby. Most people are not prepared for how quickly a babys heart beats in pregnancy. Bass, he gets a kick out of perpetuating this old wives’ tale. My response is often the same and is always true, “Yup, it will be a girl… 50% of the time.”įor those of you who have seen Dr. PREGNANCY OLD WIVES’ TALE #1: HEART RATE AND GENDER Is there a correlation between baby’s heart rate and gender?Įvery day, we all hear it from our moms who are still too early in their pregnancies to know the gender of their baby…
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