Re: Goofy question: Did you have a gut feeling about baby's gender?

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In a message dated 6/4/04 3:28:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

OSSG-pregnant writes:

> Just wondering---did anyone have a hunch about baby's gender

> before the ultrasound &/or delivery?

>

There is an old wive's tale that as far as I know has not been backed my

medical proof, and doesn't work for everyone, but it did for me. " Girl "

heartrates are sometimes faster than " boy " heartrates. My son's heartrate was

always

around 120-130. My daughter's was always around 140-150. So, when I first

heard my baby's heartbeat at 8 weeks, and the ultrasound tech. told me that it

was 147, I was pretty sure she was a girl. When I heard it again at my 12 week

appointment, it was 160, so I was convinced she was a girl. At my 16 week

ultrasound, I wasn't surprised when we saw that she is a girl!!!

I know this doesn't work for everyone, but it did for me because I already

had a boy and a girl to compare to!

Best wishes!

Mommy to Duel 5/28/97, Caitlin 1/13/99, and Baby Girl 10/11ish/04

12/11/01 Open - RNY 294/160

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Yep! From the second hubby and I absorbed that we truly were pregnant we both

looked at each other and said, " We're going to have a girl! " It was weird but

we both knew from the bottom of our gut that we were going to have a girl

without one ounce of doubt. We were going to wait till she was born to find out

but caved in when we went for the 20 week ultrasound. When the tech told us she

was a girl my husband was practically jumping up and down in the room and

grinning from ear to ear for days. For the rest of the evening every person we

ran into, stranger or not, he would tell them that he was going to have a

daughter, LOL! Our little Hannah will be 8 weeks old next Wednesday and we feel

very lucky.

Axelrod

Goofy question: Did you have a gut feeling about

baby's gender?

Hi. Just wondering---did anyone have a hunch about baby's gender

before the ultrasound &/or delivery?

Thanks!!!

WlsMomma

what a 1st timer!

Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3

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Not the slightest bit of a hunch with any of my kids... 1st was a

girl, 2nd was a boy, 3rd and 4th are girl and boy, lol.

I took all those prediction tests on line, did the games of chance

with m&m's and passing cars and could never get anything to tell me.

Other than for shopping reasons, I've never been all that concerned

about our babies genders.

Toi

> Hi. Just wondering---did anyone have a hunch about baby's gender

> before the ultrasound &/or delivery?

>

> Thanks!!!

>

> WlsMomma

> what a 1st timer!

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Hi !

I'm hoping for a ultrasound at my next visit to learn the sex of the

baby. I'm bad at predicting the sex and was proved wrong everytime

last year when 3 girls in my department were pregnant. I get signs

every now and then that it's a girl, even dream it's a girl. But I

personally feel that it's a boy. From the get go I wanted a girl.

But now, I just want a healthy baby (of course)!

As for the heartrate...at the confirmation appt the heartrate was

161. And the next appt the heartrate was pretty fast via doppler. I

didn't think my ob/gyn was going to find the little munchkin...but he

did and all of the sudden the heartbeat was strong and loud! At my

next appt, my ob/gyn wants to do a pap (ugh!). I really don't want a

pap because if I spot I know I'll freak even though it happens. I

think to make it up to me I should get an ultrasound. LoL!!!! I'll

tell him that too.

Jeri

WLS 12/10/02

EDD 12/06/04

-132lbs

> Hi. Just wondering---did anyone have a hunch about baby's gender

> before the ultrasound &/or delivery?

>

> Thanks!!!

>

> WlsMomma

> what a 1st timer!

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Thanks for all the replies. It's the same for me, but dh already

has 2 grown sons, 19 & 21. Thought that super affectionate dad &

big bros could be more kissy pooh with a girl, though. But

everyone's so thrilled, it's the best feeling:-)

Thanks Jenni, , , Toi, & Jeri.

WlsMomma

11 weeks 6 days

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Hey,my Scandinavian MIL said the same thing!!! Thanks .

WlsMomma

> There is an old wive's tale that as far as I know has not been

backed my

> medical proof, and doesn't work for everyone, but it did for

me. " Girl "

> heartrates are sometimes faster than " boy " heartrates. My son's

heartrate was always

> around 120-130. My daughter's was always around 140-150. So,

when I first

> heard my baby's heartbeat at 8 weeks, and the ultrasound tech.

told me that it

> was 147, I was pretty sure she was a girl. When I heard it again

at my 12 week

> appointment, it was 160, so I was convinced she was a girl. At my

16 week

> ultrasound, I wasn't surprised when we saw that she is a

girl!!!

>

> I know this doesn't work for everyone, but it did for me because I

already

> had a boy and a girl to compare to!

>

> Best wishes!

>

> Mommy to Duel 5/28/97, Caitlin 1/13/99, and Baby Girl 10/11ish/04

> 12/11/01 Open - RNY 294/160

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The old wives tale that says the higher heart rates are girls and the

lower heart rates are boys.

My OB says it isn't possible to pre-determine the baby's sex based on

fetal heart rate as they all usually start out very high around

160's-170's/+ (mine initially at the very first US was 174). A HR of

174 should indicate a girl, but it was born with a weinie!

Speaking as a L&D nurse, many, many of the 110's-130's ARE boys and

many many of the 140's-160's are GIRLS.

it's a wait and see game (I dont like those either!!)

Only one person knows the gender before we do.......

*looks upward to the Heaven's*

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I had a feeling it was a girl and the ultrasound confirmed it. I also believed

that we were having a girl since we couldn't figure out a girls name and still

don't have one.

EDD#2 8/2/04

Have a great day!!

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I'd love to believe I'm having a girl (will hopefully find out on

June 30) but I've got a 6yr old boy that was very active in the womb

and had higher heartrate. (usually around 170)

This time the heartrate is around 150 every time.

So as far as the old wives tale....didn't work at all with my son.

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With my son I had a high risk pregnancy and at least 10 ultrasounds. Everytime

they said he was a girl........Going down the hall to have my c-section I looked

at my mom and said " Don't be mad if the baby turns out to be a boy. " I just had

a feeling............!!! My mom laughed at me but when they pulled my son out

and the doctor said " oooops.........I guess we were wrong..... " I paniced and

then he showed me and I started laughing!!! That is the only kind of

ooops I ever want to hear in an OR.

With this pregnancy I knew all along I was having a boy.....I had a dream. My

husband though was so sure that this was a girl...He kept saying everything is

different this time. Your carrying different.

I was like duhhhhh honey I'm over 150 pounds lighter of course I'm carrying

differently!!!!

Chrystal

Wife to Jace - together 6 Years!

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