https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 07 May 2026 08:26:00 +0000 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:13:32 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=23968 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=597030&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#597030 Author: Babykatnz
Subject: 23968
Posted: 25 January 2009 at 5:13pm

I recorded mine on my cellphone for DP to listen to cos he missed the appt, then I played it back for a friend who told me it was slower than both her boys had been, even tho mine is most definitely a girl!]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:13:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=597030&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#597030 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=597004&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#597004 Author: Emmecat
Subject: 23968
Posted: 25 January 2009 at 4:27pm

Our baby's was always quite high...about 167bpm...and we are having a girl! I heard this old wives tale too about higher being a girl etc...I mean, I believe it now but only cos it was right for us lol ]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:27:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=597004&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#597004 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596718&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596718 Author: Spirals
Subject: 23968
Posted: 25 January 2009 at 8:07am

caitlynsmygirl wrote: doing the old wives tales pregnancy tests is fun , apparently cos my pillow faces north , and the hair on my legs is growing faster than before , im having a girl ....so , does that mean if I start waxing instead and turn my pillow so it faces south , it will change to a boy ??

Definately. ]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:07:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596718&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596718 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596526&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596526 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 6:54pm

Caden was alwats 140, and sometimes a lil higher and definitly a boy.]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:54:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596526&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596526 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596484&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596484 Author: caitlynsmygirl
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 4:57pm

doing the old wives tales pregnancy tests is fun , apparently cos my pillow faces north , and the hair on my legs is growing faster than before , im having a girl ....so , does that mean if I start waxing instead and turn my pillow so it faces south , it will change to a boy ??]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:57:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596484&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596484 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596451&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596451 Author: lizzzzie
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 3:53pm

Not really right for me, although his heart rate isn't really consistent with each visit. At one it was about 150, another 130-140, another 130-150, and another 140-150. Would've kept us guessing if we weren't finding out! My aunty thought we were having a girl because of the heart rate but she was wrong. I know of someone else having a girl and her heart rate is consistenly around 130.

So based on my experience I haven't been able to find much truth in it!

Edited by lizzzzie]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:53:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596451&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596451 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596445&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596445 Author: mummyofprinces
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 3:39pm

Well it will be another Jake then Nikki That is the ONLY name we have agreed on, at this stage if it a girl she will be called Jake too. Lol.

My mum is sure circles is girl.... its fun guessing though.]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:39:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596445&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596445 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596365&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596365 Author: Nikki
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 1:15pm

Not right for Jake - his was always 140-150 I think.

melnel - I think circles is a boy ... thats what it did for Jake and DH's cousin whos having a boy. but I've seen it written both ways on the net.]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:15:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596365&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596365 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596350&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596350 Author: whitewave
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 1:00pm

I saw a TV programme testing this a month or so ago, and its definitely a myth! The heart rate was "right" for about half the pregnancies, so completely due to chance.]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:00:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596350&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596350 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596322&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596322 Author: Ella1
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 12:31pm

My mw believes higher heartbeats are usually girls. But looking through my records it's varied quite a bit. Lowest reading was 126 (only once), but then had quite a couple of higher readings 150-160, and of course to confuse things, we had a few around 140.

Mw also told me, like with adults, if HB is checked when they're asleep the readings will be lower and less varied. Whereas when they're moving around at the time of HB checking the readings will be higher.

(BTW we're having a girl) ]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:31:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596322&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596322 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596308&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596308 Author: Freesia
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 12:15pm

Livvy's was always up around 160, so it was right in our instance.]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:15:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596308&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596308 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596211&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596211 Author: kebakat
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 10:21am

Nope, Daniel was always 140+ and definitely a boy]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:21:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596211&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596211 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596206&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596206 Author: busymum
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 10:07am

It has been true for me - 150-160 for all of my readings, all pregnancies.]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:07:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596206&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596206 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596199&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596199 Author: mummyofprinces
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 9:41am

My friend just had her baby boy (they didnt know) and his heart rates where up around 160..... LOL.

I had heard it the other way round too, if its low its a girl and high its a boy. Thats the problem with those old wives tales, it ends up like chinese whispers and your not sure what it should be anymore.

Mine is a bit too hard to work out it has varied lol. From 156bmp to 136 bmp, just doesn want us to guess the cheeky thing.

All I do know is that when I do the old ring test is spins around in big circles quite fast! Unfortunately no-one can agree if circles are boy or girl!!!!
]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:41:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596199&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596199 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596190&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596190 Author: jack_&_charli
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 9:28am

no it's just that......a myth

jack and charli's heartrates were basically the same the whole way through pregnancy. usually 140-145...the lowest they both got was 124 and the highest was 156, but they were just a once off ......funny thing is they were both about the same in wks when they had the high reading and low reading! lol]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:28:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596190&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596190 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596188&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596188 Author: Nefertiti
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 9:25am

This pregnancy the heartbeat has been around 140....so thought it was a boy. And scan showed he is!
Going for another scan on Tuesday and I'll double check it hasn't fallen off.]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:25:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596188&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596188 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596179&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596179 Author: Spirals
Subject: 23968
Posted: 24 January 2009 at 9:13am

My neighbour said she could tell what sex my baby was from it's heartbeat, so I googled and found out the following (old wive's tale of course!)

Babys heartbeat is usually be between 120-160 bpm. If in the lower 20 it's a boy, if in the higher 20 it's a girl.

My obs told me the other day that my baby's heart is beating at 140 bpm - so still none the wiser!! *lol*

Was this heartbeat myth true for any of you? ]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:13:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23968&PID=596179&title=babys-heartbeat-just-for-fun#596179