Heart Rate Theory....
I heard the baby's heart beat the other day for the first time. It came in at a whopping 160 bpm. This is lower, but still very healthy, than what I recall either of the girl's rates being. They came in the high 170- low 180. According to the old wives tale, this could mean we are having a boy...only time will tell. We love our girls and will look forward to the baby, boy or girl:o) Do any of you remember the heart rates of your babies at the beginning of the pregnancy? What were the rates for boys and girls? Just curious if there is any truth to this tale or if it is like all the others and you have a 50% chance of being right, so there is really nothing to it. Tell me what the rates for your boys and girls were and we'll see if there are any patterns to be found.
On the note of another theory, I have found that the Chinese Lunar Calendar has been correct for both the girls and this time it says I am having a boy....very interesting. Just have to wait til the middle of January and we will know!
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If I recall the chinese calendar was correct for us on all 4 boys, but incorrect for us on my current (twin girl) pregnancy.
Heartrates.....all 4 of my boys had lower heartrates - but more in the 140-150 range. Our girls heartrates were definitely higher at the beginning of this pregnancy.
This time around I did an intelligender test at 10 weeks along and it was correct for both babies being girls! At the time we didn't know how much faith to put in it, but it was fun to try and did give us some girly hopefulness until we had our ultrasound! :)
Sammy's heart rate was consistently in the 160s, and Anne's was higher.
Lunar calendar was 50/50 for us.
As far as other old wives' tales go, this is maybe TMI, but one says that if you have to shave your legs more often than normal, you're having a girl. If you get a vacation from the leg shaving, it's a boy. I found this to be true (and awesome, the 2nd time around!)
That's almost as much TMI as your hicky story!
Wow, that Intelligender thing is right down to business, no waiting around for an ultrasound, and no guessing about an old wives tale:o) Fun to know so soon! How were you able to use it to determine for both babies?
Corrie, I don't think that was TMI, very interesting, I haven't really paid any attention to the shaving....not a high priority when I'm going through the sick thing. That may be a little TMI on my part, but I've always said there was nothing glamorous about pregnancy. An amazing miracle, but definitely not glamorous!
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