10wk US last night..doc thinks its a girl

[mel1553]

Had US last night...measuring 10wks 1day. I knew I either conceived May 19th or the 23rd...now I know it was the 19th. Anyone else know there concieve date? Heartbeat was 170bpm...on Friday it was 178 bpm. Doc. thinks its a girl cuz the fast heartbeat. My brother-in law was supposed to be a girl cuz his fast heartbeat but he also had a heart condition and had surgery by age 11. I pray the beby is healthy no matter what it is but to be honest I'm very nervous about raising a girl. I have a 13yr old boy and I'm terrified about a girl.

[KM604]

When I went for my u/s on July 10, I thought I was 8w6d (based on LMP) but I measured 8w3d. He put my conception date as 5/26 - which seems right because I had my last bit of EWCM on the 25th (I didn't keep track of BD'ing).  My babies heartbeat was 175bmp then, so of course people think that I'm having a girl too.  I don't care either way, just want a healthy baby and I know I want more kids in the future so I just hope to have at least one boy and one girl.  Good Luck!

[Hope2OneDay]

I read that there is no real scientific evidence of predicting the gender of a baby by the heart rate, as a baby's heart rate would vary at different times of day and different days. It depends on if they're sleeping, being active, etc...

If they're moving around a lot, the heart rate would of course be higher, but if they're being still or sleeping, then it would of course be lower.

[KM604]

It is definitly an old wives tale.   It's the same thing as carrying low (boy) or high (girl).  My SIL carried high and had a boy (the chinese calender also predicted she would have a girl).  My mom had 2 girls, one of us was high the other was low.  I know my baby was moving when we did the u/s.  

[mel1553]

Thanx 4 the replies...All that really matters is that he/she is healthy! It would be neat to also have a girl and hopefully I can adapt to that like I did raising my boy. I just always felt so much more comfortable around boys even when babysitting when I was young. It'll be a new challenge for me that's for sure.