really pissed off with midwife

[ditsydoll]

Just had a mw appointment and when she did thebabys heart rate she asked if we knew what we where having, I said no as we wanted a surprise and she told me it's a girl's heart rate. Does she not get the word surprise!
How reliable is heart rate for sexing? I'm feeling really miffed at her for even hinting at a certain sex.

It's not at all reliable so don't worry! total old wives tale.

ps she will not be the first to speculate, everyone has an opinion!

I think she is pulling your leg, heart rates are the same!

you can't tell from the heartbeat

She will have meant it as a conversation point, not as a definite conclusion! It's a theory, that's all. My MW also liked guessing the sex of my babies - it's fun! I certainly never got offended by it.

She was just making conversation! She wouldn't have expected you to take her seriously, it means nothing.

Don't be pissed off with her, she's just chatting to you. She knows as well as the next person that heart rates aren't a reliable indicator of sex any more than the shape of your bump or what you're craving. It's an old wives' tale like any other.

Just ignore her, until you see the babys genitals it is just speculation, especially when she's just going on a heartbeat. (Which can be affected by all sorts of things, how active baby is at the time, what you've just eaten/drank etc).

Just wait for the "ooh you have a boy/girl shaped bump"

I have heard something like this, for one it sounds like a galloping horse, the other a train

It is no more 'reliable' than carrying high or low, which way a gold ring on a thread spins over the bump, or any of the other old wives' tales

Do not fret

Oh! Haha I thought she might actually be able to tell. Didn't realise it was just an old wives tale (blush)
I don't mind if it's a boy or a girl but iv gotton this far without knowing and I'd like to keep it that way :)

[Blush]

My blush face won't work but u get the picture haha

You need a little b on your blush.

This happened to me as well... stupid midwife. In my case, my "boys heartbeat" baby turned out to be a girl! Its an old wives tale grrrr.

I asked my MW about this when I was expecting DD. Apparently the heartrate is different but the difference is so minimal it isn't reliable.

my baby had a girl heart rate at the beginning

then had a boy heart beat

then a girl one

and then boy one....

she was a girl, but i dont think the heart rate was a reliable indication, as half the time she had a boy heart beat!

It is totally unscientific and no evidence has been found to support this theory.

DP & I studied all the old wives tales & (almost) everything pointed to BOY. Then we found out its a girl! So as the others have said, the heartbeat theory is rubbish.
And before we knew we were finding out the sex of the baby, when we thought we wanted a surprise, EVERYONE had their opinion on boy/girl & it really got on my nerves. Just smile sweetly til you can get away from them heehee

My boy had a girl heartbeat. And made me very sick like a girl. And gave me a girl bump. And then came out with a willy.