Drummer boy?
At the 12 week appointment, we got to hear Eeny's heartbeat. Webhamster and I have both been relatively relaxed about this second pregnancy, but I sensed a shared moment of heavy tension and the beginnings of quiet panic when we didn't hear the heartbeat for what seemed like a solid half-minute. As my OB moved the Dopplar device around my pelvic girdle, we finally heard those faint sounds that resemble tiny fists banging on metal and the echo thereof.
Eeny's heartbeat definitely sounded slower than when we first heard Cletus's 160+ bpm thumper. That led Webhamster to speculate that Eeny is a boy.
Eeny's heartbeat definitely sounded slower than when we first heard Cletus's 160+ bpm thumper. That led Webhamster to speculate that Eeny is a boy.
posted by webhamstress at 3:30 PM
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I've heard wives tails that you can tell the sex of a baby by its heartbeat. I dunno. Supposedly above 150 to 160 is a girl. But Zack's was always around 160... and Lola's was around 150. So it didn't make sense to me. I suppose it *could* be a boy. ;) It's funny--I had a feeling with both of my kiddos as to which sex they were. With Lola, though, I was afraid to speculate... I wanted a girl so badly that I thought maybe my wishes were interfering with my intuition. lol
According to some Chinese lunar calendar based on my age and the month at conception, I'm supposed to have a girl. There are plenty of old wives' tales about everything from hair growth to types of food cravings. I have dreamed about having a boy, but having a girl would be convenient because I already have so many clothes. ;-P Really, all any mother can ask for is a healthy baby, though.
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