Girl pregnancy moms what is your baby’s heart beat I went to the doctors today and baby heart beat was 173 my first child who’s a boy was 156 at this point in life
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2 Apr 2024
Your Baby’s Heart is Forming!
Your Baby’s Heart is Forming!
At around the fourth week of your pregnancy, something incredible happens: your baby's heart begins to form.
You might not feel it yet, but this tiny, yet crucial organ, is taking its very first steps in development.
These are not full-fledged heartbeats like you and I experience; rather, they are a sequence of electrical impulses that are initiating your baby's circulatory system.
- Mesoderm layer: This is where it all starts! The mesoderm layer in the embryo begins to form three main types of cells.
- Cardiac muscle cells: One of these types will become your baby's heart cells or myocytes.
- Electrical pulses: These newly formed cells start to show rhythmic electrical activities, the precursor to heartbeats.
🌟 You're literally at the heart of your baby's life, fostering the tiny organ that will soon pump blood throughout their entire body!
Special Chambers for a Special Love: How the Heart Evolves
As you journey into the fifth to eighth weeks of your pregnancy, your baby's heart undergoes incredible transformations.
At this stage, the heart evolves from a simple tube into a more complex structure with four chambers—the two atria and the two ventricles.
This is the time when the septum, a wall-like structure, develops to divide these chambers.
- Primitive heart tube: Initially, the heart is a straightforward tube but not for long!
- Looping: The tube then goes through a process known as looping to form an S-shape.
- Chamber specification: The heart's sections start to become more specialized during this period.
- Valve formation: Tiny valves begin to form to regulate blood flow.
👶🏻 🎉 It's all getting more real, isn't it? Your baby's heart is becoming sophisticated, readying itself to support a lifetime of love, laughter, and dreams!
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The Symphony of Sounds: First Heartbeat Heard
Right around the tenth to twelfth weeks, your healthcare provider might invite you for your first ultrasound that will allow you to hear your baby's heartbeat.
This is an incredibly emotional and monumental moment! The heart now beats at a surprising rate of 120 to 160 times per minute.
You might be amazed to know that this is almost twice as fast as an adult's heartbeat!
- Ultrasound: The magical device that makes it possible for you to hear your baby's heartbeat for the first time.
- Doppler: This handheld instrument might also be used to detect the heartbeat.
- Fast-paced: Your baby's heart is beating swiftly to circulate blood and nutrients.
💖 Hearing that little heartbeat for the first time is sure to be an unforgettable experience, a melodious sound that you'll carry in your own heart forever.
And there you have it!
The miraculous journey of your baby's heart formation, from a few myocytes pulsing in rhythm to a complex, four-chambered organ complete with valves and a beat of its own.
It's a beautiful process, reflecting the beauty of life itself.
So as you prepare for all the joys and challenges of motherhood, take a moment to marvel at the wonder that is already taking place within you.
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Meghan Tate
30 May 2023
Me and my husband got to see our baby and hear the heartbeat we are so excited I’m 8 weeks. They said my baby has a very strong heart beat for 8 weeks the heart rate was 172 what was your baby’s heart rate at 8 weeks #8weeks
Ashlyn Erin 🪷
175 at 9weeks my earliest ultrasound
27 Mar 2024
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Mar’Sha
167 at 6 weeks & 6 days
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Jatanya
14 Mar 2023
Went to the doctor today my little miracle has arms legs heart beat amazingly strong and the head and body is forming I was so shocked on how much my baby has grown in such a short time. But I was told today that I had very low iron and my sugar is high, but other than that we’re very healthy and I couldn’t be happier💙
Makayla
Congratulations 💕
27 Mar 2024
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Rachel
Congrats it's so cute and sweet 🎉 can't wait for a ultrasound
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9 Mar 2023
my baby’s heart rate is usually around 147-153BPM - i’m having a girl ! what was your baby’s heart rate & baby gender ? 🙈🤍
Lexy🩵🩶
Boy and 140-145💙💙
27 Mar 2024
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Angel
148-159 💙💙💙
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Maria
8 Feb 2023
Orange juice did the trick! She was kicking her feet and waving hello 🤗 Doctor said she is measuring perfectly and her entire body is forming exactly as it should, her heart rate is 142! All of my worries completely went away, my husband and I couldn’t be happier 🥰💗💗
Lasharrie Buckley
Awwww hello Beautiful!! 🥰❤️😍🎊
27 Mar 2024
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Triecey
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Sara
14 Nov 2022
Who believes in the baby heart beat myth. The higher the heart beat your having a girl. The lower it is your having a boy? Has then been true with any one. I just left my 8 week appt and baby's heart beat was 175 ♡
AshleyRae👣
My boys hr has been around 167. My sis n law just had her little girl and hers stayed around 140.
27 Mar 2024
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💙 Shay 💙
My daughter's was like 165/170 and my son's was like 150/155. Both my friend's daughters had heartbeats over 160 and were girls. And my other friend's baby was a boy with a 145 heartbeat.
The baby I'm currently carrying is 170. And so I'm thinking it's a girl. I'll find out in a couple more weeks. Can't wait!!
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Divine
23 Jul 2022
I'm super excited and my baby is forming hair 😍I can't wait to meet My precious baby 💗 5 more months to go🤗
Jennifer & Ariana
What app is this
27 Mar 2024
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Ellonda
Looks like Pregnancy+
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Tasha
19 Jan 2022
Is it just me or do you want to hear your baby’s heart beat everyday ? 😩😂
Tasha
beautiful 🙏🏽
27 Mar 2024
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Christen
Yes 100000% I wish I had sonar internal hearing and could just hear it 24/7 😂
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Deeanna
7 Jan 2022
If you can’t hear your baby’s heart beat does that mean they couldn’t find it ?
May
How many weeks are you honey?
27 Mar 2024
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May
If they don’t hear a heartbeat the baby may be being stubborn and positioned a different way or it may be too early, if you didn’t hear it the first appt, they will schedule one again and you’ll probably hear it. Honestly you may just be too early, unless they tell you to prepare for something bad try not to stress I know it’s hard💓
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Angel
28 Oct 2021
Do you guys remember your baby’s heart rate at your last visit? Mines was 141 ❤️
Makayla
21 weeks and his is 145
27 Mar 2024
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