High heart rate?

Went in for my 12 week sono today and babies heart rate was 186. This seems high to me but the doctor wasn't concerned. Should I be worried?

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I think babies' heart rates are normally higher earlier on and then slow a little as the pregnancy progresses don't quote me on this as could be wrong. I think anything over 200 is seen as "abnormally high"

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Spoiler Alert: Dont read if you are waiting until birth for the gender. When it's high, it's a girl. If there was a concern, the doctor would have said so. I have three girls and a boy, and the girls were all high.

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Babies heart rate are quite high especially younger babies it slows down later on. If doctor is not concerned you’re fine don’t worry

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Normal. And the heart rate being high or low doesnt mean anything for the sex of the baby. My sons was higher than my daughters

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@Jules all my boys have all been high.. heart rate doesn't have anything to do with gender

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Bit of an old wives tale isn’t it! Although it was accurate for our girl and now boy which is interesting but probably a coincidence

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That's fine, if you have ever held a mouse or hamster you'll have felt their little hearts beating away quickly, it's just how it works with something tiny and slows down as they get bigger

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