Comments on: Fetal heartbeat 194? Oh my gosh that is so high!?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:13:46 +0000

Do you drink coffee or a lot of soda? That can increase the baby’s activity as well as the heart rate.
190 is the high end of normal, that’s for sure. If your tests are clear for infection, don’t worry. The smaller the baby the faster the heartrate, and that might be something too, ten weeks is very early.

Good luck and God bless. Congrats on your pregnancy.

By: whoa,3boys!

whoa,3boys! — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:13:46 +0000

It is definitely a boy or 2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol, mine all were 160 at heartbeats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think you are okay and he is active!!!!!!!!! Best wishes and do be prepared that there may be 2, but I think it was just active!!!!!!!!!

By: piquant p

piquant p — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:13:46 +0000

The fetal heartrate is always a lot higher. There are some who think the ultrasound makes them uncomfortable as well.

By: Lotus

Lotus — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:13:46 +0000

If it was twins, you’d have two heartbeats, not one high one. We found out we are having twins at 9 weeks. I don’t see how one high heartbeat equals twins. It was probably because your baby was moving so much.

I wasn’t being smart, I am really curious about that.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:13:46 +0000

The only way to know if its twins is if you have a sono or of you feel two different kicks in two different places at the same time (thats how my friend figured out she was having twins) : ) My babys heart rate would go up when she was doing acrobatics too, although never quite so high (but it was fairly close). If the doctor thinks you’re fine, then you probably are.

By: nicole92207

nicole92207 — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:13:46 +0000

It could be more than one baby. It also can just be that you have a really active baby, which is great. Stop worrying please, cause that stesses the baby, too.

By: duckygrl21

duckygrl21 — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:13:46 +0000

I’m inclined to agree with the nurse. If the baby was super active at the time, you’ll get a high heartrate. At 12 wks, my baby had a resting heartrate of 175, I can only imagine what it would have been had he been awake!!
One high heart rate does not mean twins. Two heartbeats mean twins. The ultrasound heartrate measures the heartbeat of the baby that they have isolated on the screen. Even if there were a second baby in there, it would not pick up its heartbeat in the other babies (making it appear higher).
If your baby was super active and moving all over, I would find it hard to believe another could hide. It is much much easier to see twins early on, than later. So you were still pretty early. Best of luck, don’t stress.