Fetal Heartrate???
Monday, June 21st, 2010 at
6:08 am
Hi, im 16 weeks pregnant today and i have been listening to my babys heart rate for the last few weeks with my own doppler.It has always been between 140-170 bpm. I was just having a listen and it was at 145ish then suddenly dropped to 130 ish for a second or 2 then came back up. As it dropped, the baby gave me a really big kick. Im a little confused and worried as surely when the baby moves it would go up not down? and is it normal for it to just drop then go up again??? Anyone had any experience of this? Ta
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Hi, my baby done the same dont worry the heart beat will go up and down an awful lot i was monitored a lot in my pregnancy due to my blood pressure and my daughters heart beat often went from 126 - 170 in seconds. I was worried too but the midwifes said it was perfectly normal and is a sign of a healthy baby. if you are in doubt ask your midwife, dont think the questions you ask are silly, they are there to help and have, im sure, heard every question imaginable aroung the subjects of babies
good luck.
i have not experianced it
you should call your doctor to get information..you migth get wrong information on here
its absoloutly fine it fluctuates wiv babys movement, shows he/she is healthy! good luck x
Call your doc a.s.a.p
i don’t know. if you are concern about something, you should definately call your DR and find out. The yahooligans don’t know enough to help you.
thats fine ur baby is right where it needs to be, she was probably just moving and as long as it goes back to 140+ everything’s fine.
Could it be that "he" just moved away from the doppler and so it didn’t pick up all his heart beats?
Most people I know who have used these say they caused more stress than they relieved!! My advice would be just to use it when you want to know he’s still around - but the heart rate counter does seem to cause a lot of stress which - admit it - you don’t need right now!!!
16 weeks is also very early to get a consistent beat on a doppler - even midwives struggle, as I know from experience.
If your stressed - call your Dr, but bear in mind - that you really have stressed yourself in this situation!
Best of Luck!
Thats the problem with these gadgets. They can put your mind at rest but worry you as well. Try taking your own pulse and see how much that varies in the day. I wouldnt be too worried at it fluctuating. It will increase with movements. You are lucky to feel it kick at 16 weeks. Any problems just mention it to your midwife although you will probably be on monthly visits at the moment
Your baby is fine. Calm down. If you are still worried, call your doctor. Fetal heartrates normally run between 130-170 beats per minute. Anywhere in that range is normal.
an unborn baby as long as its heart is beating at usually twice the rate of yours and is moving you have nothing to worry about but if you are worried i would speak with your midwife as she will be able to tell you if all is well or not and if not will refer you to the hospital.
Relax, there is nothing to worry about. It was only for a short period of time and nothing to panic about. It was extremely brief. Normal heart fluctuations will happen. If it continues then you might consider calling your doctor. But really it sounds very normal.
I think this is the reason that it’s generally better for you to leave all the listening to the midwives and doctors. Unless you are trained in this area, you are going to misinterpret a lot of what you hear, as you don’t know what is normal and what is no. Do you not think that you’re actually just giving yourself more to worry about and creating a more stressful pregnancy?
Hi, I’m 38 weeks. At 35 I had to go to the hospital as I was bleeding a bit. I was strapped to the monitor for about half an hour and could see on the screen what the baby’s heartbeat was doing. It was going from 120 to 160, constantly fluctuating. I was really surprised but the midwidfe said it was a good thing and this is how it should be!! so rest assured, everything is OK! Good luck, pregnancy is great