Fetal Monitors

sarah asked:

i bought a fetal doppler heart rate monitor and when i’m listening i calculate a heart rate of about 80 bpm. from all the information i have read this sounds way too low. what advice can anyone offer me?

Question posted courtesy of: Adrian

stareyez042001 asked:

when can i hear the babys heart beat on there and where do i put it at on which part of the stomach

Question posted courtesy of: Jon

sillyputty asked:

I will be graduating in May from Nursing School in Massachusetts and will be taking the NCLEX licensure exam shortly after, but I need to start applying to jobs soon. I have been working on a labor and delivery floor and would like to get certifiied in FHR monitoring, but I cant find any programs that do not require licensure first. Does anybody know of any certification courses that are legit that I could look into?

Question posted courtesy of: Jim

hootie asked:

I’ve never used one personally (well except for when they use one at my doctor’s appointments) but I have a friend that would like one and I want to get it for her. Has anyone else had experience with them and what brand? The ones I’m looking at cost about $40. I believe the brand was Angel Sounds or something like that. Any advice would be great! My friend has tried to get pregnant for 3 years now and the first time she did get pregnant she lost the baby around 8 weeks and she’s really nervous she’ll lose this one. I thought it might help her if she could listen to the heart beat whenever she wanted to. I couldn’t imagine losing a child… I would be heart broken so I want to help her out anyway I can but we live in different states. This is the only thing I could think of to help her out besides giving her encouraging words.
Valstupendo: Thanks for the warning. I’ll try to make sure she knows not to get carried away with it. I thought about getting one for myself the first time I was pregnant but I kept putting it off until I could feel the baby move pretty regular so I didn’t see the need to buy one. She’s 14.5 weeks pregnant and she can’t get really excited because she’s so worried she’ll lose this one too. I want her to be excited because it’s a wonderful time!! But I do understand your side of it and I really do thank you for the warning.

Question posted courtesy of: Holly

jhewz asked:

cindy bell, a 20 y/o gravida 2, para 1 at 40 weeks gestation, presents to you in the birthing unit with contractions every 5-7mins. She is accompanied by her husband. Spontaneous rupture of membranes occured 2″ prior to admission. Cindy tells you that the field was colorless and clear. You orient Cindy and he family to the birthing room & perform a physical assessment, documenting the ff. data: VS are normal. A vaginal exam demonstrate the cervix is 75% effaced, 4cm dilated w/ a vertext at (-1) station in the LOP position. You place on an external fetal monitor. The FHR baseline is 140-147 w/ accelerations to 156bpm no accelerations are noted. Contractions are 5-6mins. apart, moderate intensity and lasting 40-50secs. Cindy states she would like to stay out of bed as long as possible bec. lying down seems to make the contractions more painful, especially in her back.

Question posted courtesy of: Sam

Kelsey’s Mommy asked:

I am 13.5 weeks pregnant….

Question posted courtesy of: Zachary

karlene c asked:

Ok now i have a gp appointment in a few days so i will talk to the doc about it when i go! I havent been feeling very much movement at all, i was feeling it a bit a few weeks ago and i know it was the baby cause it felt like some one flicking me from the inside but over the last week it has slowed down alot and i havent felt anything the last 2 days, i know bub is alive because i have a fetal heart monitor and i heard his or her heart beat yesterday, but i just havent felt any movement for 2 days!! Yesterday i got my partner to push on my belly just so he can feel where bub is sitting (sort of to make him feel a bit involved) and he said he felt bub kick, but the thing is i didnt!! I dont know what to think at the moment maybe there is something wrong but he is still in there and there is a heart beat!! I am very confused has anyone experienced this themselves and had a healthy baby? I am a bit scared? Please help. Everyones advice and experiences welcome i will read all replies!! TA!

Question posted courtesy of: Amy

jhewz asked:

cindy bell, a 20 y/o gravida 2, para 1 at 40 weeks gestation, presents to you in the birthing unit with contractions every 5-7mins. She is accompanied by her husband. Spontaneous rupture of membranes occured 2″ prior to admission. Cindy tells you that the field was colorless and clear. You orient Cindy and he family to the birthing room & perform a physical assessment, documenting the ff. data: VS are normal. A vaginal exam demonstrate the cervix is 75% effaced, 4cm dilated w/ a vertext at (-1) station in the LOP position. You place on an external fetal monitor. The FHR baseline is 140-147 w/ accelerations to 156bpm no accelerations are noted. Contractions are 5-6mins. apart, moderate intensity and lasting 40-50secs. Cindy states she would like to stay out of bed as long as possible bec. lying down seems to make the contractions more painful, especially in her back.

Question posted courtesy of: Victor

k asked:

For the fetal heart monitors at bellybeats. com do you need to get a doctor’s note saying you can rent one?? Also did you find it helpful or did you find that it made you more nervous?? I am almost 20 weeks and am debating if I should get one or not. Thanks for the comments.

Question posted courtesy of: Beverly

Jen C asked:

I am 18.5 weeks pregnant and I have a fetal heart monitor at home. I can hear the fetal blood flow but I am not sure if I can hear the heartbeat. If there is good fetal blood flow does that mean the baby is perfectly fine? or should i keep looking around for the heartbeat. I could be crazy and be hearing the heartbeat its just so hard to tell so I wanted to know if the blood flow was good enough to hear.

Question posted courtesy of: Rodney