Fetal Monitors

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