Fetal heart rate varies?
Friday, April 25th, 2008Tiffany asked:
Hey everyone…i just turned 38 weeks pregnant today! Yesturday my doc sent me to the hospital due to high blood pressure. Luckily after bed rest within an hr, my blood pressure went down. Anyway, they straped fetal heart rate monitors to my belly to monitor the baby’s heart beat. My baby boy’s heart rate was jumpin all over the place! It was anywhere between 130-160, mainly around 140 something. My question is, is that normal for the baby’s heart beat to jump all around and not to be set on one heart rate number. The nurse there that was taking care of me said that a baby’s heart rate that jumps around is good instead of one that stays the same. Is this true? Thanks!!
Well when he would move his heart rate would increase…but when i didn’t feel him moving around, his heart rate would still jump around…i wanted to know if this was normal!?
Question posted courtesy of: Corey
Hey everyone…i just turned 38 weeks pregnant today! Yesturday my doc sent me to the hospital due to high blood pressure. Luckily after bed rest within an hr, my blood pressure went down. Anyway, they straped fetal heart rate monitors to my belly to monitor the baby’s heart beat. My baby boy’s heart rate was jumpin all over the place! It was anywhere between 130-160, mainly around 140 something. My question is, is that normal for the baby’s heart beat to jump all around and not to be set on one heart rate number. The nurse there that was taking care of me said that a baby’s heart rate that jumps around is good instead of one that stays the same. Is this true? Thanks!!
Well when he would move his heart rate would increase…but when i didn’t feel him moving around, his heart rate would still jump around…i wanted to know if this was normal!?
Question posted courtesy of: Corey
