Fetal heart rate varies?

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%26#039;s heart beat. My baby boy%26#039;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%26#039;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%26#039;s heart rate that jumps around is good instead of one that stays the same. Is this true? Thanks!!

Fetal heart rate varies?

yes its normal for the fetus heart to varied, The fetus could be sleep.

And the same for us adults or heart rate varies also. it goes slower when were laying on our back goes normal fast when laying on your left side

Fetal heart rate varies?

When the baby moves it%26#039;s heart rate goes up. Just like if you were to start jogging, or walk really fast, yours would go up. When they become active, their heart rate should go up!! So it is completley normal.

*************You don%26#039;t feel EVERY movement that your baby makes, even this late in pregnancy. So even the little movement that you don%26#039;t feel makes the heart rate increase!!! You shouldn%26#039;t worry, if the nurses didn%26#039;t seem concerned than you are fine.

Good Luck!!!

Fetal heart rate varies?

Yeess,

this is normal. Your baby probably was very active and moving around. So at times the doppler wasn%26#039;t able to capture a beat or two. Worry when heart beat is below 80 and above 180 when tracing it. 130-160 is normal, very healthy. Also at 38 weeks you could be contracting already making the heartbeat go up and down.

Congrats on the soon new arrival!!!