Uhmmm. Is this nornal? need answers ASAP.

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My sister is 38 weeks pregnant and she went for her last check up. She's to be induced dec 11th. Her baby doc said her babys heartbeak is going from 110-114, then going up to normal aroumd 140. What could cause her babys heart to fluctuate? They're sending her to another town to labor and delivery to monitor, but she needs a sound mind right now...

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Normal to me 🤷🏼‍♀️ my midwife told me from the beginning that it’s good to get a range because it means baby is “reacting” to things around them. My last appointment she purposefully patted baby’s back/butt and baby’s HR jumped up about 20 BPM then slowed back down and she pointed out again how great it is that baby is reacting like that and able to re-stabilize her HR.

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Sometimes my baby is sleeping when they do the Doppler, then he wakes up from it and his heart rate jumps up because he starts moving a lot 🤷🏼‍♀️

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I was being monitored last week and my babies heart rate jumped around a lot. The entire range was probably 130-170 over two hours or so. They said it’s perfectly normal and just means baby is reacting to things. Same way your heart rate would increase with motion and decrease when you’re calm

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Just be there for support. There are a million different things that can cause it. She is being treated and is in good hands. Just be a calming support for her and let her vent to you if she needs it

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That is a good thing. It shows that baby is reacting properly, probably to a contraction. If they went down to the 60’s then that would be cause for concern. That usually means baby is in distress every time she has a contraction.

Uhmmm. Is this nornal? need answers ASAP.

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