Baby BPM 186 - too high?

Question

I am 11 weeks today and had a follow up with my doctor.
To my surprise (and amazement 😍) we were able to find little Bean's heartbeat with the doppler! Heart rate was 186. My lovely doctor said "it's a bit high, but nothing to be too concerned about". I smiled and said okay and moved on..
But.. not TOO concerned?! What the heck does that mean!? Should I be worried?? Anxious first time mom-to-be here!

Answer

No need to worry, it’s normal. Fetal heart rates can reach 200bpm. The earlier the pregnancy, the smaller the bean, the faster the heart rate. As it grows, it slows, but not by much and will still be well above yours when born.

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Yes, my daughter was always around 185, than eventually lowered itself to 158. After she was born, when she was in the NICU sometimes her heartrate would shoot up to 230's (due to her getting my hyperthyroidism because of my antibodies)

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Mine was like 176 at 11 weeks, it’s gotten to the normal range now that her brain controls her heart.

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No that’s okay. With my doppler it also said my baby’s heartbeat was like 184. But every time I’ve gotten it checked by a doctor or by ultrasound it’s been 160 something so the Doppler’s can be wrong. And sometimes my baby’s heart rate will shoot up into the almost 200s but any time that happened aT the hospital they didn’t mention it. It’s fine!!

Baby BPM 186 - too high?

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