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Re: fetal heartrates - what's the 'normal' range?From: Amber (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 18 Jan 2001 16:00:50 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 18 Jan 2001, kylee wrote: > >I have been reading these posts and see that fetal heart rates vary so >much. But what is considered the "normal" range for 1st trimester fetal >heart rate? I'm sure there are many factors that contribute to the >change in heart rate, just like with our own. >I had an u/s and it showed my baby's heart rate to be 172 bpm, and that >was into the 7th week of my pregnancy. Is that a good strong heart >rate? I had a m/c a few months back, and OB could see baby's heart >beating, but could never get a heart rate. So getting the actual >number, and if it's a strong heart rate, must be a good indication, >right? And at a 7wk u/s, is it normal to just see a sort of an elongated >ball like shape for the baby? I mean at this stage you wouldn't see >arms,legs... details like that, would you? Thank you so much for any >help. My Dr. said that a good heart rate was between 120 to 180, so 172 is just great. My babies heart rate at my 9 weeks ultrasound was 177 and my Doc said that was awesome. Hopefully that makes you feel a little better!
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