What should I do if the baby doesn't move during fetal heart monitoring

After a woman becomes pregnant, she needs to have regular prenatal checkups. Generally, when a pregnant woman reaches the third trimester, she usually needs to do fetal heart monitoring every week. Fetal heart monitoring is actually the doctor using the baby's fetal heart rate to monitor and evaluate the baby's health in the uterus. However, when a pregnant woman does fetal heart monitoring, the baby usually needs to move. What if the baby does not move during fetal heart monitoring?

What should I do if the baby does not move during fetal heart monitoring?

First of all, before doing fetal heart monitoring, pregnant women can eat something first, which is said to stimulate the fetus to move more. Of course, there is no real evidence that eating is really a useful method. But even if it's not a good approach, it won't hurt. Before doing fetal heart monitoring, you can go to the bathroom, because fetal heart monitoring may take half an hour to forty minutes.

Secondly, when doing fetal heart monitoring, the best posture for pregnant women is the left side position, and sometimes they can sit leaning on a chair. Medical staff will tie two round-shaped devices to the pregnant woman's belly, one of which is to record the pregnant woman's uterine contractions, and the other is to monitor the baby's fetal heart rate. If the baby does not move during fetal heart monitoring, it may be because the baby is sleeping. In this case, the pregnant woman can drink some water or juice, or ask the medical staff to gently massage the pregnant woman's belly to wake the fetus.

How to read fetal heart rate monitoring chart

Generally speaking, there are two curves on the fetal heart rate monitoring chart, one records the uterine contractions and the other records the changes in fetal heart rate. Within 20 minutes of fetal heart monitoring, the baby's fetal heart rate has a relatively stable baseline rate of 120 to 160 beats per minute, and your baby's fetal heart rate increases at least twice during activity, at least 15 beats per minute faster than the resting fetal heart rate, and each time lasts at least 15 seconds. Then the fetal heart monitoring result is normal, or called "fetal heart monitoring reaction type." A normal result means your baby is probably doing well. Your doctor may have you monitor your fetal heart rate every week until your baby is born.

This is all I have to say about what to do if the baby doesn’t move during fetal heart monitoring. Is it of some help to everyone? In addition, if the fetal heart rate monitoring chart shows that the baby's condition is not good, or there is a problem with the placenta, don't worry too much. Follow the doctor's diagnosis and cooperate with the doctor for treatment and conditioning. The most important thing is to maintain a good attitude and not put too much pressure on yourself, which is not good for the fetus.

Importance of fetal heart rate monitoring

Monitoring fetal heart rate and paying attention to fetal movements can help you better understand your baby's condition. The fetal heart rate will convey whether the baby is healthy and normal. If it suddenly speeds up or slows down, you should seek medical attention in time. On the other hand, fetal heart monitoring can understand the fetal heart rate response during fetal movement and uterine contractions to infer whether the fetus in the uterus is suffering from hypoxia.

For high-risk pregnant women after 35 weeks of pregnancy (for example, pregnant women with gestational hypertension, hyperthyroidism, etc.), they should be hospitalized and have the fetal heart rate continuously monitored using a fetal heart rate monitor. If necessary, continuous monitoring can be provided for a long time (more than 1 hour).