Fetal Arrythmya/ dropped or extra beats

sparks31211 · May 2021

Hey ladies, I am trying not to get too worked up because my doctor is quite sure it's benign, but I'm 25 weeks and on Thursday my doctor discovered he appears to have a fetal arrythmya. His heartrate is normal for 3- 4 beats, then will either pause or give an extra beat and pause. Apparently this is common...but I cannot find anyone who has experienced this. I'm being sent to a high risk OB on Tuesday for further checking to be safe. Has anyone gone through this or known anyone who has? Apparently they normally resolve themselves around birth and don't cause issues. But of course I'm over here wondering if I'm one of those 1 in like 20,000 babies with major issues. Any reassurance??

Kenneylynn3 · May 2021

@sparks31211 I'm sorry you are going through this extra stress and testing. No experience here, but wishing you the best for the high risk appt. And fx it resolves on it's own!

doodlemom131 · May 2021

@sparks31211 I'm sorry I have no experience to share but sending my best wishes 💚 I do know how easy it is to go down the 1 in x road and it's not an easy time. Just take it a day at a time, make every effort to stay away from Google, or have a friend do the googling for you and keep the ridiculous stuff away from you.

shoogapoff · May 2021

@sparks31211 I used to work in pediatric cardiology (as mental health support) and I sat in on fetal echos all the time. I saw some consults for arrhythmia, but even in the worst case scenario, they were very manageable or, as you said, resolved after birth. Obviously this is anecdotal and your Dr will know best, but hopefully that is at least a little reassuring.

sparks31211 · May 2021

@shoogapoff thank you SO much. This is by far the most reassuring thing I've heard. Thank you for sharing!!

sparks31211 · May 2021

Update! Had my appointment today and the doctor believes it is a benign premature atrial contraction that will correct itself. It's actually doing the skipping much less! She was able to give a good explanation and it was so reassuring!