Anyone have a non-stress test?

maribel922 · June 2010

Errrrgh... I have to go in and take a non-stress test at AAOBGyn tomorrow morning because I'm almost at 40 weeks and the baby isn't here, yet. I've never had to do this. My water broke with DS, 4 days early. Anyone have one of these done? Was it a long test? I googled and it seems like it could be anywhere from 20 min to an hour. Obviously, 20 minutes would be better for me. Anyway, I know they are just being cautious, but I really wish I didn't have to do this!

Nikison · June 2010

I have them done twice a week. Once they get babies heart rate on the monitor then the just need 20 minutes of tape. It tests the heart rate and the uterus (for contractions) It gives them an idea of babies in any distress, usually with prolonged dips in heart rate.

joyco · June 2010

I had a TON of them. Every week from 28 weeks til I delivered at 38 weeks. Sometimes twice in one week. Very annoying. They hook a heart monitor around your belly and find the heartbeat of your baby (with two, it was a pain in the arse), then once they establish the heart rate, they wait for, I think it was, 5 decels/5 accels. They want to make sure the heartrate is pretty constant, but will respond to things--like once they put this zapper thing on my belly to make the boys' heartrates skyrocket. It was pretty funny.

Once they found the heartbeats of my boys, it usually only took from 5-20 minutes. Never an hour.

good luck!

molliedb · June 2010

i had one at 41 weeks. it was during the ultrasound to check my amnio fluid levels that we found out she was breech. good times.

the monitoring part is easy. they put the band around you to check on the baby and every time you feel the baby move, you just tap on a button.

nanann · June 2010

I had a lot with Elena b/c of some off tests.

I found them very relaxing -- just getting to lie down and listen to my baby's heartbeat for a while. Of course, I was always doing it during the workday, and who doesn't just love to lie down for 20 minutes instead of driving back to work?!

Fa1ryG0dm0ther · June 2010

I had them done with the twins. Only once were they unable to get Baby B's heartrate for 20 minutes straight and sent me to to the hospital for more monitoring as a precautionary measure. Everything was fine at every NST that I had. *Good thoughts*

maribel922 · June 2010

Thanks, ladies. I was feeling fine until I Googled, but it made me anxious, so I am really grateful for your reassurance!

mlf625 · June 2010

Good luck today! Hopefully the baby decides since you're there anyway, he/she might just as well come OUT!

maribel922 · June 2010

Thanks for the luck! Turns out baby is not stressed, just stubborn. I'm so not in labor that it's not funny. Ah well.... gonna go take a nap while I can!

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