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brown169
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Fetal Heart Rate ❤️
brown169
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Hi all! I just had my 8 week (and 1 day) scan and my baby grew perfectly. His heart rate was 183 bpm, which upon Google searches seems a little high. I found a Reddit conversation where it seems many people have had an 8 week heartrate around 180 and positive, healthy pregnancy results, but I'm of course worrying. I have a follow-up to go over the ultrasound in an hour, so I'll update this post after that. In the meantime, I'm curious if anyone else has had a similar heart rate?
Update: I talked to a good friend of mine who is an OB/GYN and she said 183 is totally normal at 8 weeks. They actually get worried when it's really low, but don't care about the 180s at all.
Second update: I had the follow-up call with my fertility clinic and she said they like seeing 150-190, so 183 was good. She also said it can fluctuate throughout the day. I hope this gives someone else reassurance.
Update: I talked to a good friend of mine who is an OB/GYN and she said 183 is totally normal at 8 weeks. They actually get worried when it's really low, but don't care about the 180s at all.
Second update: I had the follow-up call with my fertility clinic and she said they like seeing 150-190, so 183 was good. She also said it can fluctuate throughout the day. I hope this gives someone else reassurance.
Re: Fetal Heart Rate ❤️