Yesterday baby was looking great on the ultrasound and had a strong heartbeat - 178 bpm. Isn't that high? I was reading online that it should be 120-160 bpm. Neither the tech nor the OB mentioned that having a high heart rate is bad....but of course I have to analyze everything. Neither of my boys ever had heart rates that high.
Thoughts? I'm crazy?
pineapple / 12793 posts
Maybe it's because this one is a girl!!
My girls were all 165-170 bpm around 12 weeks.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
Mine was in the 170s at 8w2d, too! Nobody was concerned at my place, either. I'm pretty sure E's was really high early on. Maybe you're having a girl this time. 
ETA @oliviaoblivia: Jinx!
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Both my girls were in the 170s (we even had 185 once) in the beginning, so I don't think there are any worries!
cantaloupe / 6131 posts
My first was super high - like in the 180s - and it stayed pretty high until like the third trimester when it came down to like the 140s. He's fine.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@oliviaoblivia: Clearly we have made up our minds that @winniebee: is due for a daughter!! 
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
Mine was always in the high 170s until second tri, so perfectly healthy!
Ps - one was a girl, other a boy 
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
DD's heart rate was in the 180s at my early ultrasounds. When I go to the second tri it was in the 150s or 60s. I remember my RE commenting that she must be working out in there. We did see her kicking off the walls during the scan.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@oliviaoblivia: @mfa_lady: I'm blocking all girl thoughts from my brain - I don't want to be disappointed if it is another boy! But deep down I think this one is a girl 
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
Sounds normal to me. I freaked out on Friday at my anatomy scan because hb was "only" 140, and asked the tech why it was so low. She said "maybe she's sleeping?". I've never been to a scan with hb lower than 160. Both girls
pineapple / 12793 posts
@mfa_lady: but then who will A marry?!
I've already decided L&T and C&R are destined for each other.
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
Totally normal. My first LO had a HB of 174 at the first ultrasound.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
E's was 183 at 8 weeks, and G's was 175 at 10 weeks. After that they both settled down into the 130-145 range.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@JoJoGirl: My boys were usually in the 140s! The highest was I think high 150s around 12 weeks. Hmmmm.
@oliviaoblivia: This is so true. I will do my best for another boy, then : )
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
@winniebee: oh no way! When I read "high heartbeat" in the title, I thought you were going to say 200+!
grapefruit / 4321 posts
@winniebee: Fetal heart rates peak around 9/10 weeks so 170s is right on track. I have one of each and they were both in the 170s early on. My girl stayed high, my boy hung out in the 140s/150s from the second tri on.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@JoJoGirl: haha ok I guess this HB was totally normal then! I also didn't have any ultrasound or heartbeat check probably from 7-10 weeks with them.
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
I went at 8 weeks and I think the heart beat was 174. I was also worried it was too high, but now at 35 weeks everything is perfectly normal and it's usually around 160. And it's a boy
coconut / 8483 posts
@winniebee: sounds like a girl to me!! This one was 170 something at 12 weeks. My son was like 150. Now she is lower (140 usually) but started high!
pear / 1737 posts
My girl's was high at that stage too. It didn't go down for quite a while.
clementine / 769 posts
My son's heart rate was always high. He was and still is a very active child. lol
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
Nope. My daughter's heartbeat was in the 170's early on, dropped to the 160's as she grew. 
grapefruit / 4770 posts
M was anywhere from 145-175, and is all girl. I think this one is a girl for you as well! Or, another awesome boy!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
@winniebee: eeek when do you find out!?! 
rooting for ya from a fellow 
mom
DS2 always had high hbm in the 170s until the second trimester!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@mrsjyw: We're doing the Maternity21 test this time since I'm 35+....so we'll probably know in a few weeks!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
@winniebee: wishes for a healthy baby! so exciting! [stalker mode]
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
Normal My baby had high heartbeats well into the second trimester. Then it started slowing down a bit in the third, but still in the 140s/ 150s.
pomelo / 5326 posts
@ustechie: you should start a thread titled "I'm a Sonagrapher. Hit me with questions!"
coconut / 8861 posts
@winniebee: Have you had the blood draws for the Materni21 test yet? It only takes about a week or so to get the results. I knew well before 12 weeks that I was having another boy.
pomelo / 5326 posts
@winniebee: for some reason I never got actual heart beat measures at ultrasounds! Yours sounds right on track. Excited for you to get your NIPT results!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@cascademom: I'm having the blood draw next week, at 10 weeks and change. They said 7-10 days for the results, so I'll probably know around 11.5 weeks.
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