During the procedure, you lie on your left side, possibly with a wedge under your back that allows you to lean back. Your blood pressure will be monitored at regular intervals. A technician straps two devices to your belly: One monitors your baby's heartbeat, and the other records contractions in your uterus. The technician listens to and watches your baby's heartbeat on an electronic screen while your contractions are recorded on paper.
In some cases, you'll be asked to press a button when you feel the baby move. The test usually takes 40 to 60 minutes. If your baby's heart beats faster at least 15 beats per minute over his resting rate for at least 15 seconds on two separate occasions during a minute span, the result is normal, or "reactive. If you are before 32 weeks of your pregnancy, the goal is 10 beats above baseline for 10 seconds. Providers may refer to this as 10x A normal NST result is reassuring and means that your baby is probably doing fine for now.
Your practitioner may want to repeat the test every week or more often until your baby's born. Nonreactive result. If your baby's heart doesn't beat faster on two occasions as described above, the result is "nonreactive. It just means that the test didn't provide enough information and you may need to take it again in an hour.
If your baby's NST isn't reactive, they could be asleep. You might be asked to drink some water, juice, or soda to get your baby going, or the technician may nudge them gently through your abdomen or try to wake them with a buzzer.
If you get a nonreactive result, your practitioner may recommend other tests such as a biophysical profile or contraction stress test. But if your practitioner thinks that your baby's no longer doing well in the womb, they'll probably decide to induce labor or admit you to the hospital for prolonged observation. BabyCenter's editorial team is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world.
When creating and updating content, we rely on credible sources: respected health organizations, professional groups of doctors and other experts, and published studies in peer-reviewed journals. We believe you should always know the source of the information you're seeing. Learn more about our editorial and medical review policies. Special tests for monitoring fetal well-being. American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists.
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They said it usually takes longer with twins but didn't know how long they typically took. Should I take something to entertain myself?! Report 0 Reply to Post. Lisa Frank member. March You will have a little clicker to push with each movement, so don't bring something that will impede you from holding onto that.
Report 0 Reply. Loading the player It depends on baby I sat around waiting for 20 minutes before she started moving to where I could feel her. NJMom member. Logan Alexander born May 9th He has stolen my heart forever. Please Be Our Rainbow! I stay hooked up about 30 minutes or so usually. But I don't have to click anything, I just lay there.
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