NST testing??

What's NST testing?

Did not every week starting at 32wks for both my kids. First kid OB was 2 hrs away. Second was 30mins drove. They always did it same day as OB for me.
Mine was because of age (38 for first kid). Husband loved it because you got to listen to the heartbeat for like a half hour. It's heartbeat/rhythm plus contractions to make sure everything is going ok. They check to make sure contractions aren't putting baby at risk and there are no signs of distress. They also check your blood pressure a couple of times so they are making sure you are ok also.

Im currently 37 weeks almost 38, I get NST testing done twice a week and have been since I was 29 weeks. They said it’s basically just extra monitoring to make sure baby is moving and that his heart is doing well. Ive never really further questioned it cause this is my first but no one else in my family or my partners family have had to do NST’s so they all tend to think that the doctors are just being excessive but idk I comply with the testing cause better safe than sorry in my opinion and every baby/pregnancy is different 🤷🏽‍♀️🩵

NST stands for Non Stress Test it monitoring for 20-30 mins to make sure baby is moving and checks to make sure their heart rate matches up with their movement. It also monitors contractions

Preclampsia is no joke. I have hyper tension and didn’t think anything would ever happen to me- but I ended up with severe preclampsia by 35 weeks my first pregnancy and it resulted in my BP shooting up suddenly to 180/122 overnight, immediately being admitted, an emergency c-section and my baby and I almost dying. I took it WAY more seriously my second pregnancy and right now I’m 38 weeks with zero signs of preclampsia but I also took every precaution. It sounds like you are a high risk pregnancy even if it doesn’t feel that way- which means you have to have NSTs done at the end of your pregnancy. I had them with both, and they get scheduled right before every OB visit. I’ve never ever had to come in two separate times for an NST then my OB check in. Hyper tension can affect your baby so the precaution is necessary. And honestly- being forced to rest for 20 minutes for each NST was so great, tbh.

non stress test for baby- monitoring baby’s heart rate over a long enough period of time to detect any drops in heart rate and to monitor baby’s movement as well.

I been going weekly since 30 weeks. I get NST & Ultrasound every visit. Cuz of my blood pressure and they say I have higher risk for preeclampsia because of it

I had a lot of NSTs with both of my pregnancies due to my age. It may seem unnecessary…but they can uncover a problem. I had elevated blood pressure which we caught during one of these tests. I had zero symptoms and felt fine…with high BP. Something very bad could have happened. I’m grateful for it!

I start my NST this week (28 weeks) and have to go twice a week till I give birth. This is my 3rd time doing it. With my first I had to do it because I was a teen pregnancy and had asthma and with my other 2 I had to do it because I have lupus and EDS and it increases my risk of preeclampsia

if there are no complications i think it’s pointless. the one time i went to one they had so much trouble getting the monitors on correctly and ended up getting a false result that only gave me a ton of unnecessary anxiety. i think its most important that you trust your gut on what feels right, if you feel it’s not necessary you don’t have to go

So I was going every week from 30 weeks+ but I also went into preterm labor. I'm 30, slight BMI, but I have also miscarried often prior I have seen high risk visits & regular prenatal frequently through my pregnancy. I've only had 2 or 3 NST so that must be annoying for you. One week I'll do growth scan or prenatal/ high risk/ one was glucose testing and listening to baby etc.

I had to tell my nurses they aren't doing an internal ultrasound because my placenta is blocking my cervix and when I went into preterm labor they did a internal ultrasound... & it made me bleed from 5:20pm to 10:30am following day.. 🦗🤣 like no, maybe we don't do that.. thanks lol. That was almost preterm labor if the bleeding didn't stop. Soooo if you think you are fine, no swelling in your feet or hands, you feel baby actively moving, no complications, I can see how that visit would be dumb lol. I do know they are just doing their job & wanting to see you ever week before L&D now too though like they do with every mama

I had to start getting weekly NST and ultrasounds @ 32 weeks twice a week because i had gestational hypertension. Thankfully my high blood pressure didn’t turn into pre-e this time like it did with my first.

If the Doctors recommend NST, I would absolutely do it. Also, you get to hear baby’s heart rate and what mother would not want that…also complications can be identified.

I'm a big mama (high BMI) and I didn't have any NSTs with my first. I had gestational diabetes with the second and had to go weekly for the NST and 3 days later go in again for a BPP every week from 32-delivery. It was annoying to have to go 2x a week, but it was about the safety of me and baby and I only live 10 minutes away from the OB. If I lived farther I would have been really annoyed.

Hello asking in comments here 😄 did anyone deliver because of an NST?? I feel like they make the results fit to what they want to keep with my scheduled csection. So I'm not sure what the point is unless he was literally talking heart rate during a session?