Put my mind at ease please....

Lory72

I am 10 weeks and 3 days and I can't find the baby's hb with the doppler, i know I shouldn't freak out but I can't help it. my next appt. is not until march 10th. I was almost in tears this morning with that doppler.

thanks ladies for letting me vent.  

 

sunshines baby

ive never tried but most of the ladies here post that they have trouble...

Knottie1463608191

I had one that I used my first pregnancy and I could never hear anything! Try not to freak too much. Those things can be hard to use.

ael_jpl

When I went to the doctor the other day (at 10w5d) they were using the doppler and it took them a really long time to find it.  They told me about 5 times "do not freak out if this does not work...you are just about at the time that we would even be able to hear the heartbeat with the doppler."  Try not to make yourself sick over this, I am sure everything will be fine! 

mavilabride

This is why I will never, ever, ever buy a doppler.

The baby is small.  That's why you can't find it yourself right now.  Put the doppler away and relax.

sandollar

I think that it is pretty much impossible to hear the HB on a doppler before 12 weeks.?

Allen4Life

Try to calm down and relax...the baby just might be too small for it to be detected...

gumiberg

I think it depends - I've been listening to mine since week 9.  But there are  tricks: make sure you have a full bladder (very important), not a full stomach (digestion is loud), and that your stomach is as flat as possible (i like to lay on on the bed with my feet on the floor).  also, use a lot, so it seems like too much, gel and remember, the baby is probably very low.  and move the doppler slowly, you baby is probably bouncing around and it makes it harder to find.  it definitely takes a bit of patience.

good luck!

hsm

Try to relax. While most of the time I can find it, I can't always. I think there was a lady on here who couldn't find it for a couple of days, but then did. Try again tonight.

erinjcianciolo

definitely don't freak out - most OB's won't even try to pick up a h/b on a doppler until around 12 weeks as they don't want to scare the parents if they can't find it........

Evelynsmom

My OB couldn't find my baby's HB at 10wks either so she brought in the portable u/s and the baby was dancing around like mad and had a heart beat of 166.  Because it was moving so much she couldn't get it on the doppler.

CMDR513

Mine didn't try at 10 wks. 1st time OB tried was 12 weeks.

McKenna81

Sometimes it still takes me a really long time to find the heart beat, and I'm almost 12 weeks. My doctor couldn't find it at 10 weeks, 6 days.

Stop worrying!!! Have someone hide that doppler from you and don't try again for at least a week.

MrsDuncan

mavilabride:

This is why I will never, ever, ever buy a doppler.

The baby is small.  That's why you can't find it yourself right now.  Put the doppler away and relax.

Ditto. You're not doing yourself any favors by worrying over it. Ditch the doppler and enjoy the ride!

Lory72

Thank you ladies for your support, feeling a little better

starkbaby22

I was 11 weeks 3 days at my last appt. and we couldn't find the heartbeat with the doppler either, but my dr. did a quick ultrasound, and there our lil peanut was wiggling, and waving!  I'm sure everything is fine!!

WhitterC

I went to the dr on Monday and he couldnt get the heartbeat thru his doppler and I was 10.5 weeks. He was not concerned in the slightest.

When I go back on the 10th, if he can't hear it then, I get another ultrasound...but he said its common for a heartbeat to be hard to locate at 10 weeks....

So don't worry, It will be okay

Link41208

It took me a few days to find the babys HB with mine and I was almost 12 weeks. Don't stress about it.

orleyl

I had trouble finding mine too. I was able to find it after a few days, it helped when I did it 1st thing in the morning with a full bladder and empty stomach. I found the hb about half way btwn my bellybutton and top of my pubic area. Remember it is hard to find, the baby is the size of a prune right now, do not stress yourself out.

mamamoos

mavilabride:

This is why I will never, ever, ever buy a doppler.

The baby is small.  That's why you can't find it yourself right now.  Put the doppler away and relax.

ditto.  at my appt i was almost 10 weeks and it took them FOREVER to find the HB.  even then, it was sooooo faint that i could barely hear it (and as this is my 2nd PG, i knew what i was listening for). 

relax, eveything is probably fine!

lil_nette4

is it the doc doppler or did you purchase one? I heard the purchased ones rarely work.

Lory72

I used the purchased one for my second pregnancy and it worked good.

monica92603

my doc told me at 11w 2d that she might not be able to find it on the doppler.  it did take her a while and she's a professional.  it was right after she had done an ultrasound so I wasn't worried, but she said that is why she does the ultrasound first at 11-12 weeks.  She doesn't like to freak out women by searching for the hb.

try not to worry about it too much.