baby's heartbeat

pmarie33

A few places say you can hear the heartbeat loud and strong with a stethoscope.  Has anyone tried this at home?  I can't seem to find hers =(

AMYfromKY

I haven't tried, but I've heard it's very difficult to do.

pmarie33

I should add that some sites say it can be done around 24 weeks.

I can barely hear my own hb with this stethoscope and I know exactly where to put it.  She's so squirmy right now, it's anyone's guess where her heart is. 

jdlocke

I have tried, but with an anterior placenta it makes it super hard. Since I have my doppler now, I just use that.

easjer05

You should be able to with a fetoscope at this point, but it may be too early for a regular stethoscope. 

amoureux

2nd tri is too early to hear with a stethoscope.

pmarie33

amoureux:

2nd tri is too early to hear with a stethoscope.

not true 

CJ2008

we have tried several times and I was hopeful, but not anymore. DH is a nurse so he tries too, but it is just really difficult I think until further along, even though I read you "can" start hearing it at 20w. We were hopeful because everything else with LO was early, hearing her on the doppler at 9w and feeling her kick just before 16w, but alas, nothing.

skinnursemandee

Yeah, no luck yet. I also read that around 26+ weeks dh could put his ear to your belly and hear it. I find it unlikely.

daniellehines

Funny you ask this tonight! We just tried and were unsuccessful.

CKLee1107

way too early for me to try but my DH asked me the other day if I could feel baby's heartbeat...lol, cute...I told him the only thing I ever feel is my own blood pumping after too much effort doing something at work....lol

mari_gold

I've tried this periodically ever since 24 weeks and have never been able to get anything. Now that I can feel strong movements, it's not as big of a deal, but it still would be neat to hear that heartbeat.

shannon07

I as able to hear it at 23 weeks but I first had to find it with my dopler and then stick the stetho there right after. It was very faint but I could hear it.