Yesterday at my appointment, my doc couldn't hear the HB on the doppler, but could see it just fine on the US machine. Has anybody else had this happen? I have my 1st tri screen today and will have another US with it, but it just made me really nervous.
I also had a really discouraging conversation with her about my wanting a VBAC, but that's another post in itself...
Re: unable to hear HB on doppler?
I heard the HB around 10 weeks, but (I'm searching way back to 1st tri days on this) I think if you have a tilted uterus or an anterior placenta, or if you are a larger build (ie, more belly fat) that can make it harder for the doppler to pick it up early on. If they are seeing it on the screen, I wouldn't be too worried.
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Once my baby was turned such a way that they couldn't get it until he moved. That was the longest 90 seconds of my life
we had that happen frequently- DD would move and the doctor would have a hard time finding the heartbeat with the doppler but always could with the ultrasound. I remember it scared me everytime!
It was later explained to me that the doppler is loud in the womb and they move away from it.
Really late replying but just wanted to offer you more reassurance. They couldn't find the heartbeat at my 12 week appt. and I totally freaked out, even though we had seen it on u/s at 7 weeks. They got me in for another u/s the next day, just sped up my nt scan by a few days because I was so anxious, and all was fine. Always heard it after that, though I did find out at my 20 week u/s that I had an anterior placenta, which may have been part of the issue with not hearing it early.
I think it just depends on where your uterus is and where the baby is. With my first I didn't hear the heartbeat until about 12 weeks, with the second right away we could hear it and with this one, not until 14.
It's always a little more relieving each time you get to see or hear it!