Home doppler questions...

mags507

This anxiety can be overwhelming at times so I'm thinking about getting a home doppler.  However, I'm worried that it will do more harm than good in the sense that if it is frequently difficult to find the heartbeat my anxiety will ramp up.  Does anyone want to weigh in with their experience?

Also, did you rent or buy and from which company?  Are you happy w/ the service?  Did you ask you doctor's opinion before you started using a doppler? 

TIA

nekillo

I love my doppler.  Only on a few occasions around 11w did i have any trouble finding it, and usually I would come back to it a few hours later and find it.  It has brought me so much peace of mind as we are in the middle of the "no 1st tri symptoms no movement yet, am I really pregnant" conondrum.  I bought mine from East Shore Medical from ebay, everything went very quickly and I received it in no time.  

I had a bad experience with pulseoximiteronline.com; there was a glitch in shipping and they had horrible customer service.  (Called me stupid for not checking my junkmail... any legit company that operates solely on email when they have your phone number on file is not ok in my book).   

luvmyducks

I borrowed the Sonoline B 3 mhz from a friend.  I love it.  I haven't used it as much recently since I feel her move all the time, but it was a Godsend through 1st Tri and about half of 2nd Tri.  I used it close to every day and never once had a hard time finding it.  I didn't try to find it though until after my OB had found it in his office.  He did at 9w1d and I tried at home at 9w6d and found it.

mandy6418

I have one and it is such a stress relief. I just keep in mind that yes I'm still early and it may be hard to find sometimes. But so far I haven't had any trouble. I suggest getting one.

mundayem

I also have a Sonoline B 3mHz and I love it. I started using it at 10 weeks and have never had a time where I couldn't find the hb. Sometimes it took a little longer to find when I was in the 10th week but now it's really easy to find. It gives me a lot of piece of mind since all my symptoms are gone but I can't feel baby move yet.

ColleenS629

I bought one from ebay (it was new) and I have only used it once. My OB wasn't able to find the HBs on the doppler until 16w so before that, it was useless. I used it the same day I went in for my OB appointment just to make sure I could find them right since I knew where they were. I have been too nervous to use it since then because I know if I can't find one of the HBs I will freak out.