I came home to my Doppler today!!! And I told myself I would not try it... But I did. I am only 9w2d.
So, it sounds almost like a faint h/b, but I am guessing it is mine. How do you position your dopper and how much gel do you put on it? Do you push on your stomach, or move it lightly around? I will try to wait until Tuesday when I am 10 weeks to try again.
Thank you ladies.
Danielle
Re: Another Doppler question/your experience
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Your heartbeat will match your own pulse, and it's a LOT slower than baby's. The baby's heartbeat is really, really fast. Once you find it, it's obvious.
I use pure aloe gel instead of ultrasound gel, just because it's more convenient for me to rub it into my stomach afterwards. But use a good glob of it. If you don't use enough there will be a lot more static and interference.
I had to push really hard to get to the heartbeat that early, but I've got a lot of chub to have to penetrate through. Also, it was a lot lower than I had expected it to be...down in the hairline low. And at 20w it's still only a few inches higher than that.
Good luck, and don't freak out if you can't find it reliably in the beginning. Baby is still tucked well behind your pubic bone, and the heart is so tiny. It's a tough target to hit!
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I don't have any advice since my doppler just came yesterday but I did want to say that the Dr. had no trouble finding a HB with the doppler today in the office (9w5d). I mentally marked right were he had it positioned and how...came home and tried ours...and found nothing.
Obviously the dopplers they have in the office are more powerful than ours but I took comfort in knowing baby's heart was beating away it is just a matter of not being able to find him/her yet, if that makes any sense.
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