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Found the HB on my doppler!

KatInTheHat28KatInTheHat28
in January 2011 Moms
I bought a doppler from Amazon and it came in the mail today.  Even though I know it's early to find a HB with the doppler I still had to try it out.  And I found the HB twice tonight!!!  It was really quiet but very fast.  The HR reading was bouncing all around between 120 and 150.  DH and I only heard it for about 10 seconds each time before LO swam away.  So cool to hear!!  I think I'm going to become obsessed now...  :)  I'm going to use it every day!

BFP #1 12/28/09 D&C 2/15/10
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September 2012 - 2.5mg Femara + Ovidrel + TI = BFP #5 Beta #1 - 61 @ 12 dpo, Beta #2 - 183 @ 14 dpo, Beta #3 - 1466 @ 19 dpo
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Re: Found the HB on my doppler!

  • itsmeginitsmegin

    Is it safe to use all the time? I thought you were supposed to limit usage?

    That's cool though! I'm tempted to get one to help alleviate my stress, but then I figure if I for some reason can't find it because I'm not a professional and it doesn't work for some reason it will freak me out and make me more anxious!

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  • nate2011nate2011
    yay!  i am planning on ordering one!  my gf got one and loves it!  Can't wait!
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  • pphshortypphshorty member
    thats so exciting!!! i want to get one now :)
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  • happyjc10happyjc10
    How fun!  Congratulations!
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  • atdownsatdowns

    these are great and fun to have, but I want to throw a warning out ladies.. DO NOT let them over ride your judgement or instinct or anything!!! there are alot of accounts of women who sence that their baby is not moving as much(later on in pregnancy ofcorse) but they use the home doplar and find a strong heartbeat and assume it's nothing.. if you ever sence a problem EVER DO NOT GO TO THE DOPLAR!! GO TO THE ER!!! a baby with a strong heart beat can still be a baby in distress. technology is great so long as it never replaces a mother's instincts! (alot of the time the woman is hearing her own pulse in a blood vessel or even digestive sounds and assumes it's a strong heartbeat too)

    also be aware that some days you'll find theheartbeat right away.. sometimes you wont be able to find it.. I dont have a doplar for just that reason, i couldnt live through the anxiety of not being able to find that little beat.?

    aside from that, have fun checkin out your kiddos :D

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  • KatInTheHat28KatInTheHat28
    imageitsmegin:

    Is it safe to use all the time? I thought you were supposed to limit usage?

    I'm pretty sure it's safe in moderation...haven't read anything to suggest otherwise.  I'm not planning on using it every day.  But, since we only heard the HB for 10 seconds the first time, we thought we'd try again.  My BF has one and uses it several times a week and her doctor said it's fine.


    BFP #1 12/28/09 D&C 2/15/10
    BFP #2 DS
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker

    BFP #3 5/13/12 M/C 6/10/12
    BFP #4 8/12/12 M/C 8/18/12
    September 2012 - 2.5mg Femara + Ovidrel + TI = BFP #5 Beta #1 - 61 @ 12 dpo, Beta #2 - 183 @ 14 dpo, Beta #3 - 1466 @ 19 dpo
    BabyFruit Ticker
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  • mommajen8mommajen8 member
    ummmmmmm not to be a debbie down but are you SURE it wasnt your heartbeat. it was my understanding that you couldnt hear the heartbeat on a doppler till at least 10 weeks. and thats why ob's wont even use one untill then so that you dont freak out.
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  • AppleMommaAppleMomma member
    Dopplers are safe to use, I limited myself to twice a week with DS though, just because once I felt him he seemed to move away a lot, I figured it annoyed him & just kept it to 2 nights a week. It's so wonderful to have your own though, brings a lot of peace to be able to hear baby when you want to.
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  • AppleMommaAppleMomma member
    imagemommajen8:
    ummmmmmm not to be a debbie down but are you SURE it wasnt your heartbeat. it was my understanding that you couldnt hear the heartbeat on a doppler till at least 10 weeks. and thats why ob's wont even use one untill then so that you dont freak out.
    For me they couldn't find the HB with DS until near 12 weeks because my ute dips back, some ladies are lucky to be able to find it early. And if it said 120-150; unless she was working out while listening it had to be baby's. Smile
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  • KatInTheHat28KatInTheHat28

    imageAppleMomma:
    imagemommajen8:
    ummmmmmm not to be a debbie down but are you SURE it wasnt your heartbeat. it was my understanding that you couldnt hear the heartbeat on a doppler till at least 10 weeks. and thats why ob's wont even use one untill then so that you dont freak out.
    For me they couldn't find the HB with DS until near 12 weeks because my ute dips back, some ladies are lucky to be able to find it early. And if it said 120-150; unless she was working out while listening it had to be baby's. Smile

    I was surprised to find it this early but I'm pretty sure it was the baby since I found my own HB also.  My HB was VERY slow.  The baby's HB was quite fast and very faint...and also hard to find.  I also listened to some examples of a fetal HB on youtube and this sounded just like it.


    BFP #1 12/28/09 D&C 2/15/10
    BFP #2 DS
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker

    BFP #3 5/13/12 M/C 6/10/12
    BFP #4 8/12/12 M/C 8/18/12
    September 2012 - 2.5mg Femara + Ovidrel + TI = BFP #5 Beta #1 - 61 @ 12 dpo, Beta #2 - 183 @ 14 dpo, Beta #3 - 1466 @ 19 dpo
    BabyFruit Ticker
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