not feeling very confident.

sevenonesix · June 2010

i STILL can't find baby on the doppler. All I'm finding is my own heartbeat... Unless I AM finding baby and LOs hear is the same as mine...which would not be good.

I'm not feeling very confident with things today, I just can't help but think, what if we lost this one too? especially now.... if we did, I can't help but wonder what the cause would be or if the dr would be able to find something wrong with me. aaaaaaaand now I"m crying. damn it!

Dh would be so mad at me right now if he knew all these negative thoughts were swarming my mind. Sometimes I can't help it.

I called and left a msg for the nurses/doctor to see if they want me to come in bc of that door falling on my head... I'm hoping they say, sure if you'd like to come in to be sure please do... because I can't take two more weeks of not knowing if things are okay. I'm going crazy.

xleslieraex · June 2010

This is the exact reason I haven't tried using the doppler on my own. I'm scared I wouldn't find the heartbeat. I have thoughts like this too. I'm growing more attached to my babe, and people have been giving me gifts for him/her. My big fear right now is announcing my team in 4 weeks, team 2nd tri loss. (No offence to anyone with a 2nd tri loss) This is not a team I'd like to join. ::hugs:: If you need to talk, I'm around. I'm pretty sure what you are feeling is totally normal.

The only difference is my next appt is on Wednesday. I hope to feel more assured after this appt.

Sonadora · June 2010

::hugs::

AppleRidge · June 2010

Dopplers are really finicky. Please don't freak yourself out too much. I hope you get to see/hear LO soon.

denise_m · June 2010

I bought a doppler with ds. My uterus was so tipped, I NEVER found it with the darn thing. Even the dr didn't get him on the doppler until 20 weeks. He had to use the portable u/s machine to confirm the heartbeat.

Lots and lots of hugs.

Kelly0615 · June 2010

I'm so sorry you are having a hard time, If I wasn't finding Baby right away, I laid on my stomach for 3-4 min then flipped over and immediately tried the doppler again. Also, it helped if I could empty the old bowls.

Hugs!

hbkises · June 2010

this is why I'm not buying one..I know I'd completely freak out if I didn't find it. I think you did the right thing about calling your OB..hopefuly they'll get you in and reassure you a bit. I've heard home dopplers are really fussy **big hugs**

sevenonesix · June 2010

Thanks ladies. I'm hoping I can go in on Wednesday.

I can't help but think that all the crap I should have asked for help with this weekend didn't help... Stupid hormones making me crazy & cry

someflower6 · June 2010

i'm sorry hun, i know times like this suck.

there were a few doppler tricks that worked for me... first, i used a gel to amplify the sound (it was some baby oil-gel product, worked like a champ). second, i always had to go pretty low to find the heartbeat, and it would usually be on the left side. i'd also have to move it REALLY slow, because sometimes it wouldn't pick up on anything and then all of a sudden, i'd hear it out of nowhere!

also keep in mind, baby moves around a lot at that stage of the game, so you may very well be catching it for a few second, but before it can really "register", the babe has already swam away.

hang in there hun!

cintim · June 2010

I'm sorry you're having a non-confident day. They really are awful and I'm sure every single one of us have had them before. You're baby can be really swimming around in there and you could just keep missing it. I hope the doc can get you in and give you the reassurance you need. However, in my experience, that reassurance is short lived and in a few days/weeks, I end up with that same nervous feeling. I've come to view that my waves of anxiousness come in cycles and honestly, aside from doing drugs or other harmful things, it really is out of our control. Hugs.

~*BREN*~ · June 2010

Everyone has already given you such great advice. I just wanted to send you some **HUGS**

*KC*luvs*RJ* · June 2010

::hugs::

I'm sorry, hun. I hope you go in and they find a beautiful heartbeat for you!

Camicat · June 2010

I'm so sorry you are going through this but try not to worry. It is really difficult to find the heartbeat this early. Have you ever done so? As a high risk OB RN here are some tips... Lay on your back, place the doppler really low, like right about your pelvic bone, if you don't hear it with it vertical to you then try tipping it so it's pointed toward your crotch. Does that make sense? So keep it on the same place on your skin, just change the angle. If you still can't find it after changing the angle down and to the sides then move the doppler slightly to one side and then the other repeating the angle changing trick.

I will tell you that it can be difficult to find when baby is that small and also different body types can affect things too. Your uterus may be tilted, I don't mean to offend and I have no idea what you look like but adipose tissue can block it, and also if the placenta is anterior that may make yet another layer to go through.

Good luck and try not to stress. I'll be thinking of you.

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