Heartbeats. Update

morrkim · April 2014

When did you first hear your babies heartbeats with the doppler? Those have had a singleton was it earlier, the same, or later? I have an appointment tomorrow at 11 weeks and I'm curious to see how likely we will be able to hear the heartbeats. With dd I had an appt around 11 1/2 weeks and we were barely able to hear her heartbeat. Were you able to hear two separate heartbeats?

We were able to hear one heartbeat for sure at 168 and thought she got the other around 167, but that was hard to get. She didn't seemed concerned. We will go back for an u/s next week.

carrotcake06 · April 2014

My OB wouldn't even try that early with twins. She also doesn't have in house u/s, so I had to wait until my NT scan.

W my singleton, we heard at 10w on the Doppler.

healz413 · April 2014

We had an appt with our midwife at 10w6d and she tried with the Doppler and couldn't find them. Thankfully we'd just done an RE ultrasound the day before so we knew both heartbeats were great.

Good luck but don't worry if they can't find them!

LegallyBlonde217 · April 2014

The only time she tried it, it was too hard to find both heartbeats. So they just rolled in a little u/s machine and we saw the heartbeats at every appt.

shanaynerz · April 2014

I think it's the same as with a singleton. Probably didn't hear my babies until around 13-14 weeks I'd say.

24karat · April 2014

11-12 weeks via Doppler for my singleton and, like most of the other ladies here, no Doppler attempts with my twins.

StacyH0507 · April 2014

My doctor as well as never attempted with a doppler, we just get a quick ultrasound each appt. I found them at home with my doppler around 10.5 weeks though.

4legsRbest · April 2014

With my singleton DS it was 9 weeks on the dot. With my twins it was 8w2d. I just knew better how to look and what I was listening for. Even though both babies have an AP, I am pretty sure I can tell them apart on the doppler now.

mer313131 · April 2014

My doctor picked up one heartbeat easily at my 12 week appointment. He didn't try any earlier.

Odebdo · April 2014

I had US up until my 16 week appointment where they used the doppler...and found both....

morrkim · April 2014

Thanks for the replies. They currently don't have an u/s tech at the office. She is on maternity leave, so they sent me to the hospital for a dating u/s. I'm hoping she will do an u/s if she can't find the heartbeats, but with no u/s tech I'm nervous they won't.

Rannndi · April 2014

Well I haven't gotten to HEAR the girls' heartbeats since I've switched to my MFM. Whichever board governs their medical testing instructs them to only turn the audio on if necessary. They said it transmits more power than necessary to the babies. So they're able to get the heartbeat without turning the audio on.

Also, no one ever tried with doppler. The OB before my MFM used the regular ultrasound machine, so we heard them both at 8 and 12 weeks.

whitehousem · April 2014

AshB62 said:

morrkim said:

Thanks for the replies. They currently don't have an u/s tech at the office. She is on maternity leave, so they sent me to the hospital for a dating u/s. I'm hoping she will do an u/s if she can't find the heartbeats, but with no u/s tech I'm nervous they won't.

The u/s Tech only did my a/s and growth scans. All of my heart rate checks were done by the OB.

Yeah this sounds weird to me. I have only had a tech some of the time. A NP did my first ultrasound, my MFM has done several including some growth scans, and my OB wheels their portable ultrasound machine in every time to get the heart beats. Hopefully someone will give you an ultrasound. They have never once used a Doppler with me during this pregnancy. Good luck!

ceechie · April 2014

morrkim said:
Thanks for the replies. They currently don't have an u/s tech at the office. She is on maternity leave, so they sent me to the hospital for a dating u/s. I'm hoping she will do an u/s if she can't find the heartbeats, but with no u/s tech I'm nervous they won't.

Have you not had an u/s yet to confirm a multiples pregnancy?
Eta- I know you had a Doppler and heard what seems to be two heartbeats. But this all seems kinda of an odd way about it. A np In my ob's office also did u/s at our first appt at 7 weeks. That's when we saw my twins.

morrkim · April 2014

I had an u/s at 6 weeks. At the time we saw the heartbeats, but she couldn't measure them. Since I never heard them and they couldn't get a good measure I have always been worried I would lose one, but we were able to hear one heartbeat for sure and one she thought she got.

eandk18 · April 2014

We heard both heartbeats at 14 weeks and every appointment there after.

ceechie · April 2014

morrkim said:
I had an u/s at 6 weeks. At the time we saw the heartbeats, but she couldn't measure them. Since I never heard them and they couldn't get a good measure I have always been worried I would lose one, but we were able to hear one heartbeat for sure and one she thought she got.

Seeing heartbeats is really good! I was totally confused about what was going on with you. Thanks for the clairity (I'm very tired, so I confuse easily). The only time I saw a tech was at my MFM. At the ob, she always performed a quick u/s. I didn't get a Doppler until 2nd tri.

kgs0505 · April 2014

My OB never tried with a doppler either. I always had a quick u/s of each baby to check heartbeats. It's too hard to tell which heartbeat is which and if you are getting the same one or a different one.

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