Talk me down! Doppler craziness.-Found it!

mpiemont · October 2014

Ok ladies- PGAL brain in full effect. I will be 13 weeks Saturday and have my regular OB appointment tomorrow. I decided to have a quick listen with the doppler, just because. I've been finding the heartbeat really easily over the past week. And of course, I can't find it now. I know there could be a million reasons. But I'm having my first "doppler" freak out. Early on, I would go days without being able to find the HB, and I wouldn't worry because it was so early and finding it was sporadic. But I've found it consistently the past few times. So tell me you've had a time or 2 when you didn't find it even after hearing it easily the day(s) before. I might try again after dinner...

Update- Little bugger was hiding out, but I found him/her. The doppler is such a blessing/curse!!! Thanks for the calming vibes!

kreardon11 · October 2014

Relax, honey. You're lucky to have your OB appt tomorrow to calm those nerves! In the meantime, try to relax, and maybe try again later tonight??

sgio7485 · October 2014

I have absolutely had this issue ESPECIALLY around that time! Deep breaths. Try later on tonight.

intheplanningstage · October 2014

Been there, done that! Do you have any orange juice? I drank some the other day and I don't know why but it made the baby do backflips (or at least it felt like that

. Maybe that will also help you find the heartbeat?

MrsTuna08 · October 2014

Ditto what Hawkward said! They have lots of space to hide at 13 weeks. Also time of day made a big difference for me. I could only find her first thing in the morning before I got out of bed or emptied my bladder.

Mom2anAngel2 · October 2014

I definitely had days when I struggled to find the heartbeat. I always eventually did, but it would take up to an hour of patiently and slowly moving the doppler. But it always made me freak out.

kate6214 · October 2014

Take a breath. I know the PGAL brain is awful. I'm sure the baby is just moved around in there. I'm so glad you have an appointment tomorrow for your peace of mind.

Bostonchelle · October 2014

At my 14 week appointment my doctor had a hard time finding babies heartbeat. She ended up having to poke around for a while and finally found him after several minutes. I figure if she has a hard time and she does it all day everyday probably nothing to worry about if you can't find him.

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kate6214 · October 2014

Glad you found it. Hope that helps ease some of your nerves.

littlecookie · October 2014

Glad you found it!

KMW08 · October 2014

Hope your appt goes well today!!

Try not to doppler stress. I reminded myself that it's essentially looking for something sunflower kernel sized (hb) on a biggish slice of deep dish pizza (uterus) LOL!!

My LO moved around a lot and even at the OB we would have to apply pressure on my ute to "trap baby" in my ute to find the hb. I had days at home where it would take 30mins-1hr to find it.

I finally made a rule, esp after my 15ish wk appt, that if I couldn't find it within 20mins I would put my doppler down and try again the next day. If I went 3 days without finding it, then I would call for an OB doppler check. Thankfully I always found it on day 2 or 3.

pblge · October 2014

Glad you found it! I've made a habit of peeing right before I use the Doppler. A couple of times when I didn't it's been much harder to find. I have a hare brained theory about this, but I'll keep it to myself for now..... ;-)

asglover514 · November 2014

Glad you found it! My LO stayed in hiding when I'd try till 17 weeks. I'm guessing he just ran out of room to hide at that point lol

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