EDD: August 25, 2015
Currently 7wks, 0days
My personal fetal Doppler came in today and I was so anxious to hear my baby's heart beat for the first time. After 3min or so I found my baby's heart beat right above the right side of my pubic bone. I estimated between 84bpm - 90bpm at 7wks and now this concerns me a little because it should be at least over 100bpm. So I'm curious to know what your baby's heart BPM is/was when you first heard it and how many weeks/days were you.
This will be the last time I check my baby's BPM until after my next ultrasound appointment at 9wks, Jan. 23rd. Not stressing myself out, just curious.
I tried attaching a video of the Heart BPM but it won't let me.
UPDATE: Went to my Dr's appt Friday 1/23 and had my first Transvaginal Ultrasound- baby measured 172bpm at 9 wks 4days to be exact. That strong healthy heart beat was the most beautiful sound I've heard! Such a relief...
Re: What's your Baby's Heart BPM?
DD 12/20/99, DS 12/14/12, M/C 9/2014, M/C 1/2015
I used the doppler a few times in my last pregnancy, but I didn't start using it until I was around 10 or 11 weeks. And it still took me some time to find it.
Watch some videos on YouTube. They were instrumental in helping me figure out what I was looking for.
Oh, and our baby's heart rate was 170 at our appointment yesterday - 8 weeks and 1 day.
7w6d: 161
Sounds like you picked up your own pulse to me. You are too early to be trying to use a doppler.
Exactly what I was thinking. It was most likely your own hb that you were hearing. Once you hear your baby's heart beat you'll notice how distinctive it sounds compared to the other sounds that are happening down there.
I found the doppler take some practice to get good at. Ours was also very accurate with the BPM when we compared it to our MW's doppler. You'll get to know the range that your baby hb tends to be in.
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