Fetal Dopplers! (didnt see any April 2016 BMC discussions)

KMJames15 · October 2015

Just ordered a Sonoline B Fetal Doppler Baby Heart Monitor. I will be 11 weeks tomorrow! What type of luck did you ladies have with a doppler around 11 weeks?!!!

shawnacrest · October 2015

I first found the heartbeat a little after 9 weeks but before then I watched a lot of YouTube videos and it was still hard to find. I'm 12 weeks now and it's much easier now. You just have to know where to look and be very slow when moving it around

thaisac1 · October 2015

KMJames15 said:
Just ordered a Sonoline B Fetal Doppler Baby Heart Monitor. I will be 11 weeks tomorrow! What type of luck did you ladies have with a doppler around 11 weeks?!!!

I got mine at 10w 2d and could find it faintly after searching for 10 min. By 11 weeks I could find it in 5 min, and now at 13w I find it within 1 min most times.

However don't be scared if you don't find it. Only 85% of ppl can find it at 12 weeks, even less at 11 weeks. Plus be sure to listen to your own heart first to know what your rhythm looks like, because as you are searching in your belly you will hear your own arteries and veins too. And by 11 weeks, you will have to search pretty low in your belly.

KMJames15 · October 2015

Thanks! shawnacrest . Thats good to know!

KMJames15 · October 2015

Thanks @thaisac1 !

rebelone · October 2015

I'm 11weeks today and I've been trying off an on since 10weeks and have not been able to find it yet. I'm fat too so I am not going to worry about it.

BrittnyS10 · October 2015

Has your dr tried listening for it at an appointment yet? If so, start about where she was listening. At 11 weeks your uterus is just starting to come out from under the pelvic bone so you have to place the doppler very low, and likely will need to push down a bit hard to have any luck. It you cant seem to find it the first time dont panic yet, just wait a couple days to try again, its amazing what a couple days can do. Also like @thaisac1 said, you can hear your own heartbeat around where you will hear baby, yours should be much slower, like 60-90 beats per minute, baby should be like 130 up to 200. Good luck! Just used mine a couple days ago (at 13 weeks) my dog was so confused about the sound lol!

sprocketsngadgets · October 2015

With DD, I think I was able to find the HB right about 10 weeks. With this one, I was 9 weeks. For about a week though it was hit and miss. Now I can find it within a minute or two. Good luck and don't get discouraged, it may take a few times to figure out what you're listening to

Bootsie327 · October 2015

I got one for my last pregnancy at about 12 weeks and heard it pretty much right away. I'm 10w3d and heard it for the first time yesterday. It was hard to find and so faint that the numbers didn't register, but I could def hear it. If you don't find it at first, be patient and don't freak yourself out. It takes practice and patience! Def watch some YouTube videos on it!

Poppy16 · October 2015

When I went to the doctor at 11 weeks, she couldn't find it with her doppler, but she found it right away with the ultrasound machine. Every time I try to find it and can't (which is about every other time!) it comforts me to remember that even my OB had trouble.

If you look up Sonoline B Fetal Doppler on Youtube, there are lots of very helpful tutorials about how to use it, what to look for, etc. I've found that it's best 2 hours after a meal, with an empty bladder. Even then, it takes a few minutes to find it.

cglr2012 · October 2015

I found mine at exactly 11 weeks. I probably could have found mine earlier. I just hadnt tried. Been able to find it a little easier every time I try now

AmandaADoucette · October 2015

I found the heartbeat right away at 10w3d on an empty stomach and full bladder!! It was amazing

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