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At home doppler

rpreston17rpreston17 member
in December 2021 Moms
11 weeks today and I've not been able to find babies heartbeat yet. What are your tricks to finding it? 😊 
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Re: At home doppler

  • rgn12rgn12 member
    Full bladder and start low! Go super slow too, because you might miss it. I also found that using lots of gel helped me more in the beginning too. 
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  • rpreston17rpreston17 member
    @rgn12 finally found it! 🥰 I used more gel than I was using before and seemed to do the trick! Thank you!
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  • rgn12rgn12 member
    @rpreston17 yay, glad to hear it! 
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  • bkjadebkjade member
    What kind do you guys have? Are they all the same or is there a type or brand y'all recommend?

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  • mommaduck2490mommaduck2490 member
    I haven't found mine either but I've read it can take up to 12 weeks to find so I'm not stressing out just yet. I've gotten quick reads for a few seconds and I attribute that to our bean being active. I purchased the Edan SD1 Ultrasonic Fetal Doppler.
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  • rgn12rgn12 member
    @bkjade I have the Sonoline B Fetal Doppler. I got it back at the end of 2018 when I was pregnant with DD and it still works great. It says technically not for use until 12 weeks (probably because it’s harder to find), but I found it this time around at 9+3. 


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  • rpreston17rpreston17 member
    @bkjade I got mine through my doctor's office and it's this one. https://premom.com/it/products/sweetiesong-ezd-100b-pocket-fetal-doppler
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  • mockingjay1mockingjay1 member
    @bkjade I have a sonoline b I got in 2014 with my first and it still works great. I've found the heartbeat with all 3 (that made it that far) right before 9 weeks. I think that my uterus pops out of my pelvis early. 

    @rpreston17 - yay I'm glad you found it! I agree with a full bladder this early and starting low. Also if others haven't found it yet when you look for it you move just a tiny bit at a time and try all angles in each location. I think it's easy to miss otherwise. 
    *TW*
    Me:35 DH:35
    Dx: PCOS
    DS1 born 11/2014
    DS2 born 11/2018
    3 previous losses
    Rainbow baby due 12/2021 - Team Green

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  • kaitcrystallinekaitcrystalline member
    Okay so I bought a doppler and I tried to find the heartbeat (14w4d) and I can't find it. I tried for about 10 minutes and then got scared and stopped. Google says it's normal to not hear it before 16 weeks on a doppler but it's still worrisome. I even remeber my midwife saying the same thing to me with my first pregnancy. I bought it to try and ease my worries but I feel like it made it worse. 
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  • rgn12rgn12 member
    @kaitcrystalline oh I’m sorry, that is so stressful! I would just put it away after a few minutes and try again later. I’m 13+5 and found mine at 9 weeks and sometimes I have trouble too. Lots of gel, full bladder, and going really low and slow help. But even then it can be difficult to find because they’re so small! If it helps at my 12 week appt (12+3) the nurse was surprised she found mine, and she’s a professional! Other factors might make it more difficult too, like when I had an anterior placenta with DD my first pregnancy. 
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  • kaitcrystallinekaitcrystalline member
    @rgn12 I tried it when I first woke up and already went pee so I'm mentally attributing it to that. I think I'm still going to wait though until my appointment on June 14 since it will make my anxiety worse if I still can't find it. 
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  • rpreston17rpreston17 member
    @kaitcrystalline I've had good luck right away in the morning before using the bathroom! Lots of gel and start low.
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