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BiaBia0109
I knew I should’ve have started to use this Doppler so soon but I did and here we are lol I was able to find babies heart beat at 8w2-3 days. Had US at OB at 8w6d and baby looked great. I then tried to find Doppler again at 9w and 9w1d and was successful within a few minutes on both days but now the past two days I have been unable to find the darn thing after 15+ minutes and it’s stressing me out lol is it normal for finding the heartbeat at this stage to be inconsistent?
Side note: I will try my hardest not to pick the thing up again until I’m 11 weeks
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bcbert
I would say so. They're still pretty low in the pelvis and the little sucker could be hold up being your pupic bone. my midwife won't use a doppler before 10 weeks for this exact reason.
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Ltink333
Very normal to be inconsistent this early. I’ve tried (I’m 8 weeks) but I know it’s way early as baby is way little. They say it’s best not to start using it until after 12 weeks but that’s hard to do lol
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BiaBia0109
@Ltink333,
I shouldve waited to purchase it until I was further along but I was so eager and excited to try and use it lol
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Ltink333
@BiaBia0109,
I know. I had it from previous pregnancies and it’s hard to wait lol
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i freaked out because i ordered one and tried it for the first time last night. couldn’t find anything. searched for over an hour. and my symptoms have lessened. went to a private ultrasound this morning due to bein worried. i’m 11 weeks on the dot today and baby is great!
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BiaBia0109
@RainbowMinnie2025,
appointment went well! Saw baby and their little flickering heartbeat �� my OB was able to find the heartbeat today during my appointment but I think they’re Dopplers are much better quality than the ones we purchase online.
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RainbowMinnie2025
I am 10w+4d I've been wanting to get a doppler. But not sure
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HappyHippiee
unless you have a hospital grade doppler it’ll be difficult to hear the heartbeat. even then it’s still hard to hear less than 12 weeks. i work in and ER and we don’t do it under 12 weeks, we just get an US if they think there’s a problem.
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