Like Naomi, I bought an Angel Sounds doppler off ebay pretty cheap and we were able to hear our baby's heartbeat from 11 weeks. Until our little one started kicking (constantly, lol) I was using the doppler maybe once or twice a week for about 1-2 minutes each time. We were pretty cautious "just in case" so wouldn't use it for long. We were able to find the heartbeat every time we used it without much difficulty and we loved that you can plug two sets of headphones into it, or plug it into the computer so that you can hear it out loud. We also loved that you could record it on the computer so you could share it with family and friends.

I definitely found that it lowered by anxiety level after having lost an angel. Even with my morning sickness and all the other pregnancy symptoms, I still had moments of doubt and fear, and listening to that wonderful "thump thump" was amazing