Fetal heart beat by doppler - how many weeks?

[Cricket]

Just wondering how many weeks you were when you heard your baby's heart beat via doppler in the doctor's office? I think I've always heard mine at 10 weeks. I'm just about 9 weeks now, and we tried today to pick up a heart beat, but nothing yet. Plenty of placenta/uterus noise, but no baby sounds yet. The midwife assured me repeatedly that this was completely normal, and not to worry, but she also said several times that I should have an ultrasound soon "to confirm my dates." That was less than reassuring.

[LionsandBears]

About 11 weeks with DS2. Later with DS1, but I had an anterior placenta.

[Cricket]

Thanks so much LionsandBears!
Sitting at home by myself this evening, and worrying a bit.

I've been so blessed with healthy pregnancies, and I know so many mums have struggled. Your signature reminded me again.... I will try to never ever take this for granted!

[LysnDan]

I was just over 12 weeks when I heard my bubba ...

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[Traveller]

17 weeks was the earliest anyone tried to hear my bubbas with a doppler

[Lily Dust]

I was about 18 weeks before anyone tried too

[~TT40~]

I heard my little one at 9 1/2 weeks. but I was doing it myself and had time to just sit back and feel around, so took a while, but was deff. a bubs hb i heard =)

ADDIT ~ Professionally I've attempted on women as early as 12weeks, and have got it.

[Charlotte91]

My OB wouldn't even try til 17 weeks.

[Ahurani]

I got it at home about 11 weeks and ob got it at 12w

[~ Mylitta ~]

I heard my little one at 9 1/2 weeks. but I was doing it myself and had time to just sit back and feel around, so took a while, but was deff. a bubs hb i heard =)

That's similar to me. I was doing it myself and heard DS at 10 1/2 weeks, DD at 9.5 weeks, and this bub at 11 weeks. Both DD and this bub have anterior placenta's, but it seems they don't get in the way of finding the heartbeat luckily.

[Cassius2]

my IM wouldnt use it before 14 weeks as she found that there was too a big a chance of missing the heartbeat and causing undue stress.

[Bengal]

I had one at GP the other day and clearly heard two at 12 weeks