I think it is a cute way to contect with bubs for dads we bought one off ebay and it was useless (about $50) was always very easy to find Noahs heart rate with a proper doppler but the at home one we never found it! I would consider one of those ones you can hire for about $39 per month i think they are proper ones.
You could consider other way for ur partner to connect like shining a torch on your belly to atract bubs attention or use a bell near your belly for daddy baby play time
also bubs heart rates are round the 120-180 beats per min so much quicker than yours
unless you're like me with perm tachy!!! my heart is around 125 - so i pick up mine first - work out what it sounds like at the time, then go looking for bubba - thankfully it's around 145-155 so still faster than mine!
i hired one in my 2nd pregnancy and with this one. i found it great i only listened once a day and that was enough for me to feel better. i found hiring it for the month on 15/16-19/20 is enough because after 19 weeks you will should start to feel bubba move so i didn't really need it after that. it is great to share it with the family. my son loved to hear bubba! i also found it may take longer to find the heartbeat but i always did and i am a larger lady. at the GP they wouldn't spend much time trying to find it so having it at home was just reassurance.
i used First Beats i received it the next day and she is a very nice lady.
I was so tempted to get one with my last pregnancy but I spent 3 weeks in hospital anyway so got to listen to her HB everyday.
I loved the different sounds my Hb, the placenta pulsing and of course her HB. Some days she was easier to find then others even for the nurses. I will be getting one when I fall in again I just loved hearing bub and it makes it a bit more special for the people around me as well.
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