How far along were you when heard baby's heartbeat?

[Tegam]

I have had people try at 16weeks but havent heard it. Totally normal huni. Keep looking forward to your scan

[Lolpigs]

I didn't hear it until my NT scan. I saw the baby on a quick scan the OB did at 10 weeks but that was it.

Don't stress I'm sure they will let you listen at your NT scan

[skybie]

they tried at 17 weeks in my last pregnancy and couldnt find it, but all was well

[Charlotte91]

At my 17 week appointment I first heard DD's. It was awesome!!
My OB wouldn't even TRY before 17 weeks.

[EsJay]

i meant to add this to our thread earlier but completely forgot sorry hun, my ob didnt try till the 20 week visit, she would have tried at the 16wk visit but i needed a quick scan to check the amniotic fluid as id had an amnio the week before, she said its unlikely to hear it before 16weeks. easier said than done, but try not to stress

[~Kim~]

I didn't hear this one until my 20week visit.

[~ Mylitta ~]

I heard all 3 bub's heart beats during the 6th week, but that was using my Obstetrician ultrasound machine, so not just with a doppler.

I bought a doppler to use at home when I fell pregnant with my DS.

With DS I first found and heart his heartbeat at about 10 1/2 weeks. It took quite a while to find and was very faint.

With DD we first heard it around 9 1/2 weeks and again was very soft and took a while.

With this bub I started getting worried because it took until 11 weeks to hear it on the doppler. I just expected that I would be able to find it earlier because I did the other times. Everything was perfectly fine though.

You have to remember that it definitely depends on things like the amount of amniotic fluid between bub and the uterus wall, how much you weight (the bigger you are the more tissue the ultrasound from the doppler has to penetrate both going to the bub and then bouncing back, placenta position etc...). Also, when it comes to finding bub's heartbeat during an appointment with you health professional you have to remember than they are under time constraints and can't just sit there probing around until they find it. It can definitely take a lot of patience and time to find such a teeny tiny heart. I asked about our bub's heart at our 12 week scan and when the sonographer measured the heart it measured a tiny 4mm. How amazing is that?! Something that tiny is pumping blood around the baby's body already

So basically, I wouldn't stress yourself. There are so many factors that come into finding the heartbeat on the doppler. The recommendation on most dopplers is that the heartbeat "may" be heart from 12 weeks of age. Obviously sometimes you get lucky and hear it beforehand, but I'd say in most cases you'd have to wait at least 12 weeks.

I hope you have an absolutely wonderful 12 week scan and that you little one gives you a beautiful wave during the scan

[~ Mylitta ~]

Double post, oops.