Thanks girls, I actually got the doppler in the mail this morning and have found blobby's hearbeat (144bpm) so am incredibly relieved. Had actually worked myself into quite a state last night and felt like I was going to throw up just before I found the heartbeat. It was worth every cent and now it means that on the day of the morph scan I'll be excited rather than feeling sick to my stomach!

Shell, I have rented a doppler, I saw those ones on Ebay and I wasn't convinced about their quality. I think I'd be cautious about using one too early because of the risk of not finding a heartbeat (when of course there is one there but it's just too early to find it). When I got the doppler the instructions said that if your placenta is anterior then it can be harder to find the heartbeat....of course they only tell you that once you've ordered and PAID for it! Luckily I can hear blobby's heartbeat, though it is a bit muffled.

Jo, sending lots of 'good operation' vibes to Oi!

Phew, internet issues still continue, am at public library and have already been kicked off one PC and just kicked off another, so must run now.