Fetal heart beat by doppler - how many weeks?

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October 18th, 2011, 10:10 AM
Cricket

Fetal heart beat by doppler - how many weeks?

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.
October 18th, 2011, 10:39 AM
LionsandBears

About 11 weeks with DS2. Later with DS1, but I had an anterior placenta.
October 18th, 2011, 10:58 AM
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.... :hug: I will try to never ever take this for granted!
October 18th, 2011, 11:09 AM
LysnDan

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

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October 18th, 2011, 11:24 AM
Traveller

17 weeks was the earliest anyone tried to hear my bubbas with a doppler
October 18th, 2011, 12:08 PM
Lily Dust

I was about 18 weeks before anyone tried too :dunno:
November 1st, 2011, 11:32 AM
~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.
November 1st, 2011, 11:38 AM
Charlotte91

My OB wouldn't even try til 17 weeks.
November 1st, 2011, 11:54 AM
Ahurani

I got it at home about 11 weeks and ob got it at 12w
November 1st, 2011, 12:04 PM
~ Mylitta ~

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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.
November 1st, 2011, 04:18 PM
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.
November 1st, 2011, 06:21 PM
Bengal

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