At Home Fetal Doppler

[SubtleGrandeur]

This was brought up in another thread, but I wanted to formally ask.  Who has/is planning to get an at-home fetal doppler?  What brand??  I'm likely going to buy one and want to start researching!!  Amazon doesn't seem to have very many options...

ETA: I just remembered this article from the FDA about potential harm.  Any thoughts on that??

[bee]

I have one! We have the Sanoline B doppler (I'm pretty sure everyone who said the other day they have one already, has this brand). I loved it. It worked really well and I can't wait to pull it out again!

[EatsRitz]

+1 to Sonoline B.

[morwen]

For those who have used one, how early on were you able to hear the HB?

[chocolate]

I have the Sonoline B. I loved it! I was in week 9 when my doctor used a doppler during an appt and we heard the heartbeat, and I found it that same week on my own at home. It helped seeing her do it so I knew where to look, aka super super low.

[EatsRitz]

I bought mine at 14 weeks last time and was able to find it then. A friend of mine just found her baby's at 8'weeks, but that's really early.

[chocolate]

It also helped to hear it at the doctor office to know the sound you are looking for, so you don't mistake your own pulse. It will sound like a super fast galloping horse.

[tkford216]

I plan to buy one, but I'm going to force myself to only use it once/week in between OB visits or for emergency PGAL brain.

[bee]

Jun 8, 2015 15:39:45 GMT -5 chocolate said:

I have the Sonoline B. I loved it! I was in week 9 when my doctor used a doppler during an appt and we heard the heartbeat, and I found it that same week on my own at home. It helped seeing her do it so I knew where to look, aka super super low.

All of this. I think I was about 10 weeks though when my dr first used it. I used it at home later that week. It really did help to see how she did it. I also watched a few YouTube videos.

Helpful tip: if you run out of the gel or it doesn't come with it you can just use aloe gel! Mine was supposed to come with some but I guess it didn't make it in the box.

[kelle017]

Sometimes I wish I had one, but worried I'd freak myself out if I couldn't find it so I didn't get one.