Do you Doppler?

[Girlymama79]

I used a Doppler with my last pregnancy, it made me feel better having it, though I know it isn't for everyone.

ETA, I will get one for this pregnancy as well without a doubt. But I won't order it for a while so it doesn't temp me before it's appropriate to use it.

[mikaela20]

I plan to get one. I think it would add anxiety but also give me some relief. I will only start using it when it says to though.

[moutonrouge]

I'm not planning to. But not making any promises.

[muskiefan]

I bought one when I was KU with DS. I still have it... Thanks for the reminder! I will use it, but not until later. It was stressful to try to find the HB early on last time.

[sarahh]

+1 to what muskiefan, said. I have one from DD but it was really stressful not to find the heartbeat. I have a cheap Angel Care one so that may also be the issue.

[muskiefan]

Jul 21, 2016 6:44:07 GMT -5 renegadewhit said:

Jul 21, 2016 6:40:44 GMT -5 muskiefan said:

I bought one when I was KU with DS. I still have it... Thanks for the reminder! I will use it, but not until later. It was stressful to try to find the HB early on last time.

When do you think you'll start trying? I've heard for a newb like me that there are YouTube videos to teach you how to find the heartbeat.

I wouldn't start til 14 weeks. I did find it earlier, but it caused a lot of anxiety looking for it. There are YouTube videos out there as well to demonstrate positioning.

[danvers]

I used one with E and it made me feel better BUT I also have heard/read the stories about people using them and things not being ok.

Dopplers should never take the place of kick counts (when it gets time to start feeling those baby movements) and other general gut feelings that things are not ok.

It can be hard and nerve wracking to find the heartbeat and when it took me longer then a minute or two I would start to worry and that probably isn't good. There's a lot of general "whooshing" sounds down there and it can be difficult to find it at times for no other reason than momma is stressed.

There are YouTube videos to help. It can vary for women when they start to hear it. I heard it at 9 weeks and some days with E but everything from baby size, placenta location, and more can effect how early one can hear it.

[muskiefan]

True, danvers. I obviously still had great prenatal care from professionals and didn't consider the Doppler as a replacement for it at all.
Also, I have a retroverted ute (and an anterior placenta last time) so it was tricky to find it early on.

[amberry10]

I loved using my doppler in my previous pregnancies! It was a great peace of mind. Also, it was a great way for my son to bond with his baby sister. I have the Sonoline B doppler, I highly recommend it.