Archive for June, 2011

Where can you buy a fetal Doppler in Australia?

I think that’s what it’s called? One of third thing that can detect the heart beat :)
Thankyou

Hi, I am almost 18 weeks pregnant and just got my Doppler and worried about heartrate.
My babys heartrate was always strong at 8weeks - 141bpm and 13weeks - 169bpm but at my last midwife appointmnet 17weeks - 124bpm? now i have my doppler it has a screen to tell you but it changes to much not sure if its right because i count the heartbeats for 15seconds then times it by 4 to get how many in a minute like the midwife said to and its low hundreds and between 100 - 125 so im pretty worried! the doppler said 135bpm but he also told me my heartrate was 190bpm at one stage so i do not think its accurate. should i be worried?
It is, I have rented it from the local doctors, but I get the screen isent right but I was told by my midwife to count the heartbeats for 15 seconds then times it by 4 and well im 100% sure I know how to count so im sure im getting the right numbers but i wanted to know what should I do if it stays this low, not told to through it out regarless of weather it worrys me doesent change the fact the heartrate is low, plus my pregnacy is high risk.

expelled fetus in breech presentation,delivery was normal.if c section was performed,would my baby had been saved.baby weight was 490 gms.pog 25 weeks =5 days,placenta fundus grade 2,oligohydramnios with afi-47mm,umbical cord-normal,slf shows small pericardial effusion,echogenic.bowel,no dysmorphic development anomaly fetal u/s age -22weeks=6days=-2weeks,wt-495gm=-15%,umbical artery-absent to reversal flow.

my dad’s friend just gave me a fetal doppler, & i can’t find the heartbeat. i’m 14 weeks tomorrow, june 21st, & i’m worried. is there definitely blood if you have a miscarriage? because i haven’t seen any blood, but does that matter when determining if my baby’s still alive? i’m also using ky lubricant instead of ultrasound gel, does that matter? my dad won’t set up a doctors appointment for me, & i’m moving to colorado on sunday BECAUSE of my pregnancy. & i don’t want to go out there if i don’t even have a baby. please help.

My son and his girlfriend broke up on April 8th she started dating a new boy on April 13th she is pregnant and was able to hear the baby’s heart beat on June 9th with a Doppler at the E.R…she hasn’t come out and said how many weeks she was even though several people have ask could this be her new boyfriends baby?
Do you think if she conceived on the 13 Of april that would make her around 8-9wks. So is it possible for them to hear it that soon with no ultra sound?

A cheap one at a store? I couldnt find anything on craigslist.

Felt baby move at 11 weeks?

You are all going to think I’m crazy, but hear me out! This is my very first pregnancy. I am 11.5 weeks and I have a pocket doppler that I use to listen to my babys heartbeat. The other day I was lying on my back, very still, listening to the heartbeat with the wand, when all the sudden there was a thump sound on the doppler and I felt this sort of fluttery vibration an inch or so below the heartbeat, then I lost the heartbeat and couldnt find it. Did I feel my baby move? I am certain it moved as I have heard fetal movement with my doppler before, but that was the first time ive felt the little flutter!

Tell me I’m not crazy! lol

BTW the doc says i am 11 weeks according to my last menstrual cycle (which is like clockwork) but he says I am measuring about 3 weeks large, so i might be further along. I have an ultrasound next week to confirm.

The other night when I went to the bathroom, I noticed a little bit of pink blood in my underwear. When I wiped there was blood on the toilet paper too. I waited about 45 minutes and wiped again and there was no more blood. I have an at home fetal heart doppler so I found the heartbeat and listened for awhile, it sounded fine so I went to bed. I had a doctors appt today and I told me doctor about the spotting and she said she wanted to schedule me an ultrasound at the hospital as soon as possible. They got me in for 8 tomorrow morning, but I am just wondering what the possible causes might be…I know I didn’t misscarry because we heard the heartbeat today too. Any one else have this happen?