Comments on: buying a fetal heart doppler???

By: alisonwndrlnd

alisonwndrlnd — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:44:16 +0000

I bought one for $100 on amazon. It works pretty good, but we can’t always find the heart beat. You have to be okay knowing that you might not be able to find it everytime you are looking (sometimes it’s too far from the doppler or something). I bought it at about 16 weeks, and now at 21 weeks we can find it a lot easier. I opted to buy it instead of renting it, because I want to be able to use it for another baby and after renting one for about 30$ a month, this one will have paid for itself.

If you think you will get upset if you can’t find it, I would suggest against buying one. The ones the dr uses are about $1000, so they are extremely highly advanced. A lady I work with got one of those on craigslist for a good price, and she said it works amazing

By: gabesmommy

gabesmommy — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:44:16 +0000

you can rent one it would be cheaper than buying one i pay like 20 dollars a month for mine at babybeat.com and yes they work just like the doctors doppler

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:44:16 +0000

I have been borrowing my friends Doppler, its a babypulse. It works great, there is a bit of static, but it works well enough once you find the heart beat. Not sure how much they cost to buy but you can also rent them. It always makes me feel better using it when the baby hasn’t moved as much as I expect.

By: amlee_king

amlee_king — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:44:16 +0000

I had bought that Bebe Sounds one, or whatever it’s called, with my first baby, and even when I was full term, I never heard the heart beat. I don’t recommend that one!

By: Ms. Tell It

Ms. Tell It — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:44:16 +0000

i never bought one. you can drive yourself nuts.

By: Brass Monkey

Brass Monkey — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:44:16 +0000

I was having bleeding my whole first trimester and so I was very worried about my baby and asked my doctor about renting a good doppler and he told me absolutely positively don’t do it. He said that they get a ton people in there who can’t find the heartbeat and panic and come rushing in only to find out that the baby is just fine. He also said that doctors don’t really know how ultrasound waves effects the growing fetus if used regularly (it is a type of radiation after all) - but it has been shown to change the way cells reproduce in lab studies.

The panic does go away once you can feel the baby moving, which won’t be far off for you, so I suggest waiting it out.

By: deirdre o

deirdre o — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:44:16 +0000

iv had 4 miscarriages - so i bought one. its fantastic - and my advice is to buy one. i bought it on ebay; copy this into ebay and you should pay around 45 sterling for one, you can buy the ky jelly in local pharmacy.
Brand New Baby Fetal Doppler+LCD Display+fast delivery
remember you re looking for a heart rate of around 140 beats per minute.

By: Pregnant with a baby girl =)

Pregnant with a baby girl =) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:44:16 +0000

You could rent one, but if you plan on using it the rest of the pregnancy you might want to just buy one from a wholesaler on eBay; my friends have found them on there for $100, and they work perfectly. With renting, you won’t get a rate lower than $20 a month, so if you rented it up until the baby is born you’d spend about $100 just to have to send it back. But either way you go, it’s so fun to have.