Hi!
I’m just curious if anyone can answer my questions… :}
My first question is whether or not finding the fetal heart beat 2 inch below my belly button is a normal position to find it at 12 weeks. I’ve been listening and successfully hearing LO since 9w6d and I’ve been finding it progressively higher each time. The first time I found it 4 full inches below my belly button. Am I hearing it too high at 12 weeks I keep reading that at 12 weeks it should be lower. This is my 5th pregnancy but only one so far has been to term. The heart beat is ranges from 130-160 but is usually the lower end, recently LO has been moving around a lot when I try to listen.

My second question is about the Fundal (sp) height, if at 12 weeks it supposed to be right above the pubic bone why am I hearing LOs HB so high? Is it because this isn’t my first pregnancy?

Also when I listen to the HB I typically find one that is in the 130s then it dissapears so I rotate the Doppler wand and I’ll pick it up again only this time it’s in the 150/160 range…. any one know what that’s about? I’m not moving the wand from its position just rotating and changing the angle of the wand. One sounds most whispy ( if that makes sense) and the other sound really solid. Any thoughts? I know I’m not picking up the placenta because that, im pretty sure, sounds like the wind tunnel. I can typically find the faster one and the higher beat multipal times. Is this an echo or twins?

I’m going in for a doctor visit on Wednesday so I’ll be getting a scan as well so I can ask him everything too but in the mean time I thought I would ask you ladies what your thoughts were.

Thanks in advance!!

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