Comments on: Fetal Doppler, no heartbeat heard i’m really worried?

By: life is great

life is great — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:22:17 +0000

at 12 weeks the baby is tiny are you in the uk
midwifes wont even check until 16 weeks because there is so much room the baby is hard to find
my own midwife could not find my baby’s heart beat at 12 weeks hence why its now 16 weeks

hun dont worry your self everything is fine wait for your scan and you will see your beautiful baby witha heart beat

By: Twiztid Ninjette

*Twiztid Ninjette* — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:22:17 +0000

Sometimes you can’t detect it with one until further. especially if you’re a bigger person. If it worries you,talk to your dr. I would calm down,drs know more how to do that,and you’re not a doctor,so it could just be that you’re not doing it 100% correctly. Good luck! I doubt it’s anyting though.

By: I'd rather be at the beach

I'd rather be at the beach — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:22:17 +0000

I wouldn’t put a lot of stock in those home fetal doppler monitors —
Wait until your appointment, and see what the doctor/midwife says. Or if you’re really worried, don’t hesitate to call — it’s what they’re there for! But I wouldn’t worry, I don’t think those things work very well. The ones they use in the doctor’s office are much more powerful.

Good luck to you!

By: njnic

njnic — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:22:17 +0000

Don’t depend on the Doppler’s that you can use at home to detect a heartbeat, especially at this early stage of your pregnancy. Some doctors don’t even try to detect the heartbeat w/ a doppler until your 16th week. Relax everything is probably fine, your scan is only one more week away. Good Luck

By: Mommy@!

Mommy@! — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:22:17 +0000

You know, they actually say not to use those things for this reason…..that it freaks the mother out. Don’t worry, they usually don’t pick it up anyways….they aren’t strong enough, no matter what it claims.

By: 28 weeks with baby Michael

28 weeks with baby Michael — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:22:17 +0000

They couldn’t find my baby’s heartbeat at 12 weeks using a standard monitor from the doctor’s office. My OB said she had a personal monitor that was a bit more high powered. I laid on the table for about 1/2 hour while she looked. When she found it, it was really faint. My next appointment at 16 weeks we heard it clear as day. At 12 weeks it’s really tiny and really hard to find sometimes. I wouldn’t worry.

By: Shutterbug_Mama

Shutterbug_Mama — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:22:17 +0000

Are you moving the doppler at different angles, very slowly?

With mine, I found the heartbeat at 11 weeks, but the first time it took me almost two hours to find it. The baby is very tiny, and it is sometimes hard to find it.

Calm down and try to get it again, if you are upset, it will be harder to find.

Then again, when I was 12 weeks wih my daughter, the doctor couldn’t find the heartbeat with the doppler, so she did an ultrasound.

By: wash

wash — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:22:17 +0000

Experienced nurses even have a problem finding a heartbeat at this time. Yesterday it took them at least 20 minutes to find all three of my babies heartbeats. Don’t panic. Your baby is in there. I’d advise staying away from this home detection equipment. It just adds unnecessary stress.