Fetal heartbeat at two different places?
Sunday, December 13th, 2009 at
3:39 am
I have my own fetal doppler and I started listening to my baby’s heartbeat and found it at 11 weeks. I am currently at 15 weeks and have heard the heartbeat on the right AND left side of my belly. It used to be only one side, but now, I hear it on both sides. I know I don’t have twins because I’ve had ultrasounds done already. Does anyone know why I hear heartbeats on both sides? I know it’s not my own heartbeat because it’s 150-156 beats per minute. I’ve heard that it could be the cord blood that I am hearing. If anyone knows why this is, please advise. Thank you.
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could be twins U/S arent always right sometimes ones behind the other and you cant see them or your baby is transverse now and ur hearing the heartbeat b/c its stronger now.
sometime it can pick up your heartbeat,or it could be twins
As the baby grows, the heart gets stronger, so you can hear it from further away.
Babies move all over the place, and just the baby flipping over can cause the heartbeat to be found somewhere else. And even though it may not sound like your own heartbeat it can be, I had none stress test 3 times a week when I was pregnant with my 3rd, and a lot of times they would find what they thought was the babies, and it was mine.
Very possible that one of the beats you’re hearing is coming from the cord. Very common & not a problem. Last time my midwife couldn’t get the baby’s heartbeat, so she took the measurment from the cord. It’s the same as the baby’s, of course.