has anyone rented a doppler to listen to the fetal heartrate?
Friday, January 1st, 2010 at
9:39 am
Which places would you suggest renting from, and how early were you able to detect your baby’s heartrate? Are there any that you would advise against??
My hubby bought me one of those ones from the store and it doesn’t work and says it won’t work until late in the pregnancy. I’m pnly 17 weeks pregnant but I want to be able to hear the baby now, lol.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Jodi D, if the baby is the size of a peanut, I’d like to know what kind of peanuts you’ve been eating?? On average a baby at 17weeks is 5 inches long, that’s some peanut!! LOL
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My daughter is 19w2d and we bought one from amazon and it is exactly like the one the doctor uses at my daughter’s appointments. It is a Hi-bebe and we paid $125.00 for it. It worked at 10 weeks. It is the best money I’ve ever spent.
Now, when you first start using it you may not find it right away, It takes practice. Don’t get discouraged if you can’t find it right away. You will hear 2 different heartbeats. One will range from 100-120 bpm, that is your heartbeat. The other one will range from 120-190 and that will be the baby’s.
We also bought one of those $20.00 ones. We didn’t realize until we opened it that it won’t work until the 7th month. I didn’t want to rent one simple because they cost about $25.00 a month and this way we can use it on later pregnancies. We listen to the baby’s heartbeat every week. It is awesome.
Congrats on the baby.
That is too early wait until around 4 months. the baby is the size of a peanut right now.
lol thats funny, the only one I bought was a $20 one from wal-mart and it says you can start hearing the babys heart beat in the early 3rd trimester! Im 31 weeks now and I still can’t find it! so I really don’t know, if you find one let me know!!!
I bought one when i was 11 weeks pregnant and heard the heartbeat immediately. The one i brought was a second hand medically certified one ( like the midwives use.) I’m now 30 weeks and its honestly the best thing i have ever brought in my life, its put my mind at rest so many times. Its made by a company called bistos (Hi-bebe) 2.0MHz. I got it off the internet http://www.anawiz.com. I hope that gives you some ideas! Best of luck!