Comments on: has anyone used a fetal doppler?

By: mel

mel — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:56:32 +0000

I have got one and it works brilliantly. I bought it from Ebay.

There are so many times in my prior pregnancies that I worried that I didnt feel the baby move and would go down to the doctor just to get the heart beat checked. I find if I ever have a slight doubt that I havent felt my baby move it is a great sense of relief to know you can use it anytime you want.

As for how it works and sounds, it is exactly like the one that the doctors use.

If this is your first baby or if you are a worry wart like me I would definitely get one. They dont cost that much.

By: beautemous02

beautemous02 — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:56:32 +0000

I haven’t used one just yet, but I just rented one through http://www.babybeat.com and its suppose to arrive tomorrow. Feel free to email me and I will let you know how it works out and whether I would recommend it. I have heard a lot of bad reviews from the cheap ones you would buy at Wal-Mart for like $20. The one I am getting is like the types they use in the doctor’s office.

By: Havanah_A

Havanah_A — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:56:32 +0000

i assume you are talking about the ones you can buy at walmart or target… if so, i have one.

it is tough to use because of a lot of crackling etc. and if you do not find the heart beat right away it will make you nervous. and it is hard to find the heart beat. now keep in mind i bought mine 7 years ago. and perhaps they have made them better since then. i liked it, i just had to keep in mind that the baby is fine even if i can’t find the heart beat right away.

By: Sabine

Sabine — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:56:32 +0000

I looked into them. I looked at target.com and another site and they ALL had bad reviews. They said they couldnt even hear anything at all and was just a waste of money.
Heres the site you can read the reviews.
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-14/qid=1185336613/ref=sr_1_14/601-9426821-8604137?ie=UTF8&asin=B000JK148I

I did hear that theres ones you can rent and those work better but im really not sure where you can rent them at.

By: bubbas_mama1

bubbas_mama1 — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:56:32 +0000

The one i got when i was pregnant was ok. it is hard to hear the baby because it picks up everything!!! i could hear trucks on the highway a half mile away. if you wait until the baby is bigger (6-8 months) it is easier to hear tho.

By: mommy

mommy — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:56:32 +0000

Hi, I am from canada too! I loved my doppler. On those days when the baby hasn’t moved as much, or after you bump your tummy hard by accident, that thing calms you down so fast. I couldn’t find any in my area. I looked into ordering some. I found out that the cheap ones are c r a p. I ordered one from Bellybeats.com They had wonderful customer service and that thing was here a day and a half later from the States. They rent out the medical ones like the doctor has. My research shows that those are the only dependable ones. Mine was awesome. $25 a month

By: Expecting Mommy

Expecting Mommy — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:56:32 +0000

I’ve got a fetal heartbeat monitor and I’m currently 23 weeks and I haven’t even been able to hear the heartbeat thru it yet. I bought it at Target about about $20. The instructions say I may not hear it until around 28 weeks along. I’m still waiting to be able to hear my baby’s heartbeat with this one I bought. Until I pick it up, I’ve only heard my baby’s heartbeat so far at my Dr. visits.

By: darlenedrawbridge

darlenedrawbridge — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:56:32 +0000

Mel you answered this question and I have some more questions for you about the doppler you bough. can you please email me at
darlenedrawbridge_1975@hotmail.com

thank you very much