Comments on: Has anyone used one of those at-home fetal heartrate monitors?

By: Atom

Atom — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:38:21 +0000

We bought the Sonotrax Fetal Doppler (3mhz probe) from Amazon.com and it works great. It cost around $80 and it is something that can be used again or passed down to another family member or friend, so it’s not a waste of money.
I use it on average 2-3 times a week..

By: Tina

Tina — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:38:21 +0000

I’d skip it - unless it is hospital grade, you are unlikely to find the heartbeat or mistakenly start tracking your own pulse instead of that of the baby. Most women that I know (including myself) found it to be much more stressful to not be able to find the heart rate.

Congrats and best wishes for a happy & healthy pregnancy!

By: ♥Lacie♥

♥Lacie♥ — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:38:21 +0000

Only the really expensive ones work such as the Hi Bebe.

One of my coworkers rented one for both pregnancies and it worked well.

By: mama_faulk

mama_faulk — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:38:21 +0000

I got a fetal heart monitor from ebay for about $90 and it works well. I got it when I was 14 weeks and could hear the heartbeat then. It was a prenatal fetal heart doppler. Here is the link to the first one I saw on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-3-MHz-PRENATAL-FETAL-DOPPLER-BABY-HEART-MONITOR-GEL_W0QQitemZ190302362468QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2c4ee79b64&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

By: pregnant with #2

pregnant with #2 — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:38:21 +0000

get 1 get 1 get 1 please i recommened it i like u was in and out of hospital with bleeding and thought i was going to lose my baby i was so nerveous..i invested in the exact same doppler as u have been looking at and it was amazing i heard it first time it was so reasuring to no my baby was fine.. im now 23weeks and dont need to use it anymore as i feel him kick… hope this helps please go and buy 1 and let me no what you think x x

By: jenn is having a girl!

jenn is having a girl! — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:38:21 +0000

I bought a dopper off of ebay, but I bought one of the baby sounds ones. It was around $50. Honestly they don’t work fantastic and they pick up static. Your better off spending more money and buying the more expensive ones than the cheap ones. I bought one because I miscarried in Oct 08 and thought it would calm my nerves about chance of miscarriage again. I started using it at around 11 weeks and thought what I was listening to was my babys heartbeat but it was actually an echo of mine! I couldn’t pick up the actual heartbeat until around 3 weeks ago (16-17 weeks). Maybe its because I got a cheap one, not sure.

By: Lexi Elaine Due in Sept. 13th

Lexi Elaine Due in Sept. 13th — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:38:20 +0000

Bought almost the exact one and you cant even start to listen to the hartbeat until your in the 3rd trimester.

Also I am in the 3rd trimester and I still cant hear the heartbeat, Even if at my appts. I can hear the heartbeat is strong.

This one is a piece of crap, If your going to get one you need to get a hospital grade one. You can also rent them but there kind of costly.

Something like this. http://www.heartbeatsathome.com/

By: DUSTiN`S M0MMY-5-6-09

DUSTiN`S M0MMY-5-6-09 — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:38:20 +0000

i got one..it didn’t work for me.they say its best to use in ur third trimester.well i was 39 weeks the day i had my lil boy and it still wouldn’t work