r fetal dopplers dangerous?
i am 20 weeks pregnant an have had my doppler for about 2 weeks i only use it when i am worried an only for a couple of seconds when i hear it then it is off, apart from today when it took me 10 minutes to find as she was hiding from me making mommy panic!!!! anyway do dopplers give out heat that cud burn the unborn baby or anythink bad like that i have read up on dopplers an most of them say there is no known risk but just use in moderation but when im worried bout baby i listen but not all the time im worried i am harming my unborn baby for my own selfish needs to no she is ok!? if anyone has got a doppler can u tell me how often u use urs an whether u worry of the risks? thanks oh my 20 weeks scan was fine the midwife said everythink looks perfect but i am worried dopplers make the womb hot an burn her i am probably being silly i no cuz it doesnt feel hot to me but please any advice for me thanx.
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i think you are worried for no reason. relax - stress is bad for your little one.
No, there is no harm in using a doppler. They only transmit sounds, they don’t give off any heat or radiation. They are just like ultra sounds, completely safe! Use it as often as you want. Just don’t worry if you don’t hear the heartbeat every time. If the baby has it’s back to you, you will not be able to hear the heart beat. Some positions make it very difficult to hear.
Good luck!
not sure, but this might help…
http://www.doctorslounge.com/fertility/news/doppler_fetoscopes_oct.shtml
they are safe but you need to stop panicking, baby is just sleeping, instead just sit back and count baby’s movements, ten a day within 12 hours and she’s fine!
my midwife uses a doppler on me every visit, she said it irritates him a little and makes him move, because it works off of sound waves but that it is perfectly harmless