Using a Fetal Doppler at 11 weeks. . .?
Hello! So I am now 11 weeks pregnant, i picked up the fetal heartbeart at 9 weeks and 5 days…. It is very fast at 175 which I know is normal in a 10 week fetus. My question was where should I be finding the heartbeat? On my instructions it says it can SOMETIMES be found at 10 weeks earliest, and that to find it you have to have a full bladder and put the doppler at the very bottom of your abdomen and point it down behind your pubic bone… I have been finding the heartbeat slightly on the left side about 2 or 3 inches above the bottom of my abdomen not pointing down if that makes sense?! Sory for long confusing question! So does this mean I am further along or something? Thanks!
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alright! i used the doppler everyday beginning at 9 weeks for awhile so i consider myself a pro!
-you don’t need a full bladder. I guess it may help but i never made sure i had one and had no troubles.
-What is the heartrate you are finding now?? It should stay about the same. If its low.. like in the 90s thats yours. Baby should be about 140-175
-You can find the heartbeat several places as your womb sort of echos to different places. Thats why a lot of times people will ask if they are having twins, because they are picking the heartbeat up several different places.
-It was easiest for me to find the heartbeat real low. like right next to where my pubic hair began and then move to the left or right if needed. i didn’t move upwards until maybe 30+ weeks
-I don’t think you are further along Just because of this.
Congratulations!
I had the most luck low and to the right, almost like where your appendix would be. I also had to change the angle of the wand. Instead of it being at a right angle to your stomach, tilt it from side to side and back and forth.