Hearing heartbeat with doppler
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Topic: Hearing heartbeat with doppler
Posted By: FionaS
Subject: Hearing heartbeat with doppler
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 7:46pm
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I had my first midwife appointment today. According to my dates and scan I'm 11 weeks 6 days pregnant. She wasn't able to hear the heartbeat with the doppler....is that normal??
I have had a dreadful feeling for the last 24 hours and not sure what it is related to but not hearing the heartbeat hasn't helped! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
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Posted By: lovingmummyhood
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 8:00pm
 When is your 12 week scan? Hopefully that will ease your worries.
My midwife said I was lucky to hear the heartbeat at about 11 weeks as apparently that is still quite early. I'm not sure what the norm is though. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Kicker
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 8:03pm
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I think thats normal, mine didnt even check until 12 and a half weeks. I think that the uterus is only just coming above your pubic bone at this time and depending where bub has settled it may be a bit early to hear at the moment.
When do you see her again?? Could you go in a week or so just to ease your mind?? -------------  
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 8:03pm
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Someone else asked the exact same question not long ago......Can't remember what it was called though....
Don't fuss chick. It's quite normal not to hear it yet. I had feelings of dread early on too but it was just my mind playing tricks on me. My MW didn't even try to hear the HB until about 12-13 weeks cause she said she didn't want to scare me if we couldn't hear it. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 8:12pm
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My scan is this Thurs morning. I've been totally at ease this pregnancy...no worries at all until the odd feeling set in last night ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 8:18pm
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my mw didnt till 17 weeks.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: jjands
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 8:26pm
| I wouldn't worry I should be able to hear it first time tomorrow @ 18wks I was like u and worried so my doc did a old school ultra sound and everything was fine :) |
Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 8:40pm
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It could also depend on where your placenta is lying. My mw tried at 13w and could only get MY heartbeat via the placenta, but today (19w4d) we got it loud and clear! Didnt last long as the little so and so went and hid behind the placenta again! ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003  
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 8:45pm
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It can be another 2 weeks from what I've heard. The scan will be more accurate. -------------  |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 8:48pm
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She said she could clearly hear the blood flowing through the placenta / umbilical cord but I'm not sure if that is a reassuring thing or not. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 9:01pm
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Fiona, my SIL didn't hear her first until 16 weeks. In the end they did a scan, and all was well, he was just hiding from it!
Congrats BTW - heres to a happy and healthy pregnancy! ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids
Luke (09.11.2007) Amy (01.04.2009) |
Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 9:05pm
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It between 13 and 14 weeks with both of mine........just went and looked in my books. -------------  
 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 8:48am
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i first heard heartbeats at 16wks and 14+4wks......so it's probably just too early.
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Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 8:51am
| Fiona congrats on the pregnancy. My MW didn't hear heartbeat until after 12 weeks. Can't remember when exactly though. I think DH found it before she did with our angel monitor doppler. |
Posted By: jaimee
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 11:03am
| My mw heard the heart beat at 11 weeks - but pre-warned me that there was a strong possibility that she wouldn't hear anything at that stage as quite often it is too early... |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 11:15am
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My MW didn't find any heartbeat at 11weeks and that was with twins.
Also even when I was in hospital getting 2 CTGs a day the nurses would have difficulty in finding the babies heartbeats. ETA: I got the same dreaded feeling at 10 weeks when my MS miraculously disappeared and I didn't feel pregnant anymore. |
Posted By: lizzzzie
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 2:43pm
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I'm with everybody else, you're lucky if you hear it that early, think it's the norm not to for a few more weeks yet. Try not to stress! ------------- 
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 3:28pm
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Yep didn't even try to hear mine till after about 12 weeks I think. And my feeling of dread kicked in between hearing the heartbeat for the first time and the 20wk scan...it was a looong wait lol.
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 4:38pm
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All good! 12weeks 3 days (a little further than the initial scan indicated). Bubba is a perfect little wriggler! Placenta is anterior (at the front) so doppler might not pick up heart for a while.
Thanks ladies :) ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 21 January 2009 at 5:47pm
my doctor said to me that hearing the blood flowing through was an excellent sign ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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FionaS wrote:Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 22 January 2009 at 8:54am
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Yay for the scan Fiona, and thats actually out my mind at ease too cos my placenta is anterior and my MW said she would try and listen to the heart beat at 12 weeks, so if we dont hear it I wont stress too much! ------------- |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 22 January 2009 at 1:07pm
aww congrats fiona heres to a h&h next 8 months or so ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |