re: YAY! My doppler came!!!

<blockquote><b>Quoting Will☮Creedence:</b>" Yeah and she said it was around 120 and then slowed down even more."</blockquote>




That DOES seem to be low.

That is too slow for a baby. And the displays are not great as mine took a while to pick up the hb regularly. And would occasionally show random numbers when I was trying to find it. This one is mine so you can compare the sound

http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m19/steffy2u/Hodgson%20Baby%204/Gru10w5d6-12-12.mp4

Sorry I can not get it to show as on mobile but you should be able to view when copy and pasted.

Quoting Unique Mama:" Husband had his hand on my heart tracking mine to make sure, mine is much slower, im an old fat lady"

Did you try counting and multiplying?

OP, just play with it more!   Just use this as an excuse to keep playing with it.  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Mel & a girl named Pey:</b>" OP, just play with it more!   Just use this as an excuse to keep playing with it.  "</blockquote>


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Yup just got done playing with it more lol I also had it on the wrong setting the first time my bad! was too excited lol

We played around with it on my chest till we found my heart beat and listened to that for a few minutes then I tried other spots on my body but couldnt hear anything. Switched back down to around my old csection scar and after awhile found what I am guessing is the umbilical cord, was a steady even wooshing noise, and if I moved around that I found the heartbeat again. The display is kind of useless from what I read but it's fast enough its hard for me to count and it sounded way different from mine so I will just assume it was the baby lol Have an U.S. on the 4th and will bring it so she cam do it with me and let me know as well   I know during the first U.S. they said everything sounded fine so I won't let it worry me till they say otherwise  

I just listened to it on my phone and I can't hear it very well but it doesn't sound like baby  
I made the same mistake when I got mine too. I have the same doppler and it works great but takes a while to find the baby and you will know when you do because it will be about twice as fast as that one.
Also you can never go by the display I'm 25 weeks and still have to count & multiply. Especially early on though, it won't really pick it up. When I first started hearing it I couldn't even pick it up on video it was so fant.

There is an atery down there that is usually at 120bpm baby should be around 150ish

<blockquote><b>Quoting Mel & a girl named Pey:</b>" OP, just play with it more!   Just use this as an excuse to keep playing with it.  "</blockquote>

I totally agree with this. I played with mine for what seemed like hours trying to find a heartbeat, lol. My screen would show all sorts of numbers, even up to 130, but it wasnt baby since this ones hb is always between 145-155. Once you do find the heartbeat you will now instantly, as it very distinct and much faster than yours. There are a couple of good YouTube videos that show how to best find the heartbeat with this doppler. Watching them is how I was finally able to find this ones hb.

Quoting Will☮Creedence:" I just listened to it on my phone and I can't hear it very well but it doesn't sound like baby   I made ... [snip!] ... on though, it won't really pick it up. When I first started hearing it I couldn't even pick it up on video it was so fant."

My MFM had issues after my stitch was placed finding her HB and had to get a u/s machine brought over. Scary business! lol He kept finding me on there.

1. Make sure the fetal doppler has been fully charged - for at least 16 hours before first use.

2. A full bladder often helps as it pushes everything forward - so drink plenty of fluids in the time leading up to using your doppler

3. Put a good tablespoon size of doppler gel on your lower stomach - this helps to produce a much clearer signal as ultrasound waves travel much easier through gel than than through air.

4. Place the doppler probe low down on the abdomen at about the level of the public hair line - the fetus is a lot lower than initially thought during the early stages of pregnancy

5. Move the doppler probe slowly, pausing regularly to listen to the change in sounds

6. Changing position might be a good idea - moving your body around may provide a better position for the doppler to detect the heartbeat

7. If you cannot hear the heartbeat after a while of trying, Don't panic - there's plenty of room in there for the baby to be playing hide and seek with the doppler. Take a break and try again later or the next day.

It can take a while to get used to all the subtle sounds in the abdomen and how to position yourself and the doppler probe to detect these sounds. Some mums find the fetal heartbeat straight away, whilst other take a bit longer and have many attempts before doing so. If you have genuine conerns then let your midwife know and they can best advise - they may even offer a hand in instructing you how to get the most out of your doppler.