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Q: Can a fetal Doppler pick up the baby's hb but can't hear it?

I'm currently 9 wks 2d pregnant and i purchased a fetal Doppler. i got it 2 days ago and have yet to detect a hb until yesterday (i think) the Doppler picked up a heart rate of 150 it stayed on display for about 5 minutes then went away i assumed it was the baby's hb since that's the 1st time since i got it that it picked up a hb that fast and lasted problem is i couldn't actually hear the hb but a faint hb in the background that i couldn't tell was baby's or not. is it possible the Doppler could have picked up the hb but still too early to actually hear it? I know what rate my hb is and the rate of the placenta so i doubt that's what was picked up by Doppler anyone experience this before?

This question was asked Jan. 10, 2015 4:14pm
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Answered by stickybean1976 - Jan. 10, 2015 9:49pm
Lol it was you that asked the question 1 day ago.

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Answered by stickybean1976 - Jan. 10, 2015 9:47pm
Oh if you go to page 2 of the question someone has asked your same question and it has lots of answers you may be interested in. Asked yesterday :-)

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Answered by stickybean1976 - Jan. 10, 2015 9:43pm
It's too early to be using a Doppler all it's going to do it stress you out. Some woman can get lucky and pick it up at 9 weeks or so but it's difficult. They are designed to be used after 12 weeks.

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Answered by estone - Jan. 10, 2015 7:10pm
It is possible, but you should be able to hear it if it is the baby's HB it is picking up. The HB sounds like galloping horses. I was able to pick up and hear baby's HB around 10 weeks with my sonoline B doppler. I had to put the doppler down below my pubic bone and press hard to be able to pick it up.

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