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Q: When does the doctor use the Doppler?

This is my second pregnancy but I can't remember when the doctor uses the Doppler to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time? How far along were you when your doctor first let you hear it? (not through ultrasound..just with Doppler)

This question was asked Jul. 25, 2013 12:12am
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Answered by kshives1027 - Jul. 25, 2013 4:14pm

I am 17 weeks and my docs still haven't used the Doppler on me. The nurse said they will probably do it at my next appointment (19 weeks), when we do our big ultrasound with all the measurements and, hopefully, a gender reveal. I have seen the heartbeat on all the ultrasounds though.

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Answered by kelliers - Jul. 25, 2013 1:33pm

You can ask but that doesn't mean they will. I asked at 10 weeks and she said they won't do it until past 12 weeks. I guess they made too many women upset and had to send them for last minute referrals for ultrasounds or something but she wouldn't do it even though we'd just seen the baby a few days early at the fertility clinic.

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Answered by trina_76 - Jul. 25, 2013 1:02pm

I had mine done around 10 weeks I think it was a couple days shy of 10 weeks

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Answered by jyi226 - Jul. 25, 2013 11:39am

Mine used it at 8 weeks (they were unsure if they would be able to hear--but we could!) Then it has been used at every appointment so far thereafter.

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Answered by nikkit - Jul. 25, 2013 11:36am

Mine didnt use a doppler until i was 24 weeks! i brought a home one around 13 weeks so i could use it myself. My midwives are terrible to be honest they just dont seem to care. Hope you get a better experience. x

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Answered by ToniiMaii - Jul. 25, 2013 10:48am

With my first she tried first appointment and got it straight away but it turnt out I was further along that we thought. With my second I asked but it was too early to hear anything, you can always ask them even if you don't hear anything :)

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Answered by kelliers - Jul. 25, 2013 10:16am

Mine wouldn't even try until 14 weeks to avoid not hearing it and causing a panic.

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Answered by meghanraby - Jul. 25, 2013 1:01am

I was 10 weeks when she first used it.

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Answered by Luckymommyto5 - Jul. 25, 2013 12:56am

My midwife didn't know wth she was doing and has managed to freak me out twice so far. But she wasn't able to pick up the heartbeat at my 12 week appointment so she had to use the mini ultrasound machine

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Answered by KenpoMommy - Jul. 25, 2013 12:41am

My dr. usually will start trying to hear it around 8-9 weeks. I heard it myself on my home doppler at 7 1/2 weeks this time. With the last baby, i didn't hear it until 9 weeks. I think when you hear it depends alot on how it's positioned in there, and where. I think this one is more towards the front this time, probably why i heard it sooner.

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