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4722829 tn?1358377222

babys heartbeat

Hi all I wanted to know how long it took you to hear and or feel the babys heartbeat... im right around that time and im nervous and excited...
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1514494 tn?1333584884
hi
Here in the uk you hear your babys heartbeat the first time at 16wks.
I found mine at just over 14wks with a dopler. But before then unless by ultrasound you will not hear the babys heartbeat with a dopler as before 12weeks the uterus is behind the pelvic bone however you will be able to hear a pulsing through the placenta. Its also difficult to distinguish your own heartbeat from your babies yours is a pulsing your babys is a swishing and twice as fast you will know as soon as you find it i recomend if you get a dopler to go on youtube and listen to a few on there that way you will know what your looking for.
Even now at 21weeks my little man can still sometimes be hard to find. good luck with your pregnancy :)
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No a doppler is a handheld device that listens for your baby's HB.
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4722829 tn?1358377222
Thats awesome... is the doppler the same as the transvaginal ultrasound
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My midwife used the doppler at every app and i heard it everytime x
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I heard by babies heartbeat at 7 wks...im now 9 and a half.
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4722829 tn?1358377222
Thank u all so much... im excited for my ultrasound... I cant wait to see my baby and hear or see the heartbeat. Does anyone know what they're having yet?
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4191640 tn?1361174727
I heard my baby's heartbeat at 10 weeks with a handheld doppler.
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3224409 tn?1356206827
You will not be able to feel baby Heartbeat at any point of pregnancy.. and what you do feel is your own heartbeat..

In Uk they do not use doppler until you are above 24wks.. i saw baby hb at 13+1wks and than in emergency was lucky enough to hear it at 16+6wks and than saw at 20+2wks.. after that heard hb again in emergency at 22+6wks.. than at 26wks, 28wks, 31wks, and saw it gain 31+1 on U/S...

Medhelp app does says at 26wks your partner can hear hb however its never happened for me lol....
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I heard mine thru doppler at 4 weeks
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With my daughter i seen it at 6all weeks, heard it at 7(:
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I can see my babies heart beat if she lays a certain way but i do only have 4 days left lol.. But heard her at 10 weeks :-)
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My doctor heard my baby's at 9 w 6days with a Doppler
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4584905 tn?1358589124
I agree with combs7. You cant feel it but when you hear it, its so unbelieveable.  After hearing my babys heart beat I found a monitor you can hear your babys heartbeat, hiccups, and kicks at home. I'm 21 wks and use it to hear kicks. You will be able to hear the babys heartbeat at 28wks. So I cant wait. I would recommend mother to get this its called a heart to heart digital prenatal listening system. I got it at Babies R' us online.
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I had a transvaginal ultrasound at 7 weeks and 5 days, and heard the heartbeat great.
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You can't feel the babies heartbeat but you can hear it with doppler at around 12 weeks usually.
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