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HopingTCSoon
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Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
I've read that many woman's Ob's attempted to see AND hear the heartbeat at their 1st appt. Mine did not - we only saw it (which I am still thrilled about)....I think it is b/c their equipment may have been a little old but I really didn't ask. She told me that next time closer to 12 weeks is when they try to hear it when the OB does an external (she was a NP).
Anyone else's doc's do it this way?
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KNic19
Baby's First Christmas
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Kim
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
I didn't hear it until 12 weeks either. I saw it at the first 2 sonos, then both heard and saw it at the 12 week, then my 16 week was no sono, but we heard it on the doppler.
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| Posted 10/27/10 7:56 PM |
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KNic19
Baby's First Christmas
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
What is going on? I keep double posting!!
Message edited 10/27/2010 7:57:15 PM.
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| Posted 10/27/10 7:56 PM |
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Pandora
LIF Zygote
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
Herd it on Monday - only7wks. It was loud. Maybe it was the equipment.
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| Posted 10/27/10 9:01 PM |
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Harlow-J
Mason's mommy!
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Jen
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
We didn't hear the heartbeat till like 12-14 weeks. We did see it at like 6 1/2 weeks at the first appointment though.
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| Posted 10/27/10 9:05 PM |
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sunflowerjesss
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
Most wait until at least the 8 week mark to put the sound on to hear the HB.
I heard their heart beats once at 7 weeks because they thought I needed a D&C.
They wouldn't let me hear it again until 12 weeks. Although I did see it at every appt on sono.
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| Posted 10/27/10 9:08 PM |
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drwifettc
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
I'm 14 weeks and I still haven't heard it with the doctors machine. I have a cheap home doppler and have heard it with that. I'm not sure why my OB didn't turn the sound on. I'm assuming it was their machine. I go on Nov 3 and they said it was a regular OB visit so no sonogram just the doppler.
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| Posted 10/27/10 9:13 PM |
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
I saw it at 6 weeks but I didn't hear it until about 8 weeks.
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| Posted 10/27/10 9:49 PM |
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MrsPJB2007
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
saw and heard it at 6 wks.
we have another sono on friday to make sure it grew like it's supposed to,  and i'm assuming we will hear the HB again at that appt.
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| Posted 10/27/10 10:59 PM |
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nycgirl
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
You don't really hear the heart with a doppler. The machine makes a noise that corresponds with what it sees. So once you see the heart beat... you essentialy hear it. The external doppler is the same idea, but less complex... so you hear it instead of seeing it.
BTW you can really hear the heartbeat with a stethoscope at about 15 weeks.
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| Posted 10/28/10 3:39 AM |
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ali120206
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
I saw the HB for the first time at 6w3d (just a flicker).
I heard it for the first time at my ultrascreen - I was able to see and hear with the hospital's equipment.
They were unable to use the doppler to hear thet HB until I was 16w - and it was difficult because DS would move the second they put it on my belly.
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| Posted 10/28/10 8:54 AM |
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Junebaby41
LIF Infant
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
At 5 weeks 6 days, we got to see te heartbeat. They said they are able to hear it, but this early they don't turn the sound on...I have no idea why...I am hoping at my next sono we will hear it too!
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| Posted 10/28/10 10:42 AM |
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julesrbf
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
We saw the HB at 7w1d. Saw AND heard it on Monday at 11w1d. 
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Tiggeruth
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
We saw the heartbeat at our first appointment (6w5d) and then they used the doppler thing and found the heart beat with that at like 10w2d but i have yet to see and hear it at the same time.
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| Posted 10/28/10 10:56 AM |
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
We heard the HB at 6w6days. I think we were supposed to see it also, but I didn't see anything, I think I was so overwhelmed by the whole thing and the sound that I just couldn't focus. I felt like that Friends episode where Rachel pretends to see her baby!
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| Posted 10/28/10 11:08 AM |
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babyonboard11
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Re: Seeing Vs. Hearing Heartbeat
I saw the hearbeat at 6w and 9w, I didn't hear it until my 12w NT scan.
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