Will the midwife be able to hear heartbeat with doppler at 11 weeks?

luv2jig · Nov 20th, 2009, 09:51 AM

I have an appt on Wednesday (day before Thanksgiving) and I'll be 11w3d. Will she try to use the doppler? We want to tell the family at Thanksgiving but I don't know if I can do it without some sort of confirmation that everything is still OK.

**booflebump** · Nov 20th, 2009, 09:52 AM

I dont know how it works in the usa, but over here, the midwives dont normally attempt to use the doppler till 16 weeks x

mummy2010 · Nov 20th, 2009, 10:24 AM

erm i dont know how it works were you are. but my midwife used the doppler on me just before i was 11weeks and she found the heartbeat straight away xx

nada87 · Nov 20th, 2009, 10:33 AM

my dr used one at 12 weeks with dd and found a hb but with ds she tried at 12 weeks and couldn't find it but at 16 weeks he had a good strong one. it wouldn't hurt to ask the worst she can say is no. if she does do one remember that it's still early and if she doesn't find one that doesn't neccasarly mean there is a problem with the baby.

dmn1156 · Nov 20th, 2009, 11:00 AM

i think they can i was 14 weeks when they listened at mine but i had a later appointment my appointment before that was at 10 weeks and they did not listen then

Beltane · Nov 20th, 2009, 11:09 AM

My doctor tried to listen at 8 weeks! She couldn't find anything but I didn't expect to hear anything.

tannembaum · Nov 20th, 2009, 11:39 AM

I had my booking appointment today (11+1) and the midwife tried to listen...but it didn't work

according to my scan last week though I have a tilted womb so that might be why?? well I'm hoping thats why

Starfish · Nov 20th, 2009, 22:16 PM

I just had an appointment at 9w4d and we heard the heartbeat via doppler. My doc said this is pretty much the earliest you'll hear it. Apparently we got lucky (he was also pushing my uterus up from down-below while using the doppler).

Nov 20th, 2009, 09:51 AM	#1
luv2jig Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Philadelphia, USA Posts: 243	Will the midwife be able to hear heartbeat with doppler at 11 weeks? I have an appt on Wednesday (day before Thanksgiving) and I'll be 11w3d. Will she try to use the doppler? We want to tell the family at Thanksgiving but I don't know if I can do it without some sort of confirmation that everything is still OK.

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Nov 20th, 2009, 09:52 AM	#2
booflebump Other BabyandBump Team Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 19,622	I dont know how it works in the usa, but over here, the midwives dont normally attempt to use the doppler till 16 weeks x

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Nov 20th, 2009, 10:24 AM	#3
mummy2010 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: birmingham Posts: 1,045	erm i dont know how it works were you are. but my midwife used the doppler on me just before i was 11weeks and she found the heartbeat straight away xx

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nada87 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,348	my dr used one at 12 weeks with dd and found a hb but with ds she tried at 12 weeks and couldn't find it but at 16 weeks he had a good strong one. it wouldn't hurt to ask the worst she can say is no. if she does do one remember that it's still early and if she doesn't find one that doesn't neccasarly mean there is a problem with the baby.

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dmn1156 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southend,UK Posts: 2,421	i think they can i was 14 weeks when they listened at mine but i had a later appointment my appointment before that was at 10 weeks and they did not listen then

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Nov 20th, 2009, 11:09 AM	#6
Beltane Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 4,384	My doctor tried to listen at 8 weeks! She couldn't find anything but I didn't expect to hear anything.

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Nov 20th, 2009, 11:39 AM	#7
tannembaum Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 2,841	I had my booking appointment today (11+1) and the midwife tried to listen...but it didn't work according to my scan last week though I have a tilted womb so that might be why?? well I'm hoping thats why

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Nov 20th, 2009, 22:16 PM	#8
Starfish Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 487	I just had an appointment at 9w4d and we heard the heartbeat via doppler. My doc said this is pretty much the earliest you'll hear it. Apparently we got lucky (he was also pushing my uterus up from down-below while using the doppler).

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