anyone else use a fetal doppler?

highlandlassi · Apr 2nd, 2009, 19:18 PM

i have just gotten my fetal doppler in the mail a week ago and love it. i am just wondering if anyone else uses one and how often are they safe to use? i just realized that i love mine so much that i have been using it once or twice a day for about 15 minutes each time...is that way too much? i am sure the novelty will wear off. it takes me a little while each time to figure out wether i am hearing both babies...it would be much easier if i only had one in there!

Kimboowee · Apr 2nd, 2009, 21:11 PM

Heya, im sure there will be people that will tell you thats too much, theres too much coinflicting info being thrown about!

I used to use mine between 13-19 weeks maybe a couple of times a week just to check in. Now he's moving about i dont feel the need to but would like to record his hiccups before he arrives!

tylerdean04 · Apr 3rd, 2009, 05:58 AM

Hi hun I got mine at bout 18weeks an used it bout twice aday for abit til the novelty wore off hehe...Was also abit worried about excessive use so i asked the doc when i was there with a routine app....He sed use it wenever..... like everyday if i want!! I must admit tho i've neva had a prob findin HB so only have it on for bout 5 mins max (not that it makes ne diff??) But now i'm feeling alot more movements I only stick it on now n again for my lil boy to hear or if i'm bored...dont feel many movements etc... Dont worry hun and as u have twins i'm sure u'll be feeling those movements alot more pretty soon lol!! Take care best of luck!! Tracy xxxxx

Pippin · Apr 3rd, 2009, 06:19 AM

I have one and use it twice to three times a week. They say not to use it too often as it can generate heat necuase it's a small beam of ultrasound but 15 mins for two babies sound fine! Isn't it great!

Aunty E · Apr 3rd, 2009, 07:00 AM

I use mine every night before bed to check in on bubs. I can't really feel her moving very much (I suspect my placenta may be in the way) so it's important to my sanity to know she's fine every night. I think as long as you're not using it for hours at a time, you're fine.

ashnbump · Apr 3rd, 2009, 07:19 AM

hey hun, i LOVE mine!! i use it at least twice a day lol, and my doc and midwife have both said its perfectly safe to use as often as i like, and as ive got an anterior placenta (at the front of baby) it really does help me relax cos im not getting much movement off her yet lol! xxxx

chrisi · Apr 3rd, 2009, 08:50 AM

Hi There

I got instructions with mine that said it was safe to use daily but only for 10-15 minutes if you are using a mike to speak to them or play music but if your just listening its fine. Im dying to hear my lil ones heart beat, i still cant find it! maybe just to early! I can here it moving and kicking though so i know its okay! xx

overcomer79 · Apr 3rd, 2009, 08:56 AM

I use mine once a week. It takes me a bit to still find the HB because for some reason the baby is in back (I will be 20 weeks monday) but I know I am hearing it because it's never in the same place

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tillymum · Apr 3rd, 2009, 12:48 PM

I only just mine once a week cos DH is paranoid that it's not good for it, and I find it takes ages to find the hb that I start to worry even though I'm now feeling movement. It is good to hear the hb though!

AtomicPink · Apr 3rd, 2009, 15:26 PM

i think something was mentioned in something I was reading about the type of doppler you're using - if its one of those ones like angelsounds i hear its fine but the more technical ones should be used less??? i dunno, but i'm same as you, i have already had a go twice today, it comforts me, this morning I had hassle trying to find beanie but just now it wasnt a problem. Maybe he/she was hiding away and sleeping, but he/she seems to have moved a bit more in a day than usual.

Apr 2nd, 2009, 19:18 PM	#1
highlandlassi Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 255	anyone else use a fetal doppler? i have just gotten my fetal doppler in the mail a week ago and love it. i am just wondering if anyone else uses one and how often are they safe to use? i just realized that i love mine so much that i have been using it once or twice a day for about 15 minutes each time...is that way too much? i am sure the novelty will wear off. it takes me a little while each time to figure out wether i am hearing both babies...it would be much easier if i only had one in there!

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Apr 2nd, 2009, 21:11 PM	#2
Kimboowee Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 9,447	Heya, im sure there will be people that will tell you thats too much, theres too much coinflicting info being thrown about! I used to use mine between 13-19 weeks maybe a couple of times a week just to check in. Now he's moving about i dont feel the need to but would like to record his hiccups before he arrives!

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Apr 3rd, 2009, 05:58 AM	#3
tylerdean04 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: UK Posts: 233	Hi hun I got mine at bout 18weeks an used it bout twice aday for abit til the novelty wore off hehe...Was also abit worried about excessive use so i asked the doc when i was there with a routine app....He sed use it wenever..... like everyday if i want!! I must admit tho i've neva had a prob findin HB so only have it on for bout 5 mins max (not that it makes ne diff??) But now i'm feeling alot more movements I only stick it on now n again for my lil boy to hear or if i'm bored...dont feel many movements etc... Dont worry hun and as u have twins i'm sure u'll be feeling those movements alot more pretty soon lol!! Take care best of luck!! Tracy xxxxx

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Apr 3rd, 2009, 06:19 AM	#4
Pippin Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London Posts: 7,950	I have one and use it twice to three times a week. They say not to use it too often as it can generate heat necuase it's a small beam of ultrasound but 15 mins for two babies sound fine! Isn't it great!

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Apr 3rd, 2009, 07:00 AM	#5
Aunty E Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: London Posts: 4,021	I use mine every night before bed to check in on bubs. I can't really feel her moving very much (I suspect my placenta may be in the way) so it's important to my sanity to know she's fine every night. I think as long as you're not using it for hours at a time, you're fine.

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Apr 3rd, 2009, 07:19 AM	#6
ashnbump Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ashton, Manchester, U.K Posts: 1,071	hey hun, i LOVE mine!! i use it at least twice a day lol, and my doc and midwife have both said its perfectly safe to use as often as i like, and as ive got an anterior placenta (at the front of baby) it really does help me relax cos im not getting much movement off her yet lol! xxxx

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Apr 3rd, 2009, 08:50 AM	#7
chrisi Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Glasgow Posts: 262	Hi There I got instructions with mine that said it was safe to use daily but only for 10-15 minutes if you are using a mike to speak to them or play music but if your just listening its fine. Im dying to hear my lil ones heart beat, i still cant find it! maybe just to early! I can here it moving and kicking though so i know its okay! xx

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Apr 3rd, 2009, 08:56 AM	#8
overcomer79 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,902	I use mine once a week. It takes me a bit to still find the HB because for some reason the baby is in back (I will be 20 weeks monday) but I know I am hearing it because it's never in the same place .

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Apr 3rd, 2009, 12:48 PM	#9
tillymum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Wales Posts: 1,100	I only just mine once a week cos DH is paranoid that it's not good for it, and I find it takes ages to find the hb that I start to worry even though I'm now feeling movement. It is good to hear the hb though!

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Apr 3rd, 2009, 15:26 PM	#10
AtomicPink Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 19,126	i think something was mentioned in something I was reading about the type of doppler you're using - if its one of those ones like angelsounds i hear its fine but the more technical ones should be used less??? i dunno, but i'm same as you, i have already had a go twice today, it comforts me, this morning I had hassle trying to find beanie but just now it wasnt a problem. Maybe he/she was hiding away and sleeping, but he/she seems to have moved a bit more in a day than usual.

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