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282955 tn?1394730951

yay our doppler has arrived! but darn it did not come with jelly! what to do?

some of you may have seen my posts about dopplers a few weeks ago.. We finally decided to get one online and it's called Sonotrax,  I copied GirlBlink's brand of doppler!  :0) I was so excited until I found out that it did not come with a jelly :0( so much to my disappointment I don't know what jelly to use with it that may be available in the local pharmacy.. I have heard of pure water based Aloe Vera but I am not sure.

Any ideas please?  I know I am only like 9weeks 3days but I am eager to try around 10 to 12weeks?  I hope I can pick up the baby's heartbeat!  I hope it will be easier for me since most ladies complain about not finding anything and then panic comes in... crossing my fingers ....

so any local jellies I can use with this doppler? thnks in advance ladies...
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467126 tn?1283144858
i got mine at 9 weeks too!! i ran out of gel and used my husband's hair gel..hahah! a l little sticky at first but it worked!!

my doc taught me how to listent o the heartbeat....leave the doppler on the belly and dont move it up or down or sideways...just leave it there...and slowly tilt it to the right , then tilt it to the left , but always remembering to not move it!!
before you know it you will hear ur baby heart beat!!
i dont use it that much anymore, i feel the baby moving everyday now...but good luck! let me know if my technique helped you at all!


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282955 tn?1394730951
O my I am getting excited!  LOL I might try tonight! teeheeee... thank you for your immediate response! :0) I will go to the pharmacy right away! thanks!
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141601 tn?1264728709
also i was able to find my baby heartbeat at 9 wks it took a while but if you have patience you will be able to find it i also found that if i was getting frustrated i would just put it down for a while and try again later and i found it much faster
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141601 tn?1264728709
you can use anykind of personal lubricant i always just bought the store brand of lubricating jelly and it worked just as good as the ultra sound gel i even ran out one time and needed to use it so i tried lotion and that actually worked too
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