Hearing your babies heart beat for the first time

[Franky91]

So am 16 weeks next wednesday and I have a check up with ma midwife and shes going to let me hear the heart beat for the first time. is anyone else paranoid about this because I keep thinking what if she holds the wee device to ma stomach and we cant hear a heart beat, I keep thinking the worst of my pregnancy am really paranoid we wont hear the babies heart beat anyone else feel like this?

[tarrah87]

they have already tried seeing mine at 14 weeks no luck, so now 17 weeks :)

[Franky91]

Nice one, I have to wait till ma 20 week scan to find out the sex :p

[tarrah87]

good luck and keep us posted im counting down days to find out sex, dec 11th. lol

[Franky91]

Okay doke counting down the days lol thursday coming al get to hear the heart beat :p

[tarrah87]

dont be paranoid ive had numerous miscarriages over the past year and a half, 4 total, and multiple pregnancy complications, so i understand it can be hard, but everything will be fine, just gotta have faith.

[Franky91]

Okay thanks lol I think im just really paranoid coz obviously a had a miscarriage the month before gettin pregnant again and mayb I dont really believe am pregnant or something bad will happen like a dead baby with no heart beat but I am really paranoid coz I can feel flutters so am being stupid lol

[tarrah87]

sometimes its a lil hard to find but don't stress i heard baby's hb at 12 weeks for the first time and have seen it numerous times on u/s but good luck and everything will be fine, sometimes it can be hard to tell whether yours or babies but they will get it.