fetal heart tone doppler

[logigirl]

Has anyone used a fetal doppler/heart tone monitor (for use at home)? I was considering buying one since i am continually bleeding and driving myself crazy not knowing whether or not the baby is okay.

For those who do have one, how well do they work? When were you first able (week) to catch your baby? Are they safe?

[MissingLink]

I was very tempted to get one, but was afraid I would never put it down!

By the time I was 18 weeks the baby's movements were regular enough that I could rely on that to know he was ok.

[poppy21]

I have one to. i hired it. I got it when i was 10weeks and freaked out beacuse i couldnt find  Heartbeat but my sis tryed and found one. i couldnt hear one till just over 11weeks. My midwifes one is alot stonger but i also think they are great when you are worryed

[krichar]

Mine was sonotrax 3mhz. They make blue/white ones and orange/ white ones. Just type in fetal Doppler on eBay. They are little pocket ones (so they are called).

[rosie7170]

I also bought an Angel monitor off ebay. It was brand new but I know with the home ones usually the heart beat is not detected till at least the 2nd trimester. Another thing I did learn at hospital (coz I was in there with my daughter from 25 weeks and had my baby's heartbeat monitored every 3 hours) is that there are two beats you can pick up, one is the baby and the other is the placenta, they only sound slightly different. I thought the home monitor was great and used to love coming home and laying down and listening to the heartbeat. I thought it was worth the money.  

[trh0819]

I bought the angel monitor when I was 12 weeks. Way to early for something that small and I about made myself crazy, but heartbeat was detected at 16 weeks and I've listened to it every night since then. Bought mine on Amazon. My OB hates that I have it, especially when I can't find the HB every once in a while, but it gave me peace of mind and now it gets me through the rough days when I worry.

[krichar]

I have read they are safe but don't know for sure. I have one I purchased off eBay( it was new) and was able to start heating the heartbeat at 8 weeks. It took awhile to find but now that I am closing in on the 12 week mark it is really easy to locate. It really does put my mind to rest when i start to worry!

[happynifer]

i rented one from baby beats.  i first heard her heart beat at 10 weeks and i kept it until i felt her kick daily and was relaxed enough to send it back (at 22 weeks).
listening to her every night before bed was very calming for me.
i know of no studies showing any harm to regular use of doppler fetal monitoring so i was fine with it.