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!
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!
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
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