Fetal Doppler

We are kind of worried after series of heavy bleeding and past experience. Ju has wanted a fetal Doppler to check the baby's heart beat at times. Initially, I refused to get her one as it might cause her to paranoid if she can't detect any heartbeat. Well, from what we learnt from the medical technician from the hospital, the fetus has to be at least 12 weeks for us to listen the heart beat using the fetal Doppler.

After much persuasion by Ju, I decided to buy her one. As she has already done her research, we bought a Fetal Doppler from fetaldoppler.net for USD 45.95. It was slightly different from the one in the hospital. After few days, we received the item while Ju was at 9 weeks.

She played with the equipment and she had a hard time finding the heartbeat. There wasn't any significant result and she became a little paranoid day by day. Now, she's going in her 11th week. To me, maybe the fetal Doppler is not as good as those used in the hospital. I would stay cool and wait for the next appointment to come next week.

For those who are thinking of buying one, I suggest u think twice. The Doppler might not be reliable till 12 weeks. Besides, it will cause you to be paranoid if you can't hear the heartbeat.

Here's the pic on how the Fetal Doppler looked like:

P.S. Can't wait for the appointment next Tuesday! Stay tuned for our good news!!!