doppler yay or nay?

[Princess81]

As the title sugguests, what do you reckon on dopplers girlies?

I am tempted to get one, but o/h reckon's I'll just worry myself if I can't pick up the heartbeat, which is probably true.

Anyone care to share experiences and are they worth it in your opinion?

Cheers me dears xx

 

[Jaxx01]

I ust admit I love mine gfot an angelsounds one and I have picked up heartbeat everyday since I got it at 11weeks4 days . Sometimes takes a while but there are some tips :

1) Relax!
2) try and have a full bladder if you are early (makes it easier)
3) Dont ever listen on empty stomach lol (I have been nearly deafened by some ofthe noises my gut makes ) lmao
4) Take your time and move slowly as bubba is only tiny so can be easy to miss!!

But for £20 incl delivery it was well worth it for me xxx

 

[Princess81]

Thanks hun I think if I get one it'll be after my next scan. I'll only be 11 weeks at that, so I suppose any earlier would be too early to hear anyway
And thanks for the tips!! x

 

[Jaxx01]

No worries Ive had two miscarriages and believe me to hear that litle heartbeat is such a relief xx

 

[Princess81]

Defo, after my mc in January I was deligted to hear the heartbeat in my early scans. It would be lovely to have that reassurance at home, but I know I'd panic if I couldn't find it, even if it is just through user error x

 

[HeppiBean]

I wasn't going to bother with one... But I keep scaring myself silly at the moment thinking something's wrong, so I'm getting one on Wednesday x

 

[Princess81]

cool, I'm sure you'll hear it clearly at your stage hun x

 

[HeppiBean]

Yehh I should hope so lol xx

 

[Roo3]

I thought about getting one, but didn't in the end as I knew I'd panic if I couldn't pick the heartbeat up. There have been times when I have wished I'd got one especially when he's had a quiet day on the kicking front, but the majority of the time I'm pleased that I didn't for my own sanity.

 

[Sarah13]

I have the angel one too and been hearing baby from 12 weeks. It's nice for hubby to feel included and it reassured me last week when I wasn't well, turned out I had kidney stones but from the pain I was getting I thought something was seriously wrong! I've only not found the heart once since 12 weeks but I knew not to stress about it and tried again the next day. I've heard it can annoy or irritate baby too, mine def moves when I do it so it's best not to use them every day, I use it about twice a week, don't want to upset it!

 

[charliebear]

I had a angelsounds last time (gave it to my sister as she's now pregnant) as I found it great. Especially if baby was having a quiet day or I though I hadnt felt him move, I'd have a little listen in and check he was ok.
I loved it and cant wait to use it again with the next.

 

[kpd]

hi girls, i was tossing and turning about getting one of these but after seeing this I think I will be ordering one in a couple weeks.

 

[teampc]

i got one too
got it at about 14 weeks. it took aa while to pick up the heart beat but once i got the hang of it it was great

and now its great to check on bump when he is having a quiet day

i think they are really worth it esp for about £20
just remember not to panic if you cant find it early on, you have to remember how small little one is so its not easy to find

 

[cherelle]

This is one thing i regret not getting when i got pregnant ... wish i bought one! Im not really a worrier though and i can imagine it wouldnt be a good idea if you are x

 

[Laura_C]

Ive got a Sonoline B pocket fetal Doppler and it's amazing! I got heartbeat from 11 weeks as that's when I bought it but some reviews on You Tube are saying they heard from 8 weeks! I find it very easy to pick up heartbeat with this one and it has a display so you can see bpm too, I think it's useful to have the display as you definitely know it's baby that you've picked up and not your own heartbeat. I got mine from EBay was £40 and got a big bottle of gel included.

 

[ChrissieCool]

I gave in and bought the Angelsounds one from Amazon for £12.99 and it was really worth it, I hadn't heard the baby's heartbeat since my 12 week scan and being able to listen to it yesterday was just amazing, took me a while to find it but once you do it's just wonderful, so glad I gave in and got one, the kids loved hearing it too

 

[pinkymum]

I didn't get one till I was 30 wks. I wasn't going to get one at all, glad I did but if I'd not been able to find the hb I would have been a mess. I'm a big worrier though!

 

[HeppiBean]

I ordered the Angelsounds one from ebay this morning Should have it by Monday xx

 

[Lisa_85]

Ive got a Sonoline B pocket fetal Doppler and it's amazing! I got heartbeat from 11 weeks as that's when I bought it but some reviews on You Tube are saying they heard from 8 weeks! I find it very easy to pick up heartbeat with this one and it has a display so you can see bpm too, I think it's useful to have the display as you definitely know it's baby that you've picked up and not your own heartbeat. I got mine from EBay was £40 and got a big bottle of gel included.

Ive just bough the same but i think it was the orange one and its an A, not sure what the difference but im dead excited to try it out after work :-D although i dont think ill be worried if i cant find the HB as im not trained in looking for it and to be honest ive never heard it before so even if i do find it i may not realise straight away :-/ xx

 

[Pudds86]

I borrowed one and I loved it. I didnt worry if I couldnt find HB because I knew I wasnt a professional! xx