Ellsbells
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If you can hear babies HB fine on your Doppler then go with that, all the hospital will do is rig you up to the HB monitor to which you can just do yourself at home! 19 weeks is still early to class it as reduced movements I was told (I went in to to hosp at 19 weeks with reduced movements and they told me that they wont class it as reduced movements yet because baby has lots of room to move about in) so I ordered a Doppler that night to save me any hospital trips lol. Can you hear baby moving around on your Doppler?
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I'm sorry but this is poor advice. Never rely on using a home Doppler yourself at home as reassurance.
If you're worried at all give them a ring .... that's what they're there for x
Agree- just hearing a heartbeat isn't enough, they are trained to interpret whether all seems well from the heartbeat pattern, it's not just hearing it xx
I wouldn't say Ellsbells reply is poor advice here. I can see what she is trying to say. She's not saying not to go in if there is reduced movement, what she's saying is that at 19 weeks they wouldn't necessarily count it as reduced movements because she won't be feeling regular movements yet due to baby being so small in a large amount of room. I have to say, if I was able to still hear babies heartbeat but wasn't getting 'regular' movements when I was 19 weeks I wouldn't be hugely worried, especially if you have a scan on Monday however if you don't feel happy with just hearing the babies heartbeat then you should get in contact with your MAU Beeee. Never sit and worry yourself when they are there to help xx
We'll have to agree to disagree but I stick by it is poor advice.
Info from kicks count.org
Agree with the above. I have known an instance before of someone to rely on a home doppler and for it not to end well as they did not seek the proper advice due to hearing baby's HB.
I dont think anyone is ganging up on anyone? I think its just really something you shouldnt advise on when it could be a life or death situation - so its serious.. And as far as I was aware there was no set time to "kick the counts" as such, because I have been having regular hard movements from 15 weeks - so I am monitoring whats normal for me and my baby. If baby stops moving one week or moves less good chance that it is just him having a lazy day or a growth spurt. But anything longer or concerning Id be on the phone to MAU.
All different MW/HV give out differing advice - and I have also had a "medical professional HV" tell me that my son despite being 6m old could reach upto 30 mph in his baby walker in my livingroom - which is just total bollocks. She also didnt seem to know why we grow hair in pregnancy her explanation was "for some reason dating back to cave man days" rather than hormones...
Point being - not every "health professional" can be whole heartedly trusted on passing advice so its up to us to weigh up advice and research from ourself IMO. If I strongly felt at 19 weeks my baby wasnt normal despite a MW telling me that was normal for a 19 week pregnancy Id still weigh out what was normal for me and my baby, as we should do.
Advice aside - a doppler can pick up both our and baby heart rate, along side pulse and placenta or general movements which could easily be misinterpreted - Id rather go and use a monitoring machine with heart rate/movement monitor and rely on machine build for purpose rather than a 40 quid doppler.
Point being..... If your concerned about any reduce movement or anything thats abnormal movement wise with your pregnancy Id get it seen to immediately.
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Exactly.. Bottom line, this was the exact point I was trying to make yet you're saying it in a different way..
IF YOU'RE CONCERNED. CALL YOUR MIDWIFE
But in my own experiences, I found a home Doppler comforting if I needed reassurance. I wasn't trying to say JUST listen out for the HB, I was also asking whether you can hear baby moving on the Doppler rather than feeling it because you may of had an Anterior placenta like myself.
I don't think anyone is listening to that - I'm not informing anyone to do anything, it's self discretion, but I gave my opinion and my point of view which was shot down by about 4 people saying the same thing saying that I'm WRONG and that it's POOR ADVICE, something which I was told by a MW who I trust. So yes I think I will take that as quite victimising.
It's actually quite infuriating, there's absolutely no point for forums if we're all going dismiss each others opinions and treat it as some race as to who's right and who's wrong. I'm entitled to my opinion and people are allowed to disagree, but I found the nature of how it was being done is quite unfair.
I'd rather just remove myself and use a different forum and this is just catty and pathetic like girls in a f*cking playground.