Listening to baby's heartbeat?

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Did anybody listen to DC's heartbeat with a stethoscope?

I've been trying since about 19 weeks but I haven't been able to find it

No and there's a very good reason it's printed very big in pregnancy notes not to try to at home or use any home Doppler devices. If you have concerns speak to your midwife.

@KarenDarling I'm aware, if I had any concerns I would go to midwife

Would never listen for reassurance

A stethoscope wouldn’t be used for listening in as far as I’m aware.

I’d recommend asking your midwife to listen in at every appointment :)

@Lbwestf123 i didn't think so either but one of my work colleagues said she used a traditional medical stethoscope to listen in on her DS.

Got a midwife app next week so going to ask if we can listen in! (If she doesn't already offer)

It's nice to hear every once in a while

All of my pregnancy apps say that by my stage (23+4) baby's heart beat is able to be heard through a stethoscope and when I went to a&e yesterday due to being unwell the doctor used a stethoscope to check on baby before sending me to the maternity ward where they checked with the proper equipment, Iv not tried myself though but I am curious now!

@mommysharkdodo ooooh, interesting!

I think I'm just struggling to figure out where DS is positioned

I honestly can't tell!

It’s more than likely she heard her own. 🙈 Midwives and drs tend to use a Doppler and then a pinnard to differentiate the two heartbeats 🤰👼
www.growmidwives.com/what-is-a-pinard-the-worlds-oldest-tool-for-hearing-fetal-heartbeats/

What's the problem with home doppler and reassurance?

@redredvino They're strongly not recommended as they can provide false reassurance and baby may actually be in distress

It takes training to differentiate between mums heartbeat and babies heartbeat.

If a pregnant woman was to worry about movement and not inform the dr but instead use the Doppler at home she could hear the wrong heartbeat be reassured. Whereas if she’d gone into hospital the midwife or whoever would normally listen in or do a trace. Means if anything is wrong something can be done about it!

Of course. How stupid of me!