14w, can't find the heartbeat on a doppler

[Pregnantandfreakingout]

I had a scan earlier this week but I've been trying without success to find the heartbeat on a doppler. Does anyone have any advice?

Home dopplers are extremely unreliable. Don't panic but do call your midwife though x

Bin the Doppler and rely on the midwives to do it.

Don’t use a Doppler! Even midwives don’t use them before 16 weeks because it can be hard to find.
My doctor took about 3-5 mins to find the heartbeat when I was 18 weeks pregnant. Leave it to the trained professionals because you could pick up; nothing, the umbilical cord, your own heartbeat and all of that is unreliable.
I hope your anxiety eases but using a doppler won’t help it do so x

Honestly the best advice is just don't.

As PP says, they're unreliable and not recommended for use at home. Midwives don't try to find a heartbeat with a doppler until 16 week appointment (in UK). Speak to your midwife for guidance.

If you're concerned go to the early pregnancy unit. Don't use Dopplers they are unreliable and cause unneeded concern for this exact reason.

My midwife wouldn't even do it at the 16 week appointment as it can be too hard for even them to find and then it freaks expectant parents out! Please bin it and try not to worry!

My midwife listened in at my 16 week appointment as I was struggling with feeling anxious and it took her a few minutes. She said they don't usually listen until 25 weeks as it is so hard to find! I had a scan at 19 weeks yesterday and they let me hear the heartbeat but baby kept moving so it was really difficult to hear it consistently. X

Bin the doppler. Book a private scan if you need reassurance. Dopplers are not recommended for home use.

Don't bother with the home doppler. I never found any of mine before 20 weeks, I could only find my own. They're 5, 2 and 5m now 😅

My midwives never used the Doppler (GP could never find batteries) - only heard heatbeat at scan appointments.

Yeah, put the Doppler in the bin!

Advice?l? Yes . ..get rid of doppler

Thats like googling your symptoms whenyou are sick. It just makes you more stressed

Don’t call your midwife, they won’t listen in at 14 weeks. The guidance is to listen from 24 weeks. And that’s for a healthy professional who is trained. Get rid of it

Bin the Doppler.

Btw, home dopplers aren’t unreliable at all, the people using them are

Found both mine at 11 and 9 weeks respectively with an AngelSounds home doppler but really had to push down, almost under the pubic bone, and even then it was hit and miss. Some days I'd find it and some days not.

Baby is very low and well hidden at this point. 🤷

Chuck the Doppler away. My midwife (3) couldn't find my baby's HB at 16 weeks -there were lots of tears (mine, DH and a MW) and in the end they had to scan. Baby was dancing around, happy and healthy. I'm now 33 weeks.

Stay away from Dopplers - if you can't wait for MW appointments go for extra scans.

Unless you’re a trained medical professional who knows how to use a doppler, don’t use one. It’ll make you more anxious.
My community midwife wouldn’t even listen to baby’s heartbeat with a doppler at my 15 week appointment and said they don’t do it untill after 24 weeks. Midwife at the hospital said they should be banned from buying in shops!!

www.kickscount.org.uk/why-we-want-home-doppler-sales-to-be-regulated

Don't use these things

I’m just turning 10 weeks and sometimes I can’t find it and sometimes I can so don’t worry baby is still small and can move out of the way

As others have said don't use the Doppler there is a reason why midwives don't routinely use them less than 16 weeks

And don't call EPU it's tying up resources for little to no reason

Don’t use a Doppler, there are so many sounds in the uterus that what you think is a baby might be blood flow to the placenta or your own heartbeat.