https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:06:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-243466 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:47:39 +0000 kml636 243466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: good, I'm so glad for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242730 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:08:07 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 242730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>UPDATE: One of the cords was not plugged in all the way. I kind of had a hint because there wasn't any static sound...and I couldn't pick up my heart beat either : ). We re-plugged and found it immediately. Yay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242515 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:20:38 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 242515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: Yeah I got this one from a friend and it's the basic internet version. All of the other times I've always heard the heartbeat, but the beats per minute were totally off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242468 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:45:02 +0000 matador84 242468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was early on in my pregnancy, even at my doctors office, it could take a minute or so for him to find it with his doppler. Ah...there is no way I would worry myself out with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242418 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:43:19 +0000 lemondrop 242418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is exactly why I did not use the one we have at work, I would absolutely freak, although everything is more than likely just fine! Remember that you have to really pay for a good quality doppler, most home dopplers suck.</p> <p>There were several visits where the medical assistant had a hard time finding the heartbeat at appointments. She just had to keep looking for a while before finding it finally. Made me so nervous every time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242316 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:01:12 +0000 Mrsbells 242316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 15 weeks its still very early and the baby has plenty of room to move around and so its harder to find the heartbeat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242314 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:59:18 +0000 purrpletulips 242314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 33w and my OB still has trouble finding LO's heartbeat at pretty much every appt; I have wiggly children who "hide" as soon as the doppler is placed on my stomach. After some searching he can usually find it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242310 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:55:50 +0000 rachiecakes 242310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave my home doppler to my best friend with the warning that if she called me crying that she couldn't find the heartbeat I would drive the 1.5 hours to her house to smack her silly, lol - I could find the heartbeat most of the time but it definitely had to do with the position. And I also felt that I had to point it way further down than I thought I would have to most of the time. </p> <p>OP - I read something online when I was using mine that if you lay down flat on a hardwood floor and point it down towards your public bone and angle it, going very slow side to side - that's the best way to find it. And that is what worked for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242303 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:52:37 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 242303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i don't have one but I remember once even my doctor couldn't find a heartbeat because of the placement of the baby (and he does this daily). So ya, it's possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242302 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:52:24 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 242302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone. I didn't completely freak out once I read that it happens...it's just disconcerting! I appreciate all the suggestions. I will definitely try juice and lay down when I try again and will watch that video if I still have trouble. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242296 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:50:25 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 242296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: He is a boy : ) You are psychic : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242240 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:27:16 +0000 MsLipGloss 242240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose @MrsJacks: This is exactly why DH wouldn't *allow* me to have one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242077 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:03:59 +0000 mrsmenow 242077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That happened to me and I would usually wait until the next morning or at bedtime to check again. Those little babes are just moving all over the place, I know mine actually moves away from the doppler now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242045 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:41:15 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 242045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Exactly! They cause undo stress.</p> <p>If baby is moving around I'd just not worry about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-242029 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:31:41 +0000 Phillybaby2013 242029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have one and have been listening off and on since about 9.5 weeks. After the first few times I didn't have much trouble but yesterday I listened before work and couldn't find it. Of course I was freaking out bc i was scheduled for my NT scan. But sure enough baby was fine and moving like crazy which probably would explain why I had trouble. I'm 13 weeks today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-241961 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:59:01 +0000 MamaMoose 241961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is why OB's don't like you to get a home doppler. Because you freak out for no reason! Baby is probably just curled up an hiding... definitely don't worry yourself. Wait until tomorrow, drink or eat something with sugar, and then lay flat on your back with your legs stretched out in front of you and try again. But don't panic! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-241958 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:54:23 +0000 MrsMccarthy 241958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took me a a week or so to get it down. I think sometimes people look to high up or the doppler can be loose in connection and lose sound. Don't give up. This video helped me immensely!!!</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFQfZ754geM" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFQfZ754geM</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-241957 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:54:18 +0000 DillonLion 241957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only experience I have with a doppler is at the doctor's office, and they know where/how to find it so there was never a problem. I purposely didn't get a doppler for at home because I was worried something like this would happen and I'd feel unsettled. Hope you find it again next time and people have some tips for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-241954 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:51:34 +0000 PrincessBaby 241954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The baby is moving all over the place...He probably just moved and is hiding! Mine was in the same place forever, but by the 15th week or so, she started requiring me having to find her! They're little squirmers!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-241939 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:45:55 +0000 kml636 241939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I couldn't find it, I would just try again with a different position. Don't panic yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-241474 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:26:15 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 241474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMini: I think the ones they use at a hospital are way higher grade than the sonoline B ones....So, you might have been working with superb equipment compared to the home dopplers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-241473 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:24:42 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 241473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: totally agree with the juice suggestion.<br /> I became a pro at finding the heart ONLY after figuring out that I can only find it once I've eaten something sugary or acidic. That makes baby up, his heart beat gets louder? and faster and I always find it that way (or did at 15w). Another thing: lie flat on your back without even a pillow under your head. It will change the position of your belly and thus cause baby to move around and re-position. So, you can get a better chance at finding him when he's moved out of his "fetal position" curl-up.</p> <p>Pretty soon...i'd say 17w: you'll start being able to find him right away because you'll feel his kicking so you'll know exactly whee to look. But, I assume if you feel kicking you won't be compelled to find a heartbeat anyways:)<br /> *I only say "he" because I'm having a boy. I by no means am a psychic ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-241467 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:17:36 +0000 Mrs. Bee 241467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i was always able to find the heartbeat really quickly, but it really does depend on the baby's position so i wouldn't worry. i would try again tomorrow at a different time of day? maybe drink some juice beforehand to get the baby moving? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-241465 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:12:24 +0000 MaisyMay 241465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine actually comes with a warning saying to not freak if you can't hear anything. It has to do with where baby is and how they are positioned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-241457 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:23:51 +0000 MsMini 241457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have a doppler at home, but used one when I was at work (I borrowed it from LDR when I was there), and I could almost always find it, though there was once or twice where I had a lot of trouble, once I had to get one of the LDR girls to find it for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-241453 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:08:12 +0000 plantains 241453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OT - Congratulations, I missed that you got your BFP!!!!</p> <p>Back to your question, everytime I borrowed a doppler from my friend I could never find the heartbeat, but LO is here just fine so I guess they can be pretty unreliable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/home-doppler-cant-find-heartbeat#post-241449 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:01:31 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 241449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been using my doppler for a few weeks now, probably about 4 times total. Every time I've found the heartbeat right away. Tonight there's just nothing. Google reassured me a little bit, but I just want to know others' experiences. Were there times you couldn't find anything at all? How soon did you check again? (I'm 15 1/2 weeks.) </p>