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A member asked:

Is it good to hear your babies heartbeat?

5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

It is a good: way for the parent to bond with the baby and can also be reassuring.

Dr Munshower agreed

Answered 7/6/2014

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A quote for you:: "Many women say that the beating of their baby's tiny heart sounds like the thunder of galloping horses. Hearing it for the first time can be very moving."

Dr Rutledge and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/8/2014

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How many weeks does baby have heartbeat??? Because I got this heartbeat monitor and hear things could it be sign of pregnency????

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I am currently 13 week. With a doppler I can hear the sound of my own heartbeat and the sound of my placenta. It took a long time still could not find the baby heartbeat. Does the placenta still have blood flowing even the baby already stop growing?

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I have to lay on my rightside because I aways hear a noise in my right ear. Its light a baby heartbeat noise. What could it be?

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