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I am 12 weeks and 5days.today my doctor use a doppler to listen to the baby's heart.it was only 128.is this ok?i
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Yes: Your doc will also measure the length of the baby's femur (bone from hip to knee), also the bipariatal diameter (across head from ear to ear). Will also check spinal cord and heart. Plot on charts for intrauterine growth. Good luck and congrats!
Answered 9/9/2015
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