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Home doppler
A doppler is a special type of ultrasound used to monitor a baby's heartbeat. They are used in prenatal visits and can be bought or rented for home use. They are considered safe and while not necessary, can re-assure parents that the baby is doing ok before they feel fetal movement. Once the baby's movement is noticed, then daily kick counts are just as re-assuring.
Dr. Herb Coussons reviewed this
31 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: home doppler?
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A 26-year old asked:
Are home doppler monitors a good investment?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Can't find heartbeat with home Doppler at 18 weeks.
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A female asked:
I used a home doppler to hear the heartbeat and reads 82 is this healthy?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Is it safe to use home dopplers all the time? Like listen once or twice everyday? The doppler I have is ce certified. Can't see any fda approval thou
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A 30-year old female asked:
I'm 11 weeks and have a home doppler my baby's heart rate is between 99-105 should i be worried?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Am14weeks pregnant, yesterday heard my babys heartbeats with home doppler&it was good.Today i only heard it 3sec&couldn't pickup after.Is that normal?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Fetal heartbeat 180 at 17 weeks. Is that normal? I used sonoline home doppler.
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A 28-year old female asked:
13 weeks preg, using at home Doppler, heartbeat sounds normal at one spot but then sounds like its thudding hard, something wrong with the baby?
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A 26-year old female asked:
10 weeks preg. I had moderate bright red bleeding after sex. Then found baby's heartbeat (strong) right after with my home doppler. Should i be worried?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I use a home doppler once daily for 1-2 min due to previous missed miscarriage. I understand it is not to replace prenatal care. Is using it safe?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Am 10 weeks pregnant, is it possible to hear the baby's heartbeat using a home doppler now?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Just brought a home doppler to listen to my baby heartbeat, the same one they use at the doctor office. Is it safe to use it everyday? Once a week?
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A 39-year old female asked:
My baby's heartbeat was found on pubic area by my Home Doppler, I heard heartbeat lower than few weeks ago when I heard him close to belly button. I have low placenta at 17 weeks, is my baby safe? Why did baby went lower?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I'm 4 months pregnant. Using my home doppler device I notice that my baby heartbeat went lower to the pubic area. Few weeks ago I heard the baby's heart higher close to my belly button. Can fetus move lower at 4 months, it's normal or concerning?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Im almost 14 weeks with twins and bought a home doppler. Its become so easy to find babies heart beats. Lately Ive been listening to them for about a minute or 2 everyday to help with my horrible anxiety. Can this harm them in anyway or is it safe?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I've been having sharp cramps on left side of my belly at 4 monts pregnant My home doppler device found baby'heartbeat on my pubic area, it was higher few days ago, near belly button, is my baby ok?Does fetuses change positions going lower in uterus?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is at home fetal Doppler's safe to use everyday? Is exposure bad for the baby?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Ive been using an at home fetal Doppler everyday sometimes multiple times a day for about a min or two. I read it can heat fetal tissue. Is this true? Should I stop using it?
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A member asked:
Im 10 1/2 weeks pregnant. Can I use a home heartbeat doppler? Is it SAFE??
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A 40-year old female asked:
Can using a home fetal doppler harm my baby and is there a limit of use to be safe i'm 16 weeks preg?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Hi everyone. I'm 9.5 weeks pregnant and i wondering if home fetal doppler's are safe? I was able to hear the hb but i'm scare to harm my babies. Thank
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have a home fetal doppler. I'm almost 33 weeks pregnant. I check the heart beat once every week to two weeks certainly not every day cause I worry if I check to much It will be dangerous. His heart beat goes from 150's to 180s. Is that normal?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Is it safe to use a fetal doppler at home to listen to your babys heart beat whenever you want?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have been listening to my babys heart rate with a Doppler at home for weeks and it has sounded the same since the beginning, but this week it seems to switch rhythm multiple times, with the Doppler probe steady in the same spot it changes rhythm?
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A 28-year old female asked:
16 weeks pregnant and using a Doppler at home, I hear the baby heartbeat but also hear a slow whooshing sound very few seconds?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I' m pregnant for 31 weeks. I use a fetal doppler at home. These days my baby' s heart beating always more than 160 and sometimes more than 170 per minute. I wonder if is it normal?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I'm 36 weeks pregnant and I just listened to my babies heartrste on the packet fetal doppler I have at home and it read 194. Should I be concerned?
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A female asked:
Are at home fetal dopplers safe to use everyday when pregnant?
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A 35-year old female asked:
What is a doppler test ?
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