11 wks 2 days... Midwife couldn't find a heartbeat with the doppler :(

ArmyWifey11 · Apr 10th, 2012, 14:18 PM

Should I be worried? I thought for sure I would be able to hear it today

I haven't had a u/s yet and don't get one for another few weeks. I just want some reassurance that my baby is really there.

aliss · Apr 10th, 2012, 14:20 PM

No, you shouldn't. Apparently it's 50/50 shot around that time. I had a doppler last week (so I was about 11+2 too) and nothing... ultrasound a few days later confirmed it was fine. This is why they shouldn't even try dopplers at that stage!!

Biotechick829 · Apr 10th, 2012, 14:23 PM

Finding the heartbeat can be tricky at this point. Baby is so small and can move around so you can miss it. Sometimes it takes me 10 min to find my baby's heartbeat on a doppler. Having a doppler at home gives me peace of mind when ever I freak out (bought it for $50 online). I'm sure everything's fine with your LO. Hang in there!

LauraAvasMum · Apr 10th, 2012, 14:29 PM

In my first pregnacy i was 15 weeks before heard it on doopler , I think also depends how baby lays to , good luck xx

susan_1981 · Apr 10th, 2012, 14:30 PM

Not sure a midwife should even be checking for a heartbeat at that stage. I had a midwife appointment at 13.5 weeks and they stupidly tried to find the heartbeat and failed. I could see the panic on the midwife's face as well so that made me panic even more, but she did say that with their dopplers, they do need to be exactly over the heartbeat to pick it up as the baby is still so small. So she sent me for a scan, where I saw my baby bouncing around.

From what I can gather, most midwives don't try and find the heartbeat until at least 16 weeks when they should be able to find it, depending of course on where your placenta is.

So try not to worry. It really is normal not to find it so early x

Tkeller · Apr 10th, 2012, 14:47 PM

I'm 11w2d and cannot find mine either. I am not worried yet. Hopefully in a couple weeks it will be super easy to find it.

Lozdi · Apr 10th, 2012, 14:51 PM

It was a bit naughty of your midwife to look for a HB that early, she must have been a bit over confident with her dopplering skills!

Standard time for a midwife to use a doppler on you is 16 weeks, because its so hard to find before that and can take so long to pinpoint it would triple the length of appointment times!

I have heard my baby's HB since 9w5d, but thats because my doppler has a probe and I listened to it through my twinkle

I won't tell you not to worry because I know from experience that you can't just press a button that switches off worry, but do try to remain calm as most likely you just have a little ninja in there that was hiding! They can hide pretty effectively, I'm almost 18 weeks and the other day used my doppler because I had not noticed baby move that day and it took almost 20 mins to find! Highly unusual for me...but proving that babies are so good at hiding from dopplers they can do it even when they are quite big and I am very good at using my doppler, it shocked me it can still take so long to find at this point!

nightwings · Apr 10th, 2012, 15:02 PM

Don't worry at all!!! When I went in for my 12 week ultrasound, my doc also offered to let us hear the heartbeat...she excitedly got out the equipment and was all big smiles, until she realized that she wasn't going to be able to find the heartbeat

Sometimes the little kiddo is hiding, and at 11 and 12 weeks it can be tricky still

I bet everything is just fine and you'll get to see your little one soon!!

MummyToAmberx · Apr 11th, 2012, 10:33 AM

farr farr to early!!

Mw here policy is not before 24wk for this reason. stresses mothers to be out.

korndogger123 · Apr 11th, 2012, 10:45 AM

I have my first appt. tomorrow, and they told me the first appt they use the doppler. I am only 9 weeks? I guess its just different protocol for different places? Everyones 1st appt at my Midwife is done between 8 and 10 weeks.

Apr 10th, 2012, 14:18 PM	#1
ArmyWifey11 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 163	11 wks 2 days... Midwife couldn't find a heartbeat with the doppler :( Should I be worried? I thought for sure I would be able to hear it today I haven't had a u/s yet and don't get one for another few weeks. I just want some reassurance that my baby is really there.

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Apr 10th, 2012, 14:20 PM	#2
aliss AutoSignup (SAAB) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Québec Posts: 24,347	No, you shouldn't. Apparently it's 50/50 shot around that time. I had a doppler last week (so I was about 11+2 too) and nothing... ultrasound a few days later confirmed it was fine. This is why they shouldn't even try dopplers at that stage!!

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Apr 10th, 2012, 14:23 PM	#3
Biotechick829 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Masschusetts, USA Posts: 968	Finding the heartbeat can be tricky at this point. Baby is so small and can move around so you can miss it. Sometimes it takes me 10 min to find my baby's heartbeat on a doppler. Having a doppler at home gives me peace of mind when ever I freak out (bought it for $50 online). I'm sure everything's fine with your LO. Hang in there!

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Apr 10th, 2012, 14:29 PM	#4
LauraAvasMum Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: kings lynn Uk Posts: 495	In my first pregnacy i was 15 weeks before heard it on doopler , I think also depends how baby lays to , good luck xx

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Apr 10th, 2012, 14:30 PM	#5
susan_1981 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,750	Not sure a midwife should even be checking for a heartbeat at that stage. I had a midwife appointment at 13.5 weeks and they stupidly tried to find the heartbeat and failed. I could see the panic on the midwife's face as well so that made me panic even more, but she did say that with their dopplers, they do need to be exactly over the heartbeat to pick it up as the baby is still so small. So she sent me for a scan, where I saw my baby bouncing around. From what I can gather, most midwives don't try and find the heartbeat until at least 16 weeks when they should be able to find it, depending of course on where your placenta is. So try not to worry. It really is normal not to find it so early x

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Apr 10th, 2012, 14:47 PM	#6
Tkeller Trying to conceive (TTC) New BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 6	I'm 11w2d and cannot find mine either. I am not worried yet. Hopefully in a couple weeks it will be super easy to find it.

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Apr 10th, 2012, 14:51 PM	#7
Lozdi Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Posts: 2,836	It was a bit naughty of your midwife to look for a HB that early, she must have been a bit over confident with her dopplering skills! Standard time for a midwife to use a doppler on you is 16 weeks, because its so hard to find before that and can take so long to pinpoint it would triple the length of appointment times! I have heard my baby's HB since 9w5d, but thats because my doppler has a probe and I listened to it through my twinkle I won't tell you not to worry because I know from experience that you can't just press a button that switches off worry, but do try to remain calm as most likely you just have a little ninja in there that was hiding! They can hide pretty effectively, I'm almost 18 weeks and the other day used my doppler because I had not noticed baby move that day and it took almost 20 mins to find! Highly unusual for me...but proving that babies are so good at hiding from dopplers they can do it even when they are quite big and I am very good at using my doppler, it shocked me it can still take so long to find at this point!

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Apr 10th, 2012, 15:02 PM	#8
nightwings Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Maine :D! Posts: 375	Don't worry at all!!! When I went in for my 12 week ultrasound, my doc also offered to let us hear the heartbeat...she excitedly got out the equipment and was all big smiles, until she realized that she wasn't going to be able to find the heartbeat Sometimes the little kiddo is hiding, and at 11 and 12 weeks it can be tricky still I bet everything is just fine and you'll get to see your little one soon!!

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Apr 11th, 2012, 10:33 AM	#9
MummyToAmberx Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 11,989	farr farr to early!! Mw here policy is not before 24wk for this reason. stresses mothers to be out.

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Apr 11th, 2012, 10:45 AM	#10
korndogger123 Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: USA Posts: 675	I have my first appt. tomorrow, and they told me the first appt they use the doppler. I am only 9 weeks? I guess its just different protocol for different places? Everyones 1st appt at my Midwife is done between 8 and 10 weeks.

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