Question about doppler and placenta?

[Dolly84]

Hi girls (and guys) ☺️
I'm just after a little bit of advice, I'm currently 12 weeks and for the last 2-3 weeks I've been trying to find baby's hb using my doppler to no avail! I have been there for upto an hour some nights (with a full bladder) and nothing! I get the whooshing noise (like wind blowing) and I can hear my artery noise, but my question is, if I have an anteria placenta, will this affect me hearing the baby. I don't go for my first untrasound until Monday and really wanted to find little bean before then.

Thanks for reading and fingers crossed everything goes well Monday xxx

 

[bertamonica]

Hi! I'm not sure about the involvement of placenta, but I also had difficulties finding hb this time (I remember having an easier time with my DS). This time, i forgot how low I actually need to look for it - I found it at 11 weeks right next to the pubic bone and ever since, I can find it within minutes, but still low there.
Hope it helps!

 

[Dolly84]

Update-- well I'm sure little bean was trying to cause me as much worry as possible because I have just found it, it's 2-3 inch below my belly button, sounded like faint fast galloping horses and I was so relieved I burst into tears. I listened for 10 seconds then it went, I followed and listened to it again. Absolutely over the moon. Thankyou for your reply. I only got my doppler when I was 13 weeks with ds so never actually "found" it this early before. Phew I can go to my scan on Monday feeling slightly less anxious xxx