What's the whooshing sound when I use my doppler?

[imaswimmer2]

I think what she is train to say is to trust your instincts rather than your Doppler! Further on in pregnancy if you feel you have reduced movements etc get checked by a professional am don't do it yourself. She wasn't trying to scare the lady it has just come across wrong.

Imaswimmer2 that's pretty rude the lady obviously trusts her midwife who is trained in that area!!

I'll accept being rude before watching my tongue if I think a mother-to-be is given unnecessarily stressful advice. As one of the many unfortunate mothers of angel babies, I understand how terrifying this time can be, so why allow any additional stress. Finding your LOs hb should be a joyous occasion and give you some peace of mind- not be a cause of added stress or fear. The notion that a midwife mistook multiple women's placenta for hb's is just plain crazy. I'm untrained, and I can absolutely tell the difference.

 

[amytrisha]

To the OP,
My babies heartbeat sounds nothing like the placenta. My placenta is 'whooshing' noises like many ladies have said, whereas my babys heartbeat is very fast beating sounds like a train chugging or horses galloping. Then ofc theres my heartbeat which sounds pretty slow.

My midwife told me the only reason people are advised to not use dopplers is because they rely on them, so if they had reduced kicks they'd simply hear the hb and not bother going to the hosp - hearing your babies hb doesn't mean everything is ok, you should always go off kicks. She told me this is the ONLY reason she dislikes people using them.

I think dopplers are brilliant early on, especially after a loss myself. Hearing babies hb is so reassuring, if it's above 120bpm then it's babies hb. Once you start feeling regular kicks, around 24-28 weeks put the doppler away and kick count instead

 

[sandyhen85]

Hi ladies, sorry I haven't checked in...wow! I hadn't expected to start a debate, for this I apologise, I do not want to cause any upset for anyone and I thank you all for your information. I fully understand that once I can feel movement I should be going off the kicks it's just I am almost 13 weeks now and I have been told that because the placenta is anterior, I might not feel movement as early as some people do. After a miscarriage and ectopic I spent the first 9 weeks of this pregnancy freaking out, I was sure that something had happened and wanted a scan every other day. A doppler is purely for a quick check when I need some reassurance over the coming weeks until I can feel movement...Thank you all again for the advice x x x x