#At home doppler pregnancy professional

I read all the warnings against dopplers and just felt like I would be ok. I rarely reach for the doppler unless I just want to hear it/ my mom wants to hear it for fun, or I don’t feel movement when I usually do.

Now I’m 24 weeks and movement is basically all day every day. I didn’t feel flutters until 19 weeks and wasn’t really sure until 20 weeks that’s what it was. It was helpful for me to hear the heartbeat once or twice a week between nausea ending and movement starting. There was only one or two times those first few weeks I couldn’t find it, but I didn’t panic just put it away and tried again the next day and always found it again. I got it around 15 weeks, found the heartbeat immediately.

#At home doppler pregnancy professional

In the end I gave up (time, money, anxiety).Įventually bought one that was recommended by others on Reddit (Sonoline B) which was 3x the price but picked up the heartbeat immediately.īasically my advice is don’t go for random ebay ones and if you are going to buy one at least give yourself the best chance of picking up baby’s heartbeat with a good brand or even a professional one.

They said no and said they’ll send a replacement so I said okay, replacement came and same issues. So I asked for a refund after trying everything they asked. So I follow their instructions after not finding the heartbeat from 9 weeks and it seemed to cut off so I suspected it was broken and it drove my anxiety. I messaged the seller and they said only from 12 weeks and only with aloe Vera gel (wtf why?). Got the packaging and said it could only be used from 16 weeks. I had bought one off eBay which claimed to be an ‘at home Doppler’ and looked legit, said it could be used from 9 weeks. I think it's good to understand two totally different experiences and reasonings. We are all different, and people who have anxiety are all different. I responded to your comment with a different viewpoint and experience, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. For me, a Doppler has been a great tool and has helped reinforce good thought patterns. Luckily, I've been able to manage my anxiety very well thanks to being able to practice CBT for years and I knew myself well enough to know that it would be beneficial to me. I instead opted for CBD oil and cognitive behavioral therapy because I knew in the future I would want to start a family and not be able to rely on any meds or CBD oil once I got pregnant and for a year after at minimum while breastfeeding. No shade to you, it just wasn't a road I wanted to go down.

I personally have been through hell and back with anxiety pre-pregnancy and absolutely refused to go on anxiety medication due to my previous experience of dealing with patients on it as a pharmacy tech. Clearly you knew that you wouldn't benefit from it and OP will know if they would be more like me, or you. I have a Doppler and it's given me peace of mind, you really just have to go into getting one with the right mindset. I know the range my baby's heartbeat lies in, and for anything else I rely on what my doctor says.Įveryone is different, and if not having a Doppler gives you more peace of mind, then that's great for you and I'm happy that has been working out for you. I never have and never would rely on my at home Doppler to diagnose or rule out any cardiac issues. Clearly an at home Doppler isn't as high tech as the one in my doctor's office and I never said I would be able to diagnose if there was something wrong with baby's heartbeat. I'm certainly not an OB and I also never said I was just as knowledgeable as one.

I definitely have created a very healthy mindset around the Doppler. It's helped me from spiraling down a hole of anxiety and depression multiple times and saved me from looking like a total lunatic because otherwise I'm certain I would have gone to the hospital in a panic at least 4 times without it. I had anxiety before getting pregnant, and since getting pregnant I cannot take what I used to, so having a Doppler has definitely helped with my anxiety. I was simply inputting part of my experience having gotten one.