Heartbeat

[Sarahlou]

I was just wondering how many of you experienced hearing the heartbeat when you first saw the midwife and how far you were into your pregnancy, i only ask as i know sometimes it can be too early for some?

 

[jessesgirl]

at my first doctors appointment, we heard the heartbeat. It was 9 weeks.

 

[faithingrace]

Mine was pretty early too, nine or ten weeks and very strong.

 

[RedTulipMom]

The heart starts beating around 6 weeks..and if you have an early ultrasound done you can SEE the heartbeat, but usually not hear it.

Otherwise you can hear the heartbeat on a doppler at around 10-11 weeks usually.

With my son Luke they couldnt find the heartbeat on the doppler at 10 wks 5 days, so sent me for an ultrasound and of course everything was fine.

With my current pregnancy, they found the heartbeat on the doppler at 9 wks 5 days.

So i guess it kinda depends on exactly where the baby is or something..

 

[jessesgirl]

We actually heard the heartbeat @ 9 weeks...

 

[Linnis]

We couldn't find the heartbeat so I had an ultrasound at 11 weeks and saw my baby.

 

[PegasusOnFire]

with my daughter we had an early ultrasound and saw the heartbeat at 6 weeks, heard it at 13-14 weeks.

The same is true with this one, we should be able to hear the heartbeat at this appointment on Thursday, I am 13 weeks tomorrow.

 

[Singin4Him]

We heard the heartbeat at 9 weeks also.

 

[jessesgirl]

They did a sono @ 9 weeks and we SAW it, but after that, we were able to hear it, too.

 

[JillLars]

I had my first appointment at 9 weeks and my Dr.'s did not attempt to listen then. I had an early emergency ultrasound at 12 weeks and saw it, and a regularily scheduled appointment at 13 weeks where I heard the heartbeat for the first time!

 

[purpleunicorn_Andi]

generally 12 weeks is when they can start picking it up on the dopler machine...