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01-16-2013 at 8:11 PM
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what's the earliest you've *heard* the HB? (XP from 1st Tri)

I was just wondering what's the earliest you've heard the HB via doppler (at the doctor's office)?

I had always heard that it was usually 10-12 weeks but mostly closer to 12 than 10 but when I went for my appointment I managed to convince my OB to try even though he said it was unlikely he would be able to find it on the doppler (I was 9w1d) but he found the HB almost right away (188 bpm). We later went for an u/s to check on a small SCH I had in my previous u/s and the HB was pretty close to the doppler's measurement. Anyway, I was just curious. I assume it's maybe because of different qualities of equipment. Does anyone have any other thoughts about this?

ETA: Transvaginal u/s can usually detect the HB around 6 weeks but that seems to be fairly standard. I'm asking specifically about the doppler because there appears to be so much variation.
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01-16-2013 at 8:15 PM
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We were lucky enough to hear the heartbeats at 8w2d! I agree that it depends on the equipment.
 
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01-16-2013 at 8:16 PM
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My OB's office doesn't even try until the 12 week appointment. We saw the heart beating on our 9 wk u/s, but didn't hear it. 
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01-16-2013 at 8:34 PM
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we heard the heartbeat at 12 weeks, what an amazing sound! :)
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01-16-2013 at 8:35 PM
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We played around with the doppler that we ordered in the 1st tri every so often because you were supposed to be able to pick up the HB at 8+ weeks. We heard the HB at 10 weeks.
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01-16-2013 at 8:40 PM
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My first OB appointment was at 8w6d and we heard the heartbeat of 16o BPM right away (:
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We heard the heart beat at around 8 weeks at our viability ultrasound, but didn't hear it on the Doppler at the midwives office until 12 weeks, I definitely think it was the different qualities of equipment at the two different offices.
 
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6 weeks 0 days with an internal ultrasound.
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We heard this at 6-7 weeks on a transvaginal u/s

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aylacbw:
We heard the heart beat at around 8 weeks at our viability ultrasound, but didn't hear it on the Doppler at the midwives office until 12 weeks, I definitely think it was the different qualities of equipment at the two different offices.

Those are two different pieces of technology so variation is expected. I'm referring to the variation within the doppler devices (some can detect HB at 8 weeks, some not until 12).
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01-16-2013 at 9:48 PM
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My doctor found it right away at my first appointment. (9w5d) 
 
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01-16-2013 at 9:53 PM
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My dr didnt even pull it out until 16 wks.
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01-16-2013 at 10:38 PM
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My first pregnancy, I heard it at 8 weeks, but I had very little fat on my stomach. This time it was around 12 weeks, which they said was average.
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01-16-2013 at 10:50 PM
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I heard hb's with both pregnancies at 9 weeks with my at-home doppler. My OB never attempted to listen to the hb via doppler before then!
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01-16-2013 at 11:22 PM
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At the Dr's office 9w1d with DD.  I found it with this pg at 8w3d at home.
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01-17-2013 at 12:29 AM
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I heard my first two sons at around 10 weeks each. This time, I heard it at 9 weeks 1 day. But I might have been 10 weeks because after my N/T they pushed my dd ahead by 6 days so I'm not sure really when it was!
 
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01-17-2013 at 7:19 AM
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We heard it at 9w5d.
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01-17-2013 at 7:43 AM
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It depends on more than just the equipment — it depends on your weight, the baby's position, how far along you are, etc. My doctor doesn't attempt until 12 weeks. I heard it at 14w with my first, 14w with my second, and 12w with this one.


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01-17-2013 at 8:52 AM
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We heard around 8 wks as well depends on equipment I think.
 
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01-17-2013 at 8:54 AM
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I didn't even have my first appointment until 10 weeks...so that's when I heard the HB!
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01-17-2013 at 9:02 AM
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Haha, I also answered this on 1st tri because I'm a DIRTY LURKER, but here it is where it should be:

9w2d on the at-home doppler, dr didn't try on the office one until 14w (and found it easily).
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01-17-2013 at 9:10 AM
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Heard at Dr's office at 10w.  I know she wouldn't have tried any earlier.  She found it right away.
 
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01-17-2013 at 9:22 AM
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7 weeks 0 days with internal u/s.  it was glorious!

Then at 13 weeks with the Doppler. The tech scared the crap out of me because she couldn't find it. The doctor had to do it later.  
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01-17-2013 at 10:31 AM
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We heard it on 9w0d & on the doppler!! 
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01-17-2013 at 11:26 AM
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I heard DS1 at 9 weeks via a doppler at the doctors office. This time the OB I was seeing didn't even try until my 16 week appointment. 
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01-17-2013 at 2:56 PM
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They never tried to hear our heartbeats until after 12 weeks.  So after 12 weeks.  I saw them as early as 7 weeks. 
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01-17-2013 at 3:25 PM
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still haven't heard it and i'm 16 weeks. 

 

first appointment, we just had a quick ultrasound and saw the heartbeat. nt scan, of course saw the heartbeat again (at 13 weeks). just went today for 16 week appointment and tried with the doppler, but baby was not cooperating. had another quick ultrasound to make sure baby was fine.

 

maybe one day? :P 
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01-17-2013 at 4:03 PM
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7w2d with my home doppler. It took a LONG time to find though.
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01-18-2013 at 2:42 PM
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10 weeks 1 day with a doppler for me but i am relatively thin
 
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01-18-2013 at 4:05 PM
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9w3d with ds1. 10 weeks for the other 2. Those were just our first appointments with each of them, so I have no idea how early it might have been POSSIBLE to hear with doppler. She had no trouble finding it at 9w3d.

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