Re: I HEARD the heart at 8w4d. WOW! How does it work?

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HSM

At Thu, 30 Nov 2000, francy wrote: >
>I had an ultrasound yesterday. I was expecting to SEE the heart rate,
>but I didn't think I'd HEAR it for weeks. Suddenly, there it was--that
>rhythmic whooshing sound filled the room. It was just unreal!
>
>How does this technology WORK to hear it so early? I thought doppler
>only measured movemement. Where is the sound coming from.
>
>After momentary bliss, I, of course, started worrying that at 180bpm, it
>was too high. But I read here, and elsewhere, that 180 is normal
>(right???).
>
>What an incredible experience. I will never forget it.
>
>Maybe now I can FINALLY stop worrying about miscarriage (and go on to
>worrying about other things).
>
>Francy

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