Re: Heartbeat and home doppler (repost -- could a dr. or nurse please answer?)

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At Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Rach wrote: >
>I am 8wks 5days. I just rented a home doppler device (with LCD display)
>and tried it out. The display detected and displayed my own heartbeat,
>but I am positive I found a second, fainter, much faster heartbeat (I
>clocked it at 160 with my watch) that did not register on the display.
>Is this common? Could I have heard my baby's heartbeat without it
>registering on the display? It was a very regular pulsing sound (quick),
>that sounded a little like a horse galloping (not too much echo,like on
>the demonstration tapes they give you, but a definite beat-like sound).
>Am I experiencing a little too much optimism or should I be thrilled
>with the results? My symptoms have really subsided lately, so I've been
>worried...Thanks so much!

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