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Re: Heartbeat and home doppler (repost -- could a dr. or nurse please answer?)From: Rach (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 25 Jan 2001 18:39:20 -0600 (CST)
Can you please explain placenta echo to me? Thanks! At Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Claudia Twisdale RN wrote: > >Pretty unlikely to hear heart beat with doppler before 10 weeks. >Probably what you heard was placenta echo. i am not a big fan of home >dopplers myself. > >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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