The device won’t usually work until you are at least 13 weeks pregnant. Even your midwife won’t try to listen to your baby’s heart in your first trimester, because your womb (uterus) is still in your pelvis. Some manufacturers claim that their device can pick up a heartbeat from nine weeks.Listening to your baby's heartbeat is only one of these.
Your midwife can carry out a range of checks for you and your baby. Seeing your midwife is a safer way to monitor your baby's wellbeing, rather than using a Doppler at home.If you're considering buying or hiring a Doppler for home use, think about the following: You may not recognise changes in the rate or rhythm of your baby’s heartbeat that need checking. Don’t just reassure yourself by listening in with a Doppler or app. If you notice any change in your baby’s movements, contact your midwife or doctor straight away. These are important ways of monitoring your baby’s health. Pay attention to your baby’s movements once you start to feel them, and go to all your antenatal appointments.
Rather than buying a Doppler machine or downloading an app, it's safer to find out how your baby is doing in other ways. This can make you think everything’s fine and miss signs that your baby needs help. It’s very easy to pick up the sound of blood flowing through the placenta, or your own blood vessels, and mistake it for a heartbeat.
With a hand-held device, or an app, you can’t always be sure that it’s your baby’s heartbeat that you are hearing.
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