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ok i was ready on one of the topics about a doppler. what is it? i feel stupid asking like i should know the answer to this but i dont. this is my second pregnancy. my son is eight. so now im really in to this one. im reading alot and im reading what all of you have to say. its really exciting knowing that i can talk to women that are going thru what im going thru while im going thru it. so again what is a doppler? is it the thing that you can hear the babies heart beat
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yep its a machine doctors use thats like a box on wheels and they put gel on the end of the handset and it picks out sound waves and you hear the babys heart beat!:)
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yea, its what they use to listen to the heartbeat. you can buy or rent them for home use too. im thinking of getting one.
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oh ok. jsut had to ask. i thought so. but then this one mom was talking about how she had one mailed to her. so i just had to ask. my friend bought me one of those kind from the store. its still to early to hear. my hubby is wanting to atleast feel her move.
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It's a small handheld device used to hear the baby's heartbeat,. You can rent or buy one just like the one they use at your dr's office for home use from some websites like Stork Radio and Belly Beats, they are very easy to use and give you great peace of mind between dr's visit.
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do they work better then the ones from say walmart? thats where my friend got hers from and she is letting me use it
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Oh yes, these are like medical grade equipment, therefore more expensive, but I believe you can rent them for an low monthly rate instead of buying one.
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thanks im gonna have to look into getting one. that would be neat to hear heart beat whenever i wanted to.
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Where can you buy them???
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You can buy them on Ebay, sometimes people are selling there's after they are done with them, sometimes some of the companies also b__w some out on there.Also check out babybeatsdotcom, or tummyticklesdotcom or storkradiodotcom, they all sell them as well. Even just enter fetal dopplers under google and it should bring up a whole list of places. You wont be dissapointed in having one. I love mine and use it everyday!
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I rented mine from bellybeats.com...just go there and see what a medical grade one is like. My OB has the same one and it worked for me between 9-10 weeks! It's been a lifesaver and I'm so glad I had that peace of mind. The ones from walmart I've heard are terrible and that even 32 weeks pregnant women can't get the heartbeat (and that it picks up everything else, but the baby's hb). I'd just pony up the 25-45 bucks a month for a few months to rent one as I figure that is what I would pay in my copay to see my dr. once and have her check the hb. Now I can do it everyday if I want :)
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