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Around 20 to 24 weeks, you should be able to hear the babys heart with a stethoscope! It might be faint at first but the further along the louder it will get. Just don't confuse your heart with the babys heart. the babys heart will be beating much faster than yours.
AnswerIt is actually quite difficult to hear a fetal heart with a stethoscope. You may be able to hear it during the last trimester depending on the position of the fetus and the quality of the stethoscope. This is why they invented the fetoscope, an antiquated device that the physcian wore on his head, it had a bell shaped listening end which was on his forehead and he could push against the babies back. Connected to that were the two ear pieces for listening.It has been replaced by the Doppler ultasound which allows doctors to hear the fetal heart as early as 8-10 weeks. If you are hearing a rapid pulsating noise with the stethoscope it is probably the "placental souffle" which is the sound of the blood pulsating through the palcenta, and not the fetal heart. AnswerIf you are cared for by a midwife she may use a Pinard stethoscope which is like a little Trumpet with the wide end against the mother and the narrow end against the ear. If the baby is in a good position and the mother is quite slim you CAN hear the heartbeat from about 16 weeks but most midwives don't bother until 20-24 and the latest thinking is that there is no point in listening at all unless there is some reason to do so e.g the baby is not moving much, or the mother has pre-eclampsia.
Correction: The babies heartbeat can be heard with the bell end of a standard stethoscope at or around 20 weeks or 5 months...not 4 months.
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What do doctor uses to hear your heartbeat?
Stethoscope
What does a doctor uses to hear your heartbeat?
This instrument is called a stethoscope.
What is a sentence with the word stethoscope?
The doctor used a stethoscope to listen to my heartbeat during the examination.
How can you hear your babys heartbeat at home?
lie down in the bath with your ears uder the water like your washing your hair!! make sure its really quiet, first you will hear your heartbeat then you will hear the babys, you know its the babys because its double the speed of yours!!
What is the thing that shape as a y that doctors were?
It is a stethoscope and helps the doctor to hear your heartbeat and your breathing.
Does a baby share the same heartbeat with its mother?
no. they have their own heartbeat. if you are pregnant and go to the doctor they can put a fetal monitor on you and you will be able to hear the babys heartbeat.
When pregnant can you feel the babys heartbeat in your stomach?
No, you would have to be a rare case of super-sensitive to be able to feel that. To date, I have never heard of a woman who can feel the baby's heartbeat. What you may be feeling is your own heartbeat as the blood flow to your uterus is increased. Or it may be just the baby kicking. Many babies also seem to get hiccups which can be a very regular beat, often at the same time each day.
Is it possible to hear the baby's heartbeat at 11 weeks with a stethoscope?
it's possible, but most women don't feel movement until around 20 weeks.
Where would you place your stethoscope to hear the apical heartbeat?
To hear the apical heartbeat, place the stethoscope on the left side of the chest, slightly below the nipple, in the fifth intercostal space - this is where the apex of the heart is located. Ensure a good seal between the chest and the stethoscope to minimize external noise interference.
Can a doctor hear a baby's pulse but not it's heartbeat?
The doctor should be able to hear the babies heart beat with a Doppler after about 16 weeks. If you are more than 16 to 20 weeks pregnant and the doctor can not hear a heart beat then you need an ultrasound to make sure the baby is ok.
When does a babys heart beat start?
The fetal heart begins beating around the 5th week of development. You can hear it with Doppler ultrasound around week 9 or 10. You may be able to hear it with a stethoscope around week 20.
What is a stethaskope?
A stethoscope is a device to help people hear quiet sounds that the body makes, such as a heartbeat, air moving in and out of the lungs, and food being moved inside the digestive tract.
