How often do you use your fetal heart monitor?

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I just recently got a fetal heart monitor (about 4 days ago) I found that I am becoming obsessed with listening to my baby's heart beat. I listen to it at least twice a day. Is this normal? Ha ha...I'm 6 months, but I worry about him a lot and I want to make sure he is ok.
I listen to it to check what his heart rate is per minute and to make sure he isn't under any stress. I am a diabetic, so it scares me and that's why I tend to use it alot.
coming from someone who works in a hospital, i have found that once people understand the monitor and the numbers on it they become obsessed with it. this can sometimes be a bad thing. have there been any problems with your pregnancy to date? if not, then i would try and maybe hook yourself up every two to three days. besides, if something shows up that you don't exactly understand then all you are going to do is stress yourself out, in turn stressing out your baby until you get to the ob/gyn to find out what the problem is. if there haven't been any major problems so far, and your doctor doesn't seem concerned then i would just concentrate on taking care of yourself. in turn, baby will be fine.  (+ info)

What week in a pregnancy does the fetal heart beat?

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I was wanting to know when does the fetal heartbeat start to beat? How many weeks do you have to be just for the fetus to start having one?
About 21 days after conception...So you are considered 5 weeks pregnant when this occurs...since those "magical" two weeks are added when you aren't really pregnant. This is also the time when you can start seeing it on an ultrasound. All of these are estimates. Best of luck.  (+ info)

How good (or bad) is sleeping in the fetal position for your back?

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I hear mixed stories from people saying regarding the safety of your back sleeping in the fetal position. I normally don't, but while I'm undergoing physical therapy for a rotated vertebra in my back (T10), I find that I fall asleep faster.
One really can't pigeon hold someone to a particular position being bad for everyone...it depends on the nature of the injury and your particular repsonse to movement as discovered during your evaluation. Years ago, people were told to never sleep on their stomachs...we now know that some people SHOULD sleep on their stomach while for others it is less desireable.

The real question is: how do you feel upon wakening in the morning after sleeping in the fetal position?

If my patient told me they fall asleep fine, sleep through the night and wake up feeling pretty well, I'd leave their sleeping position alone.  (+ info)

How do you distinguish the end of one fetal movement and the beginning of another?

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I have been giving a sheet to monitor fetal movement but I'm never sure if when she is moving if she is done moving. How can I be absolute sure that I'm not counting one movement as more than one.
I'm 37 weeks
My doctor told me to write down any time I felt a bump, so like if you feel one bump and then 2 seconds later feel another count it as 2 movements. I had twins, can you imagine how much I had to write?  (+ info)

Can smoking marijuana make it harder to feel fetal movement?

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My cousin is a medical marijuana patient. She is 19 weeks pregnant and still has yet to feel the baby. Its alive in there healthy and kicking, but could smoking marijuana be causing her to not notice the fetal kicks/movement.
No, something like that would not interfere with feeling fetal movement. She isn't feeling it yet just because many women do not feel it at this point in pregnancy. If she hasn't felt noticable movement by week 22 she should inform her doctor. By 24-26 weeks she should be feeling regular, daily movement.

And for the record, although where I live medicinal marijuana is not legal (yet) I know of several OBs who support medicinal marijuana and they believe that yes, while there are risks, they are relatively slight and often benefits outweigh risks. Marijuana is not up there with crack, heroin, and meth. Naturally it is best to avoid it if possible, but if it is the only thing that relieves a valid medical condition, then using it sparingly is not likely to harm the fetus.  (+ info)

How much is too much to use a fetal doppler?

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I purchased a fetal doppler online about a week ago, and Im wondering if its possible to hurt the baby by using it too much? There are no warnings that state to use with caution or that you should limit yourself on how much to use it. I would like to use it once a day, possibly more than once on some days if I have a hard time finding the heartbeat that day, but only if it is truly safe. I hear a lot of people use them daily, but I just would like some advice. Thank you.
my husband and I rented one and I asked my OB if it was bad to use it daily.. he said it was not. you can use it as many times as you want. Now, if you were to have an ultrasound everyday, that would be different because of all the rays etc.. but this fetal doppler won't harm your baby..
good luck!  (+ info)

How early can you detect fetal heartbeat?

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I was wondering, how early can you detect a fetal heartbeat with a fetal doppler NOT an ultrasound? Let me know how early you may have detected it.
I think as early as 10 weeks but some people may not hear it to their bout 14 weeks  (+ info)

Has anyone got a fetal doppler that they no longer want anymore and want to sell?

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Im after a fetal doppler and would like to buy one if no-one wants theirs anymore.
eBay has them-both the cheap versions sold in stores that do not actually work and usually send parents panicking to their doctor, worried that something is wrong and the real ones that the doctors use. I recommend you get the latter.  (+ info)

When and how did fetal movements feel in your pregnancy?

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For all of the mommies to be and those who are already mommies, how early did you feel fetal movement? What did it feel like to you? I ask because I am pregnant with my third child, I am 12 weeks pregnant, and about a week ago, I started feeling pinching sensations. I am not crazy so I told my doctor at my appt and she said it is not possible to feel movements that early, even with subsequent pregnancies. Is that true? What do you think?
With my first, I felt him move right before my ultrasound at 4 months, so I wouldn't say "impossible" to your feeling it that early. Though I can't recall when I felt my second, I do remember it all feeling the same. But now that I have experienced the whole pregnancy thing 2xs, there are moments that - not to sound gross, but gas feels just like a moving baby.

I wouldn't guess it should feel like a pinch though. Did any of your other pregnancies feel that way?  (+ info)

When you get a fetal anatomy at 18 weeks pregnant can you record it with a blank tape?

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So tomorrow I am getting my ultrasound done for my fetal anatomy and I am 18 weeks pregnant....Do they usually let you record them if you give them a blank tape? Also how long does it usually take for this scan? Do you think they will tell me the gender of the baby to? Thanks.
I'm surprised that they did not tell you to bring a tape. Most ultrasound machines will indeed let you record the ultrasound if it is the scan that they are doing to determine the sex and check everything out. If you are having the scan for some other reason than just the normal 18-22 week scan then they may not let you, but it's just the normal one they do to check the sex and how baby is doing and brain function then they should let you. The scan isn't what really takes the most time.. it's the wait! If you have your appointment early in the morning you will be fine, but if it's scheduled later on in the day, it can be a really long line. Took my husband and I 2 hours to get our ultrasound. Once we got in there, it just took about 5 minutes to get the scan and then just went in for my regular appointment. They should be telling you the gender. It should be considered correct anywhere from 18-22 weeks.  (+ info)

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