Very Cool!

I purchased a doppler on Amazon.com and it came in the mail today. In case no one else reading this is a crazy pregnant lady who researches everything, I will explain what a doppler is. A doppler is a hand-held medical device that looks kind of like a walkie talkie with a microphone. The microphone part is actually a little wand that you use, with ultrasound gel, to find a baby's heart beat and the other part of the device is a computer that tells you what the heart rate is. It also has speakers so you can hear the heart beat if you find it.

You can see the one I purchased here.

It is generally recommended to wait until 10-11 weeks or later to try to find a heart beat on your own with a doppler, as it can be a little difficult. I was hoping that shipping would take a little longer and that I wouldn't get my doppler for another week so I wouldn't be tempted to use it too early. Unfortunately, or fortunately, it came today and I did not have the will power to leave it in the box for another week.

So, after about 4 minutes of moving the little wand around and getting the hang of using it, I finally found the heart beat and could hear it on the speakers. At our previous ultrasounds we have only seen the heart beat but never heard it. It was such a great sound!