heartbeat at the scan?
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Topic: heartbeat at the scan?
Posted By: mrs frantic
Subject: heartbeat at the scan?
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 1:54pm
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I have heard babys heartbeat with my midwife with a doppler machine, but when i went for my scan at 13 weeks there was no sound for teh heartbeat. i could see the heart beating and stuff, and it was all fine, but I was looking foward to hearing the heartbeat and now I am just wondering, do you usually hear teh heartbeat at the scan? Do you think the sound on my machine was just turned down? Cos my husband was at the scan and I was really keen for him to hear teh heartbeat but obviously he didnt and I am wondering if at the next scan I shoudl ask the lady to put on the sound? Or is it possible that there is no sound with some machines???
------------- Mrs Frantic Baby Maddisyn born 28 Sept 2006 http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 2:03pm
I think they can turn the sound up and down....we saw ours and then she flicked something so we could hear it.
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 2:16pm
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i've never heard the heartbeat at any of my scans, only on a doppler or moniter. i guess maybe they just do it if you ask? ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 2:35pm
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I never heard the heartbeat during any of the scans I had for my 2... maybe it differs from place to place? ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 2:48pm
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i have heard the heartbeat at some scans and not others, they all have a button to push or turn, and i just ask to hear it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mamawendz
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 2:58pm
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You must have to ask. Usually the scans are silent. ------------- mama_wendz  My Girls: Maddisyn Tylr & Layla-Mei Virginia
My Baby Boy: Noah Aotearoa
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Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 3:23pm
I asked at my last scan and they said their machines didn't have that facility (and they were meant to be the best in Auckland!!!) I didn't ask at my previous scans though. My midwife said I could pop in anytime to have a quick listen so maybe call in with hubby one day so he can hear it  ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: herewego...
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 4:29pm
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Hi Frantic,
We had our 1st scan this morning. (as you know from NZWP..) Anyway, the lady asked us if we knew what to expect, and DH said that he was hoping to hear the heartbeat. The lady said that scans are purely visual, and dont have a sound feature, so although we would see the heart flickering away, we couldnt hear it... Although, by some of the comments above, some machines have the sound facility, but ours didnt. |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 5:00pm
Kelly, where was your scan in Aucks? I hate to say this because I'm really not usually such a potty mouth, but I reckon some places telling you they don't have sound is bollocks !  Not sure about other places though, but all the ones I've been to have had it (sound) - definitely had to ask though (and all my scans, 4 in total, were at different places). ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 5:36pm
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We heard our babies heartbeat at the dating scan for 8 weeks but not the big scan at 18 weeks. Was at the same place, i guess unless you ask you never know
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 7:09pm
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i had to ask and they were more then happy ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 8:15am
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Jax - I had my scan at Ascot Radiology You would think they would have had that feature as they are bl00dy expensive!! ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 8:33am
Kelly, they played us the sound there so I don't know what the problem was !  And Ascot is a bit expensive if you don't have a referral, but I normally find their services very good - have been through other departments for a few other things and was quite pleased. My dating scan that put us at just shy of 7wks was there, my next one was at 13wks in Canada, anatomy scan at 19.5wks was at Auckland X-ray, and the last one was at Mercy Radiology. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 10:30am
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The woman who did our scan was really nice and afterwards she found out that the DVD didn't work so she took us back in and redid the whole thing!! She even did a 4D scan for free aswell so I'm surprised she didn't let us hear the heartbeat! The first two scans I had only cost me $25.00 each and for my anatomy scan, the place I'm going to is free with a free video!! ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: robyn
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 11:26am
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we dont get video or 3d here which sucks just the normal old scan ------------- KOBE born 19 March 2004 http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: mrs frantic
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 12:27pm
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WOW $25! My scan was in Nemarket and it was $95 with the midwifes referral!!!!! hmmmm well i will definatley ask at my next scan for the sound, i hope we can hear it cos i si way cooler to hear than see i reckon - it just feels more real to me...?!?! ------------- Mrs Frantic Baby Maddisyn born 28 Sept 2006 http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 12:41pm
| Yeh my scans were $25 but for the anatomy scan etc was free with a free video etc |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 1:17pm
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Mrs Frantic, where on earth did you go ???? ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 1:46pm
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I have never heard the heartbeat at the scans.
Only with the midwife with her little doppler thingy!!! -------------  
 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 3:21pm
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I've never heard the heartbeat on u/s either, have had three scans with these bubs so far, the first was free at Auck hospital and the last two were $25 a pop at Ak Radiology. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 4:08pm
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I heard the heartbeat during the second scan, but only for a moment when the person doing the scan turned the volume on.
I copied a great idea from someone recently and that was to record the baby's heartbeat on my cellphone at my last midwifes appointment when she got the doppler out. I love listening to it every now and again Great to play back to other people as well!
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Posted By: robyn
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 4:09pm
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what a cool idea. I have Kobe laughing as my message alert and get heaps of comments on it. ------------- KOBE born 19 March 2004 http://www.TickerFactory.com/">
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