Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Sweet Music...

On the recommendation of a few "fertility friends" that now have little ones, I decided to rent a "Doppler" machine from an online company. This company is called Baby Beat. They either rent out or sell the doppler machines to crazy pregnant women like myself. The Doppler allows you to listen to your baby's heartbeat in the privacy of your own home...on a daily basis, if you would like. Given our past history, and also given that it is so long between OB appointments, I thought this would be a great way to calm and reassure ourselves that everything with the mini is going fine.

Well, my Doppler arrived via UPS today. I was waiting for that stinkin' big brown truck all day! As soon as the Doppler showed up, I of course wanted to test it out! You can pick the h/b up as early as 10 weeks...which is exactly what I am today. It took about five minutes, but I found that mini's heart beating away in the depths of uterusland! Ahhhh...what sweet music! I managed to make a decent recording of it that I can play over our speakerphone pretty well (mom, dad, and Matt all got a listen). The heartbeat basically sounds like a train going over railroad tracks. You can easily distinguish the baby's h/b from your own because the baby's is about twice as fast (usually between 140 and 180 bpm). Just amazing...

Now I think I can more easily get through the wait until my u/s and first trimester screening on February 9th. That is a wonderful thing!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow! that is amazing! And very comforting to hear your little one's heart beating strong! Very reassuring to you and Matt as you wait for your next appt. Treasure these moments and We truly hope they continue! Grow baby grow!
Scott, Renata & Boys

Rachel said...

Ha- I was obsessed with my doppler during my first pregnancy too :) I rented it from the same place you did! Hopefully you won't need it for long- once you feel the baby moving it gets much easier to relax :) Seems like everything is right on track!

Are you guys going into Philly tomorrow night? I have a 'bella band' (google it) that might come in handy for you- unless you already have one? I might be able to fold it up into my clutch...its pretty small :)

-Rachel

M and M: said...

Rachel - yep, we will be in Philly tomorrow night. I am going to take an afternoon nap to try and make myself functional for the evening! And, thanks for the offer of the Bella band...but I have one in black and white. I have them leftover from my previous pregnancies...even though they didn't get much use then. They are certainly getting used now! See you tomorrow night!
- Megan

TaranTrav said...

Yeah Megs!! I am glad that you ordered the doppler- be prepared to be obsessed! I'm glad you found the h/b right away (what a good mini you have)!

Tara

rhonda01 said...

hey Megs - just so you know we're all crazy......I had a doppler machine when I was preggo too and I listened to the heart beats every morning and evening even up to the week I delivered!!!!!!!!!

Rhonda

Tanya said...

I used this company with the twins and it worked out so well and was so worth it. I could listen when ever I wanted to know that things were going well. I think its great that you are doing so well and your mini is growing everyday. It will get easier and easier to hear it. Yippie!!!