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| Tips on Using the BabyBeat fetal Doppler Monitor1. A full bladder often helps. It helps push the uterus forward to hear those small fetal heartbeats.
2. Early in pregnancy it is good to start in the middle of the abdomen (in line with the belly button) but right above the pubic hair line. If you have already heard the baby's heartbeat at the doctor's office, this is always a good place to start looking.
3. Move the doppler probe slowly - it is easy to scan over the heartbeat.
4. Tilt the ultrasound probe downward toward the pubic bone.
5. Be sure to use plently of Doppler ultrasound gel. If you run out, you can order a 8.5 oz bottle of Doppler gel from us or you can try body lotion or KY Jelly. Be sure to remove all air bubbles in the lotion to prevent static.
6. If you have trouble distinguishing the sounds you hear, please listen to the CD included with the unit.
7. It is normal at times to pick up the baby's heartbeat in more than one place. You may hear the same heartbeat a few inches apart - do not be alarmed, the Doppler is just intersecting the heart in a different location. Physicians listen for the difference in two heartbeats to determine if there are two fetuses.
8. If you are carrying twins, it can be difficult to distinguish between heartbeats (even physicians have a hard time with this). It is best to count the heartbeats and find two different rates. You can count the beats for 15 seconds and multiply that number by 4 to figure the beats per minute.
QUESTIONS? CALL:
Toll Free 1-888-758-8822
303-463-0114
Email: info@babybeat
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