stethoscope ..does it work

just curious to know if any of u guys have used a stethoscope to hear the babies heartbeats? i heard it will work so im thinkin of buying one but i wanted to check with everyone else 1st

 

I think I remember reading that you can do this after like 24 weeks. But I am not sure. You will also be able to hear your own heartbeat so it wont be very reliable.

 

It didn't work for us, but we had a cheap scope.

 

It's really hard to hear because your heart beat will drowned theirs out

 

I have a really good scope and it worked on my single baby, not sure about more than 1.
I would ask at the doc's the next time to see if you can hear on one of theirs.

 

I never had any luck! And I tried with my expensive (you must buy this one in nursing school scope) and the cheapies we have at work...

 

If you do decide to get one you would need to get a good one to hear anything. Personally, I wouldn't advise it as it is sometimes hard for the doctor who is highly trained to hear the babies this way. I have even had doctor's who have had trouble hearing the heartbeats and distinguishing everyone's heartbeat with a doppler (mostly early on). At the beginning they would just use a portable ultrasound to find the heartbeats. I did mention to my doctor at one point renting a doppler and she said don't do it, all it does is create worry when you can't find them. So, although the temptation is great, I would advise against it. You of course will need to decide on your own, but personally I can think of a lot of other things that you can spend money on that you will actually be able to get use out of with your twins...

 

It worked for me. We started around 30 wks. My dh could hear both heart beats just fine.