I am looking to buy an enexpensive fetal heart monitor that actually works like the ones at the doctors office.I have a BE'BE' Sounds one that we bought from walmart with my first child but it doesn't work that great and you can't actually hear the heartbeat clearly.I looked on ebay and they had some good ones but I just don't know about ebay??
Do you trust Ebay??
and Does anyone know of a good place to buy a decent priced one that actually works???
2007-10-07 05:14:25 · 4 answers · asked by Victory 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
you can rent one month by month from bellybeats.com
2007-10-07 05:21:51 · answer #1 · answered by mommy2408 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't trust Ebay - my dad's had numerous problems with what people say and what they actually have. The problem with fetal heart monitors is that the baby moves and it makes it harder to find a heartbeat. Think about how long it takes the Doc sometimes to locate Jr.'s heartbeat in office.
Why do you need a heart monitor? It's great to be able to hear the baby's heartbeat I admit...but having trouble finding it can be quite distressing for no reason. As for being able to tell when the baby may have a problem...well it's not that great either unless you're hunting for the beat everyday. I heard my baby's heartbeat on a thursday (it was normal) and lost the baby at home 2 days later in my 2nd trimester. Even the Dr told me at the appt that hearing a heartbeat didn't mean that nothing was wrong.
Sorry I can't be of help. Maybe call the hospital and see if they rent dopplers (what the Dr uses). If nothing else it would be at least as accurate as that.
2007-10-07 05:23:08 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Sunshine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rented dopplers are like the doctors...That is your best bet. Those bebe sounds dont work too well.
2007-10-07 05:24:23 · answer #3 · answered by Raquel D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you can feel baby move daily there is no need to hear its heartbeat you wouldnt know if anything was wrong anyway,save your money for when baby is born
2007-10-07 05:28:25 · answer #4 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋