Fetal dopplers are an exciting way to get closer with your baby while he or she is still in the womb. Normally, you would only be able to hear your baby’s heart beat when you go in to the doctor’s office for an ultrasound. With a fetal doppler, you can hear your baby’s heart beat at home. As an added bonus, you can get a digital fetal doppler where you can see a display of what your baby’s heart rate is. If you prefer not to get one with the digital display, you could count out the baby’s heart beat. A baby’s heart can beat up to 190 times per minute, so sometimes it is easier to let the device do the counting for you.

There are two ways that you can get a fetal doppler. You can rent a fetal doppler, or you can buy it. Renting one can give you a lot of flexibility, and your choice will have to depend on how long you want to use one. You can start to hear your baby’s heart beat as early as 8 weeks. Make sure you add up how many days you think you would want to use it for, and from there, decide whether or not it is a better to purchase one.