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Comment #584

2005-12-15T13:19:55Z

When we were telling Jon about the visit at dinnertime, Jonathan said something very close to "I watched [midwife's name] measure Mommy."

I bet one reason people don't listen at home themselves is because they don't know you can do it. Even if you can't borrow a fetoscope, you can hear it with a stethoscope well, too. And even an ear to Mom's belly in the last month or two. (Mom can't do that one, but it's a thrill for Dads.)

Comment #583

2005-12-15T04:37:55Z

I'm glad the visit went well! It's amazing that she got a heartbeat this early. We don't use Doppler, either, so the wait until 20 weeks was sooo difficult. But once it hit, we borrowed a fetoscope and listened to the heartbeat every day. It was beautiful, and so easy to find. I don't know why everyone doesn't do it! (We even have cute pictures of Maya trying to listen to the baby with the ancient fetoscope on her head.)