A baby heartbeat monitor can do wonders to ease your fears about your growing baby. Otherwise known as a fetal heart monitor, the baby heart monitor uses advanced technology to allow you to listen to your unborn baby’s heart beat. Prior to these amazing inventions, women could only wonder what was happening with the baby’s development and health. Nowadays the latest fetal heart monitors are available for either purchase or even rental during the pregnancy.
The technology that the baby heartbeat monitor uses is called the doppler effect. The actual sound that these devices create are not the actual heart beat per se, but a converted sound from this doppler phenomenon. It has been described as similar to the sound of a train passing. The pulses from the fetus are converted into sounds that the parent can listen to through the headphones or speakers of the device. It was invented by Dr. Hon and has since been used for many applications for monitoring the fetus heartbeat.
Stress and worry can be a difficult thing for parents to undergo during the pregnancy. Expectant mothers may constantly feel insecure about there baby’s well-being inside the womb. In fact, sometimes this stress and worry can actually build up and become potentially dangerous and mentally damaging in the sense of losing sleep and causing the release of anxiety related stress hormones. Those seeking peace of mind can certainly look to the baby heartbeat monitor for comfort and assurance that the baby is alive and well. Also, for women who have had previous miscarriages or still births, the fetal heart doppler provides an extra layer of precaution to ensure the baby’s safe delivery.
The baby doppler has been reported as being a life saver in certain circumstances. In one case, the parents were able to detect a drop in the baby’s heart rate and go straight to the emergency room. Later it was discovered that the umbilical cord had wrapped around the baby’s neck. Discovering this early enabled the baby to have medical care to correct the issue and be born healthy.
Costs for a fetal doppler can range with some of the more advanced models being almost cost prohibitive. However, there are other options available, especially to those who decide they only need to rent for a certain period of time.
Having a baby is one of the most incredibly life changing experiences one can have. For some, it is their primary purpose in life, to be a father or mother and raise their children. The advances of technology and the development of mainstream baby heartbeat monitors have enabled parents both security as well as another benefit - the ability to connect with their child even before it’s born. There are no words that can describe the first time you hear your developing child’s heartbeat. It is absolutely incredible and wonderful.
When we discovered our little one was coming we immediately took a look at some of the options on the market. We were astounded that we were able to find a model that allowed detection of the fetus heartbeat as early as 10 weeks! This is astounding considering how small the fetus is at that stage of development! We have since done more research on the various types of fetal heart dopplers on the market and will be posting more information on the subject in further blogs. We hope that you enjoy this guide to baby heartbeat monitors and congratulations on the future addition to your family.
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