Every expectant mother is so eager to know when she can hear her baby’s heart rate  for the first time.The baby’s heart starts to beat around 6 weeks of pregnancy . You will be able to hear the fetal heartbeat for the first time around 8 weeks when you have an early ultrasound. Otherwise your will be able to hear it with a fetal doppler at a regular prenatal visit as early as pregnancy week 10. However it is more common at pregnancy week 12.

A fetal doppler  is a handheld ultrasound baby heartbeat monitor that your caregiver can use to find your baby’s heartbeat.

How early the sound can be picked depends on the following :

• baby’s position
• baby’s weight
• accuracy of your due date

Checking your baby’s heartbeat is a regular part of prenatal visit. A normal fetal heartbeat is usually around 120 to 160 beats per minute. A heartbeat that is much faster or slower than usually signals a heart problem.
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