I’m a second time mom, I know what a fetal heartbeat sounds like, however it’s been 12 years since I was pregnant. I know BellabeatShell is for late pregnancy, but I figured, what could it hurt?
I tried it and didn’t hear anything and put it away. According to my pregnancy tracker I’m roughly 7 weeks along so I wasn’t discouraged since I knew it was a long shot. Woke up this morning and just decided to play with it again. I kept hearing a faint noise that sounded too rhythmic to be anything else. So after about 10 minutes of playing around and moving the phone I heard it loud and clear. Sweet precious baby has a strong heartbeat and I was able to find it several times after that.
I was skeptical that it would work at all, so I did several tests. I checked my own heart rate against the data of my Fitbit. I then checked my husbands and rolled it around his abdomen to see if it was a trick. Picked up nothing but his heart beat when I was at his chest.
Tips for ladies who are just a few weeks, especially you first time mommies:
Lay flat on your bed or couch. Make sure your phone case is off. Watch the guide video, I was holding the phone wrong. Also remember that your uterus is still small and is low in your abdomen. I found the heartbeat between my pubic bone and hip, and had to push in some.
I love BellabeatShell!