Heartbeat checks

You should hear it at your next one apparently, I haven't heard it yet, I'm 22 weeks xx

I will be 26 weeks for my next one so guessing thats when they do the tummy measurements too 🤔
Thanks for your reply! X

yeah I think so lovely xx

My midwife listened to baby’s heartbeat at my 16 week appointment for the first time x

Mine listened at my 16 week appt (I was actually 21 weeks though as it was so delayed) she said alot of midwives won't listen until 28 week appt though x

We've not heard our LOs heartbeat yet. Had the 20w today.
We didn't hear my firsts til closer to 30 weeks.
A lot of practices don't do them until 24+ weeks.

Oohh the replies are interesting with the amount of weeks they listen! My first we heard at 16 weeks and at every appointment! This time we've hardly had an appointment and not had heard anything! I will give my hub a call in the morning and find out.

Thank you so much ladies!! Xx

Covid messed everything up, I work in a gp surgery and remember it all when it changed and what we had to advise pregnant patients. It's been awful for anyone pregnant since, always felt so awful and sorry on any pregnant woman who was desperate to get hold of a midwife xx

It just looks like they getting very lazy these days or as some girls say after lockdown...I'm high risk as carrying identical twins so under constant care so they said that won't be measuring me or listening to my heart 🙈 which I find pretty weird as why then I need to go see them? I can check by BP at Dr every two weeks...

Official guidelines say fetal heartbeat check from 24 weeks onwards I believe x

I think it varies based on where you live, my midwife started listening to the heartbeat at 24 weeks and fundal measurements from 28 weeks x

I went for my 16 weeks and she stated because you under the consultant care they won't do this...I just find it worthles going there if everything they do is check by BP and urine, which is checked every two weeks at the hospital...

Hey ladies thought I would do a little catch up,I spoke to a midwife and they now don't do them as per their checks anymore! That's as of Nottingham rules not sure of different areas of the UK!
She said I can ask them at my next appointment but don't be alarmed if they say no!
They now use our guide when we tell them how active the baby is!