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I just wanted to add that im anxious to start using it so if you have any experience with using one please let me know!!

Hi there,it may be more difficult to find the heartbeat before you turn 12 weeks,when your uterus will rise above your pubic bone,making it much easier.i doubt you will manage it before then Hun,and congratulations to you!

With my first (back in 2000), my OB found it loud and clear at 10wks (I didn't have a doppler back then). I found it on my daughter (2014) at 8w3d and this one at 7w5d (recorded it cuz I knew my ob wouldn't believe me). The heart is capable of making tones (lub dub) from about 35dpo. Whether or not u hear those tones depends on the quality of the doppler and probe, ur size, angle of the uterus and where baby is positioned in that uterus. So to answer ur questions, yes, it is perfectly safe, and yes, u can potentially find it at or slightly before 8wks. Don't stress if u don't tho.

Good luck and congrats! =))

I couldn't find the HB with my last pregnancy until I was just past 11 weeks with my home doppler. She was a wiggly little peanut and wasnt' always easy to find. (My doc often had problems finding her HB too). They are great devices to have a home, but they can also make you a little crazy if you can't find the HB right away. Happy and Healthy nine months :-)