12 weeks pregnant can my baby hear me?
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Around this time, your baby will start to hear — it may hear muted sounds from the outside world, and any noises your digestive system makes, as well as the sound of your voice and heart. The eyes also start to become sensitive to light.
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Ears forward. Around 18 weeks, your baby's ears will begin to stand out from of the sides of the head and may even begin to register sounds. Gall bladder go-ahead. Your baby will need bile to digest nutrients, and at 18 weeks, the gall bladder may begin to work.
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One way to feel closer to your baby, and something that brings comfort to plenty of expectant parents, is hearing their baby's heartbeat for the first time. Your baby's heart will start beating at around six weeks. You'll be able to hear and see that at around 8 weeks with the help on an ultrasound scan.
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The HSE states that ideally you should see your doctor before you are 12 weeks pregnant. Most women will generally go around the seven-week mark. If you are eager, you can go earlier than this to have your pregnancy confirmed, however you will probably be charged for this visit unless you are a medical card holder.
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Prior to eight weeks gestation, a transvaginal ultrasound provides by far the best results. Finding a fetal heartbeat on a handheld doppler can take even longer. You may be able to hear a fetal heartbeat with these devices at seven to eight weeks. Or you may not hear a heartbeat until you are 12 weeks along.
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— to detect your baby's heartbeat from around 8 to 10 weeks. If your doctor can't hear a heartbeat in the first trimester, it's not necessarily a cause for concern. Some dopplers (yes, even those you encounter at your OB's office!) only detect it after about 12 weeks.
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Around 18 weeks, your baby's ears will begin to stand out from of the sides of the head and may even begin to register sounds. Gall bladder go-ahead. Your baby will need bile to digest nutrients, and at 18 weeks, the gall bladder may begin to work.
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Your midwife may also let you hear your baby's heart beating during your antenatal appointments. It's difficult to detect a baby's heartbeat in the first trimester, so she'll probably listen for the first time at your 16-week appointment. If she doesn't listen as a matter of routine, you can always ask.
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Throughout your pregnancy your midwife will enquire about your baby's movements and from 16 weeks may offer to listen to your baby's heartbeat using a pinnard stethoscope or hand held Doppler. If you are healthy and have had a problem free pregnancy the same method will be offered during labour.
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Doctors use several different methods to listen to the fetal heartbeat. About 3 weeks, one day after fertilization, when the heart first begins to beat, the sound of the little heart is too soft to hear. Very soon thereafter, they can see the motion using ultrasound technology.
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12 Weeks Pregnant Is How Many Months? At 12 weeks pregnant, you're about three months pregnant. Remember, pregnancy is 40 weeks long, which doesn't break down cleanly into nine months. Just two more weeks until you can officially put your first trimester behind you!
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Ultrasounds performed during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy are generally within 3 - 5 days of accuracy. The most accurate time is between 8 and 11 weeks gestation. This is because the fetus is growing so quickly that there is a big difference in size from week to week.
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Detecting a fetal heartbeat is very difficult, if not impossible, for the human ear. But some expecting mothers claim they can hear their baby's heartbeat through their belly. This may be possible in a quiet room likely late during the second or third trimester.
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It's possible to hear the heartbeat at home using a stethoscope. Unfortunately, you can't hear it as early as you can with an ultrasound or fetal Doppler. With a stethoscope, a baby's heartbeat is often detectable between the 18th and 20th week. Stethoscopes are designed to amplify small sounds.
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If you're 12 weeks pregnant, you're in month 3 of your pregnancy. Only 6 months left to go!
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A hand-held electronic device that amplifies fetal heart sounds as early as 8 weeks of pregnancy. Wait, but what about the toilet paper roll? YES, this works too! ... And lastly, one can hear the baby's heartbeat by simply placing your ear on the pregnant belly, and quietly waiting.
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An ultrasound can pick up this beautiful sound as early as the 6th week, and you can hear it with a fetal Doppler as early as 12 weeks.