Bebe Sounds Be005 - Manual (Page 7)

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You will hear kicks, hiccups, nutrients passing through the placenta,
and, of course, the heartbeat. Each one is distinctive and being able
to identify them will signifi cantly enhance your experience.
The best way to describe each sound is as follows:
Heartbeat: A very soft rapidly beating drum or a galloping horse
Kicks: A series of uneven thumps
Hiccups: Two rapid, soft drumbeats
Nutrients: A whooshing sound
A fetal heart beats from 120 to 180 times a minute while the heart of
a pregnant woman beats approximately 100 times a minute. Knowing
this should help prevent you from confusing your own heartbeat with
that of your baby's.
IDENTIFYING THE FETAL SOUNDS YOU WILL HEAR
The fetal heartbeat, kicks and hiccups may be heard from the
beginning of your third trimester. You will need to listen very carefully
for your baby's heartbeat as it may be extremely diffi cult to hear it over
the beating of your own heart. The sound of your own bowels may
also interfere with your ability to hear the heartbeat. While the Prenatal
Heart Listener
® is specially designed to tune out these sounds, they
can still get in the way. This is why the best time to listen is 3 to 4 hours
after a meal and when you are relaxed and have a slower heartbeat.
Remember, as your baby grows and gets stronger, so do the sounds
she creates. You will also become more familiar with the sounds so they
will be easier to identify.
WHEN YOU WILL HEAR THESE SOUNDS