how long before you can hear a baby heartbeat
How early you can hear the baby's heartbeat is dependent on many different factors. We expect to be able to hear the baby with an amplified doppler device by about 12 weeks of gestation (see what your baby looks like at week 12 here) -- BUT there are many variables to be taken into consideration. [ Listen to a baby's heartbeat here ! ]. One of the reasons that we may not be able to hear the baby at that point is the position of the uterus or the position of the baby within the uterus.