when you can hear baby's heartbeat
In general, you will be able to hear your baby's heartbeat when you are about 8 weeks pregnant using an obstetrics ultrasound. Or you may be able to hear the baby's heartbeat during regular prenatal care visit at 10 weeks, or more commonly at 12 weeks, with a fetal Doppler. The new fetal care technologies now allow for a much more specific time frame. We now know that your baby's heart begins to beat around 6 weeks after conception.