Bebe Sounds Be005 User Manual

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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.

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.