Before trying any of the fetal doppler gel alternatives below, consider that your fetal doppler is made to be applied with ultrasound gel. Applying some products could damage some models. Out of all the options on this list, KY Jelly may be the closest substance, in terms of consistency, to ultrasound gel. Bio-oil can be a good fetal doppler gel alternative because you may already own some to ward off pregnancy stretch marks.
However, its texture should allow the probe to slide right through, reducing static. Aloe vera is typically used as a skin gel to ease sunburns. Like ultrasound gel, it has a gloopy consistency, meaning it should create a similar barrier between the womb and the probe. Almost everyone has cooking oil in their home, making it a popular alternative for women who run out of ultrasound gel. To make it less messy, it may be easier to pour some into a small dish so you can dip your fingers in and apply it to your belly.
Although it will create a barrier similar to gel, it may not work as well in reducing static. Can you use baby oil with a fetal doppler? DO NOT use vaseline or baby oil, that will ruin the probe, at least that is what my doppler instructions say. However, baby oil and vaseline should not be used as they do not conduct the current. Before you decide to move forward with conductive gel alternatives in your business, you really need to ask a more impactful question about your conducting solution.
Hair Wax. Unlike hair gel, hair wax has less of a chance of drying out over time and has a completely different texture and consistency. Hair cream. Hair paste. Hair serum. Gelatin hair mask. Aloe vera gel. Can I use aloe vera gel as conductive gel? In fact, some people recommend using aloe vera gel which is naturally good for your skin anyway, as it helps remoisturize tissue as a conductive gel rather than the primer gel that is often recommended with microcurrent treatments or a facial toning device.
Ultrasound gel is relatively inexpensive and can be purchased online or your local pharmacy. When can I start using the baby Doppler? Conductive gel : Just mix a tiny pinch of table salt, into your favorite gel aloe vera gel is nice , and you are done see link below. It's really not that critical if the salt amount is a bit more or a bit less. Squirt about ml of aloe vera gel into the plastic resealable container.
Add one tablespoon of salt and stir the mixture until the salt dissolves completely. The products used included baby shampoo, hairstyling gel, hand lotion, hand sanitizer, liquid dishwashing detergent, and olive oil. A total of images were obtained from 27 exams.
The images were evaluated by two blinded emergency sonographers who were certified in ultrasound image interpretation, along with a board-certified radiologist. Each was asked to assess and rank both image quality and clinical utility on a scale of 1 to Prior to starting USAGES, the researchers had each of the image reviewers rate a set of ultrasound images of varying quality that had been conventionally acquired.
They were asked to numerically rank the images and advise if they met a threshold of minimal acceptable quality. Acceptable quality for the two ED physicians and the radiologist was a rank of 8 or higher. If this is very bad, just make a mental note for next time to be gentle with the gel. Which brings us to our next point….
It is also likely to reduce the quality of the ultrasound gel transmission and cause wastage of the gel. Just touch the probe gently against your skin. Using a doppler is about angle, not gusto ;. This is normal — the number displayed on the doppler will jump around until the doppler has a very good fix on the heartbeat.
Although you may be able to hear the heartbeat , if the display is still jumping around, then the fix is not good enough for the doppler software to calculate an accurate fetal heartrate. It needs to be fixed on the heartbeat for a good seconds so it can calculate the heartrate kind of similar to how a nurse or doctor takes your heartrate, right? Ignore the display until you can clearly hear the heartbeat, then wait for the doppler to calculate the heartbeat rate of bub.
Do not get anxious about not finding the heartbeat.
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