78212 is a urban zip code in San Antonio, Texas. The population is racially diverse, and mostly single. At $118,900 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the San Antonio metro area, so this probably isn't the place to look for housing bargains.
When will I be able to hear my baby's heartbeat? At around 10 weeks, a Doppler ultrasound will allow you to hear your baby's heartbeat for the first timeâbut her heartbeat will already be visible on ultrasound by the time you are about six weeks pregnant. (To see what your baby's heartbeat looks like at six weeks, check out Drs. Doubilet and Benson's site: yourdevelopingbaby.com.) The first detection of the baby's heartbeat has both medical and emotional significance, says Dr. Doubilet.
Typically the heart beat can not be heard with even a doppler until the 9-10th week of pregnancy at the very earliest (sometimes not until the 12-14th weeks of pregnancy). A baby's heart beat is very rapid, much faster than an adult. In fact it starts out near 180 beats per minute (BPM) and around 12 weeks gestation settles into the normal range of 120-160 BPM for the remainder of the pregnancy. Even though you can not hear the fetal heartbeat until week 9 or 10, ultrasound is able to see a beating heart much sooner.