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Listening to Your Heart. Your doctor will use a stethoscope to hear your heartbeat. The opening and closing of your heart's valves make a lub dub noise. The doctor can check your heart and valve health and hear your heart's rate and rhythm by listening to those sounds.
It's not a good idea. For example, your practitioner will use a Doppler to listen to your baby's heartbeat during your prenatal appointments. You can buy a Doppler yourself and use it at home to try to detect your baby's heartbeat, but it's not as easy as it looks.