Witnessed another stething duo?

I have been fortunate enough to be a witness to a couple of people stething a few times in my life. I used to go to a daycare that had real top-notch stethoscopes in a box of doctor's equipment that was rotated with other toys about 1 week each month. I saw several times where a pair of girls would listen to each other's hearts, and these are mental images I haven't forgotten to this day.

I ask all of you who are into heartbeats. Have you ever seen another pair of people using a stethoscope? I intend to go into more detail about what I've witnessed soon enough, but first I'd like to know if any of you have witnessed this, and what were you thinking about while it was happening?

I have been fortunate enough to be a witness to a couple of people stething a few times in my life.

I have witnessed such a scene twice. First time was in a medical setting. A pediatrician was auscultating a mature patient. I have described this experience in details in another thread but if you are interested you can ask for the details.

Another time it was at school as a high school student. It was the day of the final exams for the theatral faculty and one of their acts involved a nurse rushing into the room with a stethoscope hanging from her neck. Right before coming upstage two guys were playing with that steth listening each to the other. I was watching them from distance with a smile.

I don’t recall seeing a couple stething each other, but i clearly remember seeing my classmates being stethed at the school physicals. We had to line up and wait to be checked by the doctor. I would always get really nervous at physicals, and seeing the girls before me being stethed was even more unnerving. I would get all anxious, my heart raced, and i would even feel a bit dizzy. I could also feel my cheeks burning so i guess my face was all red for everyone to see. That would make me even more embarrassed and self conscious. When it was my turn i felt like I was about to faint. During stething my heart would pound like mad but i knew i could do nothing to calm down, so i would just give up and submit myself to the doctor.

On a day to day basis I naturally watch people being examined. But in my early days as a kid, I watched my sister, male cousin and my best friend being seth'd, and those lovely memories will be forever with me.

I don’t recall seeing a couple stething each other, but i clearly remember seeing my classmates being stethed at the school physicals. We had to line up and wait to be checked by the doctor. I would always get really nervous at physicals, and seeing the girls before me being stethed was even more unnerving.

It was the same in my physicals at school. With it being a station to station set up, you got to see your male friends being stethed whilst stripped down to their boxers, standing up for the lungs and heart exam (including seeing them do exercises to bring up their heart rate after having it checked at rest) and lying down while the doc listens to their tummy. There was also a sense of nervous anticipation knowing you were next and the guys behind were going to see you get checked out.

One day in biology class at school we had to take each others bloodpressure with a stethoscope. Also listening to the heart was not on the schedule, some of the girls used the stethoscopes to have a short listen to each others hearts. Of course I couldn't stop starring at them.

Luckily one girl even had a listen to my heart! My listen to hers was only for a few seconds and it was too loud in the classroom, but anyway, great experiance :-)

Luckily one girl even had a listen to my heart! My listen to hers was only for a few seconds and it was too loud in the classroom, but anyway, great experiance :-)

Envious of you for having a chance to do this at school. As a teenager I'd have loved the chance to listen to girls in class and lift my shirt for them to listen to me! 😃

Nice to hear a few of you have some experience, so now I shall reveal some of mine. Prior to my time at the daycare, I was someone who wasn't fond of stethoscopes. I found them weird and was always uncomfortable with a doctor or nurse using them on me, but after witnessing a few stethings, my view on them flipped.

One day while the doctors tools were out, there were two blond girls who were one and two years younger than me. (I believe one was 4th grade and the other was 3rd) The 4th grade girl just randomly picked up a light blue stethoscope and walked over to her friend sitting on the couch. Everyone else was playing with other toys and one or two of the kids were on the computer, so I knew no one would pay attention to me if I observed. The older girl kneeled lightly in front of her friend and put the earpieces in. She set the diaphragm to her chest and just smiled at her. When I walked over to get a closer look, I noticed the girl being listened to was also smiling and she had her hands over her friend's. After listening for about twenty seconds, the girl put the stethoscope back and it was over, but I was lucky enough to walk away after witnessing someone enjoying the sound of her friend's heart, and another girl who was happy to share her heartbeat with her friend. It was a very cute experience!

I had some experiences at school too :-)

First of which was at 1st grade. As part of communication class our teacher asked those that have a stethoscope at home to bring it to class and we had a little listen. As much as I can remember I was shy to do it during class but I had a short listening to a boy from my class later that day.

Next experience came in 5th or 6th grade as part of science class. The teacher took stethoscope boxes from a supply room in the lab itself and put them on the teacher desk in the front of the classroom. That day I was the one that mainly did the listening while my friends were telling jokes and laughing.

Last expierence was in high school. That day we were allowed to have s short listen to ourselves only and our teacher didn't trust us to take each others blood pressure.

Later I worked some time as a kindergarten teacher assistant and in one of the kindergartens I noticed they have a stethoscope in the toys box. I was thrilled about it more than the kids ?.

Now to revive this post with another instance. In my later grade school years, I did Cross Country, which is a REAL challenge to get used to!

The first run of my 8th-grade year was almost 90 degrees and people were actually debating whether or not to cancel the race. Instead, they had an ambulance at the end of the track as well as a doctor with a stethoscope. (He appeared to be in his late 50s or early 60s) Back in middle school, they ran the boys and girls together in the district championships. I managed to finish the run barely able to continue walking, but still recover quickly.

Not too far away was a girl around my age sitting on the ground, breathing heavily and trying to talk to three family members. (Who were all standing up in front of her) The doctor came over, seeing that most of the runners finished in good shape. I recall him coming closer to that family and saying: “Pardon me for interrupting, but I noticed you seem a little overworked. Might I listen to your heart for a moment please?" The girl nodded and I saw him kneel in front of her, putting the earpieces on. Trying to act casual I slowly walked around luckily unnoticed. But I saw everything from the steth in his ears and the diaphragm to her warm chest. I even noticed the girl had a cute smile on her face, leaving me to believe she was enjoying it. He listened for around 20 seconds before telling her she was doing well. She then finally stood back up on her feet, thanking him for examining her.

To this day, I'm still really jealous of that doctor. But I'm grateful to have seen it!

I've had a few experiences but the two that stick out are these.

The first time I saw someome being stethed was in high school when we were learning about the heart in biology. The teacher brought out a box of stethoscopes and they got handed around. We literally spent the whole lesson stething one another. My heart was racing!

The 2nd was on a long haul flight. It was quite a way into the flight and the cabin crew were having a break. I went to the toilet but had to wait next to the crews compartment where they had partially closed the curtain, but not fully. Two of the female crew were taking it in turns to steth one another and telling the other, and other 2 ladies that were with them what they could hear. It was incredible. They knew that I had seen them but didn't care.

I've had a few experiences but the two that stick out are these.

The first time I saw someome being stethed was in high school when we were learning about the heart in biology. The teacher brought out a box of stethoscopes and they got handed around. We literally spent the whole lesson stething one another. My heart was racing!

The 2nd was on a long haul flight. It was quite a way into the flight and the cabin crew were having a break. I went to the toilet but had to wait next to the crews compartment where they had partially closed the curtain, but not fully. Two of the female crew were taking it in turns to steth one another and telling the other, and other 2 ladies that were with them what they could hear. It was incredible. They knew that I had seen them but didn't care.

I can only imagine that flight one was fun to watch! Do you know why they were doing it or why the women were watching them? And did they say anything to you about it? It's not every day you see two non-medical people using a stethoscope. 😃

The first time I saw someome being stethed was in high school when we were learning about the heart in biology. The teacher brought out a box of stethoscopes and they got handed around. We literally spent the whole lesson stething one another. My heart was racing!

Wow, my heart would have been racing if my teacher had done that. Were people just listening over shirts, or pulling their tops up to listen on bare skin?