7weeks and no heart beat

[Gio459]

Hi... I went an seen my doctor yesterday and was told that I was 7 weeks and that the baby had no heart beat. the doctor scheduled a D& C for me  for 4:30 that day, after looking on line and talking to others who have children I was told that sometimes it is to early to hear a heart beat and that is why you normally get the first Ultra sound at 11 to 12 weeks..  from my calculation I am only 5 weeks... have you even had a Ultra Sound that showed no heart beat and it just been unable to be detected it that early? please help

[Gio459]

well I got the results back on the 23rd and my HCG levels were decreasing, I also started bleeding so the doctor did another Ultra sound everything was the same. there was still no heart beat and thier was no growth form the measurments done the week prior.. I had the D& C friday because the doctor said my cervix were open and he did not want to risk an infection...  I hope it turns out differently for those of you who are going thru the same thing. Sls571 I was told that you should not see one until 6 weeks.. all the information is different depending on  the doctor you talk to ( it seems)  and  I was also told that if your HCG level is increasing or doubling every 48 hours you are good.  Good luck with everything I know it is hard to have to sit and wait. Ill keep you in my prayers.

[katielynn87]

I had the same issue had my first ultrasound at 5 weeks and 4 days and we couldn't tell much of anything I went back at 9 weeks and 5 days for another ultrasound and we could see the heartbeat and it wasn't until about 13 weeks that we could hear the heartbeat with the doppler I am now 22 weeks and healthy baby so far I wouldn't worry much just yet its still possible that ur baby is fine

[thandazo]

Hi.my lmp was on the 11 of january 2013.I normaly have Irregular menstrual cycle.I found out that I was 5 weeks pregnant at second week of february.during march when I was 9 weeks pregnant I started bleeding heavily with clots.transvaginal ultrasound was done and it shower two sacs which had no content inside, and no fetal heartbeat.beta hcg was taken and was told to come back after two days.I couldn't reach the two days coz I bled agin heavily with clots and when I got to to hospital was immediately done D&C.and the pregnancy was over.m not happy though I feel that something was supposed to be done before D&C.

[MsKitty84]

Summi this is a really old thread. You'll get more responses if you post a new question.

Sometimes doctors can't find a heartbeat on ultrasound in the first few weeks. It's not always a miscarriage, but it often is a "missed miscarriage" or a type of miscarriage called blighted ovum -- that means the baby just quit growing for some reason but your body hasn't removed it yet.

However, sometimes the heartbeat is just really faint and hard to pick up at first, or the baby might be younger than you think. Normally what they'll do is ask you to come back in a week or two to try again and see if the baby is really OK. The other thing they can do is take a couple samples of your blood to see if your hormone levels are rising or falling.

[summi600]

Hi, i am also facing the same problem that no heart beats detection in my first u/s. My last lmp was on 15th oct, 2011 & my doctor advised me to go for a U/s on 19th Dec., 2011 nearby 7-8 weeks pregnancy. but in that U/s no heart beats found on which doctor told that it might be earlier & advised to do once again after 8-10 days. i m very worried. During this no miscarriage happen, it's my first conceiving. could anybody suggest me what to do????????????

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[keerthy]

thank you so much for the reply! I just wanted to update all you guys!

I had my laparoscopy done to rule out ectopic preg... thankfully it wasn't ectopic!

2 weeks later i misscarried....... since my levels started to drop!

best wishes to one and all. Thank you so much for your support.

Regards,

Keerthy

[patty4amz030]

I had to go to the emergency room yesterday I was having the worst pain in my life, worst than before. Since i was at the hospital already my doctor decided to do the D&C. I had it done and didint feel a thing well i was asleep. I think i was for the best. I'm just never going to have the enough thank you's for you. You were like my angel that got me through this. You were really a help. THANK YOU SO MUCH ! ! !

[patty4amz030]

Well thank you for your advise, it has been a week for me and i havent  been bleeding alot, unti last night and the pain that came with it is the worst in my life (physiclly). I'm going to my doctor today so i guess i will be having the D&C by this week. I guess is for the best, because i do suffer alot when i see the blood. If you are OK i guess that i would be OK too. Is just that I'm to young and scared of everything that happened it was my first pregnancy and i had alot of ilusions. Thank you so much you have given me strenghth and confort. I let you know how everything came out.

[denise_m09]

Gio, I am so sorry for your lost.  I want to diret this to Patty.  

Patty, I am sorry for your lost as well.  I know what you both are going through.  When I miscarried, my dr. gave me 2 weeks to allow it to pass naturally.  It was the worst 2 weeks of my life.  I couldn't stop crying.  I never passed it, and I had to have a d&c any way.  I would suggest that you have the d&c as soon as you can.  Its hard emotionally when you miscarry, but the waiting is worse.  I eventually got pregnant  a few months later and have a happy, healthy 3 1/ yr old son.  I hope this is helpful.

[Gio459]

sorry I did not answer all your questions.. I did not have any restictions except the basic.. no sex.. no baths  until my doctor said it was ok and he said it was ok today. I feel good still sad about it expecially when someone I told comes up to me asking and I have to say Im not Pregnant anymore .. but physically i feel great,  and i've heard that most people get pregnant again right away!!!!

[Gio459]

Im so Sorry Patty,
I know its hard to except.. it was hard for me too. my Doctor gave me the same option and I initally chose to just wait and let it happen on its own, but there was no way to determine when that was going to happen. the doctor recommened that I have the D&C to prevent all the pain and waiting but I felt bad and decided to let my body reject it on its own, but when I started bleeding the doctor gave me a time frame he said if it did not happen in one week from the time i started bleeding he wanted to do  D&C.. because we would be taking a chance of my cervix getting infected and that could cause a problem in the future with having babies. I had the D&C and to be honest it was a relief to stop the waiting and the fear of it coming out  and me panicing and frighting my son not to mention the pain that I was in during this waiting period. I dont remember any part of the D&C. I was asleep. but I went to the doctor today and got the results from them as far as the baby and what they found after researching  everything was ok as far as me... and I can still try again.  As far as what you decide I know its hard. I was initally dead set  against  the D&C  but after talking to the doctor and finding out what could happen if I didnt get it... I decided that it was for the best.  

[patty4amz030]

First of all Gio I'm sorry for what happened, i know what you are going through, and thank you for answering my question. But i'm afraid that there was nothing that i could have done. The doctor confirmed that the baby wasnt in the sac. They just found the sac in my uterus. The doctor gave me the option to wait til my body rejects the sac and releases it by itself or to get the D&C, but now i dont know what to do. I dont want any complications, later on when i try to get pregnant. What do you recomend for me to do? What did the doctor have you do after you had the D&C? What were your restrictions and how are you feeling? Please let me know.

[Gio459]

Hi Patty, I had read in another womens comment that she had a similar situation, hers turned out to be her Uterus was tilted and they could not see the baby. I'm not sure if yours may be the same but maybe you could asked your doctor it that is possible what is happening.  hopefully everything is ok, Please let us know when you get your HCG levels back.

[patty4amz030]

I need help. This is my first pregnancy and everything went wrong.
I am 15 weeks, on the 21 of jun i had my first ultrasound. I just got the results and they said that there was no baby that they just saw the sac and the fluid. My doctor send me to take the hormone test on the 30 of jun. My next appt is jul 3 to test the hormone level again. I started to have some spotting on the 30 of jun. Is there any way that the ultrasound is wrong and everything is ok? I need help.

[denise_m09]

Gio459,

I am so sorry for your loss.  Stay positive and stay strong.  Keep your faith, things will get better.  Just take it one day at a time.  

[sls571]

I hope everything works out for you on Saturday.  

I created a post earlier.  I may be a week behind (5 and 1/2) although I thought I was already 6 and a half weeks because last week this week there was no heart beat.  The doctor said at 5 and 1/2 weeks there shoudl be one.  We are waiting one more week to see one. HIs opionion that there should definately be one at 5 and 1/2 weeks is worrying to me.  I know people who did not see one until they were close to 7 weeks.  I too am wondering if maybe I chose the right doctor.  I am also on prometrium.  They increased my dosage yesterday to 4 times a day.  

Also, my HCG levels were rising very fast the first week and 1/2, but then started slowing down.  They are rising, but not doubling.  It is really freaking me out, but this site made me feel so much better.  

[Gio459]

wow, this does sound like me so far... I did have some brown spotting early on and was told not top worry because it is normal. the docotor said that it was old blood once the baby moves and attaches to the uterus this normally happen. ( that is what I was told)

As far as the HCG test .. I requested that from my original doctor but he was so set on doing the D&C before he went out of town ... which is why I changed doctors.

my new doctor did a HCG test yesterday  and my level is 10642.. I have to take another test Sat to compare the 2 numbers. the doctor told me that we are looking for that number to increase. I would say that it is definantly good news that your numbers are increasing even if it is rising slowly its rising.

I feel like every baby is different and that means that all pregnacy are not going to be the same.. some HCG levels rise slowly some rise quickly... but its rising.

I will keep you up to date on what happens with me, and i will keep you and your baby in my prayers.

[keerthy]

hi gio in a similar situation.... heres my story!!!!!

My Last normal period was on 20th April 08. I missed my period on 21st May.08 and I didn't bother to test coz i have a history of irregular periods. Until JAN,08 (for 1 year) my periods were here and there, It would range from 40 day to 50 day cycle...... they were regular (showed on time 30 - 32 day cycle) from feb to April. I didn't have any symtoms too..... until first week of JUNE i felt unusually tired and breasts killed me!!!! (note- no Morning sickness- except GAG while brushing)

I got to know I was pregnant on June 5th (poundland HPT EVENING +VE in the evening) next day got a postitive on a better HPT (tesco) and also confirmed at the doctors. I insisted for a Beta - HCG - which obv returned +ve.

On 15th June had sharp pain on the right lower side of my abdomen which lasted for 15 seconds and then vanished. On 16th JUNE - had some brown discharge in the morning  - very little - on Toilet paper n little on my knickers. No pain/cramping.

I met my GP that day who booked me for a scan the very next day.

on 17th JUNE - scans both abdominal and transvaginal..... with full bowel the tech told that it was squeezing everything n couldn't see what she wanted....  so asked me to empty my bowel so that she could do a Transvaginal. Which I did and ...... she put me back to 5 weeks coz there was an empty sac(No hb/fetal pole) and asked me if my dates were right (for which i told "YES")

The doctor incharge called me in and told me the sac measured only 5mm and asked me to give blood for HCG & PROGESTERONE (which i did ) ... Had been to the hospital today to repeat the same test.....

The first test showed 4903 and second showed 5921

they are rising but slowly??? any advice is appreciated!

[Gio459]

Thank you all for your comments... I went to a different doctor today, he did not do an ultra sound because he said that by the examination he did,  he could tell the pregnacy is still very early. he did do a HCG test to check my hcg level and I have to go again on sat to see if that level is increasing.. I pray it is. I will find out Monday the results. Until then please keep us in your prayers. thank you

[Heidi1019]

I think that is way to early if you're really only 5 weeks.. if she didn't do an ultrasound.  I couldn't hear my daughters until 10 weeks.  They did an ultrasound at 7 weeks that you could see the little heart beating, but you couldn't hear it of course on the ultrasound.  I then had an ultrascreen at 12 weeks, and another at 20 weeks.

Hold off.. if that's the only thing they are going off of.

[Keith Downing, MD]

Hello,

I'm not sure if you are in that situation.  I would go by the radiologist's read of the ultrasound and the suggestion of your doctor.  If you are uncertain, wait two weeks and have the ultrasound repeated.  

Best regards,

Dr. Downing