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Pregnancy (Expert Forum)
Fetal Heart Rate at 5 weeks 6 days
Answered by
Elaine Brown, MD - Pregnancy, Gynecology
Elaine Brown, MD - BLOG
Billings - MT
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Doctor's Answer
by Elaine Brown, MD, Oct 22, 2008 10:11PM
, Oct 22, 2008 10:11PMTo: Daisee2406
Hi!
We see a low heart beat like that ALL THE TIME on the very early pregnancies.
Doctors and ultrasound techs often are concerned because we are only very recently beginning to realize that this is a normal heart rate for an extremely early gestation.
Only a few years ago we couldn't see babies that small, so the knowledge is lagging the technology a bit.
If the pregnancy is healthy, (and I bet it is!) the average fetal heart rate will come way up into the 160-180 range within a week or two, and then go back down to around 140.
Best Wishes!
Dr B
We see a low heart beat like that ALL THE TIME on the very early pregnancies.
Doctors and ultrasound techs often are concerned because we are only very recently beginning to realize that this is a normal heart rate for an extremely early gestation.
Only a few years ago we couldn't see babies that small, so the knowledge is lagging the technology a bit.
If the pregnancy is healthy, (and I bet it is!) the average fetal heart rate will come way up into the 160-180 range within a week or two, and then go back down to around 140.
Best Wishes!
Dr B
Congratulations i am sure everything will be fine
Ally