Why does a Fetal Heart Stop Beating?

[Hopingforasign]

I just found out that I m/c for the second time.  This time the baby was 9weeks and fourdays.  I'm supposed to be 11 weeks pregnant.  I thought everything was find...but Iwas wrong. I'm going in for a D&C tomorrow.  

I'm just wondering...will the D&C lessen my chances of having a healthy child?  

Why did the heart stop beating when everything else was just fine?

Should I have my OB examine the fetal tissue?  She says that it will not really show anything.  She says that it is more helpful for us to just have a work-up done for myself and my husband...what will this entail?

Life is a nightmare right now...and I don't know what to do.

[Toniloveslife]

I feel for u all. Ive just gobe for my dating scan 2day n found out my babys heart stopped at 3 & a half months past the danger stage so left heart broken as to why it happened

[Ishtu]

Hi everyone,i pregnant of 9week 2days I trying to 8 year but not conceive and after 8year I conceive for ivf .I gose to routine checkup but Dr said baby had died,b it I am not feeling something wrong not spotin ...I not understand plz help me and pray for me.thanku

[Jaz1688]

Hi,I am 28 years old and had two miscarriages.My first miscarriage was due to cervix incompetence in 23-week.After 3 months ,I conceived again.This time I was very hopeful.My first sonography was good and all blood test was also very good.But,this time I didn't suffer from nausea.when we went for second sonography in 11 week then doctor said the baby's heart beat stopped and you have to abort this baby.My two miscarriages have different reasons.We are very worried about next pregnancy.Please guys share your opinion that what we do next.

[shrilatac]

Hi , I am 35 with no kids, I was expecting with 11 weeks, I do had m/s on 3rd April 2016. I don't know the reason but yes I was stress much due to work in office and home. also little pressure on mind. I know its very big loss I had but now I decided to take all precautions. becz I left with no other option.  I can feel the pain of all females here becz I too totally broken but I just made my mind to try again and make it ASAP. I will post for sure when I  expect again, just to give courage to all that its possible and need not worry.

[Gee_26]

Hello, I recently had a m/c at 13 weeks on 5/11/2016. Baby had stop growing at 8 weeks. Couldn't find heartbeat and had d&c the next day. Tomorrow will make a week since the m/c. I'm wondering, how long should I wait to try again?

[Yudah9]

My doctor said my baby had no heart beat at 6 weeks I miscarried at 8 weeks this the 3rd miscarrage. Im all ways stressed. My husband doesn't no I miscarried yet. He said he will leave me. I'm scared

[rylance1]

hi I have had10 m/c and its heart as stopped at 8 weeks every time I would love one more child I have one son but cant seem to carry any more

[Sorg]

If I did not experience it, I would never have imagined that a fetus heart actually does stop. It's very painful indeed. I was 10 weeks and 4days gone, and discovered I had brownish discharge as against the normal colourless/creamy discharge and decided to visit my gynea. We conducted a scan and I was told the baby wasn't breathing meaning my baby had died. Surprising because I did not bleed, felt no pain at all, and can't remember doing any strenuous work. It was hard to accept as my husband and I had been ttc for the past 2years. He who gives has taken and I can only pray that I conceive again really soon.

[journeeriver7wks]

I am also going through this I don't understand how and why some thing like this happen it's truly heartbreaking I am 7wks and 1 day and Today I found out my baby heartbeat stop I haven't had and cramping or bleeding I was told I was going through a silent miscarriage with the symptoms of pregnancy still there but slowly fading I can't believe this is really happening I've even thought about going to get a second opinion I just can't understand why this has never happened before feeling disbelief.

[pnt81]

I've just found out today that I lost my 4th child at week 8. Yes, 4 miscarriges for the lat 3 years without any reason! 1 ectopic pregnancy, 1 no heartbeat, 2 heartbeat stops at week 7-8. Sad, frustrated, angry, disappointed, depressed, what else can I say!? I just want to know the reason so that I can decide if I should keep trying or just giving up. "You are just bad-luck" explanation from my specialist is not good enough to comfort me. Doctors always says to me  thay "You are A healthy, young woman, etc, what happened is just bad-luck". So, is it true bad-luck happens to bad person. I pray eveyday during my pregnancy to wish for my baby will be born healthy. I am loosing my hope, my belief in my religion.

[susanashows]

Thank you all for sharing your stories. As others posted, I feel that only here you ladies can understand our feelings I just got back from my first ultrasound to find out that was no heart beat. This is the second time this is happening to me, but this time I knew the date of my last period, I have no questions it is what it is.  Yes, I am sad, angry , all of that. The only difference is that I want to let you ladies know that the first time, they told me it had stopped growing at 6 weeks, and that I could pass it at home, if I wanted. I was hoping for a miracle so I decided to wait at home. BAD decision! Long story short, I fainted, blacked out bleeding so much, my husband found me passed out in the bathroom, in and out. I had an emergency D&C and I do not wish this to anybody. This time I will have the D&C in 2 days. It is a small chance that something will go wrong at home. It ***** to loose a pregnancy, but an emergency D&C is awful too. Thank you for sharing your stories. I am lucky to have has 2 succefull pregnancies, and I never thought miscarriage was something that would happen to me. It did. Twice.  It ***** to have no anwers. Like most of you, I am here asking myself WHY... asking GOD WHY...  I've turned the internet upside down... WHY ? WHY does my body tells me everything is ok? Nausea, cravings, weight gain... My body tricked me.. again! It ***** not be able to talk about it with anybody... I don't want to make people sad... I don't want everybody to be saying OH I am so sorry...  But I do want to talk about it, but I don't want to make pregnant ladies worried or sad... So THANK YOU ALL who stopped by here... thank you for "listening" to me... I wish I could follow up w each one of you and see how are you all doing today.. September 2014. Just sending you all love, because love never hurts! :)

[AandM1]

Us too...at 7 weeks, saw two heartbeats and everything was fine...at 8 weeks, one of the heartbeats had stopped and the 2nd embryo was already fading.  We are in our 40's and are praying the 2nd baby remains strong.  

[Samuel_mom]

I had a miscarriage in early September 2011, my baby Samuel went, to heaven at 8 weeks.  When my doctor told me that my baby had no heartbeat, I asked her is that mean my baby died.  She said yes and tried to comfort me.  I told her it's fine because the Lord gave and the Lord had taken away.  May the name of our Lord be praised.  I'm going to be 40 years old this year.  Samuel is my first baby, and may be the last too.  I know I will see him again in heaven because God confirmed it.  God comforted my heart.  Someone asked me whether I got mad at God.  I answered "no, where can I find a better nanny than God?"  I know my Heavenly Father will take good care of my baby in heaven and I will see him when I get to heaven.  My husband and I are trying to get pregnant again.  My obgyn told me last month that my ovarian reserve is going down and suggested me to try IVF.  However, we just want natural pregnancy.  We trust in God.  If He wants to give us a baby, He will.  If not, may His will be done.  May God get all the glory and praise!  May God bless you all!  Jesus loves you!  

[debbie_s_m]

I'm in the same boat, i miscarried on

[DkLina]

Hey! Thx for a good site....... I just lost my second child, we went for a scan saturday and everything look find they baby way so cute and thusday we wnt for another scan and then heartbeet stop..... I was in 13 Weeks. My first time my sons heartbeet stop in week 20, he was so fine everything was good and they dont know why it stop...... I really want to have a child, but I am started to be affraid that it will not happend.... Nobody can say why it happens, so in my head it can only the me who does something wrong to my my babies heartbeet stop. ( It is with 2 diffent men, my firt husbend left me after I lost ouer son ) I really feel sad and dont know what to do anymore, I can try again but what if I kill one more child, it is hard enof to live with that I lost two. The doctores can not say anything, so it can only be my...... Thank for Reading and Sorry for my bad english, I am Danish Girl ( women )

[Curlslee]

Hi Annie,

This article is very helpful for me as I'm currently experiencing this right now. My Fetal stops showing heart beats at 8 weeks and 3 days. Doctor told us to abort the pregnancy as it's going to result in miscarriage anyway. But I'm still hoping for a miracle...

Thanks again,
Lucy

[doubleloss]

I am very sorry. I experienced the same thing. I went to dr. yesterday and found out my twin babies had no heartbeat. I was almost 15 weeks. I don't understand what happened as a few weeks ago the heartbeats were strong and they were moving around so much. I am absolutely devastated, angry, and hurt. I have a 6 and 7 yr old daughters and they just cry about the babies and ask for more babies in my tummy. My family does not know what to say to me. My boyfriend just thinks I should stop "moping" around and  get up and do something. Sometimes he acts like/says things like there was something wrong with me that caused it to happen. I see the dr. Monday. I hope for a mistake and that my babies are alive but I am not getting my hopes up. Sometimes I think I feel my babies moving after my dr. appt. yesterday and even today. Perhaps I am going crazy. But I wish the best for you. HUGS

[Twestbrook]

last thursday i got the devastating news that my babies heart had stopped beating. I should have been 9 weeks and had an u/s  2 weeks earlier and saw that amazing heart beating. I just can't understand how it just suddenly stopped. When i looked at the screen of u/s i knew what i could not see. I am waiting a week and go back in this Thursday for another scan. I am so upset!!!! I am praying to God for a miracle. I am dreading thursday

[Flickan]

a m/c is never easy. I think that technology is a blessing and a curse. We know so much sooner now about when we get pregnant. But it also means we are more often aware of when we lose the baby. I went through two m/c. I don't really share about the first one, because I feel responsible. That being said, it is a sad thing to go through the loss of a child. We will never replace those babies in our hearts. They will always be there with us. For some reason, they wouldn't have made it in our world, and our bodies knew that. Our bodies are looking out for our babies from the time of conception. I don't want to use the clinical term viable. It's so cold. Our babies wouldn't have made it, and to protect them, our bodies did what it could and when it couldn't anymore let the process happen. The blessing in all of this is that we are more fertile in the 6 months after a m/c. That's the reason my daughter is here today.

[NikkilynnS]

I went in for a normal visit w my OB at 10 weeks and no heartbeat. We just heard it the week before nice and strong. To say we are devastated would be an understatement. It's my 2nd pregnancy. The baby is still inside me. Every second of everyday I look at the bump rub it and cry. I look pregnant. I feel pregnant. We want to try again but I don't want to " replace" this baby. I've never experienced such an incredible emotional pain. Why does the heartbeat stop???    

[Staceybecca]

I am new to this site and new to being pregnant.. I was 11 weeks yesterday. My husband has a Robertsonian translocation that can cause me to have several miscarriages. My brother in law has the same defect and my sister in law suffered two pregnancy losses where the hearts just stopped. If you have a chance to test the baby I would most def do so.. And if they are found to have trisomy or monosomy 13,14,15,21 or 22.. I would undoubtedly do some DNA testing on yourself and your husband. It would answer many questions.

[MomGrandma13]

My 25 year old Daughter is 4 months and 2 weeks pregnant, last night she started to spot a light pink blood, we went to the emergency room and they did two U/S and even though the baby is fully formed, there was no heartbeat. It was curled up as if sleeping, they don't know what happened, and of course-she, her partner, and we her family are truly saddened by this, it was her first pregnancy.

She was classed as a High Risk pregnancy from the very beginning, because she's 50lbs overweight, and has a Thyroid condition called Hashimoto (I have same Thyroid condition) and she was once type 2 diabetic but had lost the weight to eliminate that, but would of been doing the Glucose testing in another 3 weeks.

She will go to her Doctor today, and surgery will be scheduled, that part is just as sad, they'll run tests to see what could of possibly caused this, she had just been to the Doctor 2 weeks ago and the baby's heartbeat was nice and strong, and was moving around in there.

It's hard as a Mom to see her Daughter have to go through this, and I can only imagine what she is feeling right now. I myself have Endometriosis and have had 3 live births, and 8 Miscarriages, so to be into the 2nd trimester and thinking about what color to paint the baby's room, and picking out baby names, as she and her life partner were doing, this is So very sad to witness, and for the first time in all these years of being a Mom (I have a 33 year Daughter, 31 year old son, and this would of been my 2nd grand child) I feel helpless as a Mom because she is so sad.

I say this to all the Women who are going through this, and who have gone through this, No words any of us can say will take away the pain you have felt, or are feeling right now, all I know is-some how, some way..one day, you'll make it through. One Day At A Time. I wish Peace, Love and Light to all of you special women out there, and that you join your local hospitals Grief group to help you through this.

I'm truly sorry for all of your losses.  Ms. M Dietrich Chicago, IL

[specialmom]

Oh, I'm so very sorry to hear this sweetie.  Big hugs as I'm sure this is hard.  peace

[Ambu5969]

I am so sad for every ones loss. I found out today 07/09/2013 during my 9th week u/s that the baby stopped growing ( heart beat stopped). This was my first pregnancy. I thought every thing is going fine. All was well at 7th week but for some reason couldn't see the heart beat today at 9th week. I am completely devastated. I told my doctor that I want to wait on this one more week and then do the u/s again. My heart did not agree to do the D&C right away. I have scheduled for an u/s next week 07/16/2013. If I miscarry before 16th then I won't go for u/s. I hope for some miracle to happen and see the heart beat again. Please comment what i did was right or wrong. I am not sure when the heart beat stopped. The last time I saw heart beat was two weeks back. I hope I do not get infaction or any thing by waiting on this one more week. Please post your comments.

[Zena543]

My story is no different than you all. I recently had a dr appoint to find out that their is no heartbeat. I was 17 weeks and 2 days and my baby was healthy. I couldn't believe it and then went to a gyn which was a best friend of mine. He sadly told me that the news was true, he sat their looking and trying to tell me what is wrong, but at the end he told me that the baby had no problems his growth his body everything was excellent. Unexplained death, that's hard to hear. We need to know why so maybe it would be easier. I don't know. I am just physically stressed out. I felt his kicks I heard his heartbeat, I saw his body. This is my second miscarriage my first was at 7 weeks so I was sure this one was gonna be o.k. I am going to start again once my period comes I really need to be pregnant again with the first I waited for a couple if years but this time I want to do it faster. I wanted to know if anyone news of anything I can take or eat that can help my pregnancy stick. I only took iron and prenatal  vitamin before. Thanks and I wish us all a healthy pregnancy. Baby dust to all.