heartbeat????

[scarlet517]

hello.I had my first scan on friday and the woman told me i had a fetus of 5/6 weeks with no heartbeat!,she was very blunt and not at all comforting.she said it doesnt look good and have to attend my next scan a week later to check for heartbeat and if its not found i can take tablets to remove it!!,im devastated and confused as she really didnt give me any information and was very negative.is there any chance my dates could be wrong?,is there always a heartbeat at 5/6 weeks?,what happens if there is still no heartbeat in a week???
please help,thanx scarlet xxx

[scaredfirsttimemommy21]

i too want to try again, it took me a while to get preg this time and i want to try soon in hopes that it will not take as long. my boyfriend already has a daughter that is 10 but i dont have any children and the m/c really upset her she was real excited to have a bro/sis since she is an only child. i i wish u luck in trying again and sorry for your loss.

[sakazmi]

thank you. it took me 3 and half yrs to get pregnant i hope. after this MC my body doesn't take too long to conceive again..
my prayers are with you..

[misscrt1987]

Fingers crossed for u for next time hun. I'm just hoping the same as u tha next time mines a sticker. I already have a beautiful 6 year old girl. N am hoping for a few more lil angels

[sakazmi]

its ok scout8601 thank you for your moral support. i have taken this MC as a way of God telling us that giving/taking life is in his hands and we are nothing in this case. so i keep praying to him to give me a sticker next time.

[Scout8601]

And misscrt and sakazmi...I'm sorry for your losses too.  I wish nobody every had to go thru this.

[Scout8601]

I'm so sorry, hun.  My first miscarriage was like that.  When I went in for my 8 week scan I found out the baby had died at only 6 1/2 weeks.  I had to have a D&C as well.  I know how heartbreaking this is and I'm so very sorry.  

[misscrt1987]

Sorry to hear about ur loss. I wen thru the same 2 weeks ago. I had spottin on 24th nov n wen for my scan n they said there was no sign of a baby but the sack was there. On the 27th I was bleeding heavily n was having severe pain like contractions. Was taken into hospital on 28th n had a dnc.I was 11 weeks.

[sakazmi]

i had some constant spotting since friday which has slowed down again. however i have got scan coming up on this friday. if no tissues are passed i will have no choice but to take medication route. i do not think doctors will give me any further weeks to wait and watch. my baby's heartbeat was not present at 6.5 weeks. i am 9.4 wks now and having spotting so i am thinking it should happen soon enough.

[scaredfirsttimemommy21]

sakazmi, i hope everything is ok for you.. I had discharge way before i started spotting. and didnt start bleeding til 8.5 weeks, which they say is about a week after my babys heart stopped. and im almost 9 weeks now and it still hasnt come out.

[scaredfirsttimemommy21]

i got some bad news yesterday.. after my first scare i thought everything would be fine but thursday i started spotting and was still lightly on friday so i called my doc and went in for a u/s and they couldnt find the heartbeat.. i should be like 8.5 weeks, and the baby was only measurring 7 weeks so they said it must have died like a week ago. Im suppose to call monday and schedule a dnc. Im very upset i was excited and ready for this baby. I just keep thinking of how it is still inside of me lifeless, and it was a week before i even went to the doctors.. im still spotting and have horrible cramps. they gave me a choice of dnc, a pill thats only 80% effective, or just letting it come out on its own but there is no telling how long that could take. so im gonna do the dnc. i want to try again as soon as i am able to and hopefully it works out and its not something thats wrong with me...

[sakazmi]

Thank you Hun... i am just hoping things should be fine. i dont really have much of symptoms either so things feel like not going so well... no bleeding  all i am having is discharge and boob soreness comes and goes. i am just waiting for scan and my HCG blood test results on thursday. i hope things are fine,

[Scout8601]

A heartbeat can't always be seen that early, so you may be doing just fine.  I will keep my fingers crossed that it turns out well and you see your little ones heart beating next time you have a scan.  good luck

[sakazmi]

thats great:) things turned out good for you. i am going through same problem right now. i had a scan on 21/11/11 and baby measured 5mm making me 6weeks but songrapher said its too early to see a heartbeat. i was positive and was feeling good she said they only look for heartbeat when baby is about 8mm. when i went back to nurse the first thing popped out was usually we do get see heart beat at this stage. i was shocked and devastated. then she said but its too early to say anything and stay positive. i came back without a word. then i received a phone call from my doctor and she said reports dont look so good and i think its a possible miscarriage. i  cried whole day thinking why are they playing with me should have told me straight away. then called nurse again and she said some babies take time develop only your next scan will show what's going on. i definitely know its a miscarriage. so i am glad at least had good news :)

[scaredfirsttimemommy21]

thanks alot. i got to see and hear the babies heartbeat, it was amazing and such a relief. turns out my last scan i was only about 4 weeks the doc was wrong so thats why we didnt see much.. but this scan i was about 6.5 weeks he said and everything looked great!

[Scout8601]

It might be too soon for you.  I think pregnancies are different for everyone, and so even though a heartbeat can be seen at 6 weeks, it doesn't mean that it will for every single woman.  Hopefully when you go for your next scan you will see your little ones heart beating away!   Good luck.

[scaredfirsttimemommy21]

what ever happened ? i went the other day for a u/s they said im 6 weeks and they saw the sac and the baby but there was no heartbeat so i have to go back in 2 weeks, idk if thats normal? could it be too soon to see the heartbeat? im very worried this is my first pregnancy.

[scarlet517]

thank you for your support.when i went to see the midwive she said i was 8 weeks,i thought i was only 4weeks but i went with what she said and had my scan which felt like it was too early,feel like its all been a bit rushed.i still fell pregnant,my breasts are still very sore,im getting up in the night bursting to use the toilet and im tired.
Im going to stay very positive and try not to worry,just read on this site i can have a hcg test and another scan,just wish id have been told at the hospital these options as ive been so worried.Thanks again x

[smr08]

I'm sorry for what your going through. It could be possible that your dates are off, and it's not unusual to not see a heartbeat that early. I was also going to ask about b/w, do you know what your levels are? I know it's hard, but at this point all you can do is wait for your next scan. Sending you prayers.

Lori

[cocacolapanda]

That's horrible!  I'm so sorry your going through this.  Do you know if the baby seemed small for what you thought your due date was?  at 6 weeks is when the heart beat can be seen with an ultrasound (That's what I read at many week-by-week pregnancy calendars).  Do you feel like your still pregnant?  I say try and stay calm for the week then wait and see.  

It's very possible your dates could be wrong.  If you know when you last ovulated then chances are your dates are correct or at least close.  Have they done any blood work to see how your numbers are doing?

Good luck at the next ultrasound, hopefully everything will be ok!