8weeks pregnant but no heart beat detected in abdominal USG... Scared!

[MommaSoonToBe]

I had my first abdominal usg done yesterday.. The reports say that the gestational age of the foetus is 6weeks 5days(i m supposed to be 8weeks pregnant according to my LMP). But no heart beat or movement could be detected..the foetus measured 7.5mm(CRL)..
I m very scared... I had an appointment with my doctor today.. He sounded worried and said he cannot say anything positive unless a heart beat is detected... I will have a transvaginal sonography tomorrow... I am really scared and horrified!

[yallyja]

I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm truly devastated for you. I hope that you rest well and give your body and mind time to heal and get back to health. I'm pleased you've been looked after well. Wishing you a peaceful recovery xxx

[MommaSoonToBe]

I couldn't save my baby. No heart beat could be detected in the final transvaginal sonography.so, i ended up having a D & C after 2days..the entire experience of this pregnancy  was horrifying!the previous miscarriage wasn't such a roller coaster as i bled. But this time,i had been carrying a dead foetus for more than 3weeks and my baby wasn't ready to leave my body.. My doctor did not give me any other option but a d & c.. I was put on general anaesthesia during the process, so i dont remember anything that happened during the operation..but it's a relief that i didn't have to see   the dead remains of my baby!i still however feel mentally devastated!
:'(

[bananoor]

Wishing you all the best for your appointment tomorrow. I really hope it's good news for you. Iv had 3 miscarriages myself and know how awful they are. Just stay positive. X

[MommaSoonToBe]

Will be having my final verdict tomorrow!i have an appointment with the sonographer for tvs! Not expecting much.. But my motherly instincts make me a little hopeful for a miracle!...too tired of repetitive usgs and and all of them yielding negative results.... Hope i had a successful pregnancy like all other women around me!..

[yallyja]

Aw. I too have my 12 week scan tomorrow morning. Wishing you all the best for tomorrow and praying for good news for you. Xx

[MommaSoonToBe]

Will be having my final verdict tomorrow!i have an appointment with the sonographer for tvs! Not expecting much.. But my motherly instincts make me a little hopeful for a miracle!...too tired of repetitive usgs and a

[Jenny198402]

I was 8 weeks when they tried finding a heartbeat with the sonography and they couldn't find one (according to my LMP I should've been 13 weeks), so they sweet me up to have a vaginal ultrasound and that's when they told me I was 8 & 1/2 weeks along and I was able to listen to the heartbeat then. Sometimes it's just too early to be heard on a regular sonogram since they're still so tiny so I wouldn't worry if I were you. I'm sure once you have that done you'll hear your baby's heartbeat and be able to see that your little ones doing just fine and well. Good luck! :)

[MommaSoonToBe]

Thank you... I hope the same thing happens with me on my visit to the sonographer!these 10days of wait are like a nightmare...! Long and scary!

[MommaSoonToBe]

I have switched doctors.... The latter seems to be a little hopeful about my pregnancy and so prefers to wait for 10more days and be 100% sure before the D&C... He has shown me some little rays of hope saying that he cannot see anything wrong in the sonography reports except for the absence of cardiac activity...he says there might be a delay in ovulation as there has not been any signs of bleedimg or spotting yet... And morover, the yolk sac seems to have a regular boundary which he says might be a good sign...he has asked me to get some blood work done to check the levels of beta HCG.. and has asked me to get another tvs after 10more days to confirm the absence of heart beat.
This entire week has been so traumatic for me and my husband... I cannot help myself but cry and cry all day long..honestly, i am not expecting anything positive and preparing myself mentally for the forthcoming trauma...i know there is no miracle on my way...
I cannot change my destiny... Not even my prayers can change my destiny!
Will update all of you as soon as the reports arrive..
Wishing all the would be mothers the very best!
And sorry for the long story..!

[yallyja]

Oh there is a glimmer of hope. Keeping my fingers crossed for you xx

[MommaSoonToBe]

I have lost it.... For the 2nd time... Devasted! Transvaginal usg showed no heartbeat...!

[yallyja]

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Rest assured that your baby only ever felt love and there was nothing you could have done to prevent this. I wish you a peaceful recovery and have no doubt you will have a healthy pregnancy when the time is right. Deepest sympathies xx

[yallyja]

Yeah I agree with you. An abdominal usg at 8 weeks will obviously not show anything conclusive. Sometimes they offer 8 week scans when there is a history of mc. This is what happened to me. I had a mc in January (at 5 weeks like you) and I got a letter saying I had l a scan appointment at 8 weeks to check. I thought I was going to have to wait until 12 weeks, but then got this surprise letter. At the appointment they said it was because I had a mc in the past. But they did a vaginal ultrasound - I'm so surprised they did an abdominal one for you. It's so difficult to not be worried, but try and focus on the positives for now. You're not bleeding or cramping and every day is one day closer to the vaginal ultrasound.

[MommaSoonToBe]

It seems you and me have become good friends! Thanks to this forum!i cannot stop worrying but talking to other moms or would be moms, who are or had been in the same plight soothes the worry to some extent!your words came as a relief... Thanks(dont know your name yet)!
My doctor says when the sonographer could not hear the heartbeat, he should have trued the vaginal ultrasound straight away! But i don't thik that's the rule, how can the scanner do transvaginal when it was not even written in the doctor's prescription??i didn't go by my doctor's advice when he asked me to do a transvaginal immediately but have instead decided to wait for 1more week before the Tvs.... I have a strong gut feeling that my irregular period has something to do with this confusion... I might have ovulated late the mpnth i conceived... Anyway, these are just mere assumptions.. I hope they turn out to be true.. Atleast i can be free from worry for sometime... I must not lose hope and get broken... Who knows, perhaps everything's fine with my baby and my worries might be worrying it too... So, i have decided to atleast try to be happy for my baby's sake!
Thank you once again @yallyja for your comforting words! God bless you and your baby! :)

[yallyja]

Awww. Bless you and your baby too. It would be great to hear your progress with the scan. I have my 12 week scan on June 30th, so will let you know everything then! Wishing you a safe and calm few days...All the best. Xx

[MommaSoonToBe]

Thanks...will come up with the usg updates as soon as i get it done!

[momma224]

Most times you can't hear a heartbeat until 12 weeks. Even then you can't hear it unless it's special equipment. Most Dr's today wait until 20 weeks. I just got done talking to mine. I am 9 weeks and we will try with a special sonogram to detect heartbeat next week. Take a deep breath. All is good, and remember baby is like the size of a grape right now..

[MommaSoonToBe]

Thank you so much... I have been trying hard to not worry about this, but cant control my emotions.. The situation reminds me of the miscarriage that i suffered last year... I lost my baby in the fifth week... I dont want to experience the same thing once again this time!
Everything was going pretty well until this usg... I wonder why my doctor prescribed an 8th week usg when i was doing perfectly ok without  any spotting or bleeding...he could have done it in 12weeks as most of the doctors do..he could hav atleast prescribed a transvaginal straightaway at such early stages...just added stress to my happy life!..

[MommaSoonToBe]

Thanks for the support!

[yallyja]

I think you're right to wait and have the transvaginal. They should detect a heartbeat and movement using that method. They can sometimes see a heartbeat at 6 weeks using transvaginal, but they recommend waiting to about 8 weeks. Hang on in there.

[MommaSoonToBe]

I did not do the transvaginal sonography.. What if it's too early to detect a heart beat.... Preferred to wait for 2more weeks... Please suggest something

[yallyja]

Oh honey. This is heartbreaking. I'm so sorry to hear this. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that your internal scan will give you more information and hope. Sending you much love.