Could the doctor be wrong?

[TiffanyMarie2009]

Okay, so this will probably be as confusing to all of you as it is to me, but hopefully someone will understand and be able to offer some advice or knowledge from a similar experience.

I am currently 10 weeks pregnant.
I had my first prenatal appointment this past Monday, March 9, 2009.
Everything went great until I did my ultrasound.
The ultrasound technician only spent a total of about 5 minutes on my ultrasound, less than one minute which was devoted to trying to find my baby's heartbeat. She spent less than a minute then quit doing the ultrasound, the heartbeat wasn't detected. Two of my friends are currently pregnant as well, one of which took 30 minutes to find her baby's heartbeat and the other just said it took them a while to find hers.

I was told that my pregnancy may not be viable.

That night, March 9, 2009, I am 99.9% positive that I felt the baby flutter. It was in my uterus on the left side. Kinda felt like a fish was going back and forth (from top to bottom) creating waves that almost felt like they had a gentle vibration to them. I felt this for 10-20 seconds, but then I moved and could not feel it any longer.

The following morning, March 10, 2009, I woke up extremely hot. I felt like it was 80 degrees when it was only 55 degrees. I could not cool down for anything. Also, I had really bad nausea, a headache that lasted two days (until March 11, 2009), was moody, and exhausted from doing nothing. That evening I cooled down, but would freeze and couldn't get warm for anything. I usually go through this when my hormones rise. One of my, also pregnant, friends goes through the same thing, except she is 5 months along.

Then on March 11, 2009, I had more blood work done. Still had all my normal symptoms.

Today, March 12, 2009, I had a recheck with the doctor and he proceeded to tell me that my hcg levels have dropped "a little bit" and that the pregnancy isn't viable. I told him about how I had felt the baby flutters and how I was certain my hormones had risen due to the symptoms. Then I requested a new ultrasound be done with someone different, for a second opinion. I go on March 17, 2009 to have the new ultrasound done.

**I still have all my symptoms, they actually progress as time goes on. I saw the baby in the ultrasound (my first one on March 9th) and everything looked normal the baby definitely was following schedule. I was 9 weeks and 4 days on march 9th. I have had NO symptoms of miscarriage. None at all!!**

So my question is:

Does anyone know what could be going on? The doctor says non-viable pregnancy, but I felt the flutters and have no symptoms of a miscarriage. Also, does it mean 100% that if your hormones drop "a little bit" (exact words of the doctor) that you will have a miscarriage? Nothing makes sense to me and Tuesday is so far away!! Please help!!

[clairelou88]

i had a scan at 10weeks 3days and there was a full baby, arms /legs moving everywhere! it seems wierd that it doesnt move, or maybe you just have your dates wrong?

[tiredbuthappy]

i'm sorry you are on this rollercoaster. I agree with the others- you can hold on to hope, but I doubt the doctor is lying to you. My OB has never had to *look* for the heartbeat. As soon as he starts the u/s the very first thing he says immediately is that the hb looks good. He sees it when I can't, and before he even zooms in on anything. I think to a doctor or technician, the HB is evident immediately if the baby can be seen.  You said for your friend it took 30 minutes to find the HB. I suspect that was with a doppler and not an ultrasound. With an ultrasound, if you can see the baby, you can detect the HB. At 10 weeks you should have seen noticable movements in the baby. It might have appeared to be bigger or more formed because it was different equipment being used.

I am so sorry you are going through this. I can't imagine the stress you are experiencing. I HOPE i'm wrong, but it doesn't sound promising. Not to say that a miracle would be out of the question. Are you positive you're 10 1/2 weeks along? Do you have regular cycles?

[nsrchofbaby]

I agree...while I always try to remain positive and know that miracles can happen, I don't understand why someone at a different location would conspire with your dr to lie about it. It doesn't make sense that you would go in to get a second opinion because the first dr/tech didn't find a hb and have a completely different person just not look for that very thing. Strange. I really hope that you get the appropriate care and that something miraculous happens but it doesn't sound promising at all. At this point, whether or not the dr is "looking" for the hb, it should be present. Dr's don't do an ultrasound just to see what they see, they're looking for something specific. Good luck. I'll keep you in my prayers.

[pookie1121]

How long did this ultrasound last?  Did they at least measure the baby?  I know you said it grew, but my doctor usually tells me the measurements and I can see on the lower right side of the screen what the measurement in mm is and what week that calculates out to.

Is there any reason you know of for your doctor to lie to you?

I understand your concern.  I would have a problem to do anything to end my pregnancy too if I was not 100% certain that it was really over....so I understand where you are coming from and agree that you should not do anything at all unless you are convinced.  But I just cant quite understand why your doctor would lie to you as you said you are sure they are lying....

[TiffanyMarie2009]

I believe the baby is okay! I have no idea why they did not look for a heartbeat! It kinda really makes me mad! But I don't need the heartbeat to know everything is okay. I saw the baby and all the changes, so that is what matters to me!! :)

[chantal21]

So it seems like everything may be okay? Why didn't they even look for a heartbeat though? (I am just confused about that) But your right, a baby won't continue to grow if there is no heartbeat. Please keep us posted!