NO HEARTBEAT AT 9 WEEKS ON U/S

[nenetobe]

MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ULTRASOUND LAST WEEK. SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND 9 WEEKS + A FEW DAYS. THE SCAN SHOWED THE BABY BEING 9W/1D. WITH NO HEARTBEAT. I'VE READ ALOT OF CASES LIKE THIS WHERE THE HEARTBEAT SHOWED UP A FEW WEEKS LATER. ANYONE EVER HEARD OF THIS?

[chloe1014]

I would wait a few weeks and have another scan then see how the baby looks and go from there.

[Keith Downing, MD]

Hello,

If the pregnancy is 9 wks along by reliable measurements and there is no fetal heart then she has a failed pregnancy.  She can wait for it to pass on it's own, take medication to help it pass or have a dilation and curettage to remove the pregnancy tissue.  Discuss the mgmt with her ob/gyn.

Best regards,

Dr. Downing

[topgirl]

Hi
What this sounds like is a missed miscarraige but i urge your daughter to get further opinions and i say this because i has a missed miscarraige where i had scan at 12 weeks but baby stopped growing at 8wks, they said they couldnt see no heartbeat and i just took their word for it, didnt get no further opinions and i'm sorry i didnt because since i have heard of so many mistakes being made or pregnancies not going to plan but then turning out ok.
best of luck. :-)

[mamaofonetrying42]

Hi there. just wanted to know how she is doing? Is she going for another scan? What about HCG levels being tested?