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6weeks but no heartbeat at scan please help
?I'm looking for some advice. I am 6 weeks and 3 days pregnant and today I had my 1st scan. They tried scanning my belly 1st but were unable to see things properly as I am still early so they looked inside. They scanner told me that she was unable to see a heartbeat and I had to come back next week. She said I have properly will have a miscarriage and I should start bleeding soon! I have looked on the internet and found many woman who were unable to hear/see a heartbeat but when they went back there was once also this happened to my close friend and her baby is fine. I just want to no is there any hope for my baby and does this happen a lot. The scanner seemed not to have much hope but how can I not. Please if anyone can give me some advice I will be most thankful.
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Keeping my fingers crossed for you. xx
I was sorry to hear your scan didn't go well and I really do hope that things turn out ok for you. It might be best if you give the midwife a call to get some more information about your scan. I've had something similar only this week - sadly there is def no hope for me. However, I really didn't take in what she said when I was at the hospital and it was only a couple of days later when I rang up I really understood what was happening.
Have they arranged for you to have another scan a week after your first scan to see if there is any growth. You need to find out why they suggested you will miscarry. My understanding is that it is only at 6 weeks you can pick up a heartbeat (I might be wrong though) - if you're only just over 6 weeks the lack of heartbeat may be that your dates are out slightly.
I really would give them a call - I'm sure they wont mind explaining things. It's better than worrying yourself about what might/might not happen.
good luck,
gr x
This happened to me when I first found out I pregnant I was sent for 4 scans in total until they found the heart beat. My advice would be to speak with another doctor and get a second opinion. Its really early an sometimes they can get it wrong. I hope everything goes well for you
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Hope i helped =] x
i had scan im 6weeks pregnant but no heart beat i got 2 go bk in weeks time im worried
Hello, just read your post - wishing you all the best, how devastating to be left in limbo, cannot begin to imagine how you are feeling. My heart goes out to you and my fingers are crossed xx
Hi I am going through the same thing. I have had two previous miscarriages and my consultant advised an early scan at 6 weeks...they found bleeding around the sac and no heartbeat, he said it wasn't looking to good. They would rescan in a week. I was left heartbroken! I spent the week in limbo not knowing what was going on expecting to bleed at any time. The week passed I went for my 2nd scan this time to be told by the sonographer that the bleeding was worse and still no heart beat was to be found. I saw the doctor after the scan and she then told me that they were going to rescan me in 9 days time as I had gone from measuring 5 weeks on my 1st scan to 6 on the 2nd so as far as they were concerned the pregnancy is developing..I may start bleeding she doesn't know. I really don't know what to expect or how to feel, Im scared to death I'm going to lose this baby too. I hope everything works out for you. x
First of all my heart and understanding goes out to anyone who is going through this situation. Its so tramatic and because it's so early in the pregnancy you may not have told anyone so its also isolating and you get the feeling that nobody understands why you're behaving so irratically.
I read lots of these boards when I went through a very similiar situation and they were really helpful and (slightly addictive) so I thought I would share my experience.
I don't think that it is the amount of weeks that makes a difference about hearing a heart beat I think it's the CRL size. I was about 5-6 weeks and my scan measured CRL 5.5mm and there was no heart beat. I read lot's of boards saying don't give up, it's still too early and that may be right in some cases, but I found a nursing website that said anything above 4mm with no heartbeat is "ominous" and anything above 5mm is classified as a MMC . It kind of gave me the strength I needed to ignore the pregnancy symptoms because they were giving me false hope. Its the waiting and not knowing between the two scans which destroys and drains you. I think that the best piece of advice that I could give would be to listen to your body and decide what it is telling you and stick with it. My body was telling me that I had miscarried as my pregnancy symptoms were fading. When I went for the second scan it was confirmed that there was no growth or heartbeat. It was horrible to hear and I was still devasted but I had already begun to say goodbye and make peace with the situation.
Again it's so hard because your mind, heart and body are all in conflict. Love and support goes out to every women in this situation. xx
Thanks so much XX2 for your feedback! These posts are really encouraging and comforting. I did a pregnancy test 2 weeks ago that said i was pregnant but i have heaps of spotting and hadn't missed a period yet so it was a bit confusing. I went to my Dr who did some blood tests to see if my hormone levels were rising and then sent me for a scan. They could see the fetus on the scan but no heartbeat so i was told to go back to my Dr but probably wait for a miscarriage. My Dr has now said I must wait until next week and if i haven't miscarried go for another scan!! I still have pregnancy symptoms but am now questioning myself as to whether they are fading or not - and it is making me go crazy! I just want to know either way!! I still don't really have any idea of how many weeks it is either so all in all feeling very frustrated! After reading lots of different blogs and posts etc I will now go to the next scan prepared with my long list of questions! I am okay with a miscarriage if that is what is to happen, I just want to know either way so I can get on with it and get pregnant again.
First of all… . No doctor would take me because under 10 weeks pregnant. Had been having cramping on both sides and starving every hour since conception and light spotting started. Suspected Twins due to many factors. 5 days later after no one would check on us, I went to the ER. Diagnosed with Threatened Abortion. They did an Ultrasound, the same day, at 5.71 weeks actual (7.14 weeks LMP). Baby was 6wk3day and heartbeat at 100. They cannot say if I lost a fraternal or identical twin and that’s ok, there’s a baby in there Yay! Suddenly there was panic of the heartbeat and I was asked to return in one week. Returned at 6.71 weeks actual (8.14 LMP) but to a different facility in outpatient. Was told NO heartbeat. Was told first Ultrasound could have been mine. Was told HCG was going up just fine the first week and it only rose 359. Now panic and it rose 1299 in a week… that’s about the same people for how mine has been rising. Confirmed first was baby heartbeat and 100 actually was fine for the gestation. 2nd Ultrasound Radiologist cannot confirm miscarriage. Finally I get an appointment and guess what… they want to D&C. Excuse me…. and they cannot confirm? I feel for everyone who has or is suffering and it is easier said than done to wait. =( Mentally… this whole thing has been of bad ethics there cannot be that much of a variety of diagnoses when one is talking life or death.
HCG confirmed incomplete miscarriage. So many questions as to why; cysts, empty sella, titled backward uterus, hereditary on husband’s side possibly, just will never know.
3rd sonogram today as per follow-up doctor’s order to keep pre-planned appointment to see deceased baby again. Such a roller coaster of emotions.
Mums… don’t let your doctor’s offices tell you know they cannot see you or test you for anything because infections kill fetuses too. What I mean is if you don’t feel right; demand medical care because your body is telling you.