Would there have been a heartbeat or not?
Hi
I found out I'd had a mmc when I was almost 13 weeks and going on the baby's measurements the hospital told me our baby died at 8 weeks and 3 days - does anyone know if our baby would have had a heartbeat and then our baby died or would it not have had a heartbeat in the first place?? I think when everything happened I couldn't think straight to ask questions at the hospital but its been playing on my mind ever since but I don't know if they even would have known, would they? does anyone know or even what the chances would have been?
Thanks,
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I found out I'd had a mmc when I was almost 13 weeks and going on the baby's measurements the hospital told me our baby died at 8 weeks and 3 days - does anyone know if our baby would have had a heartbeat and then our baby died or would it not have had a heartbeat in the first place?? I think when everything happened I couldn't think straight to ask questions at the hospital but its been playing on my mind ever since but I don't know if they even would have known, would they? does anyone know or even what the chances would have been?
Thanks,
xx
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In answer to your Q, although i'm not sure what you'd prefer the answer to be, a baby at 8wks gestation would have a heart beat. If i'm correct i think they can detect fetal heart from 7wks ish. So as your baby managed to get to 8wks 3days it would have had a heartbeat before it died.
It's so heart breaking isn't it, I had a MMC at 9wks so i understand a little of how you're feeling. I hope you and yur OH are doing OK?
Lots of love and hugs xXx
The good news is that i am extremely lucky to have got another BFP a few days ago. I'm over the moon but extremely nervous so that was another reason why I asked about the heartbeat because I'm wondering whether if we have an early scan to see the heartbeat it would put my mind at rest but I don't think it will as if we'd had a scan at 8 weeks last time everything would have seemed fine but obviously it wasn't.
I'm so sorry that you had a mmc too. Its awful isn't it. We didn't really start trying again but didn't really try 'not to' if you know what I mean so we were suprised and I know we are so lucky to conceive so quickly again but I just hope this ones a sticky one.
I hope you are and your OH are ok.
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There is no reason why things shouldn't be OK this time and your right, unfortunately things can go wrong at any stage, so having a scan may not quell your fears. A stupid thing to say but try not to worry. Fingers (and everything else!) crossed for a sticky one this time.
Keep us posted xXx
Good Luck and hope you have a sticky bean now! xxx
Gemmiebaby - your post makes sense. You could be right that the foetus couldn't keep growing because either it didn't have a heartbeat or had something wrong with the heartbeat. Good luck with your scan tomorrow. I hope everything goes well.
Snappyloz - I'm thinking about booking a scan for about 8 weeks and also wondered about buying a doppler. Is the doppler easy to use and easy to find the heartbeat? Even if you aren't showing so don't really know the position of the baby that well?
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Keep me posted and think positive thoughts
Jenxx
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