So we had our first appointment at what we thought was 9 weeks- turns out I was measuring only 7wks5 days. We had an ultrasound and saw a great heartbeat at 165! While I was concerned that it was a little high, the nurse assured us that this was totally normal.
Of course now that my husband has seen the heartbeat he is really to shout the news from the hills. I'm just a bit more cautious and still feel like I've read several horror stories about seeing a heartbeat early, and then going back at 10-12 weeks and there being no heartbeat. I did a little research and found some information saying that if you've heard a strong heartbeat your chances of miscarriage lowered to 1-3%. Has anyone else heard this? Has anyone experienced a miscarriage after hearing a heartbeat?
Re: Miscarriage after hearing heartbeat?
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A friend of mine was "certain" about her dates (I mean, we hopefully remember when we BD but was told to remember that sperm can live in your body for 5-6 days after intercourse. Which could explain a pregnancy that is not quite as far along.
Hope that helps! Congrats on a great dr. visit.
This exactly. Our loss was after hearing a HB and I was devastated. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees, but the percentages do start getting better.
With my first we had a healthy u/s and healthy hb at 11 weeks and found out we lost our baby around 14 weeks. My last m/c we had a perfect u/s at 7.5 weeks and lost our baby around 10 weeks.
It does happen. That's why they tell you to wait until ~14 weeks to announce if you're worried about having to un-tell. Odds are much lower once you've seen a heathy hb, but it happens. Maybe just tell close family and friends for now. Also, it's totally normal to be measuring a little off so early. A week isn't a big deal as long as LO is growing and the HB looks good. 165 is a nice strong hb.
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Thanks for your help. It helps to talk about it. The other thing that dosn't add up, though, is that if I O'ed when my dr says I did, my positive HPT would have then been 7 DPO which is waaaaaay early to get a dark pink +. ::::sigh::::
Our nurse had a really good point about who to tell and when. Consider telling those closest to you now. That way, IF something were to go wrong, those people who are your immediate support group will know what's going on and will be there for you.
I'm in the same boat. I was measuring a week behind at my first ultrasound. Baby had a good h/b of 135 but that means I tested pos. with a digital at 6dpo. I'm pretty sure that just doesn't happen. I have another appt tomorrow and I'm just praying that baby is still growing.
Hmm...good point ladies. Was it a trans/v u/s or over the belly? My guess then would be operator error or equipment error. Have also heard that trans/v are more accurate in dating.
I had my first u/s yesterday at 10 weeks, 4 days and we saw (and heard) the hb and the doc said my risk of miscarriage went down to 5% at that point. While miscarriage can happen after seeing (or hearing) a hb, its not as common. But sadly it does happen
Re: measuring. Just know that it can be off - especially early on. When they measured my baby yesterday from the first angle they got 10 weeks on the dot, but on the second angle they got 10 weeks, 4 days. Just from adjusting the position of the wand to get a better look.
It was Trans V for me. I'm hoping it was just user error. I've read somewhere that a tilted uterus, which I have, can throw off the read. Dunno if that's true or not.
Wow! That makes me feel better!
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Mine says the same thing about othe % and I had no clue what that meant. What is the norm for this measurement? That's strange because our baby was measuring at 1.38cm or 13.8mm, which I have read is normal for just under 8 weeks. Now I'm totally confused!
I was in that percent (see sig), I think the hb was 150 something.
I would just focus on the nice healthy hb though, and if you want to wait until your more comfortable, it's up to you.
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On my last pregnancy, I did miscarriage after seeing that I was showing 4 weeks behind what we thought, and there was a heartbeat, but it was barely there. The next week we went back in and it had gone away.
So I think you're doing great with that heartbeat! Good luck?