Heard & saw the heartbeat....

brandonsarah

We heard and saw our baby's heartbeat at 6 wks 4 days with a v. ultrasound. Everything looked great, and the doc said he'd see us in 4 weeks.

I still have all my pregnancy symptoms, etc- but I was wondering- is it likely to have a m/c after hearing/seeing a heartbeat?

FutureHardings

Congratulations!! My fiance and I just heard ours two weeks ago... it was so exciting! But... sadly... from what I've heard... a heartbeat doesn't guarantee not having a m/c. My mother actually m/c at 4 1/2 months... so from what I've been hearing, it can come at any time.... BUT we can just pray for these little peanuts to stick!! 

*bunny*

i have no idea on miscarriage rates and how they go down as you progress but i do want to say congratulations on such an exciting day.  i haven't heard my babe's heartbeat but i got to see it flashing and it is such an amazing thing.  enjoy!

meg1974

Congratulations! It's an awesome feeling, isn't it?

Unfortunately, I haven't seen anything indicating that hearing the heartbeat indicates less chance of m/c at that time. I did read in a book recently that if you hear it after 10 weeks your chances go down to 5%. 

Mama Angelina

Congrats!  Our dr said having a good hb lowers the risk but there is still a chance.  But you are pregnant today and your baby is doing well, so celebrate the good news!

LorettaMG

I just read online (so take it with a grain of salt) that once you see the heartbeat the risk drops to 5-10% (down from 25-30%).

Kflie83

I know the chances go down a lot so congrats!! No fair I haven't been able to hear the heartbeat yet!

MrGandMe

Congratulations!!!  Just stay positive and healthy and enjoy every little second because you ARE pregnant!!  Seeing/hearing the heartbeat is a big milestone for sure!!

heidismith

Congrats on hearing the heart beat.. I would think that the chance goes down at least a bit, because a heartbeat is a good sign!

BetchySprout

You didn't actually hear the heartbeat. The ultrasound machine takes a picture of the "action" in the heart and makes a computer-generated heart sound. Neat huh? However, you have passed one hurdle, there is a heartbeat. The risk of m/c goes down once you can hear the h/b on a doppler, between 9-12 weeks because most of the vital parts are formed by then. It goes down to about 5% then.

 

Just some unsolicited advice: don't spend your whole pregnant worrying about statistics. I did, and I didn't enjoy my pregnancy as much as I should have. In my time here I saw 1st tri losses, 2nd tri losses (including an almost-viable twin loss), and several term losses, a few over their due dates. It can happen at any time but chances are, your baby will be just fine  

nicoleandadam

Pattypoundcake:

You didn't actually hear the heartbeat. The ultrasound machine takes a picture of the "action" in the heart and makes a computer-generated heart sound. Neat huh?

Thanks for pointing that out...I wish more women understood that.