POLL: If you heard the 1st hb at or before 8 weeks

babywing

Because of our previous m/c, doctor is letting us come in early or wait for 8 weeks. I'm nervous about going at 6 or 7 and not hearing it just because it's too early. What were your experiences? And did anyone not hear it at 6 and hear it later?

edit: Yes, I know you can't hear it that early... did you see it? Sorry.

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VeilSdeGTO

You may not hear it, but you should be able to see it.

PansyPants

Having "Special Snowflake" as an option almost made me want to lie and vote for that. I will admit it was extremely difficult for me to honestly put in the 6 week answer. 

/sigh

Lost opportunities.

 

Regarding your U/S, you may hear it early and you may not. Personally, I wouldn't trade anything for the moment they confirmed I had a little blueberry in there by showing me that tiny flicker.  

love_melongtime

6w 4d had a nice loud and strong hb of 111 bpm!

amy1007

You can't hear the heart beat then. The u/s machine mimics the sound. But you can't usually hear heartbeat until 9-12 weeks on dopplar. You can SEE heartbeat around 6w.

I saw DD's heartbeat at 5w6d.

KB3

I had my first OB at 6 weeks exactly. We definatly saw the heart beat clear as day which put me at ease since we had a miscarriage in November and never got as far as seeing the heart beat. As far as hearing it the MD, Nurse, U/S tech, and my husband all heard it, but I did not...or if I did I didn't realize what I was hearing. But, I feel comforted that everyone else heard it. I will get to hear again I know so I'm not too disappointed. I'm just glad it was there!

3kaab

With DD, we heard it at 6w6d!

spokenfor1583

Couldn't hear the HB but was able to see the heart flickering during a u/s at 6 weeks.

pitterpatter123

At 6w3d we heard DS's heartbeat on his u/s that was done with the abdomen. It was 118. I kind of freaked because his heart rate was low, but his heart had just started beating which was why it was low.

I would say wait until 7 weeks to go in. Sometimes you can be off with your dates and if you go in at 6 weeks, but you really aren't quite 6 weeks, you may not hear the HB. If you go in at 7 weeks and aren't quite 7 weeks, you should still see a HB. 

My SIL went in at 6 weeks but it turned out that she was only measuring 5 weeks and they could only see the sac. She had to wait two weeks, but when she went in that second time she was right on track 7 weeks, HB, etc.

GL!

MrsG.060708

amy1007:

You can't hear the heart beat then. The u/s machine mimics the sound. But you can't usually hear heartbeat until 9-12 weeks on dopplar. You can SEE heartbeat around 6w.

I saw DD's heartbeat at 5w6d.

Exactly this. Many Drs wont even try to use the doppler until 10-12 weeks. We saw DD's at 6 weeks; heard it at 10 weeks. I don't have an appt until almost 10 weeks with this one.

Tomsbabyboo

*Special snowflake: Saw heartbeat at 6w3d but didn't not "hear" it. Good luck!

Bubbly Bobble

My dr won't do an ultrasound until 10 weeks.

cmrethem

From a nurse's point of view.

You cannot hear an Ultrasound heartbeat at 6 weeks, but you may be able to see it. They can mimic the noise to count the beats. Most OB's like to wait until a little later unless they have a concern. I would wait until at least 8 weeks. Some good OBs can use the Doppler at 8 weeks and hear it! I played around today with a Doppler and 7 weeks and no luck...but I didnt think I was going to hear it anyway. 

T&HLove

amy1007:

You can't hear the heart beat then. The u/s machine mimics the sound. But you can't usually hear heartbeat until 9-12 weeks on dopplar. You can SEE heartbeat around 6w.

I saw DD's heartbeat at 5w6d.

This. I saw mine at 8 wks.