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first appointment at 10 weeks, heartbeat??
My first appointment was scheduled at 10 weeks and they said it will just be with a nurse to go over family history and such. I didnt specifically ask if they would look for heartbeat. My next appointment wouldnt be until 14 weeks.
We were going to wait until we heard the heartbeat to tell everyone but I dont want to wait until 14 weeks. Not sure what to do. I could tell a fib about slight bleeding but I don't really want to lie.....advice?
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Re: first appointment at 10 weeks, heartbeat??
I absolutely woouldn't lie about bleeding.
Chances are if the nurse is just doing your first appt, you will not hear the h/b. My dr's office wouldn't even listen for it until 12 weeks.
Don't lie.
My first one was at 9 weeks and all we did was family history. I will hear the heart beat at 13 weeks.
don't lie about bleeding!
docs are different... with my daughter the first OB I had didn't chek until 12 weeks, but I ended up switching docs before then and my current OB checks between 8-10 weeks with an ultrasound.
I would call your doc office and ask what you can expect at the appt and if they do that - if they don't you have the option to look around for a doc who does - easier to change docs now than further in the pregnancy.
Not sure if you can hear the heat beat that early, but do not take me on that. I had a ultrasound at 9 weeks and 1 day and we could see and hear his heart beat. I do not think I heard it on doppler until a few weeks later when I went in. However with that said she (OB) never tried to listen for his heartbeat with a doppler since she heard it on the ultra sound.
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Do not lie, Karma is a funny thing.?
I could not hear the hb @ 10 weeks with DS because I have a retroverted uterus (which is fairly common) my uterus didn't 'right' itself until 12 weeks and then the hb was easy to hear.-
just FYI so you (or anyone else) doesn't panic right away.
My doctor uses u/s to date the pregnancy, so I've seen the flicker of the heartbeat each of the 3 times i've gone in (I did have a bleeding episode with two follow ups). We haven't heard the hb but maybe at my 12 week appt this week we will. I would just request something to ease your concern - they may do an u/s or maybe could get the doppler and try.
You really should never lie to your doc. Karma sucks! They are professionals and need your respect to tell them the truth so that you have the best possible pregnancy.
At my office they use a doppler from 10 weeks and if they can't hear it you get an US.