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Risk of m/c question

BermudaBride07BermudaBride07
in Success after IF

I think I read it on here last week but did someone say once you hear the hb(s) at 8 weeks your risk goes down significantly?

I saw the hbs at 7 weeks and heard them today at 8 weeks. The babies are measuring right on schedule. I was wondering if I can breathe a little now!!

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Re: Risk of m/c question

  • krissyh21krissyh21 member
    Yes you can breath a little easier. Although it is hard to do. My doctor told me each  week after 8 weeks the risk gets lower!
    A lot of years and a million tears finally led me to you.
    After 7 years trying to concieve, 3 failed IUIs and 2 failed IVFs, my third IVF was a success!
    My Christmas baby turned into a turkey bird! Dillon Richard was born at 34 weeks, 5 days on November 28, 2009 after 10 weeks on bedrest for preeclampsia.
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  • LCB34LCB34 member

    There are differing opinions on this one.

    But, both my Peri and RE told me that your chance decrease a bit when you can see/ hear the heartbeat via ultrasound and that the big decrease isn't until you can hear the heartbeat via doppler (usually 10-12 weeks).

     

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  • JGirl2005JGirl2005 member

    I think it gets lower at 8 wks and then at 12wks, but I think when people say 'when you hear h/b', it doesn't mean the simulated h/b.  I think you can't hear the h/b on a doppler until 10wks or so.  I could be wrong, but the initial h/b you hear on the u/s machine at 8wks is simulated.  A strong h/b is always a good indicator....

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  • alturneralturner
    At my 6 week u/s when we found out it was twins, we saw both heartbeats, and she was very optimistic (gave us a less than 5% chance of mc) and then the peri and ob gave us more like 10% (ob said maybe 20% bc of the twin factor) at 10 weeks....but I'm with you! So scary! :)
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