Heartbeat on first ultrasound- reduced chance if miscarriage ?

Jayne221 · October 2013

Hi there,
We had our 1st ultrasound yesterday at 6 weeks 2 days. The heartbeat was strong and I was wondering if the chances of miscarriage are reduced at all after seeing it? This is my first pregnancy, I have pcos as well so I am extremely nervous all the time

hoping for a perfect pregnancy.

24karat · October 2013

Seeing a heartbeat will not necessarily reduce the risk of having a miscarriage, but it is definitely encouraging. 1st tri can be a very nervous and overwhelming time even for "experienced" moms and feeling anxious is perfectly normal. One of the best things you can do is to try (easier said than done) to relax and not stress about things. Take your prenatals, avoid Googling things, and follow any additional instructions your OB has for you. Congrats on your pregnancy and best wishes!

EDIT: words...mobile bumping

dragonfly711 · October 2013

There is nothing you can do to prevent a MC. Just do what the Dr tells you and try not to worry. Trust me I know that is hard. I had a MMC back in February.
I am surprised I am not more anxious and nervous this time. I am doing better than I thought.
Each pregnancy is different.
Make sure you eat right, take prenatals try to stay off the computer. Every little thing you will want to look up and it will stress you out more.
Listen to your Dr.
Congrats!!!

Jayne221 · October 2013

Thank you ladies

awc1986 · October 2013

At this point your chance of having a healthy baby is much higher than your chance of having a miscarriage. Unfortunately it does happen, but after seeing a heartbeat the odds are in your favour.

Pintobean39 · October 2013

My dr told me that your chances of miscarriage does go down after there is a heartbeat. My last pregnancy he told me it is about 5% vs the 20% but this is also with me being of AMA.

It still happens but just try to relax and not stress about it.

Valie18 · October 2013

My doctor told me that she doesn't believe that a heart beat means much before 10 weeks. She said that after 10 weeks if there is a heartbeat the chance of miscarriage drops drastically.

haylo33 · October 2013

I was told after a HB is detected the rick drops to 5%

haylo33 · October 2013

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Crasian · October 2013

I was also told that after seeing the heartbeat the risk drops significantly (I don't remember if I was told to 10% or 5%).

wolson1988 · October 2013

We saw the heart beat at 8 weeks and lost baby at 11w 4d with a MMC. It's not very common though. I do think the risk of loss after seeing the HB goes way down though. Plus, there is nothing you can do to prevent a mc from happening so try to relax (Better said than done cause Lord knows I'm nervous 75% of the day).

Crasian · October 2013

@wolson1988 out of curiosity, were you also able to hear the heart beat? Sorry about your losses - I had a MMC too.

wolson1988 · October 2013

@crasian Nope, didn't hear it... Just saw it and it measured out at 156 bpm. Was told it was good and healthy. Sorry about your mmc :-( They are super hard to deal with. I don't wish it upon anyone.

Crasian · October 2013

@wolson1988 Ugh that sucks. I didn't see or hear anything with ours - we've been able to with this pregnancy though. It's so hard just not knowing what's going on in there - I had no worrisome symptoms the first time and it's just so nerve-wracking!

wolson1988 · October 2013

@crasian I had no worrysome symptoms with my mmc either. I thought everything was perfect. It took me a long time to get over that and somedays are still hard. Plus all those memories come flooding back when you get another BFP. I thought it would be easier with baby 2 since I know I can have a healthy pregnancy but nope... Started spotting this morning (which I did with my son too) and immediately freaked the heck out and called the OB. PgAL brain is the absolute worst!

Crasian · October 2013

@wolson1988 I'm sure you'll be fine - like you said, at least you are getting pregnant and you've had a healthy pregnancy! I found out I had to have gallbladder surgery almost right after my D&C so that helped take my mind off it...we ran into a couple (the husband is my husband's coworker) at a halloween party this past weekend, which was sad and awkward because we had seen them at the gyno's with our first pregnancy and their child's already been born and was with them at the party (my husband told his coworker ours didn't make it). It was just kind of a sad reminder of the first - but we're trying to stay as positive as possible! Heartbeat is definitely a good sign so trying not to freak out

Sorry for hijacking the OP's thread!

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