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Bertie-HK
18 yrs ago
I am 6 weeks pregnant and yesterday I had my first scan. Unfortunately my OB could not see any heartbeat. He said that it is not uncommon. Does anybody had some experience ?
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dear bertie, i know you must be very worried now. it happened to me too. when i was 6 weeks pregnant, i had some bleeding. the doctor also said that she couldn't see any heartbeat. she asked me to prepare for the worse. she did an abdominal ultrasound. i waited for a week and went to a second doctor for second opinion. he did a vaginal ultrasound and he said he saw a heartbeat. i believe the first doctor had my date wrong, because my cycle is more than 30 days, i wasn't really 6 weeks when i saw her. i was only 4-5 weeks. another reason could be that the second doctor used a vaginal ultrasound, which give a clearer picture compared to abdominal ultrasound. so try wait for a week and repeat another ultrasound, and asked for a vaginal ultrasound instead of abdominal one. do you know how many days are your cycle?
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I had IVF and I am or sure in my 6 week!
My OB told me that it is nothing to worry about, he will do a vaginal ultrasound again next week.
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good luck to you and your hubby, just try to get thur each day at a time until the ultrasound. i'll have my fingers, legs and arms crossed for you all.
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Hi Bertie--I had the same experience at 6 weeks. This next week will probably be a pretty anxious one for you, but (try to) stay positive. The heartbeat sometimes isn't apparent until even 8 weeks, although once the embryo measures 8mm it needs to have a heartbeat.
It's easier to be encouraged if you continue to feel whatever pregnancy symptoms you've been having.
My very best wishes that your baby hopes come true.
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Hi Bertie, when i went for a scan between 5-6 weeks the doctor did an abdominal U/S as well - Although my husband said that he could see the heart beating - i saw nothing at all except a dark sac kind of thing. Didn't hear the heartbeat until 8 week scan with a vaginal U/s.
Unless your doctor says that you have something to worry about - please don't worry about it.
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