Am nearly 6 weeks pregnant with 3rd child and have been having brown bleeding and mild aches on and off for the past 2 days. Had scan today which showed baby but no heartbeat;have been told to have another scan in a week as may be too early to detect heartbeat yet. Am trying to stay positive, but this has never happened to me before and the not knowing is making me crazy! Has anyone out there had similar experiences of this kind of bleeding or non detection of heartbeat? AAAAAGH...!
2006-09-19 01:16:51 · 15 answers · asked by madfairy 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
It was a vaginal ultrasound by the way
2006-09-19 01:25:17 · update #1
I had almost the same thing. I was pregnant with my third child and started the brown bleeding/cramping soon after I found out I was pregnant (basically the day I missed my period). I hadn't even gone to the doctors yet when I started bleeding. I took about 3 more pregnancy tests just to make sure. When I did go to the doctors, they really didn't do much - took some blood I think is all they did. At six weeks, it is to early to detect a heart beat, you should remember that from your first 2 pregnancies.
I bled throughout my first trimester. I had a healthy baby boy who is now 3 years old.
I do remember thinking that if I did lose this baby that it would be sad, but okay. I still had my girls and I knew that I could still get pregnant again.
Everything happens for a reason, even if you don't know the reason that it happens. Just take comfort that you are a strong woman (you have 2 kids already, that takes strength!!), you can handle anything that comes your way.
I've been through it, most likely you will be okay. But no matter what happens, good or bad, you WILL be okay.
Best of luck to you and your family...
2006-09-21 10:42:37 · answer #1 · answered by dolfinlover4321 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was 9 weeks pregnant I went for my scan and they said they could not detect a heartbeat. They also said the baby only measured 7 weeks gestation and it had probably died a couple of weeks earlier. I had experienced a bleed a very small one which was on the date I was due to get my period. I told the doctor this and she did not seem overly concerned and put it down to an implantation bleed. I had to have a d&c to clean my uterus out. That was just over a month ago.
I had another miscarriage about 7 years ago. I started bleeding at 7 weeks, just very slight and was put on bed rest. I was still experiencing the bleeding at 9 weeks again it was only slight. I had a scan which said the baby only measured 5 weeks gestation. They wanted to scan me a week later to see if it was growing. I had a miscarriage a couple of days after.
Its good to try and remain positive and I wish you luck. But remember its up to nature to take its course. I know now having any child is a blessing. I'm lucky I have my twin daughters and never have I been so blessed as the day they were born. My thoughts are with you x x x
2006-09-19 02:07:25 · answer #2 · answered by Lovewilltearusapart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had the same thing happen when i was 8 weeks pregnant with my son, the bleeding lasted for about 2 weeks and like you my scan showed the baby but no heartbeat, i had to wait a week for an in depth scan at a local hospital, to my joy they found the heartbeat and my son was born healthy.
Do try not to worry , sometimes it just is too early for detection of a strong heartbeat.o keep an eye on the bleeding though, i was told that if it increased or became bright red then this would need immediate treatment.
I wish you all the luck in the world, plz stay strong and believe that you could go on to have a healthy baby
good luck, and let us know what happens xx
2006-09-19 01:23:48 · answer #3 · answered by sonia h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Way too early to be doing scans, unless there's a medical reason for it. Heartbeats are usually picked up between 6 and 8 weeks by scans. What has been told to you is a 6 week long pregnancy may be actually less, since there's no way of knowing when conception took place, so no way to know the exact age of the embryo.
Don't let them get you up in arms. Keep that positive outlook. The odds are in your favor.
2006-09-19 01:23:22 · answer #4 · answered by auld mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had the same problem, the brown bleeding, doesnt seem to go away and it never really was a concern for me I guess. Its a little early even to hear the heartbeat. They couldnt find my babys heartbeat until 12 weeks along. There was no cause for concern by my doctors so Im sure its just one of those things that irritate you while being pregnant!
2006-09-19 01:40:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rest as much as you can. You know something is wrong you just don't know what...and rest never hurt anybody. I know at six weeks my two babies had detectable heartbeats. But maybe you are at the beginning of week six...where as I was closer to week 7.
My last pregnancy ended in miscarriage at 7 weeks. There was brown spotting for a day (a Friday night so I had to go ER) and they couldn't help. I had to wait until Monday for my doctor. And when I got there I was already clotting. The only thing they did for me was schedule a D and C. I was angry. I was hurt. But I had two small children to go home to and they got me through.
2006-09-19 02:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had bleeding and aching through early pregnancy.Turned out i had a cyst on my overy. I don't think you could see the heart beat on the screen at that point. I was about 7 weeks pregnant. Brown blood is old blood so it may have been blood coming out from before. If the blood turns red then go to the hospital straight away.
I hope it gets better. It's so easy to worry yourself stipid in the early stages. Just try to relax.
2006-09-19 01:20:31 · answer #7 · answered by ccskitten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi am 8 weeks pregnant and my first scan was at 4 weeks and it showed no heart beat, i got slightley worried but the doc assured me it may be too early to see the heartbeat, i later had a vaginal scan and the heartbeat was loud and clear..... so trust your doc and go for a later scan preferrably vaginal as its more clear... it may well be too early to detect it.
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2016-10-17 06:33:28 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry sweetie but the baby is gone. Even though they told you to come back at 6 weeks you can see a heartbeat on scan.
My sympathies to you and yours as I know losing a child is devastating.
2006-09-21 21:29:01 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋