hello i recently lost my baby born at 20 weeks due 2 infection due 2 a 19week amnio. this was on the 14th august 2006. i am now 14.5days pregnant. me and my partner are over the moon. although i had a scan at 5.1weeks and the said there was only a sac and highly suggests a non viable pregnancy however i am still pregnant my tummy is grownin. have decided that we will have no further follow up scans as the only look 4 faulse negatives. but saw midwife at 12 weeks and couldnt pick up heartbeat is this normal. i heard my first daughters heartbeat at 16weeks but hadent tryed b4 this and alysia who i just lost i heard her heart beat at 10weeks. please help.?? anybody had the same situation as me?
2006-12-29 08:19:16 · 6 answers · asked by tully 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
my hcg levels have been fine and going up. at 8 weeks they were 130,000. i still cant hear a heartbeat. my midwife is on my side and thinks that there is a viable pregnancy even know 5 week early scan showed other wise. although there is alot of faulse negatives at that stage.
2006-12-29 08:33:08 · update #1
when i was preg w/ my daughter they got the heart beat when i was 8 weeks ( trip to the emergency room for dehydration) and a few weeks later i had an appt w/ the ob gyn and she tried to get a heart beat and when i told her that the ultrasound speacialist got a heart beat and that i was 12 weeks at that time she did an other ultrasound and said that it was the position of the baby that was making it hard to get a heart beat so that might be it its just the position of the baby my mom also told me that it was hard to get a heart beat out of me when she was preg w me so it could just be nothing wrong just a heart beat.
2006-12-29 08:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by questions?...so many preguntas! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I haven't heard of your situation before however, it is normal to NOT hear the heartbeat at 12 weeks. How is your blood work? The hormone hCG should be increasing so as long as it has / or does then I would think this is a viable pregnancy. Ask your doctor or midwife about your blood test results.
By the way, I'm sorry about the loss of your Alysia and have only best wishes for you and your family with this pregnancy!
2006-12-29 08:30:51 · answer #2 · answered by Pat M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know how early is "normal" but we picked up my babies hearbeat at the 12 week exam, clear as day. At my 8 week we had no luck and couldn't hear it.
I had an ultrasound at 6 weeks, they picked up the heartbeat and found the baby.
I hope all goes well for you and sorry to hear about your previous loss!
Good luck!
2006-12-29 09:12:16 · answer #3 · answered by kista_1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry for your previous loss. I really have to be honest with you, though--no fetus means no pregnancy. Your stomach will continue to expand, but that doesn't mean anything. It's better to come to terms with it now, and follow the proper procedures outlined by your physician. Good luck.
2006-12-29 08:29:58 · answer #4 · answered by clever nickname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. i had three pregnancies resulting in three healthy births, and NEVER had an ultrasound that didn't see a fetus. Denial won't make a baby that doesn't exist.
2006-12-29 08:23:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but u should take it easy, NO STRESS, i wouldnt go to work either. but NO STRESS! you might want to ask ur doctor about fertility pills. but NO STRESS!
2006-12-29 08:21:37 · answer #6 · answered by LC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋