Slow heart rate at 7 weeks pregnant please help

[ec1993]

Sorry I am posting for traffic.

Babies HR was 100 today at 7 weeks. Baby is measuring on track.

They are not happy with the way 100bpm and took me into a side room which I've been in lots of times (7 miscarriages previously) and asked me to go back in a week, if I start bleeding to call them etc etc, nurse gave me a big cuddle.

I feel like they've written off my baby/pregnancy already.

Desperate to hear some experiences as now I'm an anxious mess 😢

I can't offer any advice, as haven't experienced this, but didn't want to read and run.

Be kind to yourself. Hoping for the best outcome for you and your baby.

I’m sorry to hear that

Are you under a miscarriage consultant? On any meds etc?

These early scans are so unreliable, I'm surprised they can even get a HR tbh.

I had 3 MCs before DS. The early scan for DS at 7wks measured him at 5wks. Like you I thought 'here we go again', but it was all fine, and at the 12wk scan they actually put the DD forward a week.

Seeing a heartbeat this early is really positive, all early scans can offer is reassurance, so try to be reassured! There is a little fluttering heartbeat in you.

Every day is an achievement. Try to enjoy it (hahaha!) and see what next week brings.

There's a great pregnant post MC thread on the antenatal board. All those ladies have been where you are and will get it.

A slow fetal heart rate is associated with miscarriage sadly and so they are probably expecting that to be the outcome. It’s not a guarantee however and it’s impossible to say what will happen. Hoping for a good outcome for you x

Hi OP, I out first pregnancy we had a slow HB at 7 weeks and sadly we did miscarry. The nurse explained that it should be fast at 7 weeks. I too was sent home and told to come back one week later when they confirmed a miscarriage. I did not have any bleeding.
I really hope things work out better for you.

One of my twins was really sleepy and unresponsive on a scan, leading to much muttering and an overheard "Well, what are we going to say to her?"

That baby has two degrees now.

So sorry for your loss

@nearlygranny - Sleepy and unresponsive is very different to a slow HR at 7 weeks sadly.

OP I think they were just trying to prepare you for the worst case scenario, as a slow HR can end in a MC, I really hope it works out for you.

In my second pregnancy a slow heart rate was detected around 8wks and I went back a week later and had miscarried. I really hope you have a better news and it works out for you x

It is very early in the pregnancy and things change so quickly, take it one day at a time. It is so hard, I had multiple losses too, I can only empathise and send you hugs 💐

I had to have a six week scan due to a previous molar pregancy. DD (my third child, who is now 12) had a slow heartbeat and was small for dates. The sonographer, who had predicted a previous missed miscarriage of mine, told me that she was "sitting on the fence" with this one. I expected the pregnancy to end, to be honest. At 8 weeks and subsequent scans all was fine. If I hadn't had to have early scans I would have had no idea there was ever an issue.

Thank you so much everyone, in my head I'm preparing myself for the worst but I still can't believe that my DH and I are likely to have to go through this an 8th time.

I am on clexane injections, vitamin D, 5mg folic acid and 20mg prednisolone.

xx

Op if it gives you any hope, I eventually went full term on the same medications as you. She's sleeping next to me now.

Some of us have a slightly harder journey but don't give up, no matter what happens this time xx

@ec1993 how are you feeling?

ec1993 I hope you are okay. You are at a critical point, and the signs might be something and also could be nothing. I know it is horrid to have to wait and I hope, but I hope next week it will all be different.

I had 5 mc before my little boy and two afterwards. After my fifth I thought it was never going to happen but my boy, now 10, is a fighter! I also had bleeding with him at 9 weeks and we were very worried but he came through.

Are you at a tertiary clinic? I was referred to St Mary's miscarriage unit under Etienne Horner who was very good.

I was taking everything you were taking except the prednisalone (have you tested positive for NKC?) and I was also taking aspirin.

Are you taking any supplements? There was a regime for multiple miscarriagers by someone called angel (dust, wings, something like that). I took all her supplements (a long list) when I was pregnant with my son and I think they must have made a difference.

I really feel for you. You are having a horrid experience and I hope it really works out for you this time. If it helps, I belonged to a multiple miscarriager's group online for about four years. Most of the women on there, some of whom had many more miscarriages than me, went on to have children.

Good luck

Thank you so much @yukka I really hope I get a miracle but it's hard to see it from where I am now xx

@rhij86 not great, I'm sure I'm having a nervous breakdown.

I'm signed off work until day after my scan and had to go pick up my prescriptions from the doctors today. Been asking for signs from my Nan and Grandad that they are watching over me (they raised me and I lost them whilst they were both young).

About 10 minutes into my journey I saw a single magpie and just lost my shit. This is completely stupid as I'm not even superstitious. Just started shouting at nobody in the car, shouting for whoever to just take the baby if it's gone and stop putting me through this, shouted that I'm sick of being broken over and over again. I'm not religious either but believe our loved ones are with us. I feel like I've gone crazy, I then cried in silence all the way to the surgery. Got home, threw all my positive pregnancy tests away and filed the scans I've had along with the reports in our documents folder instead of having them on my chest of drawers, deleted my pregnancy app and got into bed and slept until DH just got home.

I feel better now, like I needed to lose my shit a little bit of you know what I mean. I just felt incredibly angry today and I'm generally a calm and collected person ☹️ this whole situation is just draining me and Tuesday can't come quick enough to just know either way. xxx

Thank you @SoEverybodyDance, your post gives me hope. So sorry for your losses but I'm so happy to hear you got your little boy.

I've heard St Mary's are very good. I'm due to see a specialist at my local hospital in February and was hoping I'd have to cancel and have a normal pregnancy but I've kept the appointment just in case.

I have an auto immune disease that's why I'm taking the prednisolone, I've always thought I could have NK cells but never been tested.

That sounds interesting, I'd love to know what her list is. I'm taking aspirin, high vitamin D and pregnacare plus with omega 3 in it on top of all the rest.

Just praying I go back Tuesday to great news but in my heart feel like they've already gone. Maybe I'm just in such despair I've resigned myself to it. xx

So sorry you are having such a tough time OP. I was utterly traumatised by my miscarriage so I can only imagine the pain of going through that multiple times. I don’t have much insight to share, expect a dr once told me that As long as you can get pregnant, eventually one will work out and you will get your baby. I don’t know whether that’s true or not but I found it comforting. Try to take one day at a time and see what happens - the outcomes of all pregnancies are so unpredictable. Sending you good wishes and strength.