Bleeding & Cramps @ 6 weeks.....scan....but couldnt pick up hearbeat???

[MrFranklyShankly]

Hi ladies,

I had some light bleeding and cramping yesterday, after giving it a few hours, I went to the hospital and they did a scan......they dr said everything seemed normal for the early stage and in the right place, but they couldnt pick up a heartbeat......it that normal at 6 weeks, I thought they would have been able to??? They pointed out the sac and yolk to me but said that hopefully by the end of this week a heartbeat should be seen??? I still have light bleeding today (only when I wipe, its a bit like cervical mucus with streaks of blood in it, sorry for TMI) and I'm still a bit crampy.....am starting to worry now as I just cant see it going any further than this :-(.......anybody any advice.......thanks

Frankly

As far as I know think it's pretty common to not pick up a heartbeat till 7/8 weeks, just from reading other posts here. I'd say put your feet up and try not to do much, no other advice, sorry hun x

As sparklekitty said you cant normal pick up the heartbeat 8weeks.

I think thats when it starts to beat at 8w.

I had the cramping its not the best but your body is changing at a rapid pace!!

Dont worry about it easier said than done :( but cheer up you seen the baby dr said everythings okay.

When you go for your 12/13w scan you dont hear the heartbeat on NHS only at the 16w you hear it for the first time.

They can pick it up from 6 weeks but aren't 100% until about 8 weeks

I've been havinh heavy bleeding and cramps. I'm 6weeks and the did an internal scan on me today... they saw the bababys heart beat... but it was only just visable.. don't worry yourself every babysitter different :).

I've been having heavy bleeding and cramps. I'm 6weeks and the did an internal scan on me today... they saw the babys heart beat... but it was only just visable.. on having difficulties there's some blood next to the babysitter sack and the baby is in the middle of the womb when iys ment to be at the top. I'm thinking positive its 50/50. don't worry yourself every baby is different and its probably nothing :).

Thank you ladies for all the replies, I'll have another scan on Friday morning this week (seems like forever away when your worried) trying not to get too stressed out by it as I know things could be perfectly fine and this could just be par for the course for me, my last pregnancy had some bleeding in it too, just never this early...the bleeding has eased off and isnt as bad today, although still have a good bit of cramping......but like ye say I will chin up and think positive...thanks for all your reassurance ladies.

Will let youse know how I get on

Frankly

Hi guys, had scan this morn, and still no hearbeat :-((
Dont know what to think, they said the sac has grown since scan on Sat last, which is a good sign....they even did the internal scan and still couldnt see a heartbeat :-((...really worried now.....they saw a tear to the right side of the pregnancy and said that was what bleeding was coming from, and if pregnancy continues to grow this could be a threat to it???? Really feel in limbo now....have another scan next Friday so wee if heartbeat picks up, but I'm really down about it all, and to boot, I'm not really 'feeling' pregnant....which is unusual for me, with my last two, I had morning sickness even before I did the test!

I keep thinking mabye this is all normal, because I've never had a scan this early before that I could be panicking over something that is entirely normal for my pregnancies, if you know what I mean.....so confused and sad now, dont know what to think.....its going to be a long week.....the midwife was lovely, but wasnt exactly telling me theres nothing to worry about.....

A very Down Frankly :-(((

In sorry frankly what's the bleeding like now? Has it stoped? Have they done your bloods? X

Hi Frankly

It's such a hard time isn't it?

I have similar problems to you. I had a scan this week (7 weeks) and they did find a heartbeat, but my sac is the wrong shape and I am at risk of MC.

I also went because I was spotting, and I still am, which is rubbish. I don't feel pregnant either (no sickness) so that doesn't help.

Thinking of you. x

Hi Kittykat, well the bleeding has totally stopped, I only really had it for about 2 days last w/end, but have had none since, which they said was a good sign......but just so worried about the heartbeat, and just the fact I feel totally different from my last two pregnancies too, I'm usually crippled with morning sickness, and definitley at this stage I would be feeling pretty green, but nothing, but doesn't give me much hope......

Oh Childofthe80s, sorry to hear your in the same boat as me (sort of) although they did pick up a heart beat on your little bean, so fingers crossed all will work out well for you....yeah it is hard at the moment, its all I can think about, and it rubbish when you cant enjoy the excitment of the prospect of a new baby coming.....I am really emotional, and the boobs are quite big and sore, so those two signs are giving me hope..........fingers crossed for us both........thanks for the replies ladies...

Frankly

I'm sorry your in a shit position, mines abit similar at the moment, are they going to scan you again and have they not taken bloods?
Don't worry about symptoms I know plenty of people who have had totally different pregnancys, atleast the bleeding stoping is a good sign xx

Hi Kittykat, yeah having a scan this Friday again, so hoping they will pick up the heartbeat then.....although I have to say I'm feeling very negative that they will....still no sign of any morning sickness, although I am sooooooo tired, cant keep my head up in the evenings, and cant look at certain foods, but got up this morn and there was some more blood (sorry TMI alert!) it was in some discharge after I went to the loo, and it was very dark brown...and I do have some cramping again......so I'll stick it out but if it gets worse I'll ring the hospital again and see what they say.....its a crap position to be in is right....I had bloods taken last week, and rang for the results yesterday and they said all was normal....how are you Kittykat? How many weeks are you, have you had any scans???

Frankly

I was told there is no need to go in earlier unless I was filling a pad every hour, I no its heartbreaking but the blood results are positive and honistly when I mc it was so obvious without getting grafic when you've just had spotting/ discharge you would know the difference, I have a post on pregnancy bleeding but hcg levels rising and someone who had bleeding on there had a scan without hb first then 10 days later there it was have a look, I'm in for a scan tomorrow, had more bleeding although lighter today and back to brown touch wood, they are worried it will be too early to see hb on mine too at this stage. My fingers are crossed for you x

P.s I never had a jot of ms with dd and know people who have had very different pregnancies and symptoms, try not to worry, ( believe me I know how hard that is)

Thanks Kittykat, good luck tomorrow, I hope all will be well, I did have a good bit of bleeding with my DD2, had it at different stages, so I know a bit of bleeding isnt always and indication of anything more so hopefully it will be nothing to worry about and you get some reassurance tomorrow.....I know how worrying it is....just read your post there on the hcg levels rising, and good to see some replies sounding similar to myself and yourself, I suppose everyone is different and every pregnancy different too, so hard not to get yourself worked into a state with worry.....will keep my fingers crossed for you tomorrow....thanks for the advise.

Frankly ;-)

Hi Kittykat, just wondering how you got on today?? Hope everything went okay and all is well.

Frankly

Hi frankly, thanks for thinking of me, unfortunatly I have had a confirmed mc for me today
I got an inkling as I did a cb indicator and it went down last night so didn't expect a positive outcome, I'm gutted but partly relieved that it's over now and I'm not in limbo land anymore, fx for you it's ok, my scan showed nothing so a little bean in there was positive for you, keep us updated, I'd like you to have a happy ending x

Ohhh Kitty I am so sorry to hear your news, I really am, but I know exactly what you mean, I'm sure your relieved to know either way whats going on, the stress of worrying isnt good for anyone.......I really hope that you will have a positive outcome in the future, sometime soon and all works out for you xxx thanks for letting me know, rest up and take it easy now, Im thinking on ya hun....thanks for all the advise too, I will keep you updated on how I get on xxx

Thanks for the reply Emma, that's very reassuring, I have a scan tomorrow morning (which I am extremely nervous about) so I'm trying not to get too worked up about it, hopefully things will be okay.......thanks again...

Frankly

I've been thinking of you today, hope you got on ok xx

Hi Kitty, well looks like I have my own bad news today :-(
No heartbeat, and from what they could see there is no growth either :-((, so they basically told me to go home, and see if things happen naturally, and to come back when bleeding starts, and if that doesn't happen, I'm back next Friday for another scan, and they will start the procedure itself. The nurse didnt give any hope at all really, she just said it really didn't look viable, for the stage of 8 weeks, there should have been a lot more growth......so not so good, am gutted, and have spent the day crying at the thought of a long horrible week ahead.....how are you Kitty???

To be honest the nurse was all over the place, and when I went in and she asked me why was I there I told her about what the nurse had told me last week, so just nodded her head and said I'd say its gone??? And she was all over the place with the scanning machine, but I have to say when she finally did locate little beaney, it didnt look good, looked very empty : -(

Aw well, onwards and upwards, what else can I do...hope your holding up Kittykat, thanks for all the advice, hopefully we'll bck on the pregnancy thread again soon with happier news ;-) xxx

I'm sorry frankly, that's really shir news, bad that she wasn't the most sympathetic either, one of the women I spoke to was a real bitch with me too but then after when she rung and I was matter of fact it was like she couldn't understand and was trying to make me upset asking well how do you feel etc?
How do you think!!! 2 mc in the space of 3 months?!?
Actually though mad as it sounds I don't feel as bad. It was the limbo that was killing me and the constant worrying what was going on- what did it mean!
To have a definate outcome was finally a relief even though I'd obviously loved for it to be the other way around
How are you? Has there been more bleeding? I hope it's not long and drawn out for you you've been through the same mental torture I have and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy
I hope we can both get through it and have a positive story at the end xx

hi mrfranklyshankly,
i am so sorry to hear of your news and thinking of you.

Emma - midwife

Thanks Kitty & Emma,

Yeah I know exactly what you mean, after spending the day crying, I almost feel some sense of relief now, like I just want to get over this now and get back to some sort of normality.......no doubt we'll try again, but that wont be for a while, poor DH is as gutted as me....I'm so sorry Kitty to hear you've been through this again all in the space of 3 months......this is the first time I've miscarried (although nothing has happened yet) the constant worrying really wears you down doesnt it, and yes the nurse was so matter of fact with me it was like when she was finished with me she was out shouting NEXT.......although I know its all in the course of her work, and she probably see's this on a daily basis, I was just really hurting. Hopefully it wont be a long and drawn out procedure.......I do have really bad cramping this evening so I'm nearly hoping this is the start of it, so I can get on with things but I haven't had any more bleeding since the spotting 2 weeks ago......although I think there is going to be a lot more crying before the weekend is done :-((

Best of Luck Kitty for the future, really hope you get good news soon, let me know how your getting on

Thanks again Emma for your kind words

Frankly