Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Pregnancy

Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Low fetal heartbeat, then none

11 replies

KatNewcomb · 15/07/2018 22:13

Hi there. I went for an 8 week confirmatory us 13 days ago. Baby measured 6 weeks, which wasn’t a big deal because I wasn’t 💯 sure about the dates. But they also heard a low fetal heart rate, 59 bpm. I was told that I was either on my way to a miscarriage or it was taking a little time to normalize, which wasn’t unheard of at 6 weeks. I came back 11 days later & the baby hadn’t grown at all and no heart rate was detected. I was told I miscarried & I could let nature take it’s course, use cytotec to get the miscarriage started, or have a d&c (which wasn’t recommended due to possible surgery side effects). My question is, has anyone been in a similar situation, gotten a second opinion somewhere else, & wound up with a happy ending? I realize I have probably had a miscarriage, but I can’t seem to shake the thought of “What if the scan was wrong?”.

OP posts:
DancingLedge · 15/07/2018 22:23

I can sympathize with " could they possibly be wrong".
I felt that too.
I think if there was any doubt, they would have given you an indeterminate answer, and asked you to come back for another scan.
They wouldn't tell you there was no fetal heart beat unless they were sure.

I'm so very sorry.

edinbeezer · 15/07/2018 22:35

The same thing happened to me and sadly it didn't end well. I decided on surgery to get it over and done with quickly. I'm so sorry that you're in this position. The only thing I can tell you is that time really is a great healer. X

booandbumpp · 15/07/2018 22:43

I had a MMC a few years ago and felt the same(but I think I was in denial more than anything). I decided for the wait and see option. They booked me a repeat scan in 4 weeks time, and after 3 weeks I started bleeding. The scan confirmed full miscarriage.
I'm sorry you're going through this x

DancingLedge · 15/07/2018 23:03

Thinking of you @KatNewcomb
How are you doing?Flowers

PurpleFlower1983 · 16/07/2018 22:14

I’m really sorry SadFlowers

DancingLedge · 19/07/2018 22:42
Flowers
KatNewcomb · 23/07/2018 12:39

I am ok, thanks. Took the medication to get the miscarriage started and passed everything yesterday.

OP posts:
PurpleFlower1983 · 23/07/2018 12:50
Flowers
SallyStartsSinging · 23/07/2018 12:56

CakeFlowers

DancingLedge · 24/07/2018 00:41

GinFlowers

Somethinggoodorfunny · 24/07/2018 01:01

It's really shit isn't it 😕 if you want to talk pm me. I had similar to you (lost at 11 weeks) and I'm just starting ttc again now. Take this time to do whatever the hell you want. I ate a LOT of crap and sometimes just sat and had a good sob at some terrible tv! Here if you want to talk 💐

New posts on this thread. Refresh page