Heart rate at 7 weeks

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Hi there, I've been lurking for a while but now that I've had my first scan I'm slowly starting to let myself believe I'm not imagining it and might actually be pregnant! :D My scan put me on 7+2 which matches my own dates exactly. CRL was 11mm and heart rate 126. The sonographer said this was fine and I should feel reassured. Of course, I did for the duration of the drive home and then quickly returned to my natural state of being a total nervous wreck. ;) From what I've read a HR of 126 is above the lower bound of 110-120 that is often quoted as healthy, but below the mean of 130-140 of most studies I looked at. I can't seem to find out whether there is any correlation with miscarriage risk within the normal bounds, i.e. if say 140 is better than 130, etc., or if it really plateaus above ~120. Did anyone have a heart rate measurement early on, and what did your doctor say?

Ours was 117 at 6+4 and I'm 32 weeks now. If something is not good, the sonographer will tell you. Don't google.

Anything between 120 & 160 is considered normal. My babies heart rate was lower than 120 at our 7 week scan and has remained about 120-128 throughout.

I had a scan on Tuesday at 7+3 and sonographer said anything from 110-200 is normal.

Thank you ladies! Google is indeed not your friend... so many horror stories! It's difficult not to as my GP and midwife have zero information to offer and literally referred me to 'friends and the internet'.