Chance of miscarriage after heart beat

[chloxox08]

Hi all, I had a missed miscarriage in July so feeling very anxious during this pregnancy! I had a scan yesterday at 8 weeks 2 days and heard a heartbeat ~ at first I was so happy but now I'm starting to feel nervous again!

Is it true that the risk of MC dramatically decreases after hearing a HB at this stage? Some websites say it's as little as a 2% risk now, some websites says there hardly any difference at 8 weeks!

(Please no negative stories, I need abjt of reassurance, I'm aware it's still a risk)

If anyone can give me a bit of advice on this would be very appreciated, I feel really down and I'm debating whether to have a 10 week scan or not 😩

As far as I know it is significantly reduced, you've seen the heartbeat so you know as of now everything is working well and formed. I would put it out of your mind for now (easier said than done!).

I've always been lead to believe that but I think when you research too much of anything you find conflicting views! I will try my hardest to relax, just can't wait to get this next month over and done with

I know you don’t want negative stories but it wasn’t my experience. If it’s a healthy HB, ie not slow then I think all should be good.

They didn't say how fast the heart beat was but I'm guessing they would of said if it was slow hopefully

It depends how old you are, to put it brutally. If you are 40+, risk remains higher than if you are younger.

You can calculate your personal risk here: datayze.com/miscarriage-reassurer.php

Yes they would have definitely said if it was slow. Don’t worry

I'm only 20, non smoker, no medical conditions etc so statistically I'm 'low risk' anyway but after what happen before I guess I'm just abit anxious. I'm lucky not to have any sickness so I should be enjoying these days!

I've heard that one a heartbeat is detected your risk of miscarriage dramatically reduces I had a scan at 6+1 & 9+4 and both showed a heartbeat! I had my 12 week scan on Monday and everything looked good!

The chances of everything being okay are on your side!

Google "lies, dammed lies and miscarriage statistics" and you'll find a good article on this including references to the research its based on.

I miscarried at 8 weeks October last year, went for early scan no heart beat.
I fell again in January this year and had a year scam and saw and heard the heart beat at 7 weeks 3 days.
I’m sat here typing this holding my 9 week old daughter. I was told by the midwife at my early scan that the miscarriage risk was Very low after seeing the heartbeat around 2% as you said

I know the feeling, I also miscarried earlier this year, had a few a private scans which gave me some reassurance but only for a little while. Ended up having 4 scans by the time it came to the 12 week scan and each time read the miscarriage rate statistics. I know it's easier said than done, but try and relax and be happy that you have had a positive scan with a little heartbeat
Best of luck !

Thankyou all ❤️ I probably will have another scan at around 10 weeks as I've got university exams coming up so it'll be nice to have a peace of mind before them

I'm in the same boat @chloxox08 - miscarriage in July, now pregnant again, and have been googling miscarriage statistics. Had a 8+2 scan on Tuesday and they said as long as the growth aligns with my dates and the heartbeat looks good it's very unlikely. They definitely would have flagged if heartbeat were slow to you.

Thank you for the article recco too @Keha

As others have said if everything else seems normal then it’s usually a good sign and the risk reduces. I completely understand the anxiety that comes with a previous loss and that there’s very little that will reassure you except seeing your baby on a scan but if it’s any consolation my pregnancy’s that ended in miscarriage had outward signs from the start.

With my pregnancies- Pregnancy 1- had a scan at 6 weeks due to pain, heartbeat seen and normal, hcg doubling - scan at 9 weeks, heart beat fine and measuring correct- ds born at 40 weeks.

Pregnancy 2- Pain again, so scan at 5 weeks and hcg taken,4 lots of blood taken and hcg was barely rising by 25% over 72 hours, no where near doubling. Scan at 6 weeks,heart beat seen. Scan at 7 weeks heart beat seen but baby small for dates and heart beat slow. Scan at 9 weeks- diagnosed missed miscarriage.

Pregnancy 3- Hcg taken due to previous mmc very low and only rising 60% over 3 days. Scan at 6 weeks heartbeat seen but very slow. Spontaneous miscarriage at 7 weeks.

Pregnancy 4- hcg taken at 4 weeks due to previous losses,high and more than tripled in 48 hours. Scan at 6 weeks,heartbeat seen and all looking normal,scan at 8 weeks heartbeat normal and measuring correctly, scan at 10 weeks,all well- dd born at 41 weeks.

I hope that in some way helps, I understand everyone’s experience is different but for me a healthy heartbeat after 7 weeks was definitely a positive sign