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Had 16 week midwife appt today. No issues detected but she also couldn't find the heartbeat. Lots of placenta whooshing and chord whooshing but no horses hooves. She said the consultant would try again in Monday. Kind of expecting it. Hope they find it on Monday though, it doesn't help my paranoia.
 
Mrs_Bump said:
Had 16 week midwife appt today. No issues detected but she also couldn't find the heartbeat. Lots of placenta whooshing and chord whooshing but no horses hooves. She said the consultant would try again in Monday. Kind of expecting it. Hope they find it on Monday though, it doesn't help my paranoia.
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Mrs Bump, just curious, what were they using to listen to the heartbeat? When that did not work, did they not have other options to use?

A few weeks ago my dr couldn't find the baby with an abdominal scan, so she tried vaginally and there it was. This time around we could see baby on abdominal scan immediately.
 
It's just a hand held Doppler, it's not unusual to not hear the heartbeat at this gestation because the baby is only small, it just makes me nervous. The consultant is at the hospital so if they can't find it on Monday they may do a quick scan, if only because I'm a higher risk of 2nd/3rd tri miscarriage.
 
I'm surprised they didn't do a transvaginal ultrasound to see if they could visually locate a heartbeat. That's standard procedure at the clinic I go to, if they can't find the heartbeat with the doppler. I'm so sorry you're stuck waiting!
 
midwives in the uk only have dopplers , we have to go to hospitals for scans,
also midwives wont spend as long looking for HB due to time constraints

:hug: mrsbump x
 
They don't have that kind of equipment at the gp's surgery. Even if she had referred me for a scan it would be unlikely to have been before my appt on Monday. I checked my diary from my first pregnancy and the same thing happened. Basically the consultant couldn't find it either so did a quick scan which showed Daniel was a lot higher and further back than usual.
 
Oh, that sucks! My midwife has all the basic stuff at her disposal, and is actually more willing to spend time with patients than the OBs are (one reason I opted for a midwife instead) but I also go specifically to a women's clinic, and I'm in the US. I would be so frustrated by that system! :(
 
Same here Dill that is one of the reason's I switched to a midwife vs OB. They are more willing to spend time with you.

Mrs_Bump I'm from the states so unsure what is a consultant? I'm surprised at almost 16 weeks they weren't able to find it with a doppler but it has to make you feel better knowing that happen last preg. too and everything was fine.:hugs:
 
It's really not that unusual not to hear the hb at 16 weeks. A consultant is an obgyn, you only see them in the uk if you are high risk. I am happy with the system we have here. Just have to hope all is ok on Monday. I'm only scared because of knowing I'm at a higher risk.
 
I hope you hear the heartbeat on Monday, Mrs_Bump!
 
Hey sounds like everyone is doing well..

as for missing heartbeats with dopplers.. last time I went to the drs she couldnt find it on the doppler sent me in for a quick scan and there it was.. they said the placenta showing on the front will cause that to happen also.. i have to be patient when I try my at home doppler, sometimes it takes a while to hear the heart beat because of that..

ASM - we rec'd my blood work back from the chromosomes abnormalties tests because Im over 35 and everything came back low risk!!! yay!! and we found out the sex through the blood work too and its a BOY!!! :blue: We did a reveal with the family lastnight.. hide some balloons in a box and had our daughter cut the string to open the box to reveal blue balloons.. What a good time! So happy!
 
Afm im not well today again so my partners taken kids all 3 so i can rest bless his heart he was crazing me yesterday with his foul mood but hes lovely today. I was watching old episodes of one born last night and its just hit me that will be me and i cried at every birth. Xx
 
Mrs Bump my 16 week midwife appointment is on Tuesday and I am super paranoid she isn't going to find the HB and tell me that baby isn't growing properly :wacko:

:hugs: sure all will be okay for both of us :hugs:

Congerats on Team :blue:
 
Congrats Melsue! Boys are wonderful!:cloud9:

So far we are only team blue! Hopefully I'll find out tomorrow! :happydance:
 
Mimzy is ur gender scan tomorrow thats early! Lol i ddint think they could see until 16 weeks lol. Good luck what are you hoping for x
 
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