6w4d no heartbeat...any hope?

[Driving280]

I am at about 6w4d or 6w5d and no heartbeat detected in vaginal u/s... Yolk sac, fetal pole and hcg of 29,000, which is good. Dr. was not hopeful but I am going to a follow-up ultrasound on Thursday. Anyone have any hopeful stories?

 

[kerri28]

When they scanned me at 6+1 the ultra sound tech picked up my heart beat 77 on the vaginal scan and put it as possible fetal heart rate even though I knew it was wrong my doctor still have me the whole thing about it not looking good and he was very negative about it progressing. Then at 7 weeks scan they found it and could measure it though I still couldn't hear it. It was 134 and the doctor has been very positive since. Don't lose hope because that is still very early to detect a heart beat.

 

[pandi77]

I was 6 weeks and 2 days at my last scan we think and couldn't say we saw the heartbeat 100%. My RE wasn't concerned at all. I am surprised your doctor was so quick to be so negative! Hang in there until your next scan Chica.

 

[Celesse]

What size was the fetal pole? From what I've read anything smaller than 5mm still has a chance of developing a heartbeat.

Follow up 2 days later seems very soon, yes it gives you answers sooner but not necessarily as accurately. I had a MMC in July/August. Fetal pole was 3mm without a heartbeat at the first scan and was made to wait 9 days between scans to give the embryo time to grow. This time I had a scan at 5+6 showing 2 sacs, one with a yolk sac, one still empty and I'm being made to wait 12 days this time to allow for growth (even though I'm bleeding, but that's a whole other story).

The other question is how sure are you of your dates? Are you going from LMP, or were you using OPK's, temping ect?

If you want a whole bunch of good news stories google "misdiagnosed miscarriage", there's a whole site of stories good and bad. I'll also pm you the direct link as its another forum so its against T&C's if I put it out here and I'd hate to incur the wrath of the moderators flower

 

[BeautifulD]

I'm surprised they're only leaving it two days too. Here they make you wait two weeks.... which in my opinion is too long!

Good luck, i have everything crossed for you x

 

[hfm5110]

I had a scan at 6w in which we saw a gestational sac and tiny yolk sac. My doc advised that he hopes to see a better developed yolk sac at 7w (which is tomorrow!) and then a heartbeat at 8w. I would say there's lots of hope for you! I'm agreeing with the other ladies that a scan 2 days later seems very early. I'd like more like 1-2 weeks would make more sense.

 

[Driving280]

My last scan was actually yesterday, so they are leaving 3 days. The doctor thought that it would make sense to have a scan with the best equipment at a radiology center before the final diagnosis. By Thursday, I will be at least 7 weeks whichever way you count (I charted and used OPKs and got a pretty early BFP so I can't really be earlier than 7 weeks then) and he said that by then you can draw conclusions. I am not really holding out much hope - just the chance that my dr. is not that great with u/s or that his office machine isn't that good. I want to hope but realistically, I am 40 years old, so the m/c risk is high...

 

[Driving280]

hfm, thanks! Was that a transvaginal or abdominal u/s? With the latter, they don't expect a heartbeat before 8 weeks, with the t/v it is 6-6.5... I was measuring a couple of days behind (6w2d) so that's not great either because my dates are about as certain as can be.

I actually do not want to wait for 2 weeks... If it is clear that the pg is not going anywhere, I want to have a d&c and start trying right away again. At my age, every month counts...

 

[hfm5110]

hfm, thanks! Was that a transvaginal or abdominal u/s? With the latter, they don't expect a heartbeat before 8 weeks, with the t/v it is 6-6.5...

It was transvaginal. Last week at the first scan my doc wasn't worried or concerned with my progress at 6w, so I'm hoping for a good result tomorrow.

 

[coffee cake]

When I had an ultrasound at 6.5 days, I was told the heartbeat had only just started beating and I was lucky to see one! So I say you have plenty to hope for.

 

[Driving280]

hfm, how did it go?

 

[hfm5110]

hfm, how did it go?

It went well! The nurse was aprehensive at first as the gestational sac was a little smaller than typical for 7w. And she didn't look at my chart to see what it was last week, but I could tell it's definitely grown. More like a little bean now than a blueberry. We've got a heartbeat 116! Doc wasn't worried but said I'm measuring a little small (more like 6w 3d, give or take 2 days). I go back in next week for another scan before he hands be off to my OB.

 

[Driving280]

Glad to hear, hfm.

I had my follow-up u/s today at the major facility. 7 weeks 1 day today. No heartbeat. D&C scheduled tomorrow. Thanks everyone.

 

[Celesse]

Sorry it wasn't better news. I hope the D&C goes smoothly, I had one as an emergency and its was a very straight forward operation, though I'm sure thats little comfort at the moment.

 

[KimmyLou]

Oh hun, so sorry you're going through this xxx

 

[ferens06]

So sorry

 

[hfm5110]

So sorry… all the best tomorrow.

 

[Loui1001]

I'm so sorry

 

[bettybee1]

Sorry Hun doesn't sound good heartbeat starts beating normally when hcg is 12.500 I hope they're wrong and u have a miracle x

 

[bettybee1]

Sorry Hun should of read before I posted xx