Questions and answers

Compare this section with Yahoo Answers and Google Answers. Questions are all related to becoming pregnant, pregnancy, birth and babies.
Go to the Questions and answers index

M/C Worries
Added: 105 days ago.
Added by: hollia
Section: General.
Status: This question is Closed. (Questions will be closed after 10 days.)


I was 15 weeks along and was going for a routine ultrasound and the ultrasound showed no fetal heartbeat… After talking with the doctor on call that day and my own doctor I went ahead with a D&C the next day. After reading some of the questions/answers on here it seems that a lot of women experience this… get a second opinion and another ultrasound and the baby is fine…. Could my ultrasound tech have been wrong? I am really stressing out about this… I am worried that I might have done the D&C too soon….

---

zooofmany - 99 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) God bless you. I'm terribly sorry. I just had the exact same thing happen to me also. I had my D&C yesterday. I did a sonogram and blood work. The doc said my levels of HGC was dropping so he knew the pregnancy would not go on. God gave this life to you and I know he would have shown you other wise if it were going to live. You have to find peace and I know you will. Its hard to let you baby go. I will be praying for you.

skittles0607 - 103 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I felt the same way you did. I went to my 13 week appt and there was no heartbeat either. I had my D&C the next day also and all I could think about was I did the wrong thing. I even had a 2nd ultrasound and I still felt the same way. Like allioop said they wouldnt of done the D&C if they were not sure.. Sorry for your loss.

Allioop - 104 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I'm SURE they would not schedule and go through with a D&C unless they were certain there was no heart beat. They may not have told you other issues that were in place as well. Usually when there is no heart beat, the baby has stopped growing at some point as well. If there was any question, they would have waited a few days and had you come back. I'm so sorry for your loss. It's hard to handle especially since you probably thought you had made it to the "safe" point being past your 1st trimester. Good luck to you planning your family.

Spike - 104 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) when there is no heartbeat there is no heart beat, its not something that just ..... starts again, once its stoped it stays that way. im very sorry to hear of your loss but unless you had an extreamly incompetent technition.... the heart is very easy to see as it flickers and is attention grabbing, if it was not there then there was nothing that could have been done and you didnt do the wrong thing by not waiting.

SoGreatful - 104 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Did you ever hear a heartbeat or was there just none at that appointment? And did they see that the fetus wasnt growning or something?

moms the word - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) If there was no heartbeat then you can anticipate that the fetus had expired sadly. I can't see anyone finding a heartbeat via ultrasound after not having one for a period of time. The heart is clearly visible so I find it hard to believe that the tech could mistake movement for lack of movement. Every time I have seen my babys heartbeat it is VERY obvious that the heart is beating cause it is moving. I am so sorry to hear about your loss but I think that I would have done the same thing. It is easy to second guess yourself when something tragic happens. Just keep in mind that miscarriages happen because of a condition non compatible to life. That means unfortunately, the fetus was not healthy enough to survive so it expired. It is sad and very difficult to deal with. I will pray for you to find comfort in some way to help you deal with this painful loss.

dawnispregz - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I can only say that if you feel the need to have a second ultrasound then you must do - but please reserve any hopes at this point. I cannot imagine the pain and confusion you are going through at the moment, and cna only hope that if it comes to the worst you having a loving network around you. Dont think there was anything that you did wrongly and dont work yourself up about it, be mindful that if this life wasnt meant to be then it wasnt meant to be. x

mariettap - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I am so sorry about your loss. It must be extremely painful for you, especially since you're also looking back and wondering if you've done the right thing. I am certain that before they go through the procedure, they'd re-check, wouldn't they? Plus, at 15 weeks, there is a whole lot more to see, and your baby's heart would have been bigger and stronger by then if it were well and beating. I think those almost-missed cases happen more often in tiny embryos, not 2nd trimester fetuses. Please let yourself rest with some peace of mind. You gave your baby a good home while it was with you, a loving womb in which to spend its short time with you, and you let it go with love as well.