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Doctor Visit
JuneBug63084

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Doctor Visit | 4/17/09 7:21 AM
I just have to say I had my first pregnancy scare yesterday @ the docs..I am 11.5 weeks and they did like a heartbeat ultrasound yesterday and they heard no heartbeat...Should I be worried? She also told me its because Im a bigger girl its harder to hear and that if I were smaller it would be easier to hear. This is my first baby and it would be so heartbreaking to me to find out it is not alive...The good thing though is that I still have signs of pregnancy and that I go back in 2 weeks when Im 12.5wks for another try and if they don't hear it then I guess they have to do an ultrasound...My doc told me it must be a boy to be so stubborn but not to freak out and Im not miscarrying its just because Im bigger and the baby isn't above the pubic bone yet...Which I pray to god that is the case...Im so scared and really hoping for the best here
KellyAnn1016

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RE: Doctor Visit | 4/17/09 8:53 AM as a reply to JuneBug63084.
Hey...just wanted to tell you that I totally understand how you're feeling nervous. My first pregnancy ended in miscarriage and I was SCARED TO DEATH when I went in for my first check up with THIS pregnancy and they couldnt hear anything. My doctor assured me though that it doesnt necessarily mean anything. You're little one might just be too tiny still. I'm a thin person and it was a month later before they could hear anything. SO, even though I know you'll still be nervous regardless of what I say (I have SO been in your shoes) try to think positive and know that it's all in Gods hands. Please keep me posted and let me know. I'll be thinking about you and your little one!
mkembry

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RE: Doctor Visit | 4/17/09 10:24 AM as a reply to KellyAnn1016.
I understand why you would be freaked out but I think a lot of people have this happen. When it happened to my sister and my friend, they just did an ultrasound and found everything to be fine. Your doctor really must not be worried or else they would not have waited another week to do an ultrasound. Plus, I think before 12 weeks it is difficult to hear the heartbeat anyway.

 

 

Katie923

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RE: Doctor Visit | 4/17/09 11:03 AM as a reply to JuneBug63084.
It happened to me 2 weeks ago. I was 16 weeks and they tried for about 10 mins to find it. I went for an ultrasound and she was perfectly fine, just in an akward position. Then I went to the doctors again this past monday and we could hear it perfectly. So don't worry. It happens more than you think, and you're still pretty early in your pregnancy.