No heartbeat on the ultrasound at 6 weeks, Could the doctor be wrong? What will happen?

We just found out a few days ago we were pregnant my wife went today for her first visit. He did a u/s and told us we were only 4 weeks but looking at our calender we should be closer to 6 weeks or seven weeks. He then said something could be wrong because our dates are so off and all we saw on the u/s was a small sac. My wife is worried sick because we already lost one pregnancy 2 years ago in march. She is getting her blood done fri and monday to see if the hcg levels go up at all.

Tell your wife to just hope for the best. Her dates could be off a few weeks. Hopefully she will see a baby next week. If the doctor says that something is wrong next week, you can always get a second opinion. I hope everything works out for you. It is still very early and I have read many stories about the doctor only seeing the sac, telling the patient she was having a miscarriage, and then in a week or so the baby was there. I know it’s hard not to be worried. Unfortunately my story (below) did not turn out good. I went back for my follow up this past Monday. The baby had not grown, my hcg levels had fallen, and the ultrasound showed the sac collapsing. I started bleeding the next day, but I did not pass anything. I had a d&c yesterday. I have no cramps, barely any bleeding, but I am very tired. I am just glad it is finally over. It has been 2 weeks of absolute hell. Now I can start to put it all behind me. This has been the worst experience and would not wish this on anyone. I am very scared about this happening again. I am praying for a good outcome to your situation. Keep me posted on what happens next week.

abbylane8 what happened with you?? I would like to know how everyone is doing. If anyone needs to talk let me know and I'll give you my email address. It gives me some comfort knowing that I am not alone.

We are trying hard to stay positive we will know much more once the hcg levels are checked on tuesday. Ill make sure to post a update. Sorry for your loss we know what its like and my prayers are with you.

I have a similar story. I have known I was pregnant since Monday after Thanksgiving. They think I knew VERY early. 2 mondays ago, just thickening of the uterus. Last Monday, sac and fetal pole. thought I was roughly 5 weeks, 1 day. She said it was a VERY rough estimate. Today (Monday), another doc did the ultrasound. He did not see a heart beat. Told me he is concerned I will miscarry. Shouldn't this just be early. At best estimate, I am 6 wks/1 day. And that is rough est. ?????

On October 17, 2007, I went to the dr for my first prenatal visit, and my dr did an ultrasound. I was supposed to be 10 weeks along. On the screen, there were two sacs. I was pregnant with twins! I was so excited, as I have a twin sister. However, there were no heartbeats detected for either. I was completley devistated. I kept telling myself that my babies were okay, but when I went to my next ultrasound just to see if things were okay, my worst fear was confirmed. I was scheduled for a D&C the next monday, and that weekend was the worst of my life! But, January 21, 2008, I found out that I was pregnant again, and on September 10, 2008, I gave birth to a happy, healthy baby boy! The joy of my life! I still think about my twins, and he, in no way, replaces them. But, I am so thankful to have him. Even if any of you go through the same thing I did, it doesn't meant you can never have children. I know it will hurt, and there is no way to resolve the pain, except time. But, it can happen. Good luck to you all, and I hope for the best.

the US showed a sac at 4 weeks and also at 7 weeks but no baby (or fetus, I am not sure what to call it:( ). doctor suggested we do a doppler test to see if they can detect the heart beat. After the doppler, they said they detected a very very faint heart beat. Doctor said for 7 weeks, it doesn't look good and she gave a 1% chance of anything good happening.

We are very nervous. We have been trying for the baby for 4 months. I don't want to believe that this wil end in a miscarriage. but realisitically, is there a chance?

Hi, I can't even tell you how helpful it is to learn that other people are experiencing the same thing I am. My cycle is generally very long and unpredictable so I was sent to get an ultrasound to "date" it. The Doc said there was a "moderate chance of an abnormal pregnancy" because my chart said 8 week and the u/s looked like 6. She also said she didn't see and "fetal tissue" or a heartbeat. Of course I was trying to hold it together so I didn't really ask questions, but shouldn't that be okay? I mean I went for the ultrasound because I thought it wasn't as far along as the traditional "dating" said... I don't know. Now I feel like my pregnancy symptoms are going away. I will go back next Friday and hopefully there will be some growth. I am just walking around wondering if, in fact my uterus is empty. We were so excited to be pregnant and now it's just a waiting game. I just feel so exposed to this potential pain.

Its heartbreaking hearing so many sad outcomes. I too am worried and a little angry -with my clinic. I am 7 weeks 3 days and went for my second tans vaginal ultrasound today. I had my first done exactly one week ago. It took over 20 min to find the heartbeat and measure it but she was persistent and found one 99 bpm. All other signs perfect.
I went back today and the nurse (different one) took 30 seconds said there's no heartbeat sorry and went to get my doctor. The doctor looked at the screen and said sorry no heart beat. We spoke to him for a while and he said I would likely miscarry but I was pretty adamant about how the exam was taken and wanted a repeat. He said I could return in 5 days and we'll see but he is not hopeful.
Could the way they perform the exam matter? Would it have been better not to have seen a heartbeat at all until the usual 8th week?? I don't know I cant take this analyzing I dont know what to think-help.

I got a similar story... I think it's a little bit normal when the baby is very small.. i waited for few more days.. and now my baby got heart beat...
maybe it needs some more days because sometimes it ovulated later. not precisely on the date the doctor is expecting.
so instead of 6 weeks..it could be 5 weeks and 1 day only.. have patience and faith... :-D

On wednesday of last week I had my first US. The doctor didn't like what he saw kept asking if I was sure my period was on the 17th of december. Well he said that the baby was too small and there was no heartbeat. He scheduled me for this past tuesday in which a Medical Resident student did my US. The Dr. said that the pregnancy was not going how we wanted to, and asked me to get dressed and meet them at his office. I did and walked over, he told me that I had two options, either miscarry regularly or do a D&C and he stated that there had been a heartbeat last week around 43 bmp.... but last week he told me there was not one. I even asked again if the baby had had no heartbeat due to being so small and he had told me he didn't want me to concern myself. But on tuesday he told me there had been one last week? So how the heck there was not one and then there had been??? Well I went on thursday to another Dr. this one had a US tech and took a great deal of time doing my US and after waiting for hours to see the Dr. he told me that the baby measured at 6 weeks and that there was a fetal pole a yolk sac that looks very good. He said it was normal sometimes not to see a heartbeat at this time. Even though I am suppossed to be 8 weeks since LMP. I never could get pregnant before when we had sex during my ovulation, so I might not ovulate 2 weeks after my period but closer to it. Well he wants to see me back in 12 days to see what is going on, he didn't seemed concerned at all. He still thinks I am pregnant.

My job freaked out because I didn't come back to work after the appointments. My US was at 9:30 but I had to drive an hour to get there. And the Dr. didn't see me till 1:30 instead of 11:00. Actually a different Dr. had to see me because the one they had assigned to me was still in surgery. Well After I got out of there it was closer to 2:30 and then the drive back 3:30 and then I was hungry so I grabbed something from Wendy's. Well I had been concerned and busy all they so I feel I was pressured to resign because the new supervisor called me upset as to why in my mind I couldn't have called her and that she knew a lot was on my mind but I should of called her. I have no bleeding but my legs have been cramping and I told her I felt sick and tired and hadn't called her because I was at the clinic all day (at a military instalation) so basically I quit. So in a sense wednesday the day after they told me the bad news I told them what was going on and they still asked me to take more work responsibilities and take them off my co-workers who sit down most of the day and I constantly move bringing patients in. So I am always walking in a sense. Always on the move. So yesterday when I was sick and tired I told the new supervisor over the phone that I didn't need the stress and I quit. I later talked to the clinic manager and I told her what had happened and that I really liked working there but I felt sick and either I could work or I could work for two more weeks until they found someone. She said she was going to ask HR and she would call me today. She called my husband and then he told me. So I called her today and that she had talked to HR and that they decided to take my resignation and say I gave my two weeks. I said ok. I sent her a text and told her it would not be convenient for me to talk to her as she had asked when I brought the resignation letter to talk to her. I said that I had worked really hard and now that I am having pregnancy complications I am an incovenience to them. That I would either drop it off at the front or HR or mail it. I can't help but feel I was discriminated because I am having pregnancy complications even when I said I quit first because they were pressuring me. On wednesday the manager had asked me if I was ok and I said my legs were hurting and I felt some cramps. She just said she was sorry. But when another co-worker was complaining about a headache she had asked if anything was wrong, and when my co-worker said she had a headache, my manager asked her if she wanted to go home. Yeah so me with a time-bomb ticking, I don't get the same considerations. I went today to the equal opportunity office but they closed early due to some holiday and monday is closed too. I will go tuesday and ask them if I was really discriminated or not.


Sorry for the long post but the job added extra stress instead of telling me what options I have and made me want to quit.

Hi. This is my first pregnancy. According to my last period I should be about 9 weeks 1 day to date. But when I went for my first U/S last thursday, I was only measuring 6 weeks when I should have been 8. She seen the sac & Fetal Poles but no heartbeat. I went back just yesterday (one week later) and was measuring 5 weeks & 5 days. She seen no fetal poles & no heartbeat. I had another U/S today, and she said the sac was measuring 7 weeks w/ no heartbeat. I also had blood taken to measure my HCG levels & go back in 48 hrs. I was just curious if anyone has had this happen to them, or if anyone knew the chances of the baby surviving, or me miscarrying.

Thank you.

I am in the same situation and relieved to hear so many stories. I had my first m/c in October of this year. I was just barely 5 weeks. We got pregnant again in January and now I might be dealing with this again. I went in for my first u/s Monday. I should have been 8wk4days according to my LMP. My sac measured 6wks1day and they could not detect a heartbeat. I only had one period after my m/c so I am hoping I ovulated late?
They gave us the option to schedule a D&C for the next day or wait a week for another u/s. We are waiting but this is excruciating. I keep reading positive stories and am hoping that mine will turn out that way as well. I am praying for all of us.

Hi Ladies.... i am in the same situation .... tought i was sick week pregnant bleed & went to hospital was told gestational sac present .... yolk sac present ... embryo inconclusive... aua of 5+3 Weeks .... was informed that no heart beat will see me in 2 week ,, :-( never explain anything to me ,,,

hi last monday i found when i wiped their was dark blood. i rang the hospital and was not given much info. i went to my dr the next day. she told me that my cervix was closed and confirmed the dark blood. i was schedled for an urgent u/s. this showed that i was 6weeks and 1day which i should of been 9 weks and 5 days. they then done an trans vaginal u/s and it still showed no heartbeat. they told me that i was having a m/c.

i went back to the dr who orderd blood to be done. i got the results on the friday and was told that my hcg levels confirmed that i am 9-10 weeks pregnent. what the? on one hand i have been told im 6 weeks and then on the other i am 9 weeks. i still have the dark blood and have had some cramping i have prepared myself to the best that i can that this baby is not coming. i have to do more bloods today and another u/s tomorrow so i am a little concerned what the hell is going on?