Miscarriage after seeing heartbeat -- how common?

Anonymous
Hello,

I had an ultrasound at 6 weeks and 2 days and the heart was beating nice and strong. OB says I don't need another ultrasound until the NT test which I sheduled at 11 weeks and 5 days. I'm super worried about losing the baby between now and then even though I'm young. How common is it to have a miscarriage after seeing the heartbeat? I'm currently 8 weeks and 3 days and everything seems fine, including the nausea.
Anonymous
I don't know the stats, you could probably google them, but I had cramping and bleeding at around 8 weeks, after having seen the heartbeat, and the OB told me it was very rare to miscarry after seeing the heartbeat. Baby was fine, BTW.
Anonymous
i believe the chance is less than 5% once you see a strong heartbeat
Anonymous
It can certainly happen, but you have no reason to think that it will. I know the early days of pregnancy are hard, but it's not uncommon to not have an u/s between the initial viability scan and the NT scan, but chances are that everything is fine.
Anonymous
If your beta levels have been increasing appropriately and you've seen a good heartbeat, you've got a <5% chance of miscarriage. I won't say "don't worry," because I know how hard that is, but try to keep perspective. There are a lot of "what ifs" coming your way, before and after birth, so you better get good at keeping the worrying from taking over your mind

Congratulations!
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:i believe the chance is less than 5% once you see a strong heartbeat


This is also what I was told.
Anonymous
Don't know the stats. I saw a strong heartbeat at 9 weeks and miscarried at 13 due to a genetic problem that had been present from day one.

Wanted to address the "super worried" comment. The early part of pregnancy involves worry, but try not to let it take you over.
Anonymous
nausea is common even after passing the dead fetus/embryo. don't let the worry take you over.
Anonymous
Think and pray positive.
Anonymous
The hormone levels made me so emotional throughout pregnancy. You will probably become more protective, more concerned, and more attentive to the potential dangers as the pregnancy coninues. I think it is a normal part of pregnancy.
Anonymous
Thought it was very uncommon till it happened to me. Try to not worry unless you have reason to (bleeding etc) I had a missed miscairrage so unfortunately there weren't really signs
Anonymous
There was a report I saw recently that said morning sickness can be indicative of a healthy pregnancy.
Anonymous
This happened to me too. I had a great ultrasound at 10 weeks with strong heartbeat and lost the baby 2-3 days later. We didn't find out until past 11 weeks. I had no symptons. Freaked the hell out of me when I was carrying #2. I had U/Ss every 2 weeks.
Anonymous
Do not let worry consume you! I know its hard. It's amazing how much you can worry. In a way, I found pregnancy harder than having an infant because I couldn't "check" on my son in my stomach. I still remember (once I could feel him move) not feeling him move for awhile, freaking out and giving him a swift poke. The little bugger kicked me right back with a vengance.

You do not need to be constantly monitored. But if you feel as if something is going wrong (cramping, pain) , you can call the doctor and ask for an appointment.
Anonymous
Sorry, but it happened to me too -- saw a good heartbeat at 7.5 weeks, lost the baby a week later, didn't find out until 11.5 weeks when I went in for the nuchal test (and I had nausea the whole time, no bleeding, etc).

The blood test results for my first trimester screening showed an increased risk of Down Syndrome.

For my next pregnancy I had another u/s at 9 weeks.

Try not to worry, and as cliched as this sounds, know that there is almost nothing you can do to prevent or cause a miscarriage, but that these early miscarriages are often nature's way of sorting things out. After my miscarriage, I was relieved to think about how I didn't have to make the tough decision I would've had to if I found at through the NT that the baby had Down Syndrome.
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