Miscarriage or Not? hope?

[Anonymous]

No heartbeat suddenly at nine weeks. No miscarriage though. Is there hope? Could the ultrasound miss the heartbeat even though we saw it at 8 weeks?

[Anonymous]

Did you get an ultrasound at the doctor's?

[Anonymous]

No, I wouldn't have hope. I'm sorry. It's called a missed miscarriage.

[Anonymous]

They don't always actually miscarry right away like blood etc

[Anonymous]

Finding a heartbeat on an ultrasound is a pretty straightforward thing esp at 9 weeks

[Anonymous]

Lack of fetal heartbeat is pretty indicative of a missed miscarriage. I'm sorry OP. When it happened to me the baby had likely passed at least a week prior based on the lack of growth seen, but I'd had no sign of bleeding. I had to get a D&C.

If it wasn't great ultrasound equipment you might consider asking for a scan at a radiology facility, but the heartbeat should be easy to find at 9 weeks even without the best ultrasound machine.

[Anonymous]

Did they do a level 2 U/S? When they saw no h/b they sent me to confirm on different equipment, which unfortunately showed the same...

[Anonymous]

So sorry, same thing happened to me at 9 weeks. Everything looked great in prior ultrasounds but at 9 weeks there was no more heartbeat. My body didn't catch on and a week later I needed a D&C. I could have waited it out but I had horrible morning sickness and other issues, so I didn't want to have to deal with it for another few weeks. Really sorry you're going through this.

[Anonymous]

I'm so sorry, OP. No heartbeat is definitive, though it may take your body awhile to realize what happened (and you may want to take action yourself first).

[Anonymous]

OP, my heart goes out to you. You have come so far. My thoughts are with you.

[Anonymous]

OP. I am sorry, same thing happened to me at 7 weeks. My heart goes out to you.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry OP. My last m/c was the same at 9 weeks. There was even adequate growth from the 8 week scan. It's heartbreaking. Sending hugs and peace.