Did anyone told they have a nonviable pregnancy eventually see a heartbeat?

[Anonymous]

At 7w2d my RE said the pregnancy was nonviable. There was no heartbeat or fetal pole, only a slow-growing gestational sac and a yolk sac. They recommended a D&C or medication.

My RI is counseling I was till the gestational sac grows to 25mm before I decide t stop meds and terminate. I'm really torn. Of course I would love this to work out, but I can't see why the two doctors which have such different options (and also don't want to keep pumping my body full of medicine for nothing).

Has anyone in this history of this forum ever been told their pregnancy was non-viable by their RE, only to go on to have a successful pregnancy?

[Anonymous]

I did not. The RE was able to tell me at 8 weeks 6 days around when the heart stopped beating (8 weeks 2 days) and no growth had occurred since then. When I went for my D&C a week later a different doctor confirmed this. I'm so sorry- it's beyond heartbreaking.

[Anonymous]

I am so sorry for what you're going through. I know how tortorous it is. I had something similar happen but didn't have a good outcome unfortunately. When my last pregnancy was confirmed my progesterone was really, really low (like 2, anything under 5 is non-viable). My RE said from the beginning that the pregnancy is not viable and he had never seen anyone with a progesterone level that low not miscarry. However, somehow things turned around and at just under 7 weeks we saw a HB and things seemed on track and okay. My RE was shocked and said we could be cautiously optimistic. Everything looked good still at 8 weeks. Went back at 10 weeks and heartbeat had stopped and baby measured 8w 5d.

I think it's fine to give it a couple weeks for peace of mind and let nature take its course. Do whatever you need to do.

[Anonymous]

I'm so sorry.
I had slow growth at 6 weeks and a heartbeat at 7, and then at 8 weeks the heartbeat stopped. Our RE cautioned us all along that success was unlikely. It was still heartbreaking.

[Anonymous]

I've been through this too OP, I'm so sorry. In my research In found that the heart cells are about the first thing to get going - the cells that *will be* the heart start beating before the heart even forms!
If it would make you feel better to wait, just in case, then wait.

[Anonymous]

There's a website for misdiagnosed miscarriages. Usually happens when your uterus is tilted and they can't see everything properly. It's not common, but it does happen.

http://mobile.dudasite.com/site/misdiagnosedmiscarriage?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.misdiagnosedmiscarriage.com%2F&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F#2798

I went through a blighted ovum, and my dr supported me waiting out a natural mc. I just wanted to be absolutely sure, and I think that's okay. My hcg did start slowing down though, so in a week or so, it became clear what was happening.

Hugs and I'm sorry you're dealing with this.

[Anonymous]

My sister is an ob-gyn with a specialty in maternal fetal medicine. I had a situation where betas were fine, we could see but not hear the hearbeat around 6 weeks, and then no growth and no heartbeat 2 weeks later. After the D&C, when I was really sad and wondering if we should have waited longer and got a second opinion, I talked with her about it and she said doctors are very cautious about declaring a pregnancy over and if they have any hesitation, they would have brought in someone else. She also said that REs are some of the most experienced folks at doing early ultrasounds, especially compared to regular OBs who usually don't see patients until at least 10 weeks. I trust her a lot and really do believe that. If you want to wait because it gives you peace of mind, I completely understand and sometimes I still wonder "what if" for myself. But in all likelihood it sounds like your pregnancy is over and for that I am truly sorry.

[Anonymous]

I'm so sorry, OP (and all you others who've gone through this as well). This limbo is cruel, cruel torture.

I've been there twice. I spent a lot of time obsessively reading misdiagnosed miscarriage stories and convincing myself that my tilted uterus was just making it difficult to see the pregnancy's progression. In both of my miscarriages, my HSG never dropped and the sac continued to grow, but we never did see a heartbeat. I finally gave up and had D&Cs at 11 weeks (first miscarriage) and 9 weeks (second miscarriage). As per the PP, it did seem my RE was pretty conservative about declaring them failed cycles. It's so difficult--I had a CP in between the two missed miscarriages, and I personally found that so much less emotionally draining.

Really hope you get your answers soon, and sending support for whatever the outcome.

[Anonymous]

No-waited awhile just for peace of mind before stopping meds but the outcome was not good. My first two betas were grat and then suddenly it dropped.

[Anonymous]

OP here - I stayed on medication one week longer at the urging of my RI, then stopped on my own and booked a D&C. Sigh.

[Anonymous]

::hugs::

[Anonymous]

Huge hugs OP. Drawn out losses are the worst.
https://justonemorebaby.blogspot.com

[Anonymous]

I'm so sorry OP. It's called a missed miscarriage unless you are really off on your dates. My first pregnancy was this. Wait a week if it will make you feel better and look again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm so sorry OP. It's called a missed miscarriage unless you are really off on your dates. My first pregnancy was this. Wait a week if it will make you feel better and look again.

Can't really be off on dates when she did IVF?

So sorry to hear that. Something similar happened to me recently.

[Anonymous]

Not with us; sorry, no.