11+4 Couldnt find heartbeat please help :(

[lou1113]

Ok so i went to the doctor today to get some blood test results back and a letter for the hospital next week.. Then she told me hop up on the bed and she would let me hear the heartbeat, i was soo excited wasnt expecting it.. She used a doppler for 15mins and couldnt find anything and now im really scared.. I burst out crying and she told me dont worry just wait for my scan next thursday.. Im so upset i just wanna know if my babys ok this is what i was scared of.. Is it normal to not hear a heartbeat at 11 weeks? :( :( I read they get one at 6 so why didnt mine show :( i feel i cant wait a week to know im so scared :'(

[eve42013]

lou1113 dont worry mommy im sure your baby is fine, i just heard my babies heart beat when i was 23 weeks n that was my first time you cant clearly hear it but my doctor told me they are too little to hear it in the doppler i think u have to be 20 weeks to hear but not sure, dont give urself stress im sure you baby is moving and jumping im a fist time mommy so i know ur frustration. Congrats on ur new bundle of joy

[lou1113]

Ya it was really scary, and i know what u mean about my heartbeat i got really excited and i was like omg thats sooo cute and the doctor started laughing and said thats yours sorry i should have said :( lol i shud have knowing it would be faster.. I think im really gonna get one :) ill check ebay thanks :) And thank you all soo much for the well wishes/prayers :) Ill let you all know how the scan goes next week :) Thanks again!! :)

[amy_1985]

Hi
Wow must have been a very scarey experience for you. Here in England they dont let you listen to the heartbeat until 16wks. Before 12 weeks the uterous is still behind the pelvic bone so this is why you couldnt hear it. Its easy for me to say but i honestly wouldnt worry. You can safely use a doppler from about 14weeks but be patient i couldnt find the heartbeat and freaked i literally lay on my side and right at the bottom found it its like a swishing noise. You can buy dopplers off ebay or amazon for about £15-£30 i have the angel one its really good if you do get one look on youtube first so you know what your looking for as its very easy to mistake your own heartbeat for babys but once you define the difference its really easy.
Good luck for your scan and fingers crossed in the meantime if your worried nip to a&e :) hope everything turns out well for you :)

[shellie409]

Im sorry you got upset :( my first appt was at 11 weeks and they couldn't find my baby at the dr office but my nurse said they are still tiny at 11 weeks and i was going straight to the dr for my sonogram so i was ok. Everything turned out perfect and im.now 34 weeks with a strong healthy baby girl and my nurse knows exactly where to find my baby at my appts :) im sure you'll be the same maybe call.and see if you.can get bumped up sooner for your u/s

[lou1113]

I wish mine done that too lol... I feel a little better now, just anxious for next thurs.. I was there on my own because i thought i was just collecting blood test results, my mom and my boyfriend got an awful fright when i came home and they seen the state of me lol

[mrsMartinez91]

my Dr waited till I was 16 weeks to use the actual shopper. before then she would use ultrasound machine to get it everytime. I guess now she was being cautious and didn't want to give me or my husband an unnecessary scare.