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1349241 tn?1316004958

Low heart rate at 6 weeks and 1 day?

So I went to the doc today and Found out that I am only 6 weeks and 1 day and also that the heart rate was only 82. My doc said it could be normal because i am so early or there could be something wrong. Anyone have this happen???
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175665 tn?1306459024
I found this helpful in the beginning!
Fetal heart starts beating at around 5th week in a 40 week pregnancy. Initially, in the 5th week, the fetal heart rate is almost the same as the mother's heart rate (80-85 beats per minute or bpm). Then it increases at an amazing rate, at about 3 beats per minute per day during the first month! Then again after 9th week, it settles down to about 150 bpm (average) at around 12th week.
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187316 tn?1386356682
Yes. At this point the heart has just started beating and its normal for it to be below the normal 120-160 bpm. In a couple if weeks it'll get faster.
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