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Biggest fear...

My biggest fear right now is that the baby has stopped developing.  It happened in our last pregnancy at 8 weeks.  

This pregnancy seems different.  We've seen the heartbeat for the last 3 weeks and the last two ultrasounds seen some wiggles. Heartbeat has been steady in the 170's and baby measures right on target.  

Aside from having a SCH (that seems to be shrinking and no more bleeding, just brown spotting) it's been a good pregnancy.  Anyone know the chances of miscarriage after seeing what I've seen?  I'm 10 weeks tomorrow.  
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372900 tn?1315512302
At our last visit we heard the HB at 182.  We were 10 weeks 3 days.  I asked the doctor if we could breathe a lot easier and she said "Not a lot but easier."  I asked her when we were in the clear and she said 13 weeks.  However, after hearing two strong HB's three weeks apart I am not worried any more.  I think you're fine after hearing it three weeks in a row.  I've heard from other women on babycenter.com that their doctors told them after 9 weeks the chance of miscarriage goes down to 3-5% after you hear a HB.  I hope that makes you feel some better even though it wasn't so helpful.
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1610044 tn?1326170840
Okay sorry.
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I'm looking for what others have heard from the doctors and experienced themselves...not something from about.com.  I've seen lots of different information from the internet and it is so varied.  Thanks, though.  
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1610044 tn?1326170840
miscarriage.about.com/od/pregnancyafterloss/f/oddsheartbeat.htm
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