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Re: Scared and concerned!!!!!!!!

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Sep 2000 20:54:17 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Christine wrote: >
>Please if anyone can help assure me either positively or negatively but
>please directly.
>I am starting my 19th week and am scheduled for an u/s tomorrow
>morning,(But sure I havent patients) so,last month was the first time we
>heard the heart beat,and it was hard to find but we found it,now this
>month (three days ago) I went to doctors and there was no heartbeat
>could be found.It seemed she checked everywher,and also I miscarried at
>16 weeks with my previous pregnancy,same sinario,heard the heart and
>following month no heart and baby was put together with everything in
>place but heart stopped.Now my question am I right in assuming that this
>baby also is dead or is there a chance that it could be hiding (as
>another doctor explained to me)??
>I am alone in Netherlands and no one with me except my new husband so I
>am looking for help from anyone.
>If it is true this baby has died What could be the reason?
>I am rh-A but I have four healthy children and no problems in their
>pregnancies but the last two (one I had to have surgery to take it out)
>and now this one(i dont know what will happen til tomorrow).I have had
>blood work done at 12 weeks and everything came back normal.Just I had a
>low iron.
>I have no cramps or pains or blood or any signs of problems JUST doctor
>could not find heartbeat!
>All help appreciated.

16-24 weeks is the hardest time to find the heart beat. This is because the baby is floating in a large pool of fluid and the doppler must be pointed right at the heart. Hang in there and see what the ultrasound shows.

RDB

-- R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG

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