Re: Couldn't find heart beat at 12 weeks?
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 10:16:52 -0600 (CST)
I'm sorry to say that if a sonogram was done by an adequately trained
professiona and a fetal heart beat was not seen at 12 weeks, it doesn't
look good.
Dr. M
At Sat, 9 Mar 2002, S wrote:
>
>My girlfriend is about 12 weeks along. She went to her monthly visit
>for a normal check up, the nurse said that her stomach had grown but she
>couldn't find our baby's heart beat while doing a sonogram. The doctor
>then had her have an ultrasound and they still couldn't find the
>heartbeat. Now the week before she visited her other doctor and the
>baby was fine? After reading a couple of postings on your site we're now
>wondering if our child is still alive? Or are we just getting our hopes
>up?
>
>Please Help?
>
>Concerned
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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