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Re: 12 weeks and have an appt. tomorrow

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 8 Jan 2003 15:56:46 -0600 (CST)


At Wed, 8 Jan 2003, steph wrote: >
>I know that this is being paranoid, but my last pregnancy was a missed
>abortion which the dr. didn't figure out until there was no heartbeat
>with the doppler at 12 weeks. Tomorrow I am 12 weeks and have an appt.
>and even though I had a great heartbeat at 9 weeks, I am still scared
>that they won't find anything tomorrow, and I have had spotting 4 times
>during this pregnancy. They couldn't find a heartbeat with doppler last
>week, which I know is no cause for alarm. If they can't find one with
>the doppler this week, should I ask for another ultrasound or is that
>insulting to the doctor? I will be pretty shook up if they can't find it
>tomorrow, but I also don't want to be pushy or insulting.

If I found a heartbeat with doppler at 9 weeks and then couldn't find on at 11 weeks, I would order an US at that time.

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