Low Fetal Heart Rate and no VBA2C

[Lyss]

I went in for my U/S to date the pregnancy today. the midwives' clinic was kind of a mill compared to the O.B. I was used to.

The U/S showed the baby at 6w2d with a heartrate that was visible but hard to detect by u/s at 119 bpm. They said that was on the low side of normal, so I am following up with an u/s in 9 days for viability.

Sadly, they won't do a VBA2C there. No trial of labor if you've had 2 Cs unless you've had one successful vaginal delivery, which is fine. If we have a baby, I won't really be that concerned about *how*, and takes the decision out of my hands.

I guess that means that I got a positive HPT at 9DPO and morning sickness before 5 weeks. Yikes!

[shoefairy3]

sticky vibes :

[kerrybennysmama]

DDCC here but wanted to reply. You had a very early ultrasound and the heartrate goes up every few days. I dont have any links but if you google heartrates you can see that they start beating somewhere around 86bpm and go up from there. I wouldnt worry yet.

[LittleBattleAxe]

Sorry about the VBA2C -- I'm thinking sticky thoughts for you. I go Tuesday next week for a "viability scan" and I really hate that term.

[wildnewmamma]

I like the idea of what kerrybennysmama says...makes sense. I often wonder about all those early tests if they make you worry for nothing. I don't think I'm as far along as my prediction with LMP, so I wonder if that would throw something like that off. Lots of sticky baby thoughts coming your way.

[finnegansmom]

DDCC, if you don't when exactly you ovulated, your baby could only be 5w6d or something - my babies always start measuring a few days ahead right from the get go for some reason. My 7 week scan was 2 days ahead and my 10 week was 4-5 days ahead. I say thing, because 119 isn't really all THAT low. So I wouldn't worry. The guess at age based on CRL, they really don't *know* how old the baby is. KWIM?

[1bighappyfam]

The hb is probably just working its way up.

[michanders4]

Do those dates match up to where you thought you were? That is really early and the heart probably just started beating. My friend went in for an u/s at 6w 3d and the heartrate was 123 I think. The tech told her that it probably just started beating and that was fine. She is now 12 weeks and doing great! Sticky vibes!! Congrats on the heartbeat!

[chisub]

At 5w6d with DS his hb was only 92. A day or two makes a huge difference that early on. If you look at AmericanPregnancy.org they give the run down on hbs in early development and you're totally on track. GL!

[Lyss]

Thanks ladies. My m/s has been so much better and I've had more energy. I'll be really surprised if the next u/s is a good one.

But then I've been eating more. I'm already really overweight, and I have been eating so much. When I don't eat, though, I feel terrible. Great excuse, right?