"viable" i thought at the time as if it was nothing to the staff, it was my baby that i had already began to bond with and to learn he was no more was devastating.īefore you read on and get upset i will tell you now it was ok in the end I have a lovely 4 year old who is excited for his birthday party tomorrow I went for 6 weeks scan too and exactly the same thing happened as you then, after returning 2 weeks later I was told the awful news that it looks like the pregnancy was not "viable" - to me those words will always haunt me. I just wanted to let you know my experience I hope all will be ok for you in the end. Hope this helps to reassure you a little x I also have a medical condition which means I have to inject myself as soon as I know I am pregnant to sustain my pregnancy. I have had 7 miscarriages before and I was suffering with severe abdominal pains when I was first pregnant this time which is why they checked me over so early. I was one day 'out' on my conception date and I am 11+ weeks gone now so please don't stress about not seeing the heartbeat at the moment, it just probably means its not quite mature enough to be seen right nowĪ family friend is a senior midwife at the hospital I attend and she told me not to worry before I went to the EPAU at my first appointment at 6 weeks if the heartbeat didn't show up during the scan as it normally shows between 6 - 8 weeks.
I went back 3 weeks later and the heartbeat was there beating away as strong as anything and my pregnancy is going fine. Casey.I had a scan at exactly 6 weeks at the EPAU (early pregnancy assesment unit) and they could see a sac but no heartbeat. This decision eliminated the constitutional right to abortion that was established by the 1973 court case and later affirmed by a 1992 case called Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v.
"A lot of the heart development is still ongoing" during the first trimester, she said.
Indeed, the entire first trimester of pregnancy is a time of "organogenesis," or the formation of organs, Aftab said.Īfter the detection of the flutter at six weeks, the heart muscle continues to develop over the next four to six weeks, undergoing the folding and bending that needs to happen for the heart to take its final shape, Aftab said. The heart still has a lot of development to undergo before it is fully formed. Related: Having a baby: Stages of pregnancy by trimester Previously, the technology wasn't advanced enough to detect the flutter that early on in pregnancy.Īlthough a lot of weight seems to be put on the detection of this flutter, "by no means does it translate to viability of the heart" or viability of the pregnancy, Aftab said. To find practical support accessing abortion: It's been only in the last few decades that doctors have even been able to detect this flutter at six weeks, thanks to the use of more-sophisticated ultrasound technologies, Aftab said. For questions about legal rights and self-managed abortion: -To find an abortion clinic in the US: -Miscarriage & Abortion Hotline operated by doctors who can offer expert medical advice: Available online or at 83
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