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Q: Is it normal to not detect a heart beat at 6 weeks, 2 days?

My 5 week, 2 day ultrasound showed just the gestational sac measuring about 6mm.

This week, at 6 weeks, 2 days, my u/s showed a 12mm gestational sac and yolk sac but no fetal pole or heartbeat. I was under the impression that the heart beat should be visible using transvaginal ultrasound (which I had) starting at 6 weeks.

Has anyone else experience no heartbeat at 6 weeks? What was the outcome?

This question was asked Oct. 6, 2013 9:41pm
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Answered by eag923 - Oct. 7, 2013 8:40pm

You are so early in the pregnancy right now, that even if your dates are off by just a few days, it can impact what you see on the ultrasound. Give it another week or so - that ultrasound will be more accurate.

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Answered by Debs1983 - Oct. 7, 2013 1:31pm

Ye it can be normal I know a few people this happened to and everything was fine, i even know someone that it took till 7 weeks before they seen anything gd luck x

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Answered by Lou_85 - Oct. 7, 2013 1:23pm

I had a scan (internal at 6wks 3/4 days) it showed the sac but no heartbeat, when I went back two weeks later all was on show! do not worry, the first machine they used on me was not the best and they put it down to that, even the picture itself wasn't good. I am now going into 20 weeks.

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Answered by pupul30 - Oct. 7, 2013 12:16pm

may be the calculations are wrong..wait for one more week....
but in my last pregnancy...i had gestational sac but no yolk sac and no fetal pole....and it ended in blighted ovum...hope so this case will not be with you....
give some more time ...........

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Answered by nicole_s - Oct. 7, 2013 12:00pm

I wouldn't worry too much give baby a little more time to grow! same thing happened to me and I had another u/s at 7 1/2 wks and heart beat was there and I'm now 20w!

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Answered by kelliers - Oct. 6, 2013 10:23pm

By six weeks there is usually a fetal pole and heartbeat by t/v ultrasound. What did your doctor say? Is it possible your dating is wrong?

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