6 week miscarrage?? no heartbeat!! PLESE HELP!!!!!?

Question

My sister is pregnant her last period was feb 12 and now it is apr 11 so she should be like 2 months or going on it... she has not been to the doctor but she knows because she has taken home test and got like 4 positives.. one was digital.. we went to the er today because she wanted to get an ultrasound to see how far she was and because she was having backaches the night before..she went and they had to place a catheter and iv as soon has they found no heartbeat.. they couldnt find the baby at first as we know of... so about 5 hours later they came and told us that they couldnt find a heart beat so the baby is not alive.. and they would like to do a D&C on her.. she was to hurt so she said no she rather let it happen itself.. So is the baby really dead?? and is there really a heartbeat that early.. and has this evr happened to any one else?? because shes not bleeding yet and still getting positive test...

Answer 1

Okay. If the doctor says the baby is not alive.... I think I would believe him/her. Why wouldn't you? Why would you think a bunch of strangers on Answers would be smarter than the doctor that actually examined your sister?

The test probably still comes up positive because the pregnancy hormones are still present in her body.

Answer 2

1) She needs to find herself a doctor and get a proper exam before going through a D&C. This is the sort of thing that should have gone through a doctor instead of the ER--ER's are so busy already with meningitis and flesh-eating disease and broken bones and heart attacks and people who come in because they have colds :(. Not only can they sometimes not give you the proper attention you need, but also takes up resources from the ER.



2) Yes, it's likely that there is no baby there. :( By this point (which is actually 8 weeks since Feb. 12), she should actually not only be able to detect the baby with an ultrasound, but the heartbeat as well. If they couldn't even find the baby, it almost suggests that the baby stopped developing maybe even a couple of weeks ago. I would still get a second opinion just to be really sure.



3) If by some horrible ending to this all the baby is no longer alive, she should consider the possibility of a D&C. Sometimes things don't happen naturally as they should and it can actually cause problems in the uterus. She should ask the doctor how long it's safe to go before having the D&C.



My heart goes out to all of you!

Answer 3

I agree about the er doc's, they are generally not trained to be ob's. I had a miscarriage at six weeks, but was also bleeding, and before they did the d and c they made sure my levels were dropping, which indicates that your losing the baby. Sometimes a heartbeat can not be detected that early,and I say as long as the test still shows positive, than just wait it out and hope for the best!

Answer 4

Its called a missed miscarrage. It happened to me Nov of last year. We heard the heartbeat at 6weeks 4 days. We went back at 12 weeks and the baby had only developed to 7weeks 4days. With no heartbeat. I had a D&C the next day. She really needs to have a second ultrasound and then if still no heartbeat get the D&C.. She could get a major infection. Sorry about the loss... Good Luck

Answer 5

It could just be too early. Tell her to be prepared for the worst but that she should go and have a hb check again in a couple of weeks. If she is in fact going to miscarry, it won't necessarily happen right away. Sometimes it takes a couple weeks for your body to realize the baby has passed and her hcg will still show up for a little while after the actual miscarriage takes place. Again, it could just be too early to find the hb. Have her get checked again in 2-4wks if she doesn't start cramping and bleeding. If she does start cramping and bleeding she needs to go back to e.r. too because you can hemmorage from m/c. I'll pray for your sister, hope it was just too early!

Answer 6

OH, i'm incredibly sorry.. i grew to become into 3 mons. while i all started bleeding, I went into the e.r. and that they stated that I had a ignored miscarriage and that the toddler had died at 2 mons. so I carried the toddler an entire month before I even found out.. I surpassed each and everything and bled on and stale for a pair of weeks.. At 2 months the toddler would desire to definately have a heart beat, I have been given one with my daughter at 7 weeks.. regrettably it would not look outstanding.. She would desire to furnish it yet another week and notice if she starts off bleeding if no longer then she would desire to bypass to the docters to get a D.N.C..additionally she would nonetheless be getting a outstanding attempt using fact she nonetheless has the hormone in her physique..

Answer 7

Uh they didn't hear my baby's heartbeat until he was 22 weeks, I am overweight and he was just too far down in my belly to hear. I got an ultrasound at 14 weeks because I was going nuts. I would definately say get a second opinion before she does anything!

Answer 8

i would see an actual ob/gyn.

just because er docs are kinda dumb sometimes and can make serious mistakes.

they x-rayed me when i was pregnant [[thats very very bad]]

and missed pnuemonia that another hospital caught when they did their own tests in the icu.



also, just because they couldnt find a heartbeat doesnt mean its dead.

one of the nurses i had couldnt find it at 18 weeks, and he is just fine. she was looking in the wrong spot.

Answer 9

She will still get positive tests if she was pregnant coz she will still have the hormone in her system. Im really sorry but yes a baby is ment to have a heart beat that early!

gee im so sorry!

Answer 10

so sorry to hear this...all i can suggest is to see an actual obgyn doc and get a sonogram done....maybe the er doctors were idiots! you never know. ive been to the er many times and im not impressed by them. get a second opinion and god bless, the best luck to you

Answer 11

Sorry to hear about her loss. I would get a second opinion, go to planned parenthood instead. E.R.'s are for emergencies and not long term health care and mistakes may happen.

Answer 12

sometimes you cant hear the heatbeat until like the 10th week so it doesnt mean that she miscarriaged and she should find an ob asap

Answer 13

she really should see a regular obgyn, sometimes those ER drs are not the best in the world.