It is usual for a 16mm baby without heart beat at this moment?

Question

16mm abt 6wks pregnant, cant detect heart beat during ultrasound.

Answer 1

I know that they cant hear the heartbeat before 10 weeks (and that is a little early).  Call and ask your doctor.  They are there for you, dont be afraid to ask them questions.

Answer 2

It might be a little too early.  I had an ultrasound at around 5 weeks to find out how far along i was as i have irregular cycles.  A heartbeat wasn't detected and they offered me an internal ultrasound.  Saw the heartbeat pumping away with the internal.

I would try not to panick as i'm sure its okay and they would have told you if there was any reason to worry.

Answer 3

Check out this link. It says what to expect at what stage and size. I found it very reassuring during early pregnancy scans.

http://www.obgyn.ufl.edu/obgyn101/Ultras...

Answer 4

could be just a little early.

my 2nd pregnancy i seen a heartbeat at 5.5 weeks, my 3rd it was after 7 weeks.

Answer 5

could be too small, I'm not sure if they have fully developed heart beats this early, we don't even do ultrasounds here until 4 mths

Answer 6

this is an early ultrasound but the heart could just be to shallow for the machine to pick up do not worry yourself unless your doc says it's a problem

Answer 7

think about it, the baby is a centimeter and half long.  It would still be developing.

Answer 8

Could you see a light flickering on the monitor,in most cases that's the heart beat...