did you ever feel your heart stop?????

JackieT · Post by **JackieT** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 5:59 pm

hi gang we went for our scan today, and i have to tell you that i thought DH was going to faint... as you all know we had scan last week to make sure all was well as i was having pains, they seen sac and tiny baby inside {looked like grain of rice} so today was to see the heartbeat!!!!!! well, that did'nt happen so they called another doctor in and she could'nt find anything either, so now they were telling us to prepare ourselves for bad news.. by now we were crying like babies. they decided to send us to the early pregnancy unit, to see if they could find anything....and.... yes!!! not only was our little baby alive and kicking and a lovely heartbeat.. but ...they found a second sac.... yes nikola, i know you said that could happen. but the only thing with this was that they found "inconclusive heartbeat" in other words he was'nt sure if it was a heartbeat or just my womb contracting, so we have to go back next friday to check on this one. the first baby has grown to 5.4mm and the other one 5.00mm, so maybe he is o.k?? i don't suppose anyone knows of this happening before?? or have i got the monopoly on this one? so now i will be knicker checking for the week. talk soon. love jackie xxx

rachel r · Post by **rachel r** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 6:25 pm

You poor loves, what a horrible few moments to go through. Thank God things seem to be ok - bit of a double edged sword, though isn't it. Well, fingers and toes crossed for you that BOTH your little ones are thriving when you see them next! Technology is a fab thing but it can also be horrible when the doctors can't see what they want to see and it puts you in doubt and lots of anguish and after the journey you've been through to get here, you can do without! I guess logically, the heartbeat is so so so tiny at this stage that its a miracle they manage to see them at all. Take good care of yourself and relax. Love Rachel x

Nikola · Post by **Nikola** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 8:36 pm

Hi Jackie You poor thing. I know when I had my scan they couldn't find a second heartbeat, so I had to go and empty my bladder to have an internal scan (the longest wee of my life!!!) I told you not to write off having more than one!!!! You want to get them to check that the third isn't still floating around in there too.... Try not to get to anxious this week, remember you have one healthy baby and a very strong possibility of two. I'll be thinking of you this week. Take lots of rest (no staying up all night!!) and drink lots of fluid. Good luck for your scan this week. love nikola.xx

Di · Post by Di » Mon Nov 03, 2003 1:09 pm

Hi Jackie - what a rollercoaster of a time you had - glad that they were able to find a heartbeat and hoping very much that when you go back on Friday that they find 2!! Relax as much as poss ( I know easy for me to say!!! lol) and good luck for Friday! Di

nicolam · Post by **nicolam** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 5:40 pm

Hi Jackie Haven't been on the site for a while but really wanted to respond to say that myself and Suzi (we're both about 18weeks now) started with twins at our 7 week scans, but by 9 weeks only one was left. I saw a little heartbeat on the smaller one at 7 weeks. I was pretty naive and thought if one wasn't OK that it might affect the survival of the other, but apparently at this early stage one of them can just get absorbed and just disappears. Some people I think might get a bit of bleeding, but I don't think either of us did. I was just so thankful to have one little healthy one that I refused to let myself get upset. I don't know if this is what you wanted to hear, but I know that when Suzi announced it had happened to her, it was the day before my 9 week scan, and I was so glad that I was aware of this beforehand, it really helped me to cope. Try to keep calm and I'm sure things will be fine. Lots of luck Nicola x