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they didn't hear the heart beat so they are making me come back in a week...is something wrong? they did an internal ultrasound too
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no nothing to worry about it can still happen easily - its heart doesnt start beating until week 5-7 (then you can see it beat on ultrasound) but you cant hear it accurately and prominently until on average 12 weeks with fetal heart monitor...
At weeks 5-7 your baby's heart and circulatory system are taking shape. Your baby's blood vessels will complete a circuit, and his or her heart will begin to beat. Although you won't be able to hear it yet, the motion of your baby's beating heart may be detected with an ultrasound exam - looks like a flicker on the ultrasound screen-but 6 weeks may be to early, may have to wait until the 7th week as all babies develop at slightly different speeds !
At about 12 weeks you can hear it on baby heart monitor (doppler)
no nothing to worry about it can still happen easily - its heart doesnt start beating until week 5-7 (then you can see it beat on ultrasound) but you cant hear it accurately and prominently until on average 12 weeks with fetal heart monitor...
At weeks 5-7 your baby's heart and circulatory system are taking shape. Your baby's blood vessels will complete a circuit, and his or her heart will begin to beat. Although you won't be able to hear it yet, the motion of your baby's beating heart may be detected with an ultrasound exam - looks like a flicker on the ultrasound screen-but 6 weeks may be to early, may have to wait until the 7th week as all babies develop at slightly different speeds !
At about 12 weeks you can hear it on baby heart monitor (doppler)
If a baby is born 6 weeks early?
Q. If a baby is born 6 weeks early would he be in an incubator? Or what would some complications be? Help please
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Most of the time, babies born 6 wks early start in an open bed with a heater, then to the incubator after they're stable enough and don't have to be messed with as much and then after they're able to maintain their body temperature they're moved to an open crib. My daughter was just born at 34 wks and she was 3 lbs 11 oz at birth and had very few complications. Being that early, they do tend to breathe a little faster and may struggle a little bit, but NICU staff are highly trained to handle those types of situations. All of my kids have been 6 weeks or more early. Usually they're stable enough to come home by their original due date...they just need a little extra attention is all and usually are required to come home on an apnea monitor to keep track of their breathing and heart function. You'll get cpr training and everything you need to take care of a preemie at home before you're allowed to take them home.
Most of the time, babies born 6 wks early start in an open bed with a heater, then to the incubator after they're stable enough and don't have to be messed with as much and then after they're able to maintain their body temperature they're moved to an open crib. My daughter was just born at 34 wks and she was 3 lbs 11 oz at birth and had very few complications. Being that early, they do tend to breathe a little faster and may struggle a little bit, but NICU staff are highly trained to handle those types of situations. All of my kids have been 6 weeks or more early. Usually they're stable enough to come home by their original due date...they just need a little extra attention is all and usually are required to come home on an apnea monitor to keep track of their breathing and heart function. You'll get cpr training and everything you need to take care of a preemie at home before you're allowed to take them home.
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