Bubby's heart is formed in the 5th week of fetal development. I've seen them reported on scans as early as 5+ weeks, but when you can't see one that early, do you wonder is it way too early or is it not there? So most doctors would ask you do it after 6+ weeks, if it's not there, it's most likely not there.
Doppler can usually be heard once the uterus protrudes beyond the pelvic bone (at 12 weeks), you can usually hear it around 11 weeks, I found mine 2 days short of 11 weeks. You need some practice to find it when it's that small, if you can't it's likely that you've just missed the correct spot. If you do buy a doppler, I suggest to take it in to the clinic or your GP and ask them to show you how to do it.
Sue - thanks so much for starting this thread. It motivated me to call my FS rooms and ask to move forward my first scan and they agreed. One less week of waiting!
Due to the last misc, I actually deliberately made the first scan appointment later at 7 weeks to avoid knowing the inevitable, but I started bleeding 6+3 weeks, so I rushed in for a scan and there was heartbeat. Now I'm at 12+4 weeks, I'm still checking since I passed another clot at the 12 week mark, and was bleeding on and off for 3 weeks from 6-9 weeks. I've had so many scans, thank God my FS/Ob is such a patient man, LOL!
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Now I'm at 12+4 weeks, I'm still checking since I passed another clot at the 12 week mark, and was bleeding on and off for 3 weeks from 6-9 weeks. I've had so many scans, thank God my FS/Ob is such a patient man, LOL!
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