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Hi i went to the dr yesterday for my first appointment and he gave me a referal to get my first ultrasound done. He told me to go in a few weeks i am 5 week this week. When is the best time to go for your first ultrasound i want to be able to see/hear the heart beat. Could you please let me know when you went for your first ultrasound and did you hear the heart beat?
Thanks heaps Nikki
Make sure it is after 7 weeks as the heart beat starts around 6 weeks but if they dont find it (which is common this early in pregnancy) then you would be stressing the whole time until you go back. I went for an early u/s and I was 5 weeks and 6 days and all they could see was a sac nothing else so I stressed for the next 3 weeks as they said it could be to early or it is not a viable pregnancy. Once I went for the next scan when I was 9 weeks everything was perfect and it is so much nicer when you can actually see a baby in there! Most of all enjoy it!
Anytime after 8 weeks. I am having a first one next week at 12 and half weeks.
I had one at 5 weeks because of a bleed and they couldnt see a HB, had another just after 8 weeks and you get to see so much more it was great. I'd recommend at about 8weeks
I went for my first ultrasound at 8 weeks and could clearly see the heartbeat, although my little man just looked like a little bean at that stage!
I'd recommend any time from 7-8 weeks
i had my first ultrasound at 11 weeks and 5 days.. it was a fantastic time for us!
I had my first one this morning at 7 weeks 1 day :D As you can see from this photo you can't see much more than a blob. But this beautiful little blob has a heart rate of 146bpm & I could see it flickering away like mad :D I couldn't hear it as they had to do an internal ultrasound, but seeing was good enough for me.
It depends on what the US is for. If it's just to "have a look" then anytime after 7 weeks and you should see a heartbeat. If it's for the nuchal translucency (downs screen) then approx 12 weeks is best.
Good luck.
Thank you everyone who posted, It is my first ultrasound to confirm the pregnancy so i think that i will wait until 8 weeks. I can't wait to see my little cerub!!
Thanks again Nikki
I had an emergency US at 10wks, but we didn't hear the heartbeat, just saw it!