Baby is grounded (trigger warning)

[MrsAggie]

**Please skip this post if you've experienced a miscarriage or other type of loss.

I had a routine OB appointment yesterday and the nurse had trouble getting the heartbeat. This happened with DS at 14 weeks so I wasn't worried. I went back for an US to get the heartbeat.

My doctor comes in and starts the ultrasound. I see baby, no movement. She clicks on the chest and changes the setting to hear the heartbeat. Nothing. Still no movement. At this point I've stopped breathing and a million things are running through my head. Suddenly the baby jumps a little. The doctor re-clicks again and gets the heartbeat.

Y'all. It was absolutely terrifying. For a full minute I was sure that I had lost the baby.

[frozentoes]

That sounds like an awful scare! I'm so so glad everything was ok though.

[bk1]

Oh man. I'm so sorry. That would be completely terrifying.

[elliemonster21]

Aw

That's terrible! I'm glad at least it was figures out quickly!

[simpsongal]

So scary but I'm so glad everything is okay!

[jennistarr1]

couldn't make up this story if I tried

I had taken a day off when I was pregant to be with my mom for chemo treatment. I usually tried to time my appointments with doing that because they were nearby and I was low on time off.

We got horrible news that day, cancer had returned.

So to "make her feel better" I take her with me to hear the heartbeat.

But they can't find it.

Like you I stay calm at first.

They try 3 machines, NOTHING. The doctor finally says "I think I'm scaring you, let's just go do an ultrasound". As she walks out my mom says "it's okay, Jenn"...and I lose it

Ultrasound was fine and baby is over a year old now.

but that was awful...I kept thinking "man, you really fucked up now, trying to cheer your mom up and this is what happens"

[janegold]

Such an awful feeling. It took about 10 seconds to find the HB at my second ultrasound and I thought I was going to pass out. I'm so glad everything is okay!

[scm1011]

How scary! I'm glad all is well with baby.

[Deleted]

How terrifying! My OB got a new MA and she struggled with the doppler, he would get irritated with her because I am really thin and it is easy to find the HB on me (from like 10 weeks). One day it took the MA then the nurse came in and tried and finally my OB and his face turned gray..... I was in panic mode when he discovered my uterus was abnormally low in my pelvis and finally got the HB. This is the 3rd baby he will deliver from me so I was a bit annoyed but it ended well :/

[spa]

I would have been freaking out. I am glad things worked out though!

[pinotgrig]

My stomach was in my feet reading this - I can't imagine how it felt for you. SO glad all is well.

[preventionrd]

I'd have been the same way. So glad everything is ok!