When does the fetal heart begin to beat? Perhaps this interests almost all expectant mothers and those who are just planning a pregnancy. And not only because at this moment the woman begins to really feel the life inside herself, but also in order not to worry, having received the results of the first ultrasound.
Most doctors agree that the fetal heart begins to beat on 21-25 days after the onset of embryo development, that is, in 3-4 weeks. Just think, at such a short time it is already a little man. But, unfortunately, modern equipment is not yet sensitive enough to be able to verify the presence of a heartbeat at such a time. Therefore, not too experienced women can get excited if the doctor says that they could not listen to the heart rate. Worrying early is very rarely possible to do before 6-7 weeks.
If at this time or later it was not possible to detect the heartbeat, and the fetal egg does not increase in size, as a rule, we are talking about an undeveloped or frozen pregnancy. Not everyone is able to calmly survive their loss, especially for those pregnant who have already experienced something similar, but the causes of the incident have not been identified. That is why, when the heart begins to beat in the fetus, and it can be heard with the help of ultrasound, such mothers are urgently booked for a study to make sure that everything is in order.
So, when it became clear that everything was going well, you can calm down. Doctors will return to the measurement of the fetal heart rate at least 3 more times - during a scheduled ultrasound. This is a satisfied important indicator, which, as a rule, is included in the results of the study and in the map. The heartbeat of the fetus, its frequency - these are important indicators to exclude various diseases and deviations. In the end, it is from him that they determine whether everything is in order with the baby, if the mother somehow feels strange or does not feel movements for a long time. Unfortunately,
intrauterine death sometimes occurs at a rather late date, no one is safe from this, therefore it is better to be vigilant.
Of course, now that the expectant mother can do an ultrasound scan at least every day in a paid clinic, this problem has somewhat lost its relevance - pregnant women can use special devices for home use or an ordinary stethoscope in case of anxiety. In the early stages, when the fetal heart begins to beat, but this sound is still too quiet, it is definitely impossible to catch it with a stethoscope, but a special device, if it has sufficient sensitivity, can help with this. Some maternity hospitals still use special auditory tubes for this purpose, which are placed on the stomachs of pregnant women in the later stages.
When the heart begins to beat in the fetus, it’s almost a formed man, it remains only to develop a little, and then grow up. Even before the ripple begins, future mothers already love their baby, wondering if this is a girl or a boy, and some even choose a name. And how great will their happiness be when they first hear how their children's hearts beat.