Was my scan too early?

[Butterflies]

I had very heavy bleeding earlier this year at 6 weeks, after it settled down i had an ultrasound and they could only find the sac via an internal ultrasound. At the time they measured the sac and predicted I was only 5 weeks pregnant. They told me i needed to wait another 2 weeks until they could do another ultrasound that would be more conclusive. (I lost my baby a week later.)

So i would wait a couple more weeks...i know each day will be long and agonising.

Another option is to get your HCG levels checked again...if they are still rising that should be a good sign.

Good luck...i am thinking of you

[ClareBear28]

Hi Butterflies,
Thank you for your kind thoughts it's lovely to know that there are sympathetic ears out there - it's a nice feeling I've got a referral for a blood test on Monday next week to check to see if my HCG levels have increased, my Dr has explained that if the levels are up around 30000 then we will need to do another u/s to find out where the baby is (fingers crossed), but if the levels have dropped then we can safely say that I would have had a mc. He's indicated to me that he thinks that the levels won't have increased and that I shouldn't get my hopes up, but I'm still getting all of the same pregnancy signs - shouldn't these have stopped?

[Butterflies]

All my pregnancy signs stopped prior to the start of my miscarriage (i lost twins a week apart - didn't know i had twins). I jokingly said to my hubby that morning "i don't really feel pregnant this morning". Didn't think much of it until i started bleeding.

Everyone is different though...

Keep trying to be positive...i am as so nervous with this pregnancy but am trying to stay as positive as possible.

Monday must seem so long away...i hope everything goes well though

[ClareBear28]

Thanks for your reassuring words, I'm sorry about your previous loss, keep your chin up with this pregnancy - I'll say a little fairy prayer for you

[Claire_A]

Hi Clare,

I had some light bleeding and at 6 weeks and my doctor gave me a referral for an u/s. The external u/s didn't show anything so they did an internal ultrasound which showed a healthy heartbeat.

Fingers crossed for you that the bt results are good.

[ClareBear28]

Thanks Claire,

This last week has given me time to come to terms with the possibility that I may not be a Mum this time round, I haven't given up hope, but I am more prepared (if that's possible) for if the results aren't good. I'll let you all know on Tuesday what the bt results say. Thankyou so much for your good wishes

[satya]

I haven't had your experience, but I'd be getting another ultrasound done. The standard practice if they can't find what they are looking for with an external u/s is to do an internal one, and this is very common with early scans. I wouldn't be too concerned just yet, different matter if you'd had an internal and they couldn't find anything. Best of luck with your BT.