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Anyone had frequent scans in early pregnancy on recommendation from consultant?

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Havingkittens · 12/11/2010 11:43

Hello

I have just been through all the tests with the RMC and nothing conclusive has shown up really. The consultant recommended I take 75mg Asprin and have a scan as early as possible followed by frequent and regular scans. Apparently, for some reason, this can increase chances of success somehow. Obviously not medically but she said that something about, either the reassurance or hormones released by seeing your baby developing on a scan more frequently, has been proven to have some positive effect.

I have recently found out that I am pregnant and the midwife is trying to organise a scan for 7 weeks which will be in 2 weeks time. I was just wondering, if anyone else has been recommended to have frequent and regular scans, just how often they were. Weekly? Every 2 weeks? I just want to make sure I get the best possible care this time as I'm fed up after 5 previous failed pregnancies.

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jasmine51 · 12/11/2010 12:10

Hi Having
Me! Have had 4mcs, tested at St Marys. Mr Rai wrote up my results and recommended early monitoring. Rang midwife after registering with GP at 6 wks and read out letter - she was lovely and got me booked into the EPU for a 6 wks scan. Have been having them every 2 weeks since. Last one will be 12wks when they pass me over to normal maternity dept. Most important ones seemed to be first (viability scan) and 8 wk (development scan). I was told clearly that the scans would not be able to diagnose anything or save the baby if things were going wrong - they were being done for my reassurance and also if things do go wrong to get a more accurate picture of at what stage. If I wanted more scans than that then there are private places. Good luck

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banana87 · 12/11/2010 12:20

My consultant has recommended the same when I fall pregnant again, after 2 MCs. Every 2 weeks starting from week 6.

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CMOTdibbler · 12/11/2010 12:23

In my 4th pg the consultant who 'looked after' rec mc ladies scanned me every two weeks from 6 weeks to 12 weeks

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upturnj · 12/11/2010 12:44

Hi havingkittens I've had 3 MMC's and am currently 36wks pregnant and with this pregnancy I've had scans every 2 weeks from 6-14 weeks then scans every 3/4 weeks from 14 weeks onwards. My last scan is next week. All of them have been done on the NHS and we paid to have the NT scan done privately at 13weeks.
I did really have to push my GP/EPU to have all these scans done. I also see a bereavement midwife every 3/4 weeks. From what I have read it largely depends on where you live as to the care you get. All I can suggest is you push as hard as you can. Good luck with your pregnancy x

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Havingkittens · 12/11/2010 13:50

Thanks for your responses. I have just emailed my midwife to ask if it would be possible to sort something out for 6 weeks and she said she would see what she could do. Fingers crossed. I'm climbing the walls at the moment!

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Julezboo · 12/11/2010 14:22

Ive had 7mc's and with this preg I had scans every 10 days as I was on progesterone pessaries too. Then scan at 13 weeks, one at 18 weeks and one at 20 weeks. BEcause of my history they start again next week (at 28 weeks)

HTH and good luck with your pregnancy!

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Havingkittens · 12/11/2010 15:03

Thank you Julez, and the same back to you!

They wouldn't give me progesterone so we'll just have to see what happens. Maybe it's not relevant to my history.

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Havingkittens · 12/11/2010 15:09

upturnj - so pleased to hear your pregnancy is progressing well. It's heartening to hear of people's success after recurrent m/c. I wish you all the best with your little one.

Jasmine - good luck with your 12 weeks scan.

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broughthimroundtotheidea · 12/11/2010 20:14

I don't actually agree that having early scans has any benefit. Seeing a heartbeat on a scan doesn't change the eventual outcome and I believe causes more heartache if the worst does happen. It just makes you think.............but it had a heartache.....however long ago. Surely thats worse than just thinking it didn't progress.
In my next PG (if I am lucky enough) I am not going to think of myself as PG until after seeing a healthy 12wkscan, in my mind I will be ...on the way to being PG.

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LunaticFringe · 12/11/2010 20:23

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broughthimroundtotheidea · 12/11/2010 20:56

I had a scan after 6 days of bleeding, sure it would just show "what was left" and it revealed a heartbeat.......which left me an hour later. I so wish I hadn't seen that heartbeat then I wouldn't have known it had been alive within the last hour. What will be will be xxxxx

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Havingkittens · 12/11/2010 21:42

Well, I've had the same opinion myself in the past but I have decided to see if Leslie Regan's theory holds any water. Anything's worth a try at this point to be honest! I will just have to force myself to look at the screen this time based on what she says because usually I don't look until the end when they want to show me the tragic truth.

Also, all my miscarriages have been missed miscarriages so I'd rather have scans early and regularly. That way I would know if the worst had happened and come to terms with it rather than think I may be pregnant all the way to the 12 weeks scan, when I have become really attached to the "growing baby", only to be told it hasn't worked out.

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