Confused Friend

[tm1978]

Hi Everyone.
I miscarried 7 weeks ago. Feel fine both physically and emotionally! However, my friend is going through something similar, we think!! She went for a scan two weeks ago, she was 11 weeks. The baby was only measure 6 weeks and 4 days, so they took her bloods, which showed high levels of hormones, so she was scanned again on Friday (10 days after her first scan) and they baby measured 6 weeks and 6 days (her dates being over 12 weeks). She got bloods taken yesterday which again showed that her hormone levels are still rising. She is now being left until the 20th of this month. Has anybody heard of this before and the baby turning out to be OK. To me, it seems that if this pregnancy is viable, something must be wrong for her to be measuring half of what she should be. I've got everything crossed for her, but its cracking her up. She feels that the inevitable is just being delayed.
Can anyone help!!

[laidbackinengland]

Could she have got her dates wrong ?

[tm1978]

Oh, I meant to say in it. She tested the day after her period was due, which was almost 13 weeks ago. She said she is 100% positive of her dates!

[laidbackinengland]

not sure then ...bump...

[BeckyBendyLegs]

Did they manage to detect a heart beat? I had a scan at just under 12 weeks and the baby was measuring 5-6 weeks and they said they couldn't detect a heartbeat but to be sure asked me to come back the following week for another scan. My situation was slightly different as in that week I had a natural MC at home but I guess until your friend starts to bleed they have to cover themselves 'just in case' the baby was concieved later than the dates indicate. In my case I also knew 100% certainty that I couldn't be under 12 weeks but they still wanted to rescan me in a week's time. I find it strange that after two scans they are going to wait even longer but if they can't tell whether there is a heart beat or not then perhaps they have to do that. Your poor friend having to go through this though.

[Springflower]

I'm afraid I've had 2 pregnancies where the baby measured 2 weeks less than it should have and they have both ended in miscarriage despite seeing heartbeats and everything else looking normal. Hope thats not the case for your friend but if she's sure of her dates and there's such a big gap it doesnt really sound too good. The constant waiting for further scans to find out is so stressful as well.

[Habbibu]

I'm surprised they're leaving it this long, after 2 scans, and the date and size being so drastically out. Unfortunately, hcg levels rising doesn't always mean a viable pregnancy. I'm sorry for your loss, tm, and for the stress your friend is going through.

[tm1978]

Why do the hormone levels keep rising?

It is cruel to keep her waiting. She is 100% about her dates. I know when I miscarried, I wanted everything out of my body asap!

I realise that if there is a small chance that everything is OK, then she has to go with it. It just seems to clear cut to me, its just the hormone levels rising that is confusing!!

[Springflower]

With me they kept seeing a heartbeat but the growth wasnt right so my levels were still rising. I guess they need growth to have stopped or to see no heartbeat when there should be one before it can be a definite missed miscarriage. Thats my basic understanding of it anyway although I know that means more waiting.