Hi,
I’m apparently 9 weeks according to the last menstrual date.
However, two weeks ago I went to a private scan as I couldn’t wait for the 12 weeks one. I would have been 7 weeks but when they scanned me I was 5+6days according to size. Which is fine and then detected a heartbeat.
Last week I experienced light bleeding so rang the out of hours doctor and due to the bank holiday weekend I had to wait until yesterday for a scan at the EPAU.
On the scan, they was silent. Then told me the couldn’t detect a heartbeat. I am devastated. They can see the baby and the scan and appears to all look normal just the lack of a heartbeat. The baby has grown since the last scan and I still feel all the pregnancy symptoms as I have always done since I found out I was pregnant.
I have to go back next week for a re test to confirm if I have had a missed miscarriage. They will again look for a heartbeat and a growth in size.
Has anyone experienced this before and gone back to see a heartbeat? Or am I just clutching at straws. The nurse gave me info on a miscarriage and what to do if my body doesn’t pass it naturally. I haven’t experienced anymore bleeding or cramps since the light bleed a week ago.
Should I go back for a private scan as well? Would their equipment be different from the NHS? I can’t believe my baby is dead already. We’ve been trying for two years and I can’t loose it. I am hoping I go back next week and they can hear the heartbeat.
Any advice or stories that can help? Thanks
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BH24864 · 24/04/2019 16:48
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