Early scans

[tobeornottobe1]

Hi, I wondered if anyone could help me, im extremely anxious following 2 miscarriages one at 7 and one at 13 weeks. I normally have 30 day cycles and i think i ovulated early on cd14 this cycle, my app says i should be 7 weeks today. I have been for an early scan today and the sonographer was so quick it was unreal, she pointed to a blob and said thats the baby and theres a heart beat and dated me 6+4. I am delighted of course to see a heart beat, however abit anxious of the date, if anything I thought I would be slightly ahead as ovulated early?
I wondered if anyone else was days behind on their scans but then caught up after?
Thank you

[Lemondrop99]

It's not unusual for baby to be slightly in front of behind at that stage. They often catch up by the 12 weeks scan. I can see why you'd be anxious, but just remember that once you've seen a heartbeat, your risk of miscarriage has already dropped. Try not to worry. Hope all goes well for you.

[Owl1011]

Hi OP. I had an early scan at 7 weeks and they put me at 6+1 which made me so worried about the dates being a week behind what I should be. Had another scan at 9 and then 10 weeks and caught up with my dates perfectly. The sonographer told me that at the first scan that the machines can be up to 5 days out when it's that early on, and your dates might not be exact etc. And if you saw a heartbeat that's a really good sign! I've got another private scan tomorrow (should be 11+5), slightly bricking it but staying positive

[Owl1011]

And congrats on your pregnancy!

[tobeornottobe1]

Thank you all for your replies, its so reassuring to hear these things. Owl i hope it all goes well tomorrow, please do update and let me know your new dates . I have booked a private scan for 2 and half weeks time and im bricking it from now! X

[Owl1011]

You'll be fine I'm sure of it, the odds are in your favour anyway at this stage! Just got back from our private scan and what a difference in size from the last one and a nice strong heartbeat which we listened to . Baby was sleeping though so wasn't moving about much! We can relax and enjoy our holiday now (flying tomorrow) until the dating scan when we get back. I forgot to mention that I understand your need for reassurance as I had a MMC in January, hence the scan obsession! You will be fine, try to relax and enjoy the amazing journey

[cherryontopp]

As other posters have said, scans so early are not all that accurate.

I had IVF so i knew exactly how far I was. They dates me 7+6 when I was 7+3.

Fingers crossed for you.

[tobeornottobe1]

Thank you cherry, hope everything is going well for you x
And congrats owl that must of been amazing to see your lil bubba. Im just wishing the days away to my next scan now! Thank you for the positive vibes x

[Owl1011]

Good luck and keep us updated