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Confusion around miscarriage scans

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Mandaf1988 · 21/09/2021 18:56

This weekend I had my third miscarriage in a row after our first round of IVF. In March 2020 I had a chemical miscarriage, then July 2020 I had a MMC at 9 weeks and after a year of being unable to get pregnant we’ve just had our third miscarriage at 9 weeks.

In the last two miscarriages I’ve seen the baby on the screen with a heartbeat at week 8. I’ve then started bleeding with both of them at week 9. When I’ve gone to the hospital at this point they’ve told me there is no baby on the scan and I’ve passed the baby already. The first time I had no idea what was happening and then had a very traumatic experience with the baby landing in the toilet 4 days later (sorry for the graphic detail). This time I insisted that the baby was still inside me and I was right as it passed today.

What I can’t understand is why they can’t see the baby on the screen in the scan? She said if there is no fluid in the sac then they would be unable to see it. Does fluid normally leave the sac when miscarrying? Any help/advice would be much appreciated. We feel absolutely broken and we’re just desperate to work out what is going wrong. The infertility/miscarriages have just taken over our lives and I feel like I have lost my personality.

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VenusStarr · 21/09/2021 22:59

I am so sorry for your losses ❤️ I have recurrent miscarriages too and struggle to conceive and it's heartbreaking. Have you had any testing? You should be referred for tests after 3, do they'll check for thyroid, lupus anticoagulant and antiphospholipid syndrome plus a few other things.

With regards to the scans, were they internal or external? Sometimes on external they can't see as much detail. Sometimes your body can absorb the baby or the sac starts to breakdown, but it sounds like with your missed miscarriage that wasn't the case as you passed the baby later (I am so sorry), its very traumatic to miscarry at home and hospitals and epus rarely give any information on what to expect or they downplay it.

What's your treatment plan for this pregnancy? If the baby is still there, try to push for testing on the baby as that can give you some answers. We had my 4th tested and found there were no chromosomal issues, so we knew that something else was happening for us.

Sending you lots of love @Mandaf1988 xx

LovesFood1987 · 22/09/2021 12:32

I don't know the answer but I just want to say I am so sorry for you losses. I have just started my third miscarriage and it is absolutely heart breaking.

Take care of yourself Flowers

VenusStarr · 22/09/2021 14:27

@LovesFood1987 ❤️ sending love xx

IsabelHerna · 26/09/2021 17:47

Unfortunately, I cannot help you, but I wish I could. I just wanted to say how sorry I am for your losses.

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