Possible miscarriage ...

[Worriedmumma87]

I had my first appointment with my OB yesterday which included my first US. I thought I was 7w4d based on LMP. Had to do a vaginal scan as couldn’t see much on my tummy scan.

Baby was measuring at 6w4d... so 1 week behind. It had a heart beat of 120.

My OB said it could go either way and to prepare myself for the worst. I’m due for another US next Tuesday.

I’m so scared I’m going to be told there’s no heart beat and it’s a MMC.

I couldn’t stop crying yesterday and I’m struggling to get my head around this and the wait is killing me.

I hope everything’s ok and maybe i ovulated late? I don’t know what to think :(

Can’t offer any answers but just wanted to say I’m really sorry for what you’re going for. There is so much waiting that goes on with miscarriages- I too am at the tail end of the week long wait for a second scan, which will confirm what I was told last week, which is that there is no heartbeat and I’m measuring way behind. The waiting is unbearable- all I can say is try to give yourself time to do some normal things. X

so sorry - these are such difficult times, especially when you have no idea what is going on with your baby in your own body.

You need to try and take things day by day and know that your body knows what it's doing - sometimes, an embryo has abnormalities which cause it to self-destruct and this could be necessary. My first pregnancy ended in a MMC and I got pregnant again shortly after EPRC with a healthy baby.

My OB gave me very encouraging words: miscarriages are a sign of fertility: your tubes are open, you are ovulating.. things are working. They are a natural part of the fertility cycle and female experience since time immemorial. In African cultures, miscarriages are a sign that 'someone' is trying to come into your life and might try again!

Many of us bond over our stories and experiences too. So sending a hand-hold your way! Good luck xxx