Measuring wrong after bleeding

[SomeoneSomewhere1219]

I just wondered if anybody has experienced this.

I had a bleed slightly and had cramps at 6 weeks pregnant, I was scanned at 7 weeks pregnant at the EPU, they told me there was an empty sac. At 7 weeks they would expect a heartbeat. I was told to come back in a week as I may have got my dates wrong (I know I haven't, temp tracking ovulation sticks etc). I accepted I had a missed miscarriage.

Went back a week later now 8 weeks and was scanned to be told the sac has grown now has a yolk tiny baby and fetal pole, no heartbeat. I'm measuring 5 weeks so need to come back in 10 days to see if there is a heartbeat. The bleed was a haemorrhage below the sac.

How can my dates be so wrong when I know exactly when I ovulated. I should be 8 weeks and got my positive test 4 weeks ago but am measuring 5 weeks. It has been mentioned maybe I implanted late. I'm trying to be hopeful because of the growth but I can't help but worry. Has this happened to anybody else and what happened?

I'm sorry
This happened to my friend, was sure on dates, was back wards and forwards to be scanned, for three weeks in the end after pregnancy measuring behind a few weeks, she was going insane trying to make the dates work, when she knew it couldn't have worked because of positive test, the baby did grow slowly in-between scans and this kept her hopeful but when they eventually saw the heart beating it was slow and unfortunately she did miscarry a few days later. I'm sorry this is happening to you. I hope you don't find my sharing offensive I just remember seeing her so torn trying to make the dates work, and I think its natural to do so but also to be realistic about the situation also.
I do hope the situation is different for you

Hi OP. I had similar and think there are some threads from February time if you want to search.

Essentially I was sure of my dates and was measuring behind. No heartbeat at scan at 6+1. Very slow heartbeat at scan at 7 weeks with minimal growth of the embryo. I then miscarried a week later. I had spotting throughout too.

So sorry you're in this position. It's horrible. Sending

The same had just happened to me I'm afraid, OP. I had a scan last weekend which showed a live foetus which was measuring 10 days behind my dates. I started spotting later that day and then had miscarriage suggested by EPU on the Monday and then confirmed by scan on Thursday. By that point, the heartbeat had stopped and the foetus had shrunk by a week.

I really hope you have better news at your next scan. I felt with mine that something was just wrong.

Yes I had my scan today minimal growth in 10 days and still no heartbeat. I should be 9w now. Awaiting for the consultants opinion but the midwife thinks it's a miscarriage. Hoping for surgery on Friday

So sorry @jengrosve that you ve been through this too.

I'm so so sorry to hear this @SomeoneSomewhere1219. Are you feeling okay?

Will you definitely have surgical rather than medical management?

@jengrosve Yes I'm ok I had already accepted that this was the likely outcome. I didn't really want medical management as I have a toddler to look after and it's quite drawn out. Plus I'm almost 10 W so I have no idea how intense it will be. At least Friday it will be over. Although I think I'm cramping slightly now, but it might be in my head

@SomeoneSomewhere1219 totally agree with you. I had medical management last Thursday and it hasn't worked. Geared myself up for the pain and bleeding and then nothing happened. I've also got a 3 year old but thankfully my mum and dad are around to look after him if I'm not well enough to.

I've got another scan on Friday to see if there have been any changes but considering my bleeding has totally stopped now, I imagine I'll have to go down the surgical route. I don't know enough about the procedure to make an informed choice at the moment but when explaining my options last week, the dr did mention risk of scarring, which made me feel uncomfortable. I mainly just don't want to make any decisions which could effect my fertility in the future.

@jengrosve I'm sorry to hear you are still in this strange limbo place. It's not very nice, you just seem to be constantly waiting, it's so cruel. I know surgery can have some side effects and I too don't want to do anything to affect my future fertility (I'm 35 so time is running out) but I also think what will be will be. I also don't have the luxury of childcare.

@SomeoneSomewhere1219 you're right: it is better to not have this hanging over your head.

So your appointment is on Friday? So is mine. I hope they manage to sort everything out for you as quickly as possible.

@jengrosve yes it is. Will be thinking of you Friday too. What do you think you will do?

@jengrosve Hi how are you? I'm a week on from my appointment to remove my MMC, I'm very up and down.

Hi @SomeoneSomewhere1219, how did it all go? I had another appointment last Friday and they scanned and found that there was still retained product but it was only 1cm wide so very small.

It is still attached to the uterine wall and still has a blood supply but they are hopeful that it will pass during my next period.

I've been taking pregnancy tests daily and I think they are becoming less positive but it's only very gradual if they are. I've got to call the EPU on the 3rd June if they tests are still positive. I'm really hoping they won't be.

How are you feeling in yourself? I was desperate to try again ASAP but I'm just feeling a bit tired and fed up of it all now.

Yes similar happened to me. Due to 3 previous miscarriages and a potential kidney infection I was sent for a reassurance scan (wish they wouldn't call them that) at 7 weeks. I'd googled images so I had an idea of what to expect only to find an empty sac and to be told I was measuring 4.5/5 weeks. I too knew the time we'd conceived because myself and my OH are long distance. They told me to go back for another scan 2 weeks later. They cancelled that appointment so it was 3 weeks when I went back. This time there was something there but no heartbeat. They also noticed I'd got a sub chronic haematoma although they did say it wasn't a cause for concern and if I started bleeding not to worry too much because it was probably the SCH dispersing. I did start bleeding well spotting brown blood but a few days in it became fresh bright red blood and I started passing tiny clots. Ended up in A&E on the Saturday night where I was diagnosed with a kidney infection. They also did a pregnancy test and the test was stark blazing positive. Couldn't scan me during the night but I could have one done on the Sunday. I was back at the EPAU on the Monday anyway so I chose to wait till then. I knew as soon as she turned the screen away from me that it wasn't going to be good news. Still no heartbeat for a Baby and sac now measuring on track. I chose to pass Baby naturally at home which I thought I had a few days later but 5 weeks later the pregnancy test they asked me to do was still faintly positive and the scan showed everything was still in there. I chose medial rather than surgical because after 15 plus years of infertility it wasn't a risk I wanted to take

@jengrosve I'm sorry that it's still not over for you. I was desperate to move on. Although it was last week I am still bleeding and it doesn't look like it's stopping any time soon. All my pregnancy symptoms have gone, I no longer feel nauseous and my boobs aren't sore.

I would like to start trying again too, but I do feel mentally exhausted. It's very difficult for me not to be obsessive about it too. How do you feel about trying again?

@SomeoneSomewhere1219 thank you. I've barely bled throughout the whole thing. I think that's what's been so misleading. When I passed the sac, I had a little bit of spotting and then all the bleeding stopped completely. That was 2 weeks ago today.

That's one of the reasons I'm not convinced that whatever is left is just going to come out on its own.

If you'd have asked me last week, I'd have said I want to try again as soon as I can but I'm now starting to wonder if I need a little break once this mc is complete. If it happened again, I'm not sure I'd have the emotional energy to cope. Does that make sense?