Confused by scans

[Jem2boys]

Hi, sorry in advance for the long post. I'll start with a brief summary.....I am currently 8 weeks and 3 days pregnant. This is a high risk pregnancy due to the fact I have suffered from five consecutive miscarriages and pre-eclampsia. I have been taking progesterone and aspirin since I found out I was pregnant.

I am supposed to be under the care of a consultant, I have not seen one because the prenatal care team still hasn't referred me. I had a scan at five weeks and a gestational sac was visible. I went back at 6.5 weeks and a fetal pole with yolk sac and steady heartbeat was visible. I went back again yesterday for a follow up scan and there were two yolk sacs in one placenta. I was told that it is now a mono pi pregnancy. I have attached pictures below for reference.

Now here's what is causing me stress.

1. She couldn't say if there were heartbeats at 8 weeks

2.she looked back over the two previous scans whilst I was there and she was in the room when they were carried out and no mention of twins or potential twins were mentioned ( I know that one can sometimes be hidden but she didn't even say that to us)

3.The fetal pole from last time had disappeared but no sign of loss

1. She told me it could be the early stages of a miscarriage and I needed to see a doctor before leaving the hospital but failed to get a doctor. She did however tell me I can go away and have a think about my options and call the unit the next day ( today)

1. My other scans lasted 10-15 minutes this one was 4 minutes

1. She told me to wait until 12 weeks for a recan which is 4 weeks away.

6.I have not been told to stop my progesterone or aspirin. I did seek my gp's advice on stopping due to the progestogen continuing to cause pregnancy symptoms but they said to continue as they're not sure about what is going on themselves.

1. I have now gotten advice from two midwives ( not mine as she doesn't answer the phone) and a doctor and I have been advised to seek a second opinion.

Has anyone been through a similar situation? I would be so greatful for any advice because I am going crazy thinking about all of this. I can't talk to family or friends about it because I haven't told them due to the nature of the previous losses.

Thanks in advance for any help and advice you can give.

I am so sorry you’ve had this experience. Do you have the means to get a private scan for peace of mind? Perhaps wait a few more days before the scan? Take care

Ime ttc and early pregnancy are an absolute minefield..
It's early days and the best thing you can do is relax and wait things out.
Sometimes its just too early to give you answers and stressing won't help your mental wellbeing. .
*I had a mmc and passed at home. No scan or 'professional 'would have known /helped..
Fingers crossed and do update op..

Keep taking the progesterone and sit tight. It's the hardest thing in the world to go through especially when you have trauma from past losses in your mind (and yes, it really is trauma).

I took the wait and see approach because my heart couldn't take early or private scans after my multiple MCs.

Keep busy doing the things that make your heart sing. I'm sorry your experiencing such uncertainty and for your past losses. 💐