Early scan today.

[mummythomastobe]

Had a bit of a nightmare with a UTI resisting antibiotics so went into obs and gyns last night and they wanted to give me an early scan.

My hcg levels from bloods were 58000 so suggested about 7 weeks. I thought I was 7+1. But sonographer only reckons 6+2.

Here is the scan pic:
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I literally can't make head nor tail! I'm a little worried that the length is only 5.4mm if I am at 7weeks. There are twins in the family but she couldn't tell. We could see a heartbeat though which was slightly reassuring.

i had an early scan with dd2 and it looked exactly like that. I was 6+1 (maybe+2, not 100%)

how sure are you about your dates?

They tend to be bang on. And it was a 'quiet month' so quite sure I conceived on or just after 21st Sept. x

The good news is that the scan shows a viable pregnancy with a heartbeat.

It's possible for sperm to live inside you for 5 days or so and if that's the case you could have conceived nearly a week later than you think which would explain the discrepancy. Allow for sonographer skill, machine standard and location of pregnancy/fullness of bladder etc and it's perfectly possible that you're out by a week.

HCG levels have a wide range of normal too.

Thanks :)
I research and analyse everything and anything - my own worst enemy!?

I was 100% sure on my dates (sex once that month) and that first scan agreed with my dates. When I had my dating scan at 10 weeks it was out by a week and so was my nuchal scan at 13 weeks.

The fact that you have had a scan showing is great. Hopefully your dates will fall back in line as your pg progresses.

thanks :)

When I had an early scan at 6+4 it was 5.6mm and they dated me at 6+1. I am 100% sure of my ovulation date.
When I had a second scan at 9 weeks exactly, it measured 9 weeks exactly. I think some of these scans at around 6 weeks often underestimate the gestation by a few days. By my 12 week scan I was a day ahead!

If you are like me, your 6+2 might be more like 6+5 and therefore not far behind your own date at tall.

As others have said, at 6 weeks the most important thing is to see a live embryo on the scan and for the gestational sac and yolk to be normal.

Agree with kat. They told me at my EPU that the machine usually measures small early on. I was dated exactly 6 weeks then two weeks later I was 8+5 so bang on what I though I should be. Congrats on seeing hb

Thanks! I can't really see a yolk sak on the scan picure but a hb must mean thinks are ok. The sonographer wasn't really a people person - so not the best for reassurances - she spent more time showing me that my bowels were full than on the baby!

I've 'lost' a week with both of my early scans, but it turned out to be the most accurate date I was given last time. The dating scan at 15 weeks agreed with my dates but DS didn't oblige!

As I understand it, if the heartbeat is there that's the main thing. It's nerve wracking, isn't it!

They would have told you if there was no yolk sac. It is impossible to have a live embryo without one as far as I can understand. Because the scan is 2d, it might not be on the pic they printed for you. I have two from my first scan. One pic shows the yolk but the other does not.

A heartbeat is excellent news at this stage. Hope your next scan shows good progress. Have you got another early one booked?