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What would you do....?

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whiterose2011 · 06/09/2012 14:54

I am about 11 weeks pregnant based on one cycle of ttc since coming off the pill. About 3 weeks ago I had really bad cramps and some bleeding and a complete loss of any pregnancy symptoms overnight. I called my GP who referred me to the PSU at my local hospital for a scan.

At that point, they could see a pregnancy sac and a yok but not a heartbeat so asked me to come back a week later. At the 2nd scan, the embryo had grown a millimetre and they found a very weak, sporadic heartbeat. We had to go back today for another scan and it had grown by about 2mm but again still had a very weak, sporadic heartbeat. They have said that it's almost guaranteed to end in a miscarriage but that the PSU can't do anything until there is no sign of a heartbeat.

These last 3 weeks have been really tough and I don't know what to do for the best. We can choose to have a termination if we want to but part of me thinks that if there is still a heartbeat, maybe there is a chance. I'm trying to be realistic and not get my hopes up but at the same time, I don't want to make the wrong decision too soon and regret it.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Should I put myself through another 2 weeks of waiting and then have the medical intervention? They said it is very unlikely that if I went back in 2 weeks that there would be a heartbeat....but I just don't know what to do for the best.

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FluffyJawsOfDoom · 06/09/2012 15:01

Wow. I'm so sorry you're going through this. Is there any chance you've got your dates wrong and you're not as far along as you thought?

I think, personally, I'd have to wait it out and see what happens. Otherwise I'd always wonder "what if" :(

Flosie1989 · 06/09/2012 16:41

I'm so sorry to hear about your situation whiterose I can't imagine what that must feel like Sad

I think though if it was me I'd have to wait and see what happens, just in case there's a chance that things might work out xxx

whiterose2011 · 07/09/2012 08:11

I don't think I've got my dates wrong but even if I have, the embryo isn't growing at the rate it should be. We were told yesterday that it should have at least doubled in size since the last scan but it had only grown by 2mm. I think I'm just going to wait for the 2 weeks and then go back. I'd hate to make the wrong decision and spend years regretting it. But also trying to be realistic at the same time so that I'm not building up false hope. Thanks for your input ladies. Xxx

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