early private scans

[mumof2girls99]

hi all i had a mc in sep 2012 and now pregnant with baby no 3 yay excitied but im also anxsioues im early on maybe 5 weeks but im thinking about getting and early scan cause of my mc i live in west london and their £95 so not cheap i was wondering if anyone else went for a early scan after a mc did it help was it worth it thanks ladies

I went for an early scan even though I hadn't had a MC. I had quite bad anxiety in the early weeks of my pregnancy though and literally wasn't sleeping for worrying (this is my first). Frankly it was the best £100 we spent. We went at 7 and a half weeks because, had there not been a heartbeat at that stage it was quite clear it wasn't going to be viable. I exactly knew my dates so had it come back as underdeveloped for that stage I knew it wasn't good news either.

Luckily though we heard her heartbeat and that made me feel MUCH better. We then had an NHS scan at 13 weeks and all was fine, and then a private gender scan at 17.5 weeks where we found out the sex (which was confirmed at the NHS scan at 20 weeks).

We're also getting a private 4D scan for my birthday which, after seeing my friends scan DVD, I'm really looking forward to.

weeblueberr thank you for your reply i think i will go for it we was thinking at like 7 weeks to make sure the pregnancy is viable im excited but kind of scared i just hope a scan will make me feel better not sure i can wait the 12 weeks for the nhs one lol congrats on your pregnancy :)

I have had an early scan at 7 weeks at the EPU which served to put my mind at ease for about a day if I am honest! A lot can happen still at that stage I think.
I also paid for a private one 2 days ago (now almost 10 weeks) and yes that one has really reassured me, growth was evident, limbs wiggling etc.

I'd say to leave it to at least 9 weeks if you possibly can wait that long. At 7 weeks you will see a heartbeat yes but that'll be about it really, I think seeing the foetus looking almost like a proper baby (pic on my profile) is more reasuring.

Good luck x

Should have added, reason was I had a missed mc last year x

Thank you mumof2girls99 and congratulations on yours! Good luck with everything.

FoofFighter thank you for your reply and congrats on your pregnancy also :) i lost my last baby at 8 weeks but stopped growing at 5 weeks sadly sorry to hear about your previoes mc my hubby seems to think about 7-9 weeks is best to wait but i am quite anxioues but obviouesly want to wait untill the heartbeat is clearly visable on a scan i havent even been to my gp yet i think when i see my gp i shall mention how anxioues i am your reply has been really helpful i agree if i am going to have one i should hold off till at least 7 weeks fingers crossed everythings okay and sticky baby dust to us all will update if i decide to go for a scan thanks again ladies :)

Just to chime in and say I paid for private scan at what turned out to be 8w 3 days -more of a little bean than a baby but worth every penny. he did a little wriggle for us.
I would try and hold out till 8-9 weeks because it's only at 6-7 that a heartbeat is detectable so if you're dates are a bit out you might be a bit panicked if it's not there, even though all could be well. Also if you see hb at 8 weeks apparently (other things being equal) your chances of mc are very low.
I now have my (nhs) 12 week scan next week - as I've had the 8 weeks the wait for this is a lot less scary.