Short of a scan - anything you can do for reassurance at 11 weeks??

[Pollyparanoia]

Hello, I had a mc in November and am therefore totally paranoid about my current one (10+6) going wrong. Once you've had one, you enter into this world where you remember all those stories of the friend who had a successful scan at 9 weeks and then lost it at 12, all those missed miscarriages etc. So even though I had a scan at 7 weeks and all was fine and I've had no bleeding, I still can't feel positive.
Anyway, have not told anybody about being pg as thought I was going to get a scan at 11 weeks. Due to hospital losing my referral it's not going to be at 13+3, therefore adding a whole extra fortnight of anxiety and subterfuge.
Can my GP hear the heartbeat, palpitate my stomach or take a blood test at this point to reassure me. It doesn't help that I've had absolutely no symptoms bar pot belly, which frankly could be due to anything...
So boring to be this negative.
Thanks
PP

I don't have any magical advise, except to say you are not alone!!

I am 11 weeks with my second, i had a scan last week, and i feel exactly the same as you in thinking things may have changed since the scan. I won't get another one until 22 weeks now. I keep reminding myself that it is very rare to miscarry without any bleeding.

I think your midwife can hear a heartbeat around 12 weeks but i am not sure.

I don't remember feeling this bad with my first pg, but this time i've kind of 'switched off' to being pg, i don't think about it very much, and like you havn't told many people.

Can you find comfort in the fact you still have symptoms? or are you like me and don't get any . The only symptom i had were sore boobs and weeing lots but they disappeared some time ago! Two people have told me i'm showing already but i still don't believe - i keep thinking i'm just bloated.

Why don't you join the Antenatal thread Due in November. You'll get lots more reassurance there, i think we are all paranoid!

Polly - I can relate... 3 weeks ago I was paranoid I was miscarrying... no real logica reason for it - just did (and I have never mc before!)... I still have not had a scan (I'm 13 weeks but I'm nows sure I'm fine).
Have you got any other syptom?
Hungry
Out of breath
tired
loo too often

Heartbeat before 12 weeks is hard to hear so GP may not and you would worry

You have to try to be positive.

I know this is hard as you are not feeling sick etc and are obviously thinking something is wrong. So many people don't get symptoms and they are the lucky ones!

Your GP should be able to get you up for a scan sooner if you feel you can't wait another few weeks. As you have miscarried before there should be no problems with just "having a look" and at least it will put your mind at rest.

As Hattie05 has said, it is very rare to miscarry without any bleeding or pains so try to say to yourself that your not having these so everything must be ok! You have done so well so far as you are 10+6 already, these next few weeks will fly by.

Heartbeats can be heard at 12 weeks so thats only a week away. Try to stay positive and enjoy it!

Hello, I rather ignored all your very kind advice and went to my doctor's to look for a heartbeat. And she found one! So reassuring. I just have to think now that I've had an early scan, it's alive inside me so the odds are very, very, very good.
Now what else can I worry about?
PP

Awww i know exactly how you feel, i had my ds then we tried for no 2 a couple of years later, i fell pg & was really excited but i had a mc this shattered my world & i new that when i fell pg again it was going to be hard, but it happened & i was terrified all the way through the beginning, i even brought my own doppler of ebay so i could listen to my own baby, i did find it very reassuring after i learn't how to find the heart beat.

It will get easier, i know its hard but try & stay positive the first 3 months were the worst for me then i ebgan to relax a bit, i now have a 4 month old dd who is my world so be strong

Oh & by the way Congratulations

polly - I know exactly how you feel, as I miscarried last year and am now 14+1. I had the nuchal scan at 12 weeks and am still worrying if it's all gone wrong since then. Very glad the doctor could find a heartbeat for you. I don't have a m/w appointment until 20 weeks now...

But do come and join us on the \link{http://mumsnet.com/Talk?rn=74661&topicid=49&threadid=167519&redir=74661\pregnancy after miscarriage} thread. Loads of us have been through the same things, and everyone understands about exactly these kinds of rationally irrational fears.