Ultrasound 7 weeks no baby

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Hello. I went for an early scan yesterday believing I was 7 weeks using my LMP. The sonographer only found a sac, she couldn't find a heartbeat or sign of a baby. She said I may not be as far along as I thought or could be a blighted ovum and to come back for a re-scan in 2 weeks. 2 weeks!!! Now obviously worrying yet trying to stay positive. I have 2 questions.

1. I am so sure of my LMP but could it still mean my dates could be out? Thought LMP was gospel!

2. Anyone else been in this situation?

Many thanks

Sorry you are facing this worry. Do you know when you ovulated? That will give you more reliable dates than your LMP.

If I went by my LMP, I would be almost 3 weeks further along in pregnancy than I am. I had a EPI scan at 6+4 based on my ovulation dates, but would have been 9 weeks according to LMP. We saw a heartbeat and a tiny little bean measuring 6 weeks. The midwife said had I gone in at 6 weeks based on my LMP, we would only have seen an empty sac as well.

So although it is a horrible, horrible wait, try not to worry if you can. LMP isn't gospel, dates vary quite a lot and so much can change in those two weeks. I hope you get to see your little one soon!

Thanks so much for your reply. I don't know when I ovulated as we weren't really tracking. That's really reassuring to know someone else has been in position and it had a happy outcome :)

Happened to me too. Sure of my LMP and ovulation date as using a monitor. Went for scan at 6 weeks and told no yolk sac or heartbeat. Also the sac that they could see was collapsing on itself so it looked very much like a blighted ovum. Advised to come back a week later for another scan and drugs to start the miscarriage.

A week later there was a yolk sac, heartbeat - the works! She's asleep upstairs right now. Don't give up hope just yet. Good luck x

LMP is only accurate if you have a 28 day cycle and ovulate on day 14. However, most women don't have that! Even with a 28 day cycle you can ovulate later than day 14. Doctors use LMP as most women don't know when they ovulate.

I went for my scan set by lmp at what I thought was 12 weeks but I was actually 10+4, 7 weeks is pretty early so you may only be like 5 weeks

When did you get a positive pregnancy test? The very earliest that you are likely to get a positive is 10 days post ovulation, making you just over 3 weeks pregnant at that stage. If your positive fits in with that, then I'd be cautiously optimistic. If you had a positive test more than a couple of weeks ago then you would expect to see a heartbeat by now.

We dtd once that month and I ovulated on day 9 and have a 35 day cycle so should never had worked but currently 27 weeks pregnant and have a little fighter of a princess inside! My ovulation sticks said I never ovulated that month I did tests every day from day 6 so should have caught it so not asn exact science!

That happened to my DB and partner 2 years ago. They fell pg straight after and now have a son.

Sorry missed a bit. When they were re scanned after first scan there was still no baby. They then fell pg straight after and have a son. I Think the first they knew there was no baby was the 12 wk scan and told they would rescan in 2 weeks, in the meantime they paid for a private scan who also said just the sac.