12 week scan tomorrow - Scared

[Heavenscent86]

Hi I have my 12 week scan tomorrow. I believe I will literally be 12 + 1 but I am so scared. I have had two previous miscarriages and in this pregnancy I had on and off bleeding between 5.5 weeks and 8.5 weeks. Mostly brown discharge, a tiny bit of bright red on the day it started. The hospital has given me two scans, one at 6 weeks and one at 8 weeks and baby was viable with a good heartbeat at both. No indication of what was causing the bleed. I have been suffering badly with hyperemesis so I'm hoping that's a positive sign. But I'm so very scared that I will go for the scan tomorrow and find that the baby has died again. One of my miscarriages was missed, I had no pregnancy symptoms with that one and it was absolutely heartbreaking. I'm so scared it will have happened again.

You can't second guess. Your symptoms are still going strong, baby was doing well at 8 weeks. It's unusual to have more than 1 miscarriage, let alone 3. Think positive thoughts and do something you enjoy this evening. Good luck x

I had the same - 3 miscarriages with the last being a missed miscarriage. Since then I've had one term pregnancy (now a 2yo who is fast asleep leaning on me!) and I'm pregnant again, I'm 11 weeks today and had a private scan yesterday for reassurance.

I found information from the miscarriage association (attached) very reassuring. Your chances of anything going wrong does drop drastically with each week. You saw a heartbeat at 8 weeks - that's great. There is still a possibility it might go wrong, but the odds really are in your favour at this point.

I like that info. I found similar statistics but they all seemed to imply it was only if you weren't bleeding. I like that this one says finding the heartbeat is so positive even if there is bleeding. I've done fairly well keeping myself calm throughout the pregnancy so far but now the scans so close I just feel terrified.

Absolutely nothing of use to add other than and I really, really hope all goes well for you tomorrow.x

All the best for tomorrow. I had a successful pg after 4 mcs and scans were so hard, even once I could feel the baby moving I was always so anxious. You just keep putting one foot in front of the other until it's over. I have had two successful pgs, one with bleeding and one without - sometimes that just happens.

After 2 miscarriages, I'm never too optimistic in early pregnancy and, like you, experienced bleeding from week 5 to week 9.
My 12 week scan was fine and I'm now 19 weeks.

Fingers crossed for you!

My thoughts go out to you. I've a history of 3 miscarriages with the 2nd being a mmc. At each scan since (I am now 17 weeks pregnant) I look away until I'm prompted to look at the screen; I've had about 4 scans in this pregnancy. The hospital are great I've asked to pay for photos after the scan, they were completely lovely when my husband could not attend my "12" week scan (I was over 14 weeks) with me, offering a volunteer to sit with me.
I find I think of it all as part of the medical/ monitoring. I 'box' it with blood tests; weight checks.
Best wishes

heaven just wanted to wish you all the best for tomorrow, I understand why you are nervous but it's great news you've had two good scans already. I have everything crossed for you. I wanted to also say your post reassured me as I have been spotting for nearly a week and been a nervous wreck. Let us know how you get on x

Hi Heaven, I feel for you. I also have a scan tomorrow - I'll be 10+3. I've have 3 mcs in a row, 1 mmc. So I'm being given early scans - I also had a successful scan at 8 wks, but I know exactly how you feel - after a few days, the worry sets in again. The not knowing is hard. But as everyone had said a heartbeat at 8 wks is promising (I never got that far before) and a bit of spotting seems quite common. So big fingers crossed for tomorrow. x

I'm not surprised you're anxious. I had a mmc between my first 2 DSs. Picked up at the 12 week scan. Since then I've been worried at every scan. I've had 2 successful pregnancies since then. And probably dozens of scans. They still set me off, even when I could feel my babies moving.

Thank you for all your understanding. I hope so much that everything's ok this time. I will let you know how it's gone.

Hi everyone. My scan went really well. Baby was nice and active and I'm 12+1 today so hopefully out of the danger zone. So pleased.

so pleased. Put your feet up now and have some and

Hurrah! That's excellent news - I'm so pleased for you!

Excellent news!