Early scan - inconclusive results

[HayleyHaystack]

I'm 34 and this is my first pregnancy. I'd love advice following a horrible day yesterday.

Fell pregnant quickly - there could have been only 2 occasions right at end of Feb & beg of March. It was the first TTC.

I got my BFP 16th March, I was 1 day late according to my app. Cycles are actually irregular - average as 32 - but range from 27-34 days. I didn't know this until last night as I didnt pay much attention due not to not TTC until very recently.

I had a private scan yesterday - MY dates on my app made me 7+6 at the time.
The scan was internal and external. Fetal pole present but too small at 3mm and heartbeat was there but slow and sluggish. The sonographer said it looks 6 weeks but as that didn't match up with my days, she actually couldn't call it and I need to be rescanned in 10 days. There is a chance I will miscarry in that time.

Like many posts I've read I've been certain with my dates. I feel pretty dreadful now. My symptoms have near enough gone and I feel like I'm waiting for it to end.

Totally confused by the date thing and I told the sonographer i have a 32 day cycle as that's what I thought I had but she said 3mm and a heart beat thats as slow sounds 6 weeks not 7 weeks and so concerned fetus has stopped growing

I have my midwife app booked on the 18th to do the bloods as haven't yet had that app, but I think I go to a walk in early pregnancy unit tests check my HCG levels. I can't bear to wait.

Any similar experiences?

Try your GP for HCG bloods, they need to be done twice tough lying 48 hours apart.
My EPU wouldn't do hcg bloods when I presented with dates not matching scan.

Fingers crossed for you. X

There's no point doing bloods once there's something visible on scan, it doesn't tell you anything helpful. Unfortunately the only thing you can do is wait at least a week for a rescan. It really could go either way - up to a week difference between your dates and scan dates can be normal so factoring in your long cycle may just mean that your dates are out by a few days.

The only thing to suggest is to switch your care to EPU if possible and have your scans there. Then if it doesn't work out they can act faster if necessary as they don't tend to give treatment based on private scans. Sorry you're going through this stress, I hope it works out for you.

Bit confused by your dates op, you ur scan sounds spot on to me. I'm around 7 + 2, last period was actually a m/c but 17th February. All apps plus epu put me at those dates. So if you conceived late Feb / early March and got a bfp mid March would you be 5.5 / 6 weeks?

Sorry I meant 6 + not 5. I hope it pans out.

@limplettice Would 6 weeks sound right then? Last period was 11th Feb. My app puts me at 8 weeks today but the scan put me at 6 weeks with concerning results if I was actually 8.

@zaalitje I didn't know that. I was told by friend they would do bloody tests for HCG but I will call GP instead

Appreciate all replies thanks so much

It's only that I was just 7 yesterday, with first faint bfp 2 days before you, backed up by a scan about 10 days ago, on a 28 day cycle with lmp of 17/2. If your cycle is longer, maybe ovulation was a few days later. I don't want to give false hope, especially as I've been where you are a couple of times already this year and it didn't end well. I'll keep everything crossed for you. I understand too well the waiting is hideous.

My epu did hcg first, but won't do once something is visible on the scan, as it's not so useful by then.