Hello everyone - I'm new to mumsnet today.
I should be 8 weeks pregnant but I had to have some emergency scans last week because of suspected ectopic pregnancy. It wasn't, which was a relief, but they weren't happy with the scan results. They asked about my dates and said I couldn't be where they thought - the embryo is 2.3mm and I should have been 7 wks at the time. My periods can be irregular so it's not impossible I miscalculated, but the doctor just wasn't optimistic. He booked me in for a scan this week, which I went to. They found a heartbeat which initially seemed so hopeful. But there's no growth and the dates still don't seem right. The nurse we spoke to afterwards wasn't optimistic. She didn't say things like 'Well, it might still all be fine - let's keep hoping!' It was more like 'There's nothing we can do right now, but I've booked you in for another scan next week, and after that we can talk through the options'. She told us that based on her experience she feels it's likely I'll mc. It's just awful waiting. We want the baby so much and I want to keep hoping. But both the doctor and the nurse the following week didn't present a hopeful scenario to us and I don't know if it's better to just prepare ourselves. I guess maybe a bit of both is best and I need to just not think about it as much as possible at the moment, but it's not easy. Anyone else had similar experiences? Has it ever happened that the dating/measuring is just wrong?