I just had my first pregnancy scan this morning (following successful IVF). I am currently 7w2d pregnant and I know that date is accurate as it was a frozen embryo transfer.
My IVF nurse seemed very concerned as she said the baby is measuring a week behind and she thought the heartbeat looked quite low. She suggested we prepare ourselves for the worst.
She referred me to the early pregnancy unit at my local hospital who confirmed that the baby was very small, although they didn’t seem to have a problem with the heart rate. They said they couldn’t deem it a miscarriage just yet, and want to give it another week to see if things pick up a bit. But they didn’t seem too hopeful.
I am shocked that today’s scan didn’t go well as I just ‘felt’ like everything was progressing ok (horrid morning sickness etc!) oh well.
My question is two-fold: 1) anyone been in a similar situation who can encourage me with a success story? 2) was there anything you did that helped? (My IVF doc said I could try taking baby aspirin, did anyone get any other advice that turned out well?)
Thank you so much in advance for your comments. Xx