Would you book a private scan?

[allthesharks]

I had a miscarriage at 7 weeks at the end of October and I'm pregnant again now. I didn't have a period in between so I'm not certain of dates but I got a positive test last Tuesday (26th Nov) and I took a clear blue digital with weeks indicator on Sunday (1st Dec) which said 2-3 weeks. So based on that, I must have been at least 4 weeks on Sunday. I'm thinking of booking a viability scan for next Sunday (15th) when I should be at least 6 weeks, and therefore should see a heartbeat.

When I had the miscarriage I was scanned at 6+4 due to severe cramping and they couldn't see a heartbeat and said the pregnancy was earlier than 6 weeks (I knew it couldn't be because I found out very early with a HPT). I miscarried at 7+3 and the sac was empty.

I'm inclined to book a scan for when I should be 6 weeks and if there is a heartbeat that will be very reassuring. If there isn't then I can mentally prepare myself to miscarry again.

Just to add that my partner has previously had chemo and from a recent semen analysis he was told he has 0% normal morphology and is unlikely to be able to conceive. We have conceived very quickly, twice. But we do wonder if the abnormal sperm is able to fertilise the egg, but if it's unlikely to result in a viable pregnancy.

If you were in my position, would you book a private scan?

I would - but wait until you are 7 weeks then if there is a heartbeat it will definitely be present. Crossing my fingers for you.

@allthesharks so sorry for your loss! But congratulations for new one.

I completely understand you, I had early scans with my children that came after miscarriages. But in my experience I would wait until you think might be 7 weeks at least because at 6 sometimes can't see much and might make you more anxious instead of helping you.

As others have said, I would wait for 7 weeks - scans be very ambiguous before that and could only cause more anxiety. I had a scan at 7+2 and it was very reassuring. Good luck OP x

That's good advice to wait until 7 weeks. Thank you. I thought a heartbeat should be able to be detected at 6 weeks but if it could be ambiguous then it'll definitely be best to wait.

I must say though, and this is the pessimist in me, that I think by 7 weeks I will know if it's not going to last as I had given up hope by that point last time as I had having cramping and spotting by then. And there's a big part of me that assumes the same will happen.

Hi I cant give much advice but wanted to say my husband also had 0% morphology however we have conceived a little boy who is now 3 but we didnt know about his sperm then and also were currently 20weeks with our 2nd we did have an ectopic inbetween which by this point we had just found out about his sperm and like ypu was thinking it wasnt possible so much so we started looking at alternative ways to get pregnant but we used the pre conception vitamins fir him and we got pregnant first month and were 20 weeks as I said so it can happen the docs said it's just the actual fertiliser of the egg that it struggles with but as your pregnant its clearly worked like with my self so yes it can go on to have normal pregnancy xx

If you have a scan and see a heartbeat at 6 weeks, you may still worry after that until 7/8 wks, and want another scan!. So probably best to wait til the 7 week.

I really hope this one is successful for you

Fx for you that this one is sticky. I just question how long you'll feel reassured for? Do you think you'd have another? The scan is a moment in time. I had scans at 6 and 8 weeks and saw a heartbeat and still had a mmc after both of those scans.

I don't think I'd want further reassurance once I'd seen the heartbeat (other than the routine scans/checks etc). There was never a heartbeat last time because there was never an embryo and with my partner's poor morphology we don't know if it's actually possible for us to conceive an embryo, if you see what I mean.

I have two children from my previous marriage so I know I can conceive and carry a baby (although both were born premature so there are likely to be issues in that respect as well). Hopefully the miscarriage was just one of those things, but with the semen analysis results and the fact that my partner has never fathered a child, we do wonder if it's not going to happen naturally for us.

With that said, your post @KHall84 is incredibly reassuring and does give me a lot of hope. My partner has also been taking vitamins so hopefully that will have helped.

I've started cramping and had a small amount of spotting. I estimate I'll be 6 weeks tomorrow. It was around this time that cramping and spotting started last time. I'm not hopeful.