How many early reassurance scans did you have ?

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Hey guys,

Me and partner had our early reassurance scan a few weeks back when she was roughly 8.2 weeks pregnant. Got the heartbeat and saw the movement which was fantastic. We are getting married abroad in a few weeks, so won’t be able to have the NHS free one until after, in which she will be roughly 13.5 weeks by then. We just booked in to get another early reassurance scan just before we go away, which she will be roughly 10.5 weeks by then. I hope we are not going to nuts with these early reassurance scans haha will be the last private one until the NHS ones. Did anyone else book a couple ?

None whatsoever 🤷🏼‍♀️.

12 week dating scan, 20 week anomaly scan.

You do what's right for you though. Good luck 😊

We had two before the 12 week scan - it was the reassurance we needed after a loss at 16 weeks.

Hope all goes well!

1 the first time, none the second. Are you planning to get the screening for Edwards, Patau and Downs Syndromes? If so you might find you're too late by 13.5 weeks and they can only do the less accurate version. My friend had this- her dates were slightly off and she was over the cutoff. If this is a concern for you, you may want to think about private screenings or rescheduling your scan for an earlier date.

Congratulations

I have one booked for 7+3 in just over a week and if all is well we are hoping to go again around 10 weeks

I'm not sure what the rules will be at the hospital and I don't want my OH to miss out

I've also had 2 MC this year already so I'm probably being over cautious

I think if it makes you feel better go for it but also remember it's just a snapshot of what's going on at that specific time

None. 12 week nuchal fold scan, 20 week anomaly.

Personally I don’t feel enough research has been done into the effect of multiple scans on a developing foetus. So I chose only to have those medically necessary.

@FourPlasticRings, sorry I meant we will be roughly 12.5 weeks when we get home and hopefully have our NHS scan and yes my partner wants the Down syndrome test etc at same time as the scan itself. We should be ok with time limit by then

Ah, fair enough. Hope you have a lovely wedding!

One at 8 weeks. With the current restrictions meaning DP can't come to the 12 week scan, I didn't want him to miss out.

None, I would have found it more worrying than reassuring.

I had 2 early scans. As pp says, she needs the nhs scan before 13+6 to have the combined screening :)

We had one each time (At 7 weeks) before the 12 week scan which. This was medically recommended for us due to the fact we had ivf for both pregnancies

With my second pregnancy the early scan showed a problem so we needed to go back 7 days later for a rescan to check if all was ok (one of the twins had died by the rescan, the other survived).

Very interesting answers. I can understand some people being slightly worried, but we are more leaning towards having that reassurance and having that excitement of seeing it progress before our NHS one. Just be nice to get that extra reassurance at 10.5 weeks just before we go abroad

I see it would be nice to get the extra reassurance, but from the other side, what if it wasn't good news? Or something worrying cropped up requiring a rescan? (Unlikely now you've seen a heartbeat, but still possible.) Could cast a shadow over your whole wedding. I'd think maybe ignorance is bliss on this and wouldn't do it myself. If I were you I'd consider both possible outcomes and the potential pros and cons before booking another scan.

None. I felt anxious earlier on but managed to find other ways to deal with it than relying on scans which would have made me feel better for the 10 mins I was there but no different the next day.

2 before the 12 week scan, then we have one booked for 16 weeks, and thinking of another for around 24 weeks. We have our NHS ones at 12 and 20 weeks, then growth scans from 28 weeks so will be having lots of scans (approx every 4 weeks). Personally it helps my mental health massively seeing baby and getting that reassurance, I know its just a snapshot but odds do improve once you've passed certain milestones. For me it helps frame my thoughts more positively for a good few weeks but appreciate for others this might be short lived.

Completely agree with @FourPlasticRings - I would avoid having too many before the wedding, just in case it is bad news (which it probably isn't).

Personally I don't get why people have lots of scans. It's just feeding into the anxiety and obsessing over whether you'll miscarry or not. I haven't miscarried before so maybe I'm being slightly ignorant, but I have felt anxious this time round and have been tempted to have an early scan.

I've had five losses ranging from 5 weeks to 13 weeks. By the seventh pregnancy (I now have two live children) I realised there's no point to reassurance scans. I've seen heartbeats that then stop. There's no guarantee that baby is ok. Scans are a snapshot in time, they don't tell you anything about the future of the pregnancy. So I wouldn't bother. If anything, in my experience, they reassure you falsely. Though I do understand the desire to have them.

I'm pregnant with DD2 now. With DD1 we had 7 week scan, the harmony test at 10 weeks which comes with a scan, NHS 12 week scan then a cheeky one at 17 weeks, 21 weeks anomaly because I couldn't make the NHS 20 week scan, then 2 NHS growth scans in my 3rd trimester.

This pregnancy I did 7 week reassurance (I had some bleeding), 10 week harmony test which came with a scan, and then just NHS 12 and 20 weeks scans. Haven't had any since (baby started moving earlier this pregnancy so that put my mind at rest).

It's completely a personal choice and if you want extra scans I say go for it.

None. I’ve had two extra scans in this pregnancy. One because my dates were a bit out so I was too early for screening, and one because the consultant was worried she was measuring small.

I think it’s just a matter of opinion ain’t it guys. I personally think it’s a bit negative going with a mindset of “but what if things are wrong, it could ruin your wedding “ etc etc, things could be wrong at the NHS 12 week scan, no guarantee of anything, but I think having that extra comfort of knowing things are progressing well, which gives you and your partner peace of mind, I see no issue with it. I personally think waiting 12 weeks to not see anything is way to long. That’s just my opinion. Maybe being our 1st child and it’s all new to us, we feel we just need that extra comfort.

With this pregnancy coming after two miscarriages I had two reassurance scans - 8 and 10 weeks. I needed them mentally to cope through the really tough weeks when I lost previous babies.

I found once I had my 12 weeks scan I could cope a bit better with my anxiety. Now I am past 23 weeks and can feel the baby you can start to feel more secure.

So you do what you need to to get by

I didn’t have any, but I think the important thing is that you do what feels right for you - if you want the reassurance, have one!

None. I'm prone to OCD and think constant scans are actually a warning sign of obsessing to keep anxiety at bay. If you're going to lose it, no amount of scans will stop it from happening.

3 before 12 weeks:
6 weeks ivf confirmation, early as raised ectopic risk
7 weeks - after a bad bleed
9 weeks - private reassurance scan due to the bleed and covid restriction meant DH could come

I think having seen a heartbeat and movement I'd try not to go for too many more and as not much will change until 12 week one, I'd try to save the money! I know how hard it is when you have no other evidence that you're pregnant, but if there's no pain or bleeding then everything is probably ok.

I do do the miscarriage reassurance odds nearly every day, that helps a bit! datayze.com/miscarriage-reassurer

None. Didn't feel the need. In fact I had my 12 week scan was late. Didn't worry me at all