Terrified after early pregnancy scan

[MrsS2022]

Hi everyone,

I need to get this out after my scan today. I got referred to the Early Pregnancy Unit after some bleeding (I’m 6+6 today).

The bleeding was quickly checked on the ultrasound and all is normal / it was put down to implantation or ‘settling in’ bleeding.
The scan itself didn’t go so well 😥

I’m measuring a week behind, my gestation sac is ‘irregular’ and beans heart rate was slow.

The sonographer has booked me back in for another follow-up scan on 12th March. She said that everything could be fine and even in my report to my GP, it states “I’m sorry if I have caused unnecessary anxiety if the next scan turns out fine”. And that she has seen pregnancies progress but she was (I guess understandably), focused on telling me my pregnancy could not progress.

She mentioned I could have ovulated later than I thought as I fell pregnant the first cycle off my Mirena, but I tested using OPK’s so I’m certain when I ovulated.

I’m devastated and haven’t stopped crying but I’m wondering if there is any chance that this has been told to people who have continued to have health pregnancy?

Thanks everyone 🙏🏻

I’m sorry I have no experience of this but didn’t want to read and run, offering a huge hand hold and really sorry you’re going through this.

I have seen a lot of threads saying similar, many of which have had a good outcome, so I have everything crossed for you. When it’s this early measurements are hard to take and things can be out, including your dates (tbh even if your dates your dates are correct you can still be pushed back or forward, I was pushed forward 5 days at my private scan despite that being impossible!). I really hope that you are one of the good stories and your bean has a good old growth spurt xxxxxxx

Hi @MrsS2022 sorry you're going through such a worrying time.

I had a scan in my previously pregnancy and the baby's heart rate was really slow and was told to expect the worst.

Unfortunately it didn't work out for me but I read so many forums etc on the internet afterwards and for some it does all work out. I really hope you're one of those people.

I went to a private scan at my first pregnancy and was told my dates must be out - baby had a HB but measured 5+4, I knew I was 6+6.

Unfortunately I miscarried a few weeks later. However during that time I came across lots of threads where babies were measuring behind and then caught up - So I think it could go either way but there is reason to hope. I’m sure someone will be along and tell you they were one of those people xx

Thank you everyone for your advice 💕

I know this could go either way.. but here’s an update of my thoughts: my sonographer said that my getting pregnant straight after having my mirena removed may be a contributer in the respect that I don’t actually know how long my cycles are and that I could have ovulated much later.
Would this be possible even though I got a glaring positive OPK, BD’d for the next two nights (and then haven’t since?).
I ‘should’ be 7+1 today by yesterday I was measuring at 6+1.

What do people think?

Thanks everyone xxxx

I don’t think this is possible if you know when you ovulated - however you may have actually implanted a bit later.

I think also at this stage as the baby is so small, there can be errors when measuring the size. Was there a heartbeat? Xxx

@Cafeaulait27

I don’t think this is possible if you know when you ovulated - however you may have actually implanted a bit later.

I think also at this stage as the baby is so small, there can be errors when measuring the size. Was there a heartbeat? Xxx

Thank you for your response.

The bleeding I went to the EPU for was dismissed as implantation/settling in bleeding.
Bean did have a heartbeat which I saw on screen. I wasn't given the speed, just that it looked slower than she would have liked.

I honestly have no clue what I can expect next week. My other/normal symptoms are so strong and it all just feels so sad.

I had an irregular sac and measured 6 weeks at 8 weeks pregnant. For me there was no heart beat and I went on to miscarry.
I hope this isn’t the case for you and I have seen positive outcomes when I was searching for hope at the time.
Wishing you all the best

I am temping as well as using OPKs at the moment (ttc my second) and I don't ovulate till at least 48 hours after I get a peak reading. There have also been months where I have had a peak, my temperature hasn't gone up, then I've had a second peak. I'm being investigated as its taking us a while so no idea what is going on, though I relatively recently stopped breastfeeding my first (giant toddler) so there may be some hormonal disruption, which I would definitely expect with coming off the mirena. I wouldn't say it was impossible you conceived 48 hours after the last time you had sex, which I guess would buy you 4 days?

That being said, I definitely see why you're worrying. I had a missed miscarriage my first pregnancy, two scans for bleeding both showed heartbeat and no obvious irregularities but actually on the second I thought the heartbeat looked slower than the first (to my totally untrained eye!). The people doing the scan said it was in normal parameters but my next follow-up scan a week later showed no heartbeat. The thing is, there is just no way of knowing so early, which is so maddening. All you can do is try and be as kind to yourself as possible in whatever way will work best.

If that's thinking positively, if its hoping for the best but preparing for the worst, only you can know. I don't really think anything you do at this stage can affect the outcome so just do whatever you need to to get through the next while.

Yes, next pregnancy was successful, she's one and trying to eat the dogs biscuits as I type 😣 I had an early scan at 7.5 weeks as thought heart beat would be there by then if all ok, which it was. I was still very nervous and didn't tell people for ages.

I also have an older boy. About 2 weeks after I got my positive I had a bit of red everytime I wiped for a few days, then a 50p sized red blob in my knickers. I googled and just hoped it was ok. It was.