Clear blue

[Hftb]

My daughter took a clear blue test 3 weeks ago showing 2-3 weeks pregnant. Her periods have not been at all regular so can not confirm when she had a last period. She went for an early pregnancy scan yesterday which showed the sac and yolk and a little dot they said but they couldn’t confirm an embryo or nub? My daughter is now worried incase she has miscarried. The midwife says to wait for her regular scan in 5 weeks time but my thoughts are should she have another reassurance scan in a couple of weeks as 5 weeks is a long time to wait.

Hi OP, so at the time of the scan your DD was supposed to be 5-6 weeks pregnant, going from what the clear blue test? If indeed she is that early, it's no surprise that they weren't able to see much. How many weeks did the scan put her at? You can't normally reliably see much before 7-8 weeks.

I personally would not be able to wait 5 weeks so would rebook another early scan but in about 10 days / a fortnight's time to give the embryo a chance to grow and show itself on the ultrasound. Fingers crossed for a positive outcome for you all.

That’s the thing we don’t really know how far she is. Some people have said the clear blue means 3-4 weeks when it shows 2-3 weeks on the screen. With having periods all over the place she just doesn’t know. The midwife thought 8 weeks but as I said I don’t know how they can calculate properly when her periods aren’t reliable.

@Hftb this probably isn't much help but this happened to me. I have pcos and very irregular periods, my first clear blue told me that I was 2-3 weeks, I went for a private scan which was an abdominal scan but they couldn't see anything, I was referred to early pregnancy as they wanted to rule out an ectopic pregnancy and when i went there I had a trasnsvaginal scan which showed a gestational sac and a yolk sac, they couldn't see a fetal pole or anything else. My gestation sac was measuring at 6 weeks but I reckon I was about 5 weeks and 4 days at scan. She booked me in to go back and be seen 2 weeks later which is this Friday but she did say that everything was looking how it should have been at scan. I would maybe book in for a private scan to see if they see more x

Oh Thankyou so much this sounds just like my Daughter. Please let me know how you get on.

Iv just had a scan last week between 5-6 weeks and now seen much just the same as you and they are taking me back in 2 weeks, can you book a private scan? Mine was a private scan and it’s well worth the money when you are worried you could book one for very soon from now if you find a clinic near to you

My DD is going to book another scan. It’s the clear blue test that has thrown her and dates. It says 2-3 weeks pregnant and in some pleases it says 2-3 weeks means 4-5 weeks, but I think that is 4-5 weeks from last period. She didn’t have a period. So hopefully when it’s says 2-3 weeks she was literally 2-3 weeks pregnant which would have made her 5 and a half weeks when she had the ultrasound. Such a scary time. I had a blighted ovum and had an awful experience 30 years ago and wouldn’t want her to go through what I did.

I was also in a similar situation. My periods are very irregular and last period was in November. I got my positive test on the 15th Jan. The midwife said I was 10 weeks along due to last period, even though I had explained to her that they were very irregular due to pcos. I booked a private scan and I was only measuring 5 weeks along so they booked me in for 2 weeks after. I had that scan last week and baby was measuring 7 weeks. I've got a NHS scan tomorrow to check progress where I should 8w2d.

Hi Thankyou for your reply. Did they see anything on your 5 week scan. All they saw was the sac and yolk on my DD and a dot which they couldn’t confirm was a baby so the scan was inconclusive they said.

Just the sac they saw on my 5 week scan which had me so worried and anxious for my next one. Everything was fine though and I saw a little heartbeat at 7 weeks :)

Oh Thankyou so much that’s reassuring to hear. and so pleased for you. My DD had her positive the week after you.

@Hftb hi, I just got back from my scan everything went well, baby is measuring 8 weeks and 2 days so please try not worry about your daughter, most likely everything will be fine. I would get her to go to an early scan to get confirmation xxx

Oh that’s great news I’m so pleased for you. You must be so relieved.

@Hftb I am for sure. I hope everything goes okay for your daughter but I'm sure it will xxx

Well I’m more confused than ever. DD has been for another scan today. This one was abdominal the first was transvaginal. The sac has grown from 16mm to 21mm and a fetal pole has now been detected which wasn’t before. There was no heartbeat but sonographer said measuring 6.4 weeks. Advised to contact midwife for a transvaginal scan in case of possible miscarriage. I’m just confused that the sac has grown and the fetal pole has devoloped could it possibly a few days early to see a heartbeat on an abdominal scan?

DD phoned midwife this morning to say about the scan. They basically said she has to wait 3 weeks for her nhs booked scan as they are getting inundated with worried ladies phoning after these early scans and cannot accommodate them all for scans. So still no further forward. I’m 50/50 as like previous post the fetal pole has now grown when it wasn’t there at first scan.

@Hftb hi, how's your daughter ? Xx

Hi @firsttimemum1xxx she’s just waiting for her next scan where hopefully the pregnancy will have progressed and we will see a little heartbeat. The doctor didn’t seem to concerned that there was no heartbeat at this stage. He said they look for three things at this stage and they were all there. The misunderstanding and expectations have all stemmed from the clearblue test which showed 2-3 weeks which from reading info is really 4-5 weeks when first tested. It’s all been confusing. If she had just taken a normal test the expectations of weeks would not have been there at her first scan.
So if we ignore the weeks on the cb test and go off the two scans she’s had there has been progression in that there is a fetal pole seen on the second scan and the sac has grown. Phew it’s all a worry isn’t it. Hope you are doing ok and progressing well.

@Hftb yeah I think the clear blue tests are very misleading tbh I've seen they cause a lot of worry. If doctors aren't worried that's a good sign. Hope everything continues to go well for her 🤞 thank you, I had a scan last week at 9 weeks and baby had strong heartbeat which is a good sign, hopefully continues this way x

@Hftb hi, your daughter always crosses my mind as my situation was very similar, just wondering how she's getting on? X

Hi @firsttimemum1xxx unfortunately the baby didn’t develop as it should and a missed miscarriage was diagnosed. She chose to have the surgical option and was booked in but started loosing the day before. I’m so much pain bless her and loosing so much blood. She ended up in hospital. She hadn’t passed everything, was in hospital for 3 days and had ‘surgical removal of the retained products of conception’ as they call it!! I really think they need to find a way of rephrasing the loss off a pregnancy. Physical wise she’s doing ok, she’s very quiet though. How are you doing I hope all is going well for you xx

@Hftb aww I am so sorry to hear this 😔 I was praying for a good outcome for her. Yeah that is an awful way to describe it that should definitely be changed that's a very harsh horrible way to put it. I am doing good thank you, I'm 14 weeks on Thursday so just hoping all stays well. Please tell your daughter I'm thinking of her and hope that she is okay xxx

@firsttimemum1xxx Thankyou for your kind thoughts, Oh 14 weeks is a good place to be, you must be so pleased to be there. xx

@firsttimemum1xxx just wanted to let you know my daughter is 5 weeks pregnant. Hoping for a healthy pregnancy this time. Periods have been regular for last few months so no guessing dates this time. Hope you and your baby are well xx