Inconclusive Scan

[Sezzy25]

Hi everyone.

I Went for an early scan 1 week ago and baby measuring 6+4 with rapid heartbeat of 161 (should have been 6+6). CRL was 7.2mm. Went for another scan today and baby measuring a 5.9mm so less than a week ago and no heartbeat. I didn't know losing growth was possible. Been referred to the EPU as scan is ‘inconclusive’ but they did advise that very unlikely to be viable.

No pain, bleeding or symptoms to be honest. It doesn’t look good does it? I know I am clutching at straws but any positive outcomes to similar circumstances? Praying for a miracle. Appt tomorrow at 10am.

I imagine they cannot say anything ‘conclusive’ as many trusts will have policies of around 14 days between scans to determine/diagnose miscarriage. But unfortunately if you have seen a heartbeat before, and it has since stopped (along with a shrinking sac) you have had a miscarriage.

I am so sorry. Sending love and here to discuss next steps (I have been through it myself) should you wish.

Thank you for your honesty, I am pretty sure it is a miscarriage but it's hard to let go of hope.

I had a miscarriage December 2021 but was spontaneous at home and complete. I assume they will offer me misoprosotal (or however you spell it) or a d&c. Is that right?

How was your appointment?

If the scan was damning, I’m sorry that you’ve had to go through this again. There are no comforting words, it’s just utterly shit.

I have only had Misoprostol. When it was incomplete, the remaining tissue was so small that I opted for acupuncture to clear it instead- which worked after a week.

You won’t be offered any help after 2 miscarriages as per 3 being the criteria for recurrent miscarriage investigations, but you might find that your GP is kind. I was sent for a full panel of bloods which all returned normal which gave me some hope that nothing was ‘wrong’ with me. When ready to try again I took Q10 enzyme for egg quality improvement and folic acid.

I eventually got my baby- but as soon as I found out I was pregnant, I went to see a private doctor for a progesterone prescription. I didn’t have any hormonal issues detected in the blood screens but it didn’t hurt to try it. She is now 3 months old. Might have just been a placebo, but best £400 I ever spent.

Appointment was not good.

Scan showed what I knew but as baby only measuring 5.9mm they won't medically manage until a rescan shows no growth or heartbeat. NHS guidelines can only show non viable pregnancy if no heartbeat at 7mm. They won't count my private scans despite a heartbeat being shown on them.

Rescanning in a week and trying to convince me to have a d&c to send off for genetic testing as this is my third miscarriage (I had a chemical at 4.5 weeks in May as well). They do have to count it despite what people are told. My mum is in the NHS and a colleague from the EPU at her hospital said to not be fobbed off with 'chemical pregnancy'. Currently waiting for my GP appointment to be referred to recurrent miscarriage clinic.

Praying that I spontaneously miscarry before next week as do not want surgery. They have asked me to bring in any 'tissue' if I miscarry at home.

Feel traumatised. Thought about going for a termination to get misoprostal but advised it won't count as a miscarriage so am a bit trapped.

Logically I know this is the right option but emotionally I feel broken and ally did not want to stay pregnant knowing my baby is dead.

Thank you for the advice on the coq10. I am going to start that. I also had already decided to get a private prescription of progesterone and take 75mg of aspirin when I fall pregnant again if I haven't had the referral through. Placebo or not i need to do what I can.

So happy to hear you got your baby ❤️

Sorry to hear about your losses. In terms of progesterone, try and a lower dose prescribed from 4dpo then a higher once pregnant. Apparently if you have recurrent very early loss (4-6) weeks, it's likely you will need the progesterone support a lot earlier than from a positive pregnancy test. Good luck and I hope you have lots of support around you now x

So sorry @Sezzy25. This is shit. Had 2 miscarriages before the current pregnancy, it's so hard. Have been taking 150g aspirin for this one as well weeks 5-10 - don't think it's what made the difference in all honesty (my last had big issues from the beginning) but in the early days it calmed my anxiety and made me feel like I was doing something. Hope it can happen naturally for you this time and wishing you all the luck with your rainbow baby.x

You shouldn’t need a referral- just call up when it’s time. They are very keen to take your money obviously, and with your history and being able to discuss this with them- I don’t see why they shouldn’t be able to prescribe you progesterone.

So sorry to hear it was not good news. I completely get what you mean about not wanting to be pregnant any more. That’s why I went for the Misoprostol once diagnosed, as I could take it home that day rather than wait 5 days for the D&C surgery day.

I would phone a fertility acupuncturist and talk them through your scan reports. It’s probably a grey area but they may accept your private scans and could be able to induce a bleed if that’s what you want. I know my acupuncturist definitely facilitated natural MC for women who wanted no medical intervention.

I hope you can get through this week and you have support around you. I lived on the Facebook groups.