No heartbeat at 6 week scan

[Baw92]

I had a MMC in May and another MC the summer before so I went for a reassurance scan at the weekend when I should have been 6 weeks. They said I was only measuring 5+2 and that there was no heartbeat so I should go back in 7-14 days to rescan. Since then my boobs no longer hurt and I’ve got no sickness, which I usually have by now.

Cant help but fear the worst… ☹️

I'm so sorry you're in this situation. Others may be able to, but from my experience I can't provide any reassurance I'm afraid.

I'm so sorry for what you're going through . I hope everything will be okay.

Thank you @Delphinium20 x

sorry to hear that @Perennis - it’s just awful isn’t it x

Hello! I really hope that everything goes well for you, and thought id share my experience.

This is my first pregnancy, and at what i thought was 6 weeks i had a bleed.. I was scanned by EPU and they dated me 5+3, no heartbeat and only a yolk sac, it was the LONGEST two week of my life and I was certain id lost the baby- i had zero symptoms, my only symptom was sore boobs and they had vanished and i thought it was over.
Rescanned and dated back to my original date and little blob with a heartbeat was there 🙂

Im 19 weeks now with a little girl, ive had many scans throughout due to bleeding and it is terrifying each time but i really hope that you get a positive outcome too x

Thank you for sharing @LauraA31 given my history I’m preparing for the worst but stories like yours give a little hope x

I was scanned at 5+5 to check placement and all we saw was the gestational sack and yolk sack. No fetal pole or heartbeat! But they said they wouldn't expect to see it at that point either. Now 14+1 and baby is happy and healthy.

Yeah the more I’ve looked into it the more I realise it’s unlikely to get a heartbeat. My consultant advised me to get one at 5.5 weeks to check for a heartbeat as she prescribed progesterone. Wish I’d waited now…

When they scanned me they said days can make such a difference! Honestly I read so many threads like this before and almost all of them were fine when they re-scanned so I'd try not to worry x

No heartbeat here at 6wks just fetal pole and yolk sac. Also measuring slightly behind my own dates. Had to go back 10 days later - sure enough there it was! He's now 7. Fingers crossed for you.

Sadly I went back yesterday and it hadn’t developed at all.

I'm so sorry to hear that OP, wishing you all the luck in the world for the future x

So sorry OP, look after yourself x

I'm so sorry OP, this is all very sad 😥Please take care, sending you my best wishes xxx

Oh, OP, I am so very sorry. I hope you can take some time to recover and rest, and grieve. My best to you.

So sorry @Baw92 currently going through a miscarriage myself so understand how horrible it is. Lots of support in the Miscarriage and Pregnancy loss forum if you need it xx

Sorry to hear this. I’ve went through this 4 times, including a twin pregnancy with heart beats at 7weeks and lost them at 10weeks. Lots of investigations for RMC but no real reason, even genetic testing of the embryos were normal. Anyway to give you hope, I did eventually get my rainbow baby, and then had another very shortly after. It is an awful journey but it will work out x

I'm so sorry.

Thank you everyone

@Rainbowsalt i really hope so x

Just thought I’d come back in case anyone else in a similar position looks at this thread to say that I recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy :)

That's wonderful news, congratulations and well done.

Massive congratulations and how nice to update the thread! MMC is so heartbreaking and for sure women will need the positive news🎉

Fantastic news. It is really difficult to feel positive throughout pregnancy when you have a history of multiple mc. I remember disassociating myself at 13 weeks when I had a big bleed. I’d had five miscarriages prior to this and it wasn’t until a growth scan at 35 weeks that I let myself believe that this time I was going to be a mum.
Your post takes me right back to nearly 20yrs ago when DS was born.
He is now a 6’3” healthy, athletic young man about to start uni.
I sometimes get asked if I grieve for the babies I lost. At the time yes, but not since DS arrived. He wouldn’t be with us if previous pregnancies had been successful. He is so special as a result, but I don’t let him know that.

Enjoy your new son. 💐

Oh that’s wonderful news - congratulations!

So happy for you, OP! Congratulations.

I really do think that if anyone can avoid having a scan at six weeks, they should. Obviously it is sometimes necessary, eg for establishing the location of pregnancy etc, but is so inconclusive re the health of the pregnancy since days can make all the difference.

As a veteran of recurrent miscarriage (and now 24 weeks pregnant with a very healthy-looking babe), I've spent hours and hours of my life scouring the internet for good news stories when baby is measuring behind etc, and it is awful to feel so helpless, but the truth is nobody can predict how it'll turn out and a very early scan answers few questions. Sending solidarity to anyone currently stuck in this horrible limbo. I hope you all get your happy ending x

Oh, this is just the best news ever! I'm so very, very happy for you. I hope you can enjoy your new little one and enjoy being a mother. My absolute best to you and your growing family :)