Miscarriage after early scan

[elisha1375]

im currently going through a MMC, baby stopped growing over a week ago, going in next week for one last scan and for medical management (tablets). I’ve suffered extreme trauma in the last few years, so when I fell pregnant I suffered extreme anxiety and thought it would be taken away from me straight away. I was at the EPU at least once a week panicking, there was never anything wrong. My lining was nice and thick and my HCG was almost tripling, but because I had attended the EPU so early on they had to make sure it wasn’t ectopic because I had mild cramping and needed to just confirm where it was. Did a scan at 3 weeks 6 days and couldn’t see it obviously. Then had one booked at 5 weeks 3 days, baby was measuring bang on and all was good. That same day of the internal scan I had extreme cramping and all my symptoms disappeared that evening. I went back a week later and they said baby died the following day of the scan. I know grief will make you blame someone or something but everything was perfect and then after the scan it stopped. I can’t find any research on early scans and miscarriage? Has anyone else had this happen? It could of been a complete coincidence

I think it's just an awful coincidence Hun. I had an abdominal scan at 10+5 in my last pregnancy only to find out at 13+2 that baby died the day after that scan! It wasn't all that early and it wasn't internal. I blamed that scan for a while, but can't find any research to back it. I think it was just a shit coincidence. I'm now 18+2 in this pregnancy and had a scan at 6+2, 13, 13+4 and 17 weeks so far and all has been fine. It makes you lose confidence in the reassurance scans can bring as it's only a snippet in time but I don't think they can cause it x

Thank you for sharing that, I just remember blaming the sonographer and my partner had to apologise, but I remember her saying these internal scans don’t effect the baby and I didn’t panic until she said it, then day after it stopped growing 💔. Can I ask how soon after you started trying again and how long it took? I can’t even think about trying again yet until I’ve properly mourned my baby but desperate to be pregnant again, catch 22 😭

I completely understand! You have to consider the anxiety in a new pregnancy too, it's bad! Wondering daily if baby is still alive. I'm starting to feel her now so that helps but I panic often.

I miscarried in January, never went back onto contraception or anything, just went with the flow until I seemed back to normal. I concieved again in July. At the time it felt like an eternity but looking back, it's not that long at all!

I completely sympathise OP.

I went for an early scan at 6 weeks 1 day and it was internal to check it wasn't ectopic (due to previous ectopic) the scan showed a baby measuring pretty bang on with dates and a heartbeat. On the way home we stopped off at tesco and I had some brown bleeding which over the next few days got worse and I miscarried.

I fell pregnant 2 months later and had my son.

Go easy on yourself OP and I'm so sorry for your loss

I think they say wait to have a normal period before trying again xx

It definitely won’t be the scan OP. In IVF women are often scanned a lot, and early. If there was a link then it would be known. I’m very sorry for your loss. I know how hard it is. Xx