Hi there,
I went to the early pregnancy unit as advised due to having some mild abdo pain/cramps and loose stools.
I was seen by gynaecology and their observations were normal but was advised to go to an early scan to rule out ectopic pregnancy.
I went to my early scan and they ruled out ectopic pregnancy and the lady doing the scan said ‘congratulations, you’re pregnant and it is within the womb. There is no fetal pole so likely you’re earlier than suspected’
I was relieved with this.
however, when one of the nurses took us through to discuss next steps, she was quite negative and said that yes I could be earlier than what they thought or on the other hand, it may be a failed pregnancy. I was distraught.
I do believe I was only 5 weeks 1 day when they did this scan, so I’ve to go back next week for a repeat scan to see if they can see the fetal pole. She then said as I should be 6 weeks next week, they are expecting to see fetal pole and heartbeat and if they don’t, this would be classed as failed pregnancy.
This doesn’t sit right with me as I’ve seen on here some peoples didn’t show until 7/8 weeks.
has anyone had a similar experience and can offer some information? Extremely anxious and panicked over here and dreading this upcoming week and scan.
thank you all x