Pregnancy measuring about a week behind... looking for success stories

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Hi everyone,

I am supposed to be 6w4days based on the first day of my last period. I had a private scan today and they measured me 5w3days, so over a week behind. There was no yolk sac or fetal pole, just the gestational sac. I have no symptoms of a miscarriage so I was surprised to hear this. Last time I had a miscarriage I was bleeding. I have another scan in just over a week to see if it has grown anymore.

I am prepared for the worst and if it is the worst, this will be my second miscarriage in 6 months 💔 but just wondering if anyone has ever been in a similar position and it worked out? Again, I'm fully aware it'll more than likely be bad news, but if anyone could offer any insight that would be amazing xx

I had 4 miscarriages before eventually having ds at 37 and dd at 40(she was a big surprise!) Don't worry about scans being a bit off. Ovulation and travel time to implant in the uterus vary. I'm very sorry to hear about your previous loss, I know how deeply it can affect you and your future pregnancies. Just try to remain positive. You know you're able to conceive, so that's a big plus.

I went into my 12 week scan thinking I was 13 weeks on the dot, based on LMP. She dated baby at 11+4. Explains why I had all those negative tests when I was late!!

I'm now 20 weeks.

if it's based on LMP then the dates being that far out isn't that unusual. it's not a very accurate measurement. hopefully you just ovulate late in your cycle. fingers crossed for you

Thanks for your replies. Hopefully it'll be a miracle and everything will be ok, but I'm devastated. Never imagined I'd have 2 losses in 6 months this. Think I need a break from it all now 😢

I wrote this on another thread but it relates so I've copied and pasted:

Hi, I remember when I went for my 6 week scan, I was adamant I was 6 weeks working out from when my period was, even knew when I ovulated etc, I went for the scan and was told they could only see the yolk, they said I'm either not as far as I thought or the pregnancy stopped earlier, they even gave me the talk of if I bleed go to a&e etc I was heartbroken I walked out of there and cried, I rebooked for 2 weeks later and I had so much worry everyday, surprisingly when I went back baby and heartbeat was found and the original dates I said were low lining up. I never recommend anyone getting an early scan for this reason it's too early and causes such worry. Try not to let it get you down xx

I knew when I ovulated but have consistently measured one week behind. I assume this is because of the variation in implantation times and that ovulation can vary from a positive OPK time wise.

If either of things have just taken a little longer, it’s reasonable you would be 5 weeks… and in that case you wouldn’t see anything.

I have a lot of hope for you here :-)

Hi OP

i was measuring behind up until a scan at 17 weeks where baby has seemingly caught up!
I was measuring over a week behind..
im 19 weeks now, doing ok.

The baby is tiny at this stage. I've always measured under at that point. A mm makes a massive difference to gestation and they can't always be accurate at that point.

I had a scan at 7+2 (based on lmp) and was measuring 6+2. Stayed on that trajectory and currently 34+3. I must have ovulated/implanted late. This was a pregnancy after 3 back-to-back losses so I know how hard it is after loss and feeling like you can't go on any more. It's also why I wasn't tracking with opks etc as I have given up for a break over Christmas so not sure of exact timing of ovulation.

Hopefully this will be your rainbow baby, but even if not, try not to lose all hope. I never imagined towards the end of last year that I would be getting ready to meet my baby this Summer. 💗

Sending a hug!

Unless you had a medical reason for a scan, that's really too early for a scan - good scan places shouldn't do them til 8 weeks. I wish private scan places were more regulated for this reason. For your situation exactly, most likely it's all fine but it's caused stress for you. The measurements are so tiny at this stage, it's impossible to be accurate. And a week out from LMP is very common.

I went to my 12 week scan to find I was 9 weeks. I ovulated later than usual so the date based off of my last period was wrong. My son is 2 and a half now!

Thanks so much everyone for your replies. I suppose I went for a scan due to anxiety and now it's made it worse. I contacted my maternity hospital as I originally had an 8 week scan there next week. They now don't want to see me until the week after, which makes sense. It's going to be a long wait 😫
The positive stories are brilliant though and fill me with a little bit of hope 🥰

Just an update... still no bleeding. A bit of cramping but no bleeding (yet). Still over a week to go until I have a scan. This is torture 🙈

Cramping can be normal in early pregnancy! I had cramping for the first few weeks.

I'm sure everything is fine ❤️

Just updating this thread for anyone reading this in the future going through something similar. Since I had this scan, a yolk sac and fetal pole developed but it was unfortunately confirmed today as a missed miscarriage.

I'm so sorry 😭 that's awful news. Make sure you take care of yourself!

I'm so sorry 😭

So sorry to read this. It must be devastating for you. I wish you better luck for the future. 💐