Measuring 3 weeks on early scan

[SalmaFA]

I had my first ultrasound today and it did not go so well. I’m supposed to be 8 weeks pregnant (LMP April 18), but the doctor couldn’t find a heartbeat and she said that the ultrasound shows a 5-week embryo. They’re checking again in 2 weeks for any changes. I’m really worried that my pregnancy had ended at 5 weeks 😔 My cycles are usually quite regular: 28 days like clockwork. I tested positive on the 18th of May, 2 days after missing my period. I still have all the symptoms and no cramping or bleeding whatsoever. Anyone experienced the same? Please help 🙏🏼

if you are really sure of your dates and there is no way this could be a 5w pregnancy then I’m really sorry but it’s very unlikely to be good news. No heartbeat at 8w with 5w measurements means embryo stopped growing a while back. Sadly, Lots of women have missed miscarriages with no symptoms or signs of loss. I had one myself at 8 weeks, no growth since 6. I really hope ifs a dating issue but do prepare yourself. X

I agree that with those dates of the positive test it’s impossible you’re only 5 weeks so I’d prepare for bad news unfortunately.

Unfortunately symptoms mean nothing in these cases. I’ve had two missed miscarriages and I had symptoms with both. I needed to have surgery for one as it wasn’t happening naturally by 10 weeks (ended at 6 weeks) and I still had nausea and very sore breasts for 2 weeks after the surgery. Your body thinks it’s pregnant and you still have hormones of pregnancy so you’ll continue to have symptoms sadly.

Thank you for the insights ♥️

No advice I'm afraid, but just wanted to wish you luck and I'm really sorry it's not good news for you :( xxxx

I hope this isn't the case for you but I would prepare for the worst (this helped me with my potential loss when it did happen). Baby was measuring only 6 weeks when it should have been 8. There was a heartbeat too, so i had hope that this was a good sign. It took 4 weeks later for me to miscarry.