9 week scan on Thursday - expecting bad news

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I just can't shake the bad feeling I have about this pregnancy.

My symptoms have been nowhere near what they were in my first pregnancy. I have some nausea and tiredness, but I was throwing up multiple times a day with my dd.

I haven't had any spotting or bleeding to suggest anything is wrong, but I'm expecting that I'm probably having a mmc.

I'm so nervous for my appt in a couple of days. I don't even want to go. I'm dreading having to react to bad news, in front of people.

It’s really hard waiting for that first scan! I can’t tell you exactly what will happen but I can try reassure you a little. With my first pregnancy I had no symptoms at all. No sickness or nausea, no bloating or sore stomachs, or any food aversions. Other than multiple positive pregnancy tests, I felt completely normal! I now have a very hyper 3 year old!

With my second pregnancy I had lots of bleeding, I was certain I was going to miscarry but it all worked out and I have a healthy little one.

It’s a horrible wait but all I can suggest is to try keep busy and focus on other things until the day of the scan. I always went in expecting the worst and I also panicked about how I would react infront of everyone but that’s not something you can control so the bit to focus on that just now.

Wishing you all the best for your scans!

I wasn’t sick at all with my first DC, but did have it quite bad with second DC. Everyone said with all the differences and first being a son, that second must be a daughter, but he was also a boy. Hope the scan goes ok.

Good luck OP. I had different levels of sickness in each pregnancy so hopefully everything will be ok.

Hey op, totally understand the nerves, waiting on an 8+5 scan this week (after two MCs, and this pregnancy took 5 rounds of IVF and I’ve had bleeding and spotting).

As I’m being extremely vigilant with everything, I’ve done some reading around symptoms. As far as I understand it, a mmc (which was one of my miscarriages) will have symptoms up to a point, but when the embryo stops growing it stops producing hcg. Nausea is caused by increasing levels of hcg, your body might get used to one level, and then feel sick again as it climbs. That’s why symptoms can fade in and out for some. In order to still feel nausea, your hcg has to still be increasing, otherwise your body wouldn’t be needing to get used to each new level. And for hcg to be produced, the embryo has to still be making it. In my mmc, I had symptoms up to a point, but then they left me. I found out at 6 weeks it had just stopped growing, but carried till 10. I felt absolutely normal during that time (I mean, devastated but normal).

obvs I’m no medical expert, but that’s how I’ve reasoned that as far as my body is telling me, it’s still growing, whether or not on track.

Good luck for the scan. I remember feeling terrible anxiety before one of mine that I had at 9 weeks. I too didn’t have much symptoms and they the sickness was starting to go. At the scan I found out I was few days ahead and all was fine.

I have had scans at 9 weeks where I did get bad news. Take someone with you for support. The staff will look after you but it’s still a very hard day.

Good luck today!

I am 6 weeks 2 days, have a scan next week at 7 weeks 5 days and am feeling the same.

let us know how you get on 🤞🏼

Thank you everyone for your replies, they've been very helpful. Will update this afternoon!

How did it go?

Forgot to update! Everything was fine! We have a wiggly little bean after all. Feeling very very relieved.

Amazing! So happy for you …. How many weeks and days were you yesterday when you went? Got mine next weekend, will be 7 weeks 5 days

Thank you! I was 9 weeks and 2 days. I hope your scan goes well next week!

What a relief! Congratulations and I hope the rest of your pregnancy goes smoothly.
I had the same conviction that my third pregnancy wasn't going well, but a scan proved me wrong and that baby is now a happy, healthy 20 something.