Worried about viability scan

[AuntyBee88]

Good Afternoon all,

I am currently 7+2 weeks pregnant following a 5 day embryo transfer on 21 Sept. I am due to have my viability scan at fertility clinic next Weds. Its been a very long wait from seeing the second line on my test to the scan! I am feeling very anxious about the scan and really hoping all is progressing as it should. I would love to hear your experiences of your viability scan. Its so hard waiting to hear if everything is ok. I have symptoms that have stayed consistent such as tiredness and sore and heavy breasts. I have experienced a little nausea but last few days I havent had any nausea.

Ah the waiting is horrible, I don’t think anything you can do apart from trying to stay busy! I had one at 6 weeks and those first few weeks went soooo slowly. Cant say it stopped me worrying though as I was then on countdown to next scan! I had weekly scans up until 12 weeks due to quite a few previous miscarriages

It’s so hard waiting. I had a loss from a natural conception a few months before (which derailed my FET timing) and then when I got back on track was terrified for my viability scan post embryo transfer. I had mine at 7 weeks exactly and honestly felt like I was going to my own execution, shaky legs and trying not to cry. Was utterly convinced it was going to be bad news.

Thankfully it was and I couldn’t believe there was a heartbeat. They did see a haematoma on the scan but they weren’t worried about location. Was really relieved they had told me that as the scan dislodged it and it came out later that evening, so I was back in for another scan the next day! But was a lot less anxious waiting for that scan as I knew I what had happened

Now 23 weeks from that transfer! Wishing you all the best ✨💫💕✨💫💕

I've had several of these scans with various results (healthy with heartbeat, measuring behind, not developing as expected, no heartbeat) and honestly i found it best to go in expecting the worst. If the news is bad you're somewhat expecting it and if it's good it's just amazing. That's what worked for me but it's not for everyone. I had too many bad ones to want to be hopeful but I did get a successful one in the end and am 35 week pregnant now :)

Honestly? I spent so long being disappointed from TTC that once I’d got the positive test at 5dp5dt I just let myself enjoy it. I was high as a kite knowing we had this tiny secret. Thought about it all the time and everywhere i went. How could I not? I was of course anxious about the upcoming scan, but I figured the disappointment would be the same whether I’d let myself hope or whether I hadn’t. And maybe I’d have more regrets if I’d forced myself to be miserable.

So I allowed myself to feel positive and excited, albeit didn’t think too much further ahead than the scan.

I also went for a private scan between 6-7 weeks as there was no way I could wait til 8wks for the fertility clinic scan!

That baby was born in 2025, and I’m now unbelievably naturally pregnant with #2 and have allowed myself to feel equally as hopeful.

If something does go wrong the heartache will feel the same regardless of whether I felt happy for a few weeks. That’s my new motto!

That said, I don’t want to minimise the experience of @ThatMintMember - I’m so sorry you had negative experiences at some of your viability scans.

I guess I can say what I said because I’ve not experienced that. I know the heartache of years of negative tests and one FET that didn’t result in positive test at all. But then both times I’ve been pregnant, so far 🤞🏻, I’ve not had to experience bad news at a scan. I do think I’d be far more guarded if I’d been through that xx