Reassurance scan gone wrong

[WildPinkShaker]

I am pregnant with my first baby after taking 11 months to conceive. Going off my lmp I should have been about 6 weeks 3 days when I went for the scan. They saw a small sac and a white line in potential yolk sac. They said I was measuring around 5 weeks 2 days. I do have longer cycles 30-32 and I likely ovulated on day 19 which maybe means I am less so more like 5 weeks 6. But the gap between it still feels so big. The sonographer didn’t seem so confident and said I would have to come back to confirm they weren’t developing. I am also spotting now since the scan so also really worried. Trying to protect my heart. Just wondered if anyone had anything similar, have attached images of the scan

I assume that was a private scan? I'd be very careful with those, and also somewhere that offers scans so early on. Ideally they shouldn't scan til at least 8 weeks. The measurements at that stage are just unbelievable tiny, being a few days different is to be expected. Unfortunately all you can do is wait a few weeks and have another scan. if the spotting gets much worse call your local EPU or your GP. but spotting is very common

For ivf they do the first scan at 7 weeks. Although obviously there is no question about when ovulation took place!

like the other person said I do think it was probably a bit early esp as you are not sure when you ovulated.

I would call your early pregnancy unit if you are spotting and it is red blood.

sorry you are going through this. It’s such a stressful time, especially when you haven’t conceived easily.

I was scanned at 6w4d by my fertility clinic, so it is ok. They even saw a heartbeat.

It is usually recommended that you do not have a scan prior to 7 weeks as you’re not likely to see anything. At 5 weeks 2 days, you won’t. OP, I’d go back for a scan in a couple of weeks time.

I had IVF and had a scan 5 weeks after the procedure and it showed I was pregnant - I had another 2 weeks later, so at 7 weeks and they told me it was twins! So they could see one at 5 weeks but not two until later.

The time frame still works and the gap is not huge. All is not lost and there is still hope.

That said, it’s not ever a reassurance scan at this gestation. It’s a scan to see what’s there and things can change quickly- for better and worse- at this stage. I hope all goes well!

At 5 weeks after the procedure you are 7 weeks pregnant though so that lines up with what others are saying.

it's different at a fertility clinic / for IVF. Private scans aren't a good idea below 8 weeks.

I think 7 weeks is fine. Many private clinics offer this. Quite often it’s offered as a transvaginal scan at this point.