Early scans

Hi Chloe. Hope you’re ok. Congrats on your baby, I’m actually in the same position. I mc in Feb and I’m 5 weeks today. I’m tempted by an early scan too but I have my doubts. If you think an early scan will help, I say go for it. I think I will for for one because even though we don’t know what will happen, early resistance will help. x

I had an early scan at 4 weeks and if I’m completely honest I wish I’d have waited as it was hard to find at such an early gestation and not much to see at all just a ball of cells barely visible,I couldn’t wait for my 12 week scan after that as I wasn’t reassured at all. If I was you I’d wait until 12 weeks as at that point the pregnancy it’s self is more viable and more to see too. I have had a miscarriage before this pregnancy and I’m now 36 weeks I hope this gives you hope 💓

If you go through IVF they don’t scan until I think 7 or 8 weeks as I think that’s the best time to check heart beats. I’d say try to hang on until then - which I know is easy to say but going too early could create more anxiety as they won’t be able to tell you much. Keeping everything 🤞 for you x

I had a mmc in my first pregnancy in 2022, found at 12w also (had seen the baby at 6-7w at a private scan) which is why I chose to have two early scan the second time round. I then conceived in August 2022, I chose to have private scans at 7w, 10w and 13w (private NIPT test done). And I have to say they helped me massively. I would recommend waiting until 7w at the earliest, as I did have one done at suspected 6w, but I was to early and only saw the gestation sac and yolk sac (actually 5w), when I went again two weeks later baby was measuring 7w. It really helped me, and as time passed and I got into the second trimester most of my anxiety went. If I ever have a second I will also go for early reassurance at around 7-9w and then possibly again two weeks later. I now have a very healthy one year old! Congratulations on your pregnancy, big hugs!

I had a mmc at 8w last May, I'd booked a private scan at 8w 4d and they found no heartbeat but measured 8w 😔 I booked one because before having my little girl previously I'd had a normal mc. Nhs told me I can now have an early scan because of the miscarriages so maybe get in touch with EPU.. I had severe pain with my little girl around 6 weeks and went to hospital and therefore they gave me a scan

Congratulations on the new pregnancy✨ I’m so sorry for your loss. I had a mmc at 12 week scan in November baby stopped growing at 11+4 I’m currently 10+1 with this baby. We didn’t have an early scan with the last baby as I had no issues during 1st trimester. We decided to have one this time to help with anxiety we had one at 9+4 baby was wriggling around and they said everything looked completely healthy I am more hopeful this time as baby was planned and I’ve been on right meds whilst trying and during 1st trimester, last baby I wasn’t as it wasn’t a planned pregnancy. I still have anxiety as we lost last baby so late into 1st trimester but I thought it was a good time as you see quite a bit including heart beat and it’s a few weeks until 12 weeks definitely given me reassurance and I loved that weve seen this baby wriggling around happily it’s a nice memory we’ll keep if we do have the worst outcome again but hopeful all will go well this time xx

I had my first scan at 7 weeks due to previous miscarriage the month before. we listened to the heartbeat and was very reassured. I am now 15 weeks with our rainbow boy 💙

Thank you all🩷 I might try to see how long I can hold off but will probably end up booking one for after 8 weeks but before the 12 week nhs scan. It’s just so nerve wracking, having a previous miscarriage really just brings so much anxiety😬

I paid alot of money for private scans but later found out that you can just call the early pregnancy unit and book a scan and just say u had a lot of pain or saw spotting and are concerned and they can scan you under the NHS for free

@Zahra I wouldn’t advise making up symptoms to EPU just to get a free reassurance scan off course if you have bleeding or concerns call them. The nhs is very stretched and I would hate to be the person that gets a scan when the person who is bleeding called after and misses out on a scan for that day x

Hey. I would contact your EPU and request a reassurance scan due to previous miscarriage xxx

@Tanya absolutely! I was bleeding and had to wait 5 days to be seen and told I miscarried due to lack of appointments. Plus I would hate to put that out in the atmosphere I’m fear it would become true. X

@Tanya I didn’t mean to make up lies about symptoms. I meant that that I didnt know about EPU when I was pregnant and kept going and paying for private scans whenever I felt unwell

I'm on the fence on this myself. I had a missed miscarriage and found out at a private scan, I was 8 weeks and baby was measuring 8 +1 but no heartbeat. Because they were measuring ahead, they said the heart probably stopped that day or maybe the day before. I had been planning to have the scan a few days earlier and if I had, I would have thought everything was OK for another month until 12 week scan. Makes me quite hesitant to have a reassurance scan next time. Saying that though, I found it to be a really positive experience with my first (successful) pregnancy. Sorry, I realise that's not very helpful 🤦‍♂️

Instead of a scan perhaps you can ask for a progesterone test to make sure your levels are up. That’s really the only thing that you can have done control over. 🩷🩷