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SCANS AND INTERNAL SCANS
I am off to the hospital tomorrow (EPU) to have a scan. I am only six weeks but have been having bad tummy pains so guess they are just being careful....no bleeding which is good.
I spoke to a nurse today when i went for my flu jab and she said that as the cut off point is six weeks, if they cant pick up a heart beat, they may do an internal scan??
I just wondered if anyone has had one of these and what is it like?
Sorry to ask this following question but if you have a miscarriage, would you know? would you always bleed if it happened?
I know that bleeding doesnt necessarily mean anything bad, but i am worrying about the opposite, it might die and i wont know...
sorry to ask such a stupid question....but you know how we all like to worry!!
Wishing everyone a wonderful pregnant Christmas!!
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I spoke to a nurse today when i went for my flu jab and she said that as the cut off point is six weeks, if they cant pick up a heart beat, they may do an internal scan??
I just wondered if anyone has had one of these and what is it like?
Sorry to ask this following question but if you have a miscarriage, would you know? would you always bleed if it happened?
I know that bleeding doesnt necessarily mean anything bad, but i am worrying about the opposite, it might die and i wont know...
sorry to ask such a stupid question....but you know how we all like to worry!!
Wishing everyone a wonderful pregnant Christmas!!
xxxx
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if you mean the cut off for the external scan is 6wks then i can maybe help.
i have had early internal scans and it has been this early. 6wks may be too early to see a heart beat, im pretty sure they said 7-8 wks at earliest. what they may see is a sac. I was asked back for further scans every 2 weeks to see how sac had grown etc and they kept me coming back every 2 weeks til they def saw a heart beat.
your pain could just be cramps of things stretching and settling in (which turned out to be the case for me). i also had a collapsing cyst (common in early preg) which caused pain (they discovered this on scan).
as for knowing if youve had a miscarriage, i have heard of "missed miscarriages" whereby the mum doesnt know shes had a miscarriage as there has been no bleeding etc. i have no experience of this, but i think you are worrying (understandably of course!)but everything will be fine. your scan should put your mind at rest as they will be able to see "something" although prob not a heartbeat yet.
xx
i am only 6 wks pregnant and had the swine flu jab today! i hope that was ok!?
They will probably try the external one first but if they can't see anything. It looks like a wand. It doesn't hurt and its all very dignified and nothing to worry about as they will cover you up. They will put a bit of lube on to make it easier and then insert like you would a tampon (its just a bit wider than a tampon). They then get a better view of your womb.
I had two early scans due to some bleeding.
One at about six weeks, where they saw the yolk and gestational sac, but no heartbeat but I was reassured it was just too soon. A repeat scan two weeks later confimred the heartbeat was there, and all was fine.
Good luck with it, easier said than done, but try to not worry too much.
Lou
33+2 x
Via the internal scan I got to see a blob (!), the flashing hb and also heard the hb but I reckon it could be too early to see hb at 6 weeks if honest so try not to worry. You also get clearer images via internal scan!
I had tummy cramps until about week 9 by the way so it may just be everything settling down and embedding.
Hope all is ok with your little bean.
LK xx
23+5
As for a mc and not knowing, yes it is very possible, I had a mmc (missed miscarriage) at 11w, I went in for my scan thinking all was ok but they found the baby had died and my body had 'hung on' to it. I had to have a D&C. Please try not to think like this though - the stretching pains you feel are actually a good sign as it sounds like your uterus is growing which means your baby is forming so I am sure all will be fine. Once you see a HB the chances of mc also reduces a lot, although does not diminish entirely. Of course once you get past 13w your chances of carrying to term are much better.
Good luck tomorrow and let us know how things go.
hi. i recently had a miscarriage (i was 5 to 6 weeks pregnant) they done an internal scan due to the bleeding. This was my first pregnancy and miscarriage. my doctor said i can start trying again straight away but i was just wondering if when im next pregnant will they do a internal scan to check the baby is ok due to me having a miscarriage before??
If they dont suggest it does anyone know if i could ask for it at least??
Thanks for anyones help