Extremely nervous about first ultrasound

[u/Lackadaisical_silver]

I had a MMC about 1.5 months ago. Never got a period after the loss. I had been taking tests to watch the lines fade and after a vvvvvvvvfl line about 4 weeks after my loss, the line started to get darker again. Went back to my midwife for blood tests. HCG went from 100 to 800 to 3400 all within 1 week. My midwife said the logical explanation is new pregnancy. I did have ovulation confirmation on home fertility monitor about 10 days before my tests started to get darker.

We have an ultrasound planned for later this week, at an estimated 6w0d. With my MMC baby stopped growing at 6w3d. I’m just so incredibly nervous. I know it may still be too early to see a heartbeat and this scan is really just for confirming an intrauterine pregnancy at all and a later scan will be needed to help determine viability. But I can’t help but hope we’ll see a fetal pole with a heartbeat. I’m so nervous for another loss or the news that this is just some weird fluke and not even another pregnancy at all.

[u/perfectlyontime]

I understand the nervousness. I had MMC in April where growth stopped at 6+1 but I learned at 8+2. I just had my first ultrasound in this pregnancy and prepared for the worst, but healthy heartbeat(s) were confirmed! Sending love.

[u/East-Significance760 → u/perfectlyontime]

In which week you see your baby heartbeat according to your LMP?

[u/perfectlyontime → u/East-Significance760]

I had my ultrasound at 8+0 and they were seen on transvaginal ultrasound. It’s possible you’ll see one on transvaginal ultrasound at 6+0, but it’s just starting and sometimes caused more worry than reassurance, especially because going by LMP can be inaccurate. I would wait until 8 weeks gestational age according to LMP to be safe.

[u/East-Significance760]

I am in the same boat