Ms Perkins
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Just had my MW appointment (now just over 5 weeks). I asked when they would scan me taking into account my m/c at 6 weeks in July of this year and my chemical pregnancy just last month.
She said if I started having pains or bleeding to go straight to the EPU and they would scan me, but that the NHS would not scan me until 10 weeks (usual dating scan).
She then went on to say that sometimes having a "reassurance" scan at 6-8 weeks could be a bad thing - ie see a heartbeat, then lose the baby anyway.
I've got a private dating scan booked for 6th January (I'll be just over 8 weeks). didn't mention this to the MW once she had said the above!
Surely if I see a heartbeat at 8 weeks the odds of mc drop don't they? I know nothing is ever a guarantee with pregnancy.....
She said if I started having pains or bleeding to go straight to the EPU and they would scan me, but that the NHS would not scan me until 10 weeks (usual dating scan).
She then went on to say that sometimes having a "reassurance" scan at 6-8 weeks could be a bad thing - ie see a heartbeat, then lose the baby anyway.
I've got a private dating scan booked for 6th January (I'll be just over 8 weeks). didn't mention this to the MW once she had said the above!
Surely if I see a heartbeat at 8 weeks the odds of mc drop don't they? I know nothing is ever a guarantee with pregnancy.....