Baby measuring behind/ slow HB

[Endwarrior]

Hello ladies ,

I had no replies on my previous post so i will ask again please if anyone has experience positive or negative i would like to hear because i am super anxious wnd depressed

I went to my viability scan according to my calculations i should have been 7 weeks 3 days but the scan measured me 6 weeks 4 days .. CRL 5.4 mm and HB detected but was inconsistent the technician did not measure it she just said there is a HB and i saw it flickering but not continuously ... i have another scan on tuesday .. just wanted to ask if anyone happened to go thru this before ? I read that frozen embryos are slow growers and up to a week behind is normal but the fact that the HB wasn't continuous and she did not measure it freaked me out .. my doctor didn’t say anything he doesn’t anyways

Any advice would be appreciated thanks all

[XOXO13]

Hey, I have no advice or experience myself and I think everyone’s stories are individual so I wouldn’t want to give you false hope and say it’s common for the baby to be measuring behind and catch up. I really hope that your baby is just a slow developer and will catch up, I’ll be thinking of you 🤞🏻🍀 xx

[Millbanks]

Hi lovely, I don’t have any experience Of this I’m afraid but have you searched this site for previous posts? I’ve seen several xx

[Endwarrior in reply to Millbanks]

Stories are mixed between miscarriage and babies who caught up . I just have to wait and see

[RhinoCat]

A similar thing happened me if you want to read what people replied. I measured a week behind, then another week it had progressed a week but still behind , then I had a missed miscarriage at 10.5 weeks but lady thought I’d lost it at 8 week point . Sorry to give you my story as it’s not a happy one but it was my reality. You will see from the replies I got that some people had other outcomes .

Hugs to you, it’s a v hard part 😘💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

[Endwarrior in reply to RhinoCat]

Hello . I am so sorry for your loss .. to be honest i am not hopeful and preparing myself for a miscarriage i just hope i will be done with it at home and not have to go through procedure because i am already soo drained emotionally

[Lovemylion]

I'm so sorry this is happening to you and it is a worrying time. Over the months, I have read both positive and unfortunate stories on this forum of this type of situation and it looks like it could go either way. I hope your pregnancy continues to progress as it should and I'll be thinking of u. Xxx

[Endwarrior in reply to Lovemylion]

Thank you love already preparing for the worst ... this journey is soul crushing

[Lovemylion in reply to Endwarrior]

It certainly can be a soul destroying journey 😓 lovely. I really hope you get a better outcome at your next scan..... There's is often light at the end of this long dark tunnel for many of us on here. Lots of love xxx

[Hidden]

You are ahead of where i was and it is normal to measure 5 days off. Also things like retroverted uterus can make measuring hard. My scan was in week 6 and unfortunately by week 8 everything had stopped. But this does not need to be the case with you. It was very hard to accept at the time for me but it wasnt ment to be. I hope yours will catch up 🤗🤗❤️❤️

[Endwarrior in reply to Hidden]

Thank you and sorry for your loss .. yeah i have been preparing myself for a miscarriage ... it kinda helps me absorb the bad news more calmly if i prepared myself before ..

[Nuszkahope]

I did not experience anything similar but just want to wish you good luck. I think unfortunately there is now way of knowing whether it will be allOk or not, you just need to continue being strong and do what your doctor tells you. If they did not say anything bad and just asked you to come to the next scan that’s all you can do. At this stage everything is so small and the measurements might not be 💯. Try to stay positive until the next scan xx all the best

[Endwarrior in reply to Nuszkahope]

Thank you love

[Ivferrr]

You are not alone- I’m sending you love and light as well as to that sweet life within you.

[Endwarrior in reply to Ivferrr]

Thank you love

[Belangalo]

Hi Endwarrior, I am so sorry to hear your news. I do not have any advice but at what I thought was my 7 week scan, my sticky bean was measuring at about 6 and a half weeks. I didn't see the heartbeat as a continuous flicker because the doctor was moving the wand which meant the heartbeat wasn't always visible. Is it possible this was happening for you? Did your doc just adjust the wand at times which meant more of the sack or fetal pole was visible rather than heartbeat? I really hope so 🤞🤞🤞

My doc told me it was good news but at the same time cautioned me that 20% of pregnancies at this stage will still end in miscarriage. Talk about being encouraging 🙄 I think doctors hedge their bets when it comes to us with fertility issues...they can't tell us it's all going to be ok because the first trimester is fraught with the potential for miscarriage. I really hope that your next scan is a good one for you! Xx

[Endwarrior in reply to Belangalo]

I was so nervous my heart was pounding the technician did say the ultrasound probe is not stable because i was shivering she asked me to hold my breathe and she did find a hb but again it was not continuous .. thank you for your encouraging words

[Gcgcgc]

I don’t know what to say, just that I hope it grows super quick for you. I’m in a similar position I had early scan today at 6wks 2 days and two sacs measuring 5wks approximately. I’ve read some things which may give good to you though, apparently measuring can be subjective and to do with skill although I find this hard to believe. Also I’ve read that they can grow quickly and it’s early days so anything can happen. My nurse said it’s rare that they progress but I’ve read lots of unusual pregnancy stories, there is no normal pregnancy from what I can gather. Xx

[Endwarrior in reply to Gcgcgc]

Thank you ... i had a mmc and waiting to pass naturally otherwise i will have d and c .. hope you will have a better outcome and ur babies grow much love 💕

[Gcgcgc in reply to Endwarrior]

So sorry for your lossxxx