Hi there, I posted earlier about some bleeding I had yesterday and managed to get a private scan today at 6wks 5days. They found a subchronic haemotoma around the gestational sac which explains my bleeding but worst part was they couldn’t detect a heartbeat. She said it’s possibly too early to tell but generally they can see one at this point. Also, measuring at 6wks 1day rather than 6wks 5days. I’m completely heartbroken as I can’t see anything positive coming of this now even though they said to scan again.
There were so many scan pictures all over the walls and couples in there ordering photos of their babies - I just had to leave quickly.
I’m just so numb and feel devastated.
I wondered if anyone else had experienced this? Am I right that this is unlikely to turn out to be positive? That’s what I’m pretty sure of anyway.
Any advice would be much appreciated 💔
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My earliest scans were at 7 weeks so it still could be too early. I’m sorry this is such a tough time. There are definitely posts I have read where a heart beat is detected at the later scan when the embryo has had chance to grow. Everything crossed for you that there is good news to come xx
Thankyou so much. My partner said we need to try and stay positive until we know 100% even though we’re aware it doesn’t look good at all. I just feel because it was measuring small too that it’s another sign that it stopped growing. I will speak to my clinic who will do another scan. Thankyou again and it would be the biggest miracle if that did happen to show a more positive outcome. 💔 x
I was in same situation but my baby stopped growing at 5weeks 4 days and my 1st scan was at 7 weeks and repeated a week later to confirm silent miscarriage. I would say you still have hope the fact they are measuring just a few days behind is ok they can get it wrong. I hope you get positive news on your next scan. Good luck x
I’m so sorry to hear of this. I’ve had a previous loss so I completely understand how awfully painful this is. I really hope you’ve had / will have more positive outcomes.
Thankyou, I’d love to think that I’ll have a miracle but I feel like I’m already grieving a loss. Thanks so much for the reply I really appreciate it. X
I’m so sorry to read this. I booked a scan yesterday at a clinic that does early scans and they told me that before 7 weeks they may not get a heartbeat. I promptly moved the scan to 8 weeks. You might just be a bit early, this is what they said:
“Please be aware that before 7 weeks of pregnancy it may be too early to demonstrate a heartbeat. We will however be able to see a gestational sac and a yolk sac and rule out an ectopic pregnancy. If you are looking for some reassurance then our sonographers can do this for you.”
Hi there, thankyou so much for the reply, and that’s great you’ve moved your scan and I think that’s definitely the best idea. I was more then happy to wait for a slightly later scan but because of the bleeding and some odd pains I was having I started to worry about ectopic so I booked the scan and luckily it wasn’t one. It’s good that clinic did give you that info first. My sonographer did seem to think you can more or less tell as it’s IVF so she didn’t seem too positive which I get, but she did say you have to scan again.
Fingers crossed for your scan and wishing you all the very best. Thankyou again for replying and providing some really helpful advice xx
I agree, it made me trust the clinic more and helped me to make a decision to wait. It must be so hard to get through your current wait. Wishing you the very best for your next scan and journey forwards xxxxx
Hi, I’m so sorry for what you are going through, I’ve been through something very similar if you have a look at my posts but I had the chance to listen twice to that hearbeat.It wasn’t a happy ending in my case due to the size of the hematoma but a lot of ladies with succesful stories of subchorionic hematomas around here, so please don’t loose hope and fight till the end regardless of the outcome, I generally thought that you would see a heartbeat after 7weeks but that varies so there is still hope.Fingers crossed for you x
Thankyou, I’m so incredibly sorry for your loss, I know how painful this is as I’ve had this before. 💔
Did you do IVF too?
Would you mind sharing how large your haemotoma was if known? She detailed the measurement of mine but I have no idea how large it is. I have had some bleeding but I don’t know if that means it’s resolving or what! They seem to be so common in IVF
I really hope you can have a more positive outcome in the future or perhaps you have and I will read your posts.
hi, yes it was IVF, my first fresh transfer.It depends from person to person, I have the peace of mind that at least tried all I could do, been given Lubion injections after I started bleeding and taken them daily till I found out heartbeat stopped.I was hoping will bleed out or will be absorbed by the body although I am not a person who usually heals quickly so I wasn’t surprised when I’ve been told my hematoma stayed same zise from begining of bleed till medicated miscarriage.Mine was 34.0mm x23.4mm x22.6mm.Bigger it is , higher the risk, you can’t find much info for hematomas bigger than 50% of the gestational sac size.In my case was easy to see on scan that bleed was bigger than gestational sac.I am trying to stay positive although just had a negative test back after a frozen transfer, but we will get there eventually😊.IVF is though but this group is great, read here so many succesfull stories after6/7tranfers or more that gives the strenght to continue.One day will be our successful story and I really hope your going through yours right now x
Hi there, I am so sorry about the negative test. You’re right though, people always seem to get their rainbow baby in the end but that journey and how many hurdles depends greatly on each person; it’s just about never giving up. I was also down to start working with a fertility specialist (even though we did IVF due to my partners cancer rather than issues) because I’ve had a natural miscarriage before and failed fresh, I wanted to check immune issues. Always worth looking into things that clinic just won’t go as far to do.
I’m also on 3x cyclogest daily and lubion too so same as you with doing all I could.
Thanks so much for the info on your haemotoma, I have a feeling my haemotoma is large, she wrote down it was 3518x42 mm so didn’t understand it well. It was around the gestational sac which makes me think that’s why they couldn’t detect a heartbeat and why it measured 3 days behind. I wonder if it caused the heart to stop 💔😢
I’m speaking with my clinic today so we will see what they say.
You will certainly have your success and I’m wishing you all the very best with it. 🌈 will come xx
So sorry you’re going through this worry, it really is one hurdle after the next with ivf. My clinic doesn’t do scans until 7 weeks as they said earlier than that they might not see the hb. Really hope a few extra days is what you need 🤞I think it’s normal for the growth to be off by a few days either way at this point so that bit of extra time might make the difference. Everything crossed for you xx
Thankyou! It sure would be a miracle but I’d love to have one. It’s awfully scary and I already feel like I’ve grieved. Just hearing, ‘I’m sorry but I can’t see a heart beat’ is the worst thing to hear when you’re going through this.
Thankyou for your wishes, it’s great to have the support on here. Just praying for that miracle xx
Keeping my fingers crossed for you. It might be just to early to detect heartbeat and it can also depend on the machine and how experienced the person is.
What did they recommend about the hematoma? I was put on strict bed rest after they discovered it. It is supposed to help prevent it from getting bigger.
Hi there, thanks so much. They haven’t told me anything as I went to get a scan at a private place as I was worried about the bleeding and ectopic. She just said I have to refer you to EPU and I guess they and my GP will advise more. As I was bleeding yesterday, I have been resting anyway, couch to bed pretty much as I was scared to move a lot. I wasn’t told of it was a large one but I think it is. Thanks so much for the advice about bed rest, I will take that onboard and continue to do so. Just waiting now to hear from EPU for next scan as my clinic won’t scan me till next week to save the scans being too close together. X
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