Baby grew only 3 days in a span of one week?!

[AzifK]

My lmp was december 7, 2018 and my cycle usually is around 30 days. I got an immediate and dark positive on january 7, 2019. I finally went for my scan on february 2, making me around 8 weeks. Because i have a retroverted uterus, the scan took quite a while and finally got to see a gestational sac with yolk but only dating 5w5d. The dr told me to come again in 3 weeks time. I have been spotting brown and a bit of blood for a week and now it has turned bright red but not enough to fill up a pad. Scared, i went for another scan on the 10th (8 days after the 1st scan) and baby was dating 6w1d. The dr has not ruled it as a miscarriage but a threatened miscarriage and up my dose of duphaston to 30mg a day.

Anyone ever gone through this and managed to have a healthy baby?

[Hidden]

Hopefully there growth after 3 weeks it can happen fingers crossed for you xx

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Hoping that its different people, different measures. Everything is so small at these early scans it's very difficult to give accurate readings. I have everything crossed for you and hope your bleed stops soon xxx

[AzifK in reply to Hidden]

Thank u!

[EvaK82]

I have a retroverted uterus and it’s on it’s way to correct itself - it does it when the uterus starts growing. It was retroverted at 12 and is looking normal now at 16.

As for the growth predictions - I think you are too early to make any predictions. Wait till 10/12 weeks and then they can truly tell you how far along you are.

Until then it’s best to take you mind off it and try and relax as much as you can. Stress causes your cortisol to rise, cortisol is made in the body on the expense of progesterone. Progesteron is what you need to keep your pregnancy. So you must reduce anxiousness and stress at all costs. Believe it will be good and better get off Dr. Google.

Better to reduce the scans also as they only increase the bonding and in these early days you really have to mentally prepare that you might be getting your period again. It’s very common unfortunate 😞😢

I always used to say to myself - if it’s healthy and able to survive then it will stay with me and grow. If it is not, then it’s my bodies way of selecting as the little thing would have not made it strong enough and we will have another chance again... 🤞🏼

You can also ask you gynaecologist for progesterone supplementation till the placenta is fully formed. It’s not really proven that it does a difference to miscarriage rates but some gyns swear by it and it doesn’t do any harm. I took it myself till 12 weeks.

I wish you all the best xx

[AzifK in reply to EvaK82]

Thank u. My husband n i agree to just wait it out for few more weeks. If its meant to be, we will see a healthy baby in few weeks time. If its not meant to be, i hope it wont hurt as much (physically i mean)