Too early for an ultrasound??

So I have an ultrasound scheduled for next Tuesday but I've been googling and now think it is going to be way to early to even be worth my while?? I'll only be 5 weeks 4 days (based on EDD from LMP).

I am so eager to get some confirmation that everything is ok and that there is actually a baby growing in there and it's not a blighted ovum or anything (especially as I'm so concerned about my lack of symptoms) but do you think they will even be able to see anything so early? 😕


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I completely understand where you are coming from, I was the same when I was first pregnant with DS. I had an ultrasound with him at 8 weeks pregnant because I had read that the heartbeat doesnt start until around 6 weeks so I didnt think there would be anything to gain (for me) on the mindsetting front until then. We saw the heartbeat and it was amazing.

5 weeks 4 days is really too early if you want to make sure you see a HB. I would wait until after 6 weeks. If you are off on your dates, you may be further along that you think though!

I would wait until 8 weeks it's horrible not seeing the hb at 6 weeks and being told it wasn't a viable pregnancy only for the bh to show two weeks later at a scan. Been there. Not fun. Hope all ok xx

This was at 7+2. There's very little to see at this stage other than a yolk sac (left) - the baby (right) is much the same size (only just over 1cm, but has a heartbeat):

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Anything earlier than this won't clearly be picked up on at all as far as size. The heartbeat won't be clearly seen until at least 6 weeks.

I had an u/s with my first son at 5 weeks. They could see the gestational sac and a yolk. No heartbeat at that time, but had me come back a week later at 6 weeks and there it was.
My second son's first u/s was at 5w6d (though he measured 5w3d) and there was a tiny heartbeat. Was told it was slow and that I needed to go back for a follow up u/s. All was good at the second u/s.
So it really depends. I don't know that they would be able to diagnose blighten ovum that early in the pregnancy. I had a blighted ovum once and I went at 7 weeks -- he said it might be too early (which, I'm not dumb, I know what should be there at that point) and had me come back a week later.

I think I responded on another post about lack of symptoms, but you're so early. There is plenty of time for symptoms to hit. I never really had any symptoms except fatigue, which started around week 6.

Good luck in whatever you decide to do (re: u/s). I hope they see something that will put your mind to rest!

Angie

I have to put another mark for around 8 weeks. I had a missed miscarriage last pregnancy and found out at 10 weeks. I ended up doing a lot of reading and as far as confirming everything is ok, that heart beat at 8 or after 8 weeks is a great choice. By then it should for sure be beating.

I agree with the consensus, I would rather wait it out in limbo a few extra days than go into not see a heartbeat. For some reason, the techs are oftentimes very negative even when it's too early to see anything and people come away with a sense that their pg is doomed when it isn't.

I would wait until at least a bit over 6 weeks. As Atomic says the techs just say they can't find a heartbeat or see anything and they leave you thinking the worst. I would definitely wait.

I'll think I'll reschedule it then. I'm pretty sure about dates as we only had the one attempt at +opk so I'd defiantly only be 5 weeks +4 (based on LMP) or 6 weeks +1 based on ovulation.

Thanks ladies! 😊


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