Early Scan Help Please

[Buttonsbabe86]

Hi Everyone,

So next Monday I have an early scan booked, where I will be 8wk exactly from LMP. When I booked it I assumed it would be trans-vaginal. But since been told if they can't see anything on that, they will do an internal. My friend recently had an internal and saw the heartbeat and then 2 days later miscarried and she feels it's because the internal scan 'interfered' with things.

Have any of you had internal early scans and everything has been fine afterwards? Logically I know they wouldn't do it if it was a risk and my friend was just unlucky. But getting myself in a tizzy, in case they suggest an internal.

 

[Babybump87]

I had two with DD2 around 6 and 8 weeks . No issues for me !

 

[Mummy2Corban]

My last 4 pregnancy’s I had internal scans at 6 and 8 weeks and all has been fine. Goodluck lovely x

 

[mamawolf]

I had one with both of my healthy pregnancies for dating early on. They are now happy healthy 7 and 3 year old boys!

 

[Buttonsbabe86]

Thank you everyone. I guessed it would be fine or they would give you a warning before offering to do it. Logically I know if it's going to happen it will happen regardless, I think it was just unfortunate for my friend it happened a couple of days after the scan so she obviously thinks that caused it x

 

[Scout]

I'm not sure how a transvaginal could cause a miscarriage bc the wand doesn't go into the cervix. Miscarriages are more common during the early weeks (I think it's like 1 in 4 pregnancies result in miscarriage in the early weeks) and that's also when a transvaginal us is performed. I think it's coincidence rather than cause/effect. And to answer your question, with daughter, being high risk, I had 5 transvaginal ultrasounds. I'm sorry for your friends loss.

 

[edthedog]

Hiya, the wand literally just rests in the entrance to your bits, it isn't inserted high up or anything so honestly no chance of it causing a miscarriage - it is nowhere near your cervix!

I've had these with all mine and worth it for a lovely clear pic of bubs.

Good luck xxx

 

[Buttonsbabe86]

Thank you @edthedog that does make me feel so much better. I thought it may go as far as the cervix Nd when they moved it around, maybe it just irritated my friend's if she had a particularly sensitive cervix. But knowing it just rests inside and doesn't go that far has made me feel a million times better. Thank you x