It seems they do the scans earlier in different parts of the world, USA being earlier than UK. In UK it's standard to do the first scan at 12 weeks, unless you've been through IVF or are deemed high risk, ie 3 previous miscarriages. That's my understanding of it, it's such a struggle waiting til 12 weeks isn't it!! My last midwife did say that at my next appointment (10wks) they would try to listen for a heartbeat, so maybe you could also request that, although they did say that in some cases it can increase anxiety as the baby may not be in the right position for the heartbeat to be heard. You're not alone though, I've also had a miscarriage before which makes this wait all the more agonising! Fingers crossed for you xx
obviously not much to see yet apart from bloat but it will be interesting to see how I progress!
