TW: MC ? Maybe (this is my first real reddit post, sorry)

We originally thought I was almost 8 weeks, but according to the ultrasound (transvaginal), they said he(I'm hoping it's a he) is about 6.5 weeks. There's not heartbeat yet and I feel like the ultrasound tech lady was really blunt about it, not like she was trying to be rude or anything, but said that no heartbeat means it's just too early or there's a problem. This is my first pregnancy, and while it was a surprise to me (24f) bad my husband (26m), we're still excited and got off birth control about 6 months ago to "not not try" to conceive. He was under the impression he wouldn't be able to have kids, something his dad had issues with so he assumed.

I know it's common for miscarriages to happen in the first trimester. I did my reading and it's like 80% of pregnancies or something scary but most go unnoticed bc it happens before the person even knows they're pregnant at all. I've been nervous and anxious crying (and napping) all afternoon about it. We have a follow up ultrasound in exactly one week. The doctor pretty much told us if there's no heartbeat by then, there won't be one at all.

All I can do now is hope and pray and think happy thoughts. There's nothing I can do to help my little chocolate chip sized baby out. That's the hardest part for me, knowing there's nothing I can do to make sure it goes well.

I guess what I'm looking for here is maybe if someone else is going through or went through the same thing. What was your outcome? If things went south(no heartbeat), how did you handle it? How do I keep my hopes up and fears away for the next time I get pregnant?