Informal ultrasound?

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Ok. I was hoping someone has had a similar experience since I am freaking myself out worrying. I went for my 8 week first ob appointment and my ob wheeled in a Doppler/low resolution ultrasound machine. So it wasn't a real ultrasound. Pretty much she just looked to make sure it was in the right place and that there was a heartbeat. We saw the heartbeat flicker and heard it and saw our little bean but she said I was either measuring a week behind or that it was nestled up in there and couldn't get a good measure. She wants me to come back in 5 weeks for my first dating ultrasound. I can't stop thinking about it and worrying that baby isn't growing like it should. But maybe it was just the crappy machine. Someone please help ease my mind and tell me this has happened to someone else. Thank you mommies!! ?

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My girls went back and forth. Some times a week behind sometimes ahead. Just because they think it's a week behind doesn't mean there's something wrong either. As she said it could be hidden up there. It's kinda hard to predict sometimes. Chin up.

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My first doctors appointment I was 11 weeks. My doctor couldnt figure out the machine very well because it wasnt their normal machine. She then told me that I was 2 weeks behind where I thought I was. Went for my first ultrasound 12 days later and I actually measured 3 days sooner. It may just be that it is too early right now. Baby is so tiny. Keep your chin up. May be nothing at all!!

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i measured a week behind and my baby was early but that is because preeclampsia. as long as that heart is beating, i wouldnt worry too much. it makes things so much worse!

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It was probably just a bad picture. Don't worry too much. If you were measuring a week behind that's not too serious I thought I was 5weeks when I went for my first scan but there was nothing there yet. I went the 2 weeks later and I was measuring 5 weeks. Sometimes you ovulate later than what you thought. Good luck :)

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The little doppler ultrasound doesn't offer the best picture so I wouldn't worry too much. They did the same thing for me and I won't have a real ultrasound until 20 weeks (January), so at every appointment I ask them to bring it in so I can see my baby :)

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When I went for my 12 week scan I only measure 10 weeks, I was rescanned two weeks later and baby was measuring 12 weeks so they think I just ovulated later than I had predicted x