Should I request an earlier ultrasound ?

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Hi everyone , I’m about 6 weeks right now I just had a miscarriage a little over a month ago, my ob had my hcg levels checked a week or two ago and they’re tripling every 48 hrs so it looks good so far, but she’s making me wait til September 5th (I’ll be like 8 weeks )for an ultrasound. Shouldn’t I get one earlier because of my recent loss?? To me hormones don’t mean shit, with the first baby my hormones got up to 7,888 and I still lost it. I want to call and see if I can get one earlier but I feel like they won’t take me seriously... I’ve been having cramping and I’m so tired of everyone saying it’s normal I cramped every day with my first pregnancy then I lost my baby and I cramp every day with this one too. It’s like no one takes you serious until you’re bleeding ):

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No because you can’t see anything but a sac before 6 weeks.

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Honestly, it’s not going to actually help. As someone who has miscarried I understand the pain you feel and the anxiety you have but at 6 and a half weeks you may not be able to even detect a heartbeat yet. Which is why doctors won’t do ultrasounds til later and to help prevent unnecessary stress on the mom. 
Remember miscarriages happen due to genetic abnormalities where the body detects this and terminates the pregnancy. Even with an ultrasound, that wouldn’t stop a miscarriage from happening and would just cause you to have more stress if you’re not at the point where anything can be detected. 
Sometimes women do have more than just a sac at 6.5 weeks and sometimes not. If you truly feel it will calm your nerves, request one but just due to my own experience, I wouldn’t do it.

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You won't see anything that early and cramping is normal. Just because it happened once, doesn't mean it will happen again. Be patient.

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I would wait, there’s nothing you can do if something goes wrong and you miscarry, waiting until 8 weeks will just allow you to see more on the ultrasound.. just make sure to take prenatals and take the best care of yourself possible until then and try hard not to stress yourself out-it’s no good for you or the baby!

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I guess I don’t know what an ultrasound will
help in this situation? I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks, was pregnant within a few months and didn’t have an ultrasound until 11 weeks then. Typically, hormone levels are the best indicator. At this point in the game, they can’t really do anything if they do find something wrong.

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Because of my miscarriage history I’m seem often. My doctor also believes that the more a woman goes to the doctor for checkups in first trimester the better outcomes of pregnancy, probably cuz we stress less.gotta just be your own advocate and say you’d really like to be kept a close eye on given your past

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I totally understand your feelings, as someone who has also had a miscarriage. In hindsight, however, having an ultrasound at 7 weeks didn’t really ease my mind and I had to spend money out of pocket to do it. I was a nervous wreck for my entire first trimester. You can have one done as early as I did, but you won’t see much, and your anxiety will come right back until your next ultrasound. The relief doesn’t last long for anyone who has miscarried, sadly. The best thing I can tell you, as someone who has been there, is to just try your best to find distractions and stay off of Google. I pray your little bean will keep growing and thriving, mama! The anxiety does get better though, I promise. I’m 24 weeks with our rainbow and have been calm for a while! Don’t hesitate to try out prenatal yoga too. ❤️

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You can, but you wont see much till 6.5 or 7 weeks. So it will cost oit of pocket and may be more detrimental.

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You definitely should be able to see something by 6.5 weeks. My doctor got me in at 6 weeks for ultrasounds after miscarrying and there was plenty to see or not see. But, I’d think by the time they got you rescheduled you wouldn’t be much earlier than 8 weeks.

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I am between 6.5-7 weeks right now lol

Should I request an earlier ultrasound ?

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