Is it still possible to be pregnant when told I had miscarried?
Patient: Hi,this will sound a very weird question but is it possible to still be pregnant when told i had miscarried? when i was 7 weeks pregnant i had early scan because of previous miscarriage. Scan showed good strong healthy heartbeat showin at just 6 days behind what i thought i was. 2 weeks later another scan showed that fetus had vanished. Gestational sac was there and had still been growing to the dates i should have been. I passed nwhat i believed to be the sac 2 weeks later. A follow up scan showed empty uterus but still showed a very small bleed still. Antibiotics were prescribed to prevent infection and i bleed for a few more days. I have since had 3 regular periods excatly 28 days cycle. However the last 3 or 4 weeks i have noticed that my stomach has slightly swollen and i regularly am feeling movements in my stomach. I am scared to see my gp because i feel he may think i m paranoid or displaying signs of a phantom pregnancy! please help! my partner thinks its all in my head as he saw alongside with me the scan that showed my uterus was empty and he was there when i was told that the fetus had vanished! Doctor: Hallow Dear,Vanishing of foetal heart beats was confirmed by ultrasonography meaning thereby that you had missed abortion. Later on you aborted completely as evident from the ultrasonography. So continuation of this pregnancy is out of consideration. Your belly has grown and you are feeling some weird movements in the abdomen. This is most likely due to over eating due to which your belly has increased in size and you have gaseous problems. Gurgling movements of gases in the intestines is perceived often as foetal movements. I would advise you to take some carminative mixture, plain soda to expel the gases. If needed, you may take some digestive enzyme preparations. Worms also can cause such symptoms. You may take deworming medicine. This should give you relief. Pregnancy starts showing visibly by increase in the size of the abdomen after 16 weeks. So this increase in the belly size cannot be correlated to pregnancy. However, I do  not wish to insult your feelings and perception. I am sure you are honest in describing your symptoms. Therefore, to confirm or rule out your suspicion, please perform urine pregnancy test on your morning  first urine sample.  This will clarify the dilemma. Even ultrasonography can give you direct visual evidence of the pregnancy status. I am sure, this should help you. Dr. Nishikant Shrotri