Question: Hi Doctor, this is my dating scan that done at 5 weeks 7 days from the last period. I had a concern with (1). The sac is growing not fast enough comparing with fetal pole and (2). The heart beat is still not detected. One of my doctor said that the scan does not look too positive but the next scan will be more accurate. I'm really worry with this advice she provided to me so I want to get a second opnion from other doctor as their views on my first scan result. Thank you!!

Hi Doctor, thank you for your information. So even though that by caculating my period i suppose to be 5 weeks 7 days but according to the sac age they count me as 5 weeks 3 days is not a concern to me at this stage, based on your opnion? And do you think based on my current report the chance of me having a good pregnancy is high? Thank you!

Hi Doctor, thanks for that. I have one more question. From day 14, i was issued with the medication prednisone 5mg daily to prevent natural killer cells prevent embryo to implant. My specalist doctor said i should be able to stop this by week 6. Then she moved away from my city. I don't get to see another specalist until week 10. I was adviced by online source that who taking this medication should stop taking this graduately instead of in one go. Hence without further advice from my own doctor i started to reduce this drug from 5mg daily to 5mg every second day from 7 weeks and a half to now, which is 8 weeks. I have seen the heart beat yesterday on my second scan already. Just wondering if i can completely stop this medication from now on without harm the baby. I dont know the reason of gradually stop it. is that because it could harm the mother or the baby? Also i notice there are bad impact if taking long term, so i'm concern for my dose took from day 14 to now, is that already bad for the baby's decelopment. I know people taking much higher dose than me but i'm still concerned. Thank you doctor.