In a missed miscarriage, either the embryo doesn’t develop, or it doesn’t get very far and the heartbeat stops. Occasionally it happens beyond the first few
weeks, perhaps
at eight
weeks or 10
weeks, or even further on.
If your sonographer thinks you have a missed miscarriage based on your ultrasound, she'll need to confirm with another scan. This means she'll either examine you again in a week's time, or get another sonographer to confirm the diagnosis with a vaginal scan.