Obstetric/OB Ultrasound Made Easy: Step-By-Step Guide - POCUS 101

A gentle reminder on why booking a scan too early can sometimes cause more worry than reassurance 🤍 At around 6 weeks, a scan should usually show a gestational sac, a yolk sac, and a tiny embryo (often no bigger than a grain of rice or a pea). Sometimes you may even see a flickering heartbeat but not always, especially if it’s still very early. Before this point, it’s common for scans to be inconclusive. Not seeing a heartbeat or fetal pole doesn’t automatically mean something is wrong; more of