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Concerns about 6w2d u/s
Hi everyone.
I just had my second u/s at 6w2d. Before the midwife started the u/s, she said that we wouldn't see anything but a sac-- no embryo, no heartbeat. And that's exactly what we saw, a gestational sac that measured exactly right (6w2d)... it has grown significantly in a week as at my last u/s the sac measured only 4w5d. My concern is this: Everything I've read says that you should see an embryo and most likely a heartbeat at 6 weeks. We didn't see anything but a gestational sac and a yolk sac. I'm worried that we should have seen something if there was something there to see. I don't know what my hCG levels are; I only had my first quantitative blood test yesterday and go for another tomorrow. I know that 8DPO (3 weeks pg) my progesterone was 3.6, which corresponded exactly with an implantation dip in my temperature. I'm still concerned about that. Should I be worried? |
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Erin wrote:
Hi everyone. I just had my second u/s at 6w2d. Before the midwife started the u/s, she said that we wouldn't see anything but a sac-- no embryo, no heartbeat. And that's exactly what we saw, a gestational sac that measured exactly right (6w2d)... it has grown significantly in a week as at my last u/s the sac measured only 4w5d. My concern is this: Everything I've read says that you should see an embryo and most likely a heartbeat at 6 weeks. We didn't see anything but a gestational sac and a yolk sac. I'm worried that we should have seen something if there was something there to see. I don't know what my hCG levels are; I only had my first quantitative blood test yesterday and go for another tomorrow. I know that 8DPO (3 weeks pg) my progesterone was 3.6, which corresponded exactly with an implantation dip in my temperature. I'm still concerned about that. Should I be worried? Good heavens, no! Why are you having all these tests done? Is there something in your history that puts you at higher risk, or have you been having bleeding or some such thing? This seems like an awful lot of testing, which often just feeds the worry machine. It is very common not to see all that much detail with such an early u/s. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Concerns about 6w2d u/s
Erin wrote:
My concern is this: Everything I've read says that you should see an embryo and most likely a heartbeat at 6 weeks. We didn't see anything but a gestational sac and a yolk sac. I'm worried that we should have seen something if there was something there to see. 6 weeks is rather early. I had an ultra sound done at 7 weeks and we saw nothing but a big ball. ;-) At 9 weeks, we saw an embryo and a heartbeat. |
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Concerns about 6w2d u/s
If your midwife predicted what you'd see, and that is exactly what you saw,
then I wouldn't be worried. Many people see the heartbeat around 6 weeks, but many more do not, and still go on to have a happy successful pregnancy. The fact that you saw appropriate growth is a good good thing. I assume you'll go in next week for another u/s, which should hopefully show more growth and a happy little flicker. Good luck! -- Jamie & Taylor Earth Angel, 1/3/03 Check out Taylor Marlys -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clarkguest1, Password: Guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password Check out our Adoption Page at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamielee6 |
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Richard wrote:
Erin wrote: : Hi everyone. : I just had my second u/s at 6w2d. Before the midwife started the u/s, she : said that we wouldn't see anything but a sac-- no embryo, no heartbeat. : And that's exactly what we saw, a gestational sac that measured exactly : right (6w2d)... it has grown significantly in a week as at my last u/s the : sac measured only 4w5d. : We first detected a heartbeat at 8 weeks. That was 27 months ago. A tiny part of what we saw became the hand that tapped me on the shoulder this morning, waking me from much needed sound sleep. This made me smile, thanks Richard. Erin, I saw just a sac at 6wks and then a few days later there was a lovely strong heartbeat. Don't worry - which I know is easy to say, but seriously try your best to focus on growing a strong healthy baby and next time you go you'll see that little pulse and *your* heart will skip a beat! |
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Concerns about 6w2d u/s
"Erin" wrote in message lkaboutparenting.com... Hi everyone. I just had my second u/s at 6w2d. Before the midwife started the u/s, she said that we wouldn't see anything but a sac-- no embryo, no heartbeat. And that's exactly what we saw, a gestational sac that measured exactly right (6w2d)... it has grown significantly in a week as at my last u/s the sac measured only 4w5d. My concern is this: Everything I've read says that you should see an embryo and most likely a heartbeat at 6 weeks. We didn't see anything but a gestational sac and a yolk sac. I'm worried that we should have seen something if there was something there to see. I don't know what my hCG levels are; I only had my first quantitative blood test yesterday and go for another tomorrow. I know that 8DPO (3 weeks pg) my progesterone was 3.6, which corresponded exactly with an implantation dip in my temperature. I'm still concerned about that. Should I be worried? The OB and CNW both told me not to worry if I didn't see an embryo or a heartbeat at the 6 week U/S-because at that stage the hCG levels were much more indicative. The technician said the same thing-and this was with a Level III transvaginal US scheduled. I don't think you should panic yet. |
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Concerns about 6w2d u/s
Erin wrote: Hi everyone. I just had my second u/s at 6w2d. Before the midwife started the u/s, she said that we wouldn't see anything but a sac-- no embryo, no heartbeat. And that's exactly what we saw, a gestational sac that measured exactly right (6w2d)... it has grown significantly in a week as at my last u/s the sac measured only 4w5d. Sounds good to me. When pregnant with my DD, my OB offered an early US (I'd miscarried before that and was a little antsy). She urged me to wait until close to 8 weeks to ensure that we'd see a heartbeat. I had it at 7w4d and did see the HB. So I think you are doing just fine. Mary |
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Thanks for making me feel better! I need to stop worrying about every
little thing. Ericka, the original progesterone test was ordered because it took me and my husband a year get this pregnancy. The OB ordered it and coincidentially I got pg that month. I had the first u/s because I had some bleeding at 5 weeks. The midwife found a polyp on my cervix and said that all the bleeding was because of that -- so, nothing to worry about there. I'm not sure why the midwife offered me the hCG tests at the u/s yesterday. I'm not one to turn down tests, so I agreed, but maybe I shouldn't have! We have another u/s scheduled in two weeks, so I'll be 8w2d. Hopefully we'll see something more concrete. :-) Thank you all for the reassurance... |
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Erin wrote:
Ericka, the original progesterone test was ordered because it took me and my husband a year get this pregnancy. The OB ordered it and coincidentially I got pg that month. I had the first u/s because I had some bleeding at 5 weeks. The midwife found a polyp on my cervix and said that all the bleeding was because of that -- so, nothing to worry about there. I'm not sure why the midwife offered me the hCG tests at the u/s yesterday. I'm not one to turn down tests, so I agreed, but maybe I shouldn't have! We have another u/s scheduled in two weeks, so I'll be 8w2d. Hopefully we'll see something more concrete. :-) I feel a little better that there were some reasons behind the tests ;-) I was worried that you had a caregiver who tests, tests, tests. In my experience, that's usually a fast trip to worry city, because just given the nature of testing (which is not 100 percent accurate) and all the vagaries associated with Mother Nature, if you test often enough, you WILL find seeming anomalies to worry about ;-) And if you put your faith in good test results to tell you all is well, it can become a bottomless pit of worry where you need more and more external reassurance to feel okay about the pregnancy...and as you do more and more tests, you eventually find *something* (probably spurious), when then leads to more worry and interventions, both of which introduce *real* risk into the pregnancy! Anyway, just a cautionary tale in these days where testing, testing, testing is often the order of the day. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Concerns about 6w2d u/s
In outparenting.com,
Erin wrote: *Hi everyone. *I just had my second u/s at 6w2d. Before the midwife started the u/s, she *said that we wouldn't see anything but a sac-- no embryo, no heartbeat. *And that's exactly what we saw, a gestational sac that measured exactly *right (6w2d)... it has grown significantly in a week as at my last u/s the *sac measured only 4w5d. Well, if the midwife said that, maybe she knows something we don't about the resolution of the machine she was using. -- hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net "uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est." not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large |
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