Help! FET 8 weeks Measuring 7w 3d

knottieab16bc7db8878618

Hi all, first FET and wow this pregnancy has been stressful so far. Ended up having a hematoma and two yolk sacs (1 has since stopped developing). My first scan I went in and was supposed to be 6w 3d but was measuring 5w 6d. But there was a fetal pole and flickering heart beat. Went in again 10 days later (supposed to be 7w 6d) and baby was still measuring 4 days behind at 7w 4d. Doctor is basically stumped bc she thinks measuring behind with FET indicates a loss, but the baby is progressing perfectly at the rate it should and has a strong heart beat of 153… but is 4 days behind. Anyone heard of this or had experience with this ? I’m losing my mind over here 

annemarie96

If your baby was measured as 4 days “behind” both times I would guess you didn’t ovulate when you/they think you did. Based on the info you gave that seems very logical to me. Sounds like there’s not a big reason to worry, in my opinion. 

Not sure what FET stands for, but I don’t think it changes my answer. 

I hope you have a healthy baby!!! ❤️

00kim00

*lurking from December board*
 4 days behind is not a problem for FET. There's always a margin of error, if you had a different sonographer you might get a slightly different number. Also, someone told me frozen embryos sometimes are a little slower growing at first (this someone wasn't a doctor and I didn't look into research, so it may not be accurate but it gave me comfort). My first 2-3 scans were also measuring 4 days behind, but the last dating scan they did had him measuring just 1 day behind, so we changed EDD to that date. I don't remember when that was, but definitely before the anatomy scan. I'm 31 weeks tomorrow (or today based on transfer date) and baby is now in the 85th %ile and my fundal height is measuring 33 weeks, so he has more than caught up. We also transferred 2 and lost one early on. Take a deep breath and try to relax (I know the anxiety, especially if you have a history of loss or infertility), everything is okay!

knottieab16bc7db8878618

thank you so so much I really appreciate you sharing. I think my doctor is overly cautious but it came out as very negative so it’s helpful hearing personal experiences in the same situation. So happy it has worked for you!!! 

knottieab16bc7db8878618

Thank you!!! FET is frozen embryo transfer, we did IVF. So it’s a little tricky because they know the exact dates of ovulation, implantation etc. fingers crossed it’s gonna work out !