anyone have u/s around 5w5d? couldn't see fetal pole

Stirpy33

Hi ladies, I cant seem to search the boards so i'm wondering if any of you had an early u/s around  5w5days? I had to go in today due to left side pain. They ruled out ectopic and they saw the sac in my uterus but could not see a fetal pole. Then they also did an internal and she really couldn't see much based on how my uterus was tipped according to the tech. So i have to go back in a week. the doctor said shes not worried but you know how mommies are. I am concerned bc I think some people even can see a hb by now? Have any of you not seen a fetal pole around 5w5d? This waiting is the worst! thanks girls.

ps for some reason when i try to search the boards i always get an error message, anyone else? i would like to see if anyone else has posted about this.

namara5532

I haven't gone in for an u/s yet, but my understanding is that it's still very small at this time.  I'm about the same amount of time along as you, and my ticker thing says its the size of an apple seed, so pretty small.  Unless you start bleeding, there probably isn't anything to worry about.

awillis13

I had an u/s around 5w3d because of spotting, and saw gestational sac and yolk sac but no fetal pole.  The u/s tech said it was pretty common to not see the fetal pole at that point (and they have a 2-3 day window of accuracy so it could still be a little earlier.  I had a dating u/s about a week and a half later and we were able to see a clear blob with a strong heartbeat.  Everything grows so specifically and so quickly, you are probably just fine.  I wouldn't worry at all about not seeing a fetal pole at the u/s you just had.

lasvegasbride08

My u/s was at 5w 2d and we saw the gestational sac and yolk sac but no fetal pole.  5 weeks is very early yet my doctor wasn't at all alarmed by what we saw he didn't expect to see much more than that.  Exactly 1 week 6w 2d later we went back and saw our LO with a flicker and hr of 113 so don't worry!  You are still very early yet!  Hopefully you have another u/s soon so you can see that heartbeat!

BinksMomma3016

All they saw at my 5w4d was a sac, they said it was normal

Oliver715

Yes. I had this issue at 5w4d. I went to ER for cramping and bleeding and Dr diagnosed me with a possible m/c... We went to my reg Dr 3 days later and we heard the HB!! It had just started beating! It is pretty early to see anything so don't worry too much. The best thing for you to do is rest and think positive. Why did you have an u/s in the first place?

Stirpy33

thanks girls you are giving me some hope! the waiting for the next ultrasound is worse I think! I had the early ultrasound due to severe left side pain, they wanted to rule out ectopic and cysts, which they did, but don't know what the pain is from, possibly a pulled muscle. now i just hope we see the fetal pole next week!

bridein08

Me! I had to wait two weeks after my first U/S at 5 1/2 weeks (which actually turned out to be closer to six weeks we found out after the second U/S). We saw a gestational sac and "maybe" a yolk sac, but no fetal pole. I returned for my second U/S and the tech saw a HB immediately, and added a few days to my gestation based on growth.

I did a ridiculous amount of google searching in the interim two weeks and I would recommend NOT to do that. It only made me more anxious for a "problem" that is completely normal at that stage in pregnancy.

Good luck!

scprincessrn

awillis13:

I had an u/s around 5w3d because of spotting, and saw gestational sac and yolk sac but no fetal pole.  The u/s tech said it was pretty common to not see the fetal pole at that point (and they have a 2-3 day window of accuracy so it could still be a little earlier.  I had a dating u/s about a week and a half later and we were able to see a clear blob with a strong heartbeat.  Everything grows so specifically and so quickly, you are probably just fine.  I wouldn't worry at all about not seeing a fetal pole at the u/s you just had.

I had almost exactly this same experience.  Gestation sac and yolk sac at 5w4d, then a week later 6w4d saw our "Blobby" and the heartbeat.

dayjessica

I had an ultrasound at 5 weeks 5 days. They could not see anything with the abdominal US. Is that how you saw yours? If you were able to see that much with the abdominal that sounds good. I was able to see a fetal pole and heartbeat with the tv us, but it sounds like your tipped uterus prevented that method for now. I honestly wouldnt worry because at this point your doing good to see anything with an abdominal US.

nminn0904

I know we talked about this in my post a couple of min ago, but seriously, this is EXACTLY what I went through...but my sharp pain was on my right side. They did a u/s to rule out a tubal preg. They did say that the pain was probably from a ruptured cyst bc of some free fluid. Yesterday during my follow up u/s they told me that until the placenta takes over the yolk sac helps the baby, but believe it or not, there is some benefit to having the cyst in this early part of preg and that now my left ovary had one.

Keep trying to stay positive....seriously, I could have written your post myself last week.

whyhellopoppyseed

Ok, your U/S was 2 days before mine (I was exactly 6 weeks on Tues, the day I had mine) and they didn't see a pole either. The pole starts developing right AT 6 weeks at a rate of 1mm per day--so don't worry! My 2nd sono is rescheduled in 8 days GL!

ehacker

I went in yesterday for my first u/s because the doctor kept saying I was 9 weeks based on my last AF but I knew I was only 5 or 6 if that because I was charting. She still insisted I come in so I did and all we could see was the sac. No yolk or anything. I was a little worried because if I was 5 or 6 weeks I thought we should be able to see those things but the sac was so small that it wouldn't even register a due date. She told me she wasn't worried at all and scheduled me back in 2 weeks. GL!