Anyone see an empty sac at 9 weeks? or baby hiding for u/s?

candycane3t · June 2009

Further to my post about the HCG levels I thought I would see if anyone else has had the same problem as me with a good outcome.

I have a tilted uterus and when we did the u/s there was only the sac, we did not do the v-u/s. My HCG levels are over 41K so that is good. I also have all pregnancy symptoms and quite strong...m/s, very sore boobs, acne and very tired. I am also showing a little so I thought everything was going well. I have not had any m/c symptoms.

Anyone else have their baby hide for the u/s at the 9 week mark?

Paige's Mommy · June 2009

What has your doctor said? is it possible you have a blighted ovum?

a4smith · June 2009

I am sure all is well if your HCG is on track..I dont have any idea about tilted uterus or anything but just stopping by to wish you luck! Why didnt they try a vaginal u/s?

candycane3t · June 2009

My doctor said that the blood test performed yesterday with the 41K+ level was a great sign. She did not perform nor order the u/s, it was a friend of mine who is the tech. Since we are friends we chose not to do the v-u/s cause that may be wierd. My friend the tech seemed really optimistic and would have said otherwise if she was concerned. She said perhaps I was a little earlier along and that it was possible that the baby is hiding on the other side of the wall. I never went there with a full bladder. She had me go to the doctor to get my HCG level tested ASAP and they said they are not concerned and to wait until my appt on Monday.

I was hoping to hear from others that this sometimes happens...thanks for listening.

cinderellabella · June 2009

Uplifting story. https://www.squidoo.com/misdiagnosedblightedovum Big Smile

christinakprice · June 2009

So, not to be rude...is your friend experienced? I heard it may be harder to see if you indeed have a tilted uterus.

Have your DR do your US and dont worry, maybe you can do the vag US next time-they do produce better pictures.

GL!

bostonbride! · June 2009

I have a tilted U - (so does my sister / mother / aunt ....) and have never had a problem - nor have I heard of the possibility - with my first I had early bright red bleeding and had a 7 week US - had no problem seeing - this time I had a nine week , again no problem - my sister never had any problems - I'm confused with how the tilted U could cause a problem since the US sees through it to see the fetus anyway and since you and the tech know its tilted they should know where to look? did you have a really full bladder?

candycane3t · June 2009

My bladder was empty - my fault there, I forgot and went just before the test. I am not sure how it is possible but it might be possible for the baby to hide. I know I should have had a vag-u/s but next time I will make sure I have a full bladder and ask for the vag-u/s. I do feel very pregnant with all the symptoms and am just hoping someone else had a similar story with a good outcome.

antzd · June 2009

There is a reason Drs. do only vaginal ultrsounds this early on. That cold certainly be the problem.

NeverKnew · June 2009

candycane3t:

My doctor said that the blood test performed yesterday with the 41K+ level was a great sign. She did not perform nor order the u/s, it was a friend of mine who is the tech.

Not to sound overly crass, but there's usually a reason that a doctor orders an u/s, so that you're going to a medical professional (even a third party u/s tech) who can conduct the necessary tests to see the baby. Then if something is amiss, the doc can intervene to dispel worry.

You're probably okay, just try to hold out until Monday.

jillianjigs7 · June 2009

i unfortunately had all of the above symptoms my last pregnancy and it was a blighted ovum. I had them do a vaginal u/s too and then they had me come back 2 weeks later to confirm. I hope and pray this turns out differently for you.

jillianjigs7 · June 2009

also, your HCG levels still rise when you have a blighted ovum...bc when we went my levels were over 60,000 and still nothing. Fingers crossed for you. I would def. make them do another u/s and if they could, vaginally!

Tinkx123x · June 2009

I have a tilted uterus. It matters which way it is tilted (front, back) and i have always been able to see inside via vaginal probe. Make sure you have a full bladder too so you have a better window

I_am_DCA · June 2009

My beta was 48,000 and I had a blighted ovum. I even waited for 4 more horrible days of retractable nausea to confirm what we already knew (an empty sac).

For what it's worth, you should see something with a transabdominal u/s by a beta of 6500.

This is why your friend should not scan you. Then you both feel like crap when something is wrong or you try to convince yourselves that it is ok when it may not be.

Best of luck.

MrsCarroll.6-10-07 · June 2009

By betas at 6 weeks were 1200 and they saw a sac but no empryo yet. At 7 weeks they saw a baby and my betas were almost 40000. I was charting and I knew exactly when I had ovulated. So I was sure of myd ates.

How do you know you're actually 9 weeks? Its possible that you are earlier than you think?

candycane3t · June 2009

It is possible that I may be a week out but not much more than that, I am going to try to remain hopeful over the weekend and see what happens at the doctors office on Monday.....I will keep you guys updated. Thanks for the support.

MamaNikita · June 2009

i just went on saturday and i'm 9 weeks and measured six weeks. it was my first time with my OB. previously when i went to my GYN, she told me "you have a tilted uterus, i have to do a rectal." i thought i was going to throw up when she said that, but it was just a finger and it was done in two seconds, but it meant she couldn't even feel my uterus going through the front. from the back she said it was growing nicely. my OB didn't know this and i didn't make any correlation whatsoever, but after going for my u/s saturday and getting freaked out, i found a ton of stories online of people whose tilted uteruses (uteri?) caused them to measure wrong on their ultrasounds. anyway, i'm going for another one tomorrow, so fingers crossed. i will let this doctor know before he does it just in case it is an issue.

kimisuejoia · June 2009

At my vag u/s last week (8w6d) the Dr. searched for what seemed like forever and all we saw was a big empty black blob. Right when I started to freak out he angled the wand a different way and we saw everything perfectly!

He said that my uterus was angled back and that it made it difficult to see, and this was vaginally! He commented that it was a good thing we hadn't even tried to do the u/s regularly because it would have caused us a lot of needless stress and worry.

There is still hope for a good outcome, however you may want to avoid having your friend give you any more u/s... It seemed like this one caused much more worry and stress than it was worth, and if they are not able to be professional enough to set aside their unease of performing the correct u/s for the situation, then I wouldn't want them working on me at all!

GL!

gardeniagirl · July 2009

Everyone's situation is different, but for me, my first pregnancy turned out to be a blighted ovum. I had an u/s at 8 weeks and there was no fetal pole, only an empty sac. I'd been having pregnancy symptoms and good HcG levels up to that point, so of course it was devastating for me and my husband when we got this news. My fingers are crossed that you'll have a different outcome!

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