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p1nklemonade
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waiting game after first ultrasound :(
p1nklemonade
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so we had our first ultrasound yesterday, and they could see the sac, but nothing in it. there's a possibility that i ovulated late, because i'm only one cycle removed from bc pills,and i hadn't really normalized yet. i'm worried though because even if i did o late and implant late, i feel like we should have been able to at least see the fetal pole yesterday. was sent for blood today and again saturday to check betas, and go back to the doctor on tuesday. i realize that nothing could be wrong, but the feeling we got from the doctor wasn't good.
waiting is so nervewracking and it's so awful to know that you can't even do anything.
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Re: waiting game after first ultrasound :(
I'm so sorry you're going through this. Hopefully you did ovulate late and everything is fine!
When did you get a +hpt?
My Ovulation Chart
BFP on August 11th. LMP was July 9, but like i said, I can't even be certain about cycle length. Urine pregnancy test yesterday at the dr's popped right up positive, no waiting or anything.
The same thing happened to me yesterday. They could see the gestational sac, but no yolk, or fetal pole. The doctor said that since I'm so early, it was pretty normal, and he scheduled me for another ultrasound in two weeks.
I reserached it, and it does seem pretty normal, but the part that makes me kind of nervous is with my first 2 daughters, I was sick all the time. I know each pregnancy is different, but for the most part, I'm not sick with this one at all.
Hoping that everything goes well with you. Keep us posted.
I got my BFP on July 30th and I am only 2 days ahead of your ticker. I think you just ovulated a week+ or so later than you think. What was the sac measuring? I am thinking that you are more like early 5wk range... Good luck with your bloodwork & f/u u/s next week!
i don't even know what the sac measured. she didn't tell me, and i didn't think to ask, i was just trying to process everything. when we got back in the car i remarked to dh that i had so many questions, and i feel like she kind of left me hanging. i've been reading stories online about this being somewhat common, so that makes me feel slightly better. i still just wish someone could tell me for certain what's going on.
thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers.
The same thing happened to me today! The ultrasound tech said it was very normal. I am about 5 1/2 weeks and they scheduled me to come back in next week. Hoping to see a heartbeat then. My sister also went through the exact same thing as well.
Best of luck at your next appointment!!
I'm sorry you're going through this. I am, too, but, unlike you, I also am experiencing bleeding. At 6 weeks 6 days they saw a sac, but nothing else. I AM positive about my dates - I got a BFP on July 31, first day of my cycle was July 7. I am certain I ovulated on the 21st, which meant there was only 10 days between ovulation and the positive test. There's no way my numbers were off. My HCGs were in the normal range, a bit low, but otherwise seemed on target. My progesterone was waaaaaaaay low. Anyway, I have probably looked at the same websites you have, and am finding how surprisingly common it is for babies to be "invisible" until 8 or even 9 or 10 weeks along! Some of them were accompanied with bleeding, like me. A website called misdiagnosed miscarriage gives LOTS of information about people who were told to expect the worst and went on to have healthy babies. Many of these women had tilted uteri, which led to an error in the ultrasound image.
Do NOT give up hope - it is still way too early to be concerned that 'nothing is there' -- even if your doctor acts pessimistic. You aren't bleeding - that means your chances of having a healthy baby in there are greater than than mine, and I'm not giving up hope yet.
My prayers are with you (and myself) that our next ultrasounds (yours and mine!) will show happy, healthy little sprouts!