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Update: Doc called me in for an ultrasound...

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Wow, do I wish I hadn't gone in...

The ultrasound tech said she saw a gestational sac and maybe a yolk sac, but there wasn't anything else there. I know I'm early, but I'm definitely no earlier than what my ticker says. I just feel like she should have been able to at least see the yolk sac clearly at this point. Anybody have any stories of good outcomes when only seeing a gestational sac at 5 weeks, 3 days?

We did rule out twins though, unless perhaps they're identical.

So now it seems even more strange that my HCG was so high.

Uhg. I don't know. Now I just feel like I'm waiting for the worst to happen. My doc or nurse will call me tomorrow to discuss the results and schedule another ultrasound. I hope I can do it on Monday, I don't think my nerves can take it much longer than that.

Thanks for listening to me whine.

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  • tarrrrragtarrrrrag
    Good luck to you.  I really hope that everything turns out okay for you. 
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  • ChristinaCTChristinaCT

    That is about right for 5w3d. At 5w I saw a gestational sac & you are 3 days ahead of where I was back then & you see a yolk sac as well. That sounds good to me :)

    I would try not to worry too much, I think you are in good shape! There are plenty of women on here that had super high betas & singleton pregnancies.

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  • rs_briders_bride member
    Thanks, ladies. That's making me feel a bit better. The ultrasound tech had that "don't worry, but I'm worried" tone to her voice if you know what I mean and she really wasn't sure she saw the yolk sac. But nothing I can do at this point, so I'll hope for the best until the next ultrasound.
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  • csquared426csquared426 member
    GL at your next appt. I think what you saw was normal. At that time, I only saw the sac also.

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  • Gator687Gator687 member
    imageChristinaCT:

    That is about right for 5w3d. At 5w I saw a gestational sac & you are 3 days ahead of where I was back then & you see a yolk sac as well. That sounds good to me :)

    I would try not to worry too much, I think you are in good shape! There are plenty of women on here that had super high betas & singleton pregnancies.

    This exactly. Try not to worry too much.

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  • EveanynEveanyn member
    imagetheresat858:

    I think that is perfectly normal for 5w3d.  Everything is really tiny at that point.  At 6w my LO only had a sac and a yolk sac, no fetal pole or heartbeat yet...and now I'm over 23 w pregnant.

    That's really comforting!

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  • LottaLattesLottaLattes member

    It's discussed on the multiples board a lot, but high or low betas don't indicate anything regarding twins.  Mine were much higher, but many folks had much lower betas with twins (or triplets!)

    As for how far along you are, my doctors have never expected to see anything until 6w on the dot.  At where you are, you should be able to see a sac (good) and *possibly* a yolk sac but not necessarily.  A few days at this point can make a big difference.  My first loss showed a sac only at 6w2d and that was much worse.

    Hang in there, your betas are well within a normal range for a singleton.  I haven't had an u/s before 6w so I don't know anything regarding that part but doubling numbers and development is a good sign!

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  • busterbeaglebusterbeagle member
    I'm sorry your u/s wasn't reassuring, but the early ones are notorious for causing lots of worries.  FX that your next one shows more!
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  • KelliLyneeKelliLynee member
    Try to stay positive. At 5w1d, the nurse *thought* she saw a gestational sac. It was very hard to find and she didn't seem very confident. At that point my hcg was 7242. One week later (6w1d) we saw a baby with a flickering heart and the yolk sac. (my hcg was 30,000 something at that point). 
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  • Halle76Halle76
    Take a deep breath and relax. That is still really early. I went in at 5 weeks 4 days and there was the tiniest yolk sac. I went back today and saw the heartbeat. Monday is still early. I would wait a full week so you really see something. It was a hard wait but I waited 8 days and was glad I did. 
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  • HBayliesHBaylies member
    I hope it all works out.  The HCG could still be from twins.  It's not unhead of for a sac to be completely behind the other and you not know until many weeks and even a few u/s in.  It happened to me and when I asked how that's possible, that said it's not that unusual to not see the twin sometimes until around 18 weeks!
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