My wife got a stomach virus, we have just recently gotten pregnant (we've been trying a few months now). She made an appointment for her doctor but wouldnt see her until she was 8 weeks pregnant. The appointment is scheduled for July 15th. Having the virus and being first time potential parents, we were scared out of our minds and we went to the ER. They did an ultra sounds and blood work. They said the gest sac was there but too small to give an accurate date(5mm). There was no fetal pole and no yolk sac. Her HCG level was at 1385. They also saw a small cyst on her left ovary. They said that it could be 3 things, she miscarried (no blood, no cramps), she is going to miscarry( she feels fine except for the virus, no spotting, no bleeding, no cramps), or she is wrong about the date. She is positive on when her last period was. I am so nervous, we really want this baby. Is there any hope? We have to go get her HCG levels checked tomorrow to see if they are increasing and do u/s next week
Edit: By feeling fine, I meant like no severe pains regarding a miscarriage. She has plenty of pregnancy symptoms, nausea, hotness, tenderness in her nipples, fatigue.
Re: 5 weeks 6 days pregnant, no yolk no fetal pole...small gest sac
I'm sorry the ER scared you.
Yes. Get to your OB. ERs like pp said are notorious for knowing very little about babies.
FWIW, I don't know anything about HCG levels but I had a dating u/s at 5w5d and all they saw was a sac. The dr. called back and said he was fine with that and all was as it should be. As with anything, we will see as time goes on, but he assured me it was very very normal and he saw exactly what he thought he should see. I honestly think you got freaked out for no good reason yet. With U/S that early it's impossible to pretty much see anything definitive to make an accurate call. My OB won't even do them until 8plus weeks unless there's a special circumstance (which is me).
This exactly!! I'm so sorry your ER is a suckfest!! Contact your MD, they may want to do some blood work to see if her HCG is doubling or not. I hope you get some answers!!
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It dropped 30 points which isn't that bad, but still not a super good sign. The best thing to do is wait it out and hope that it was a fluke drop. I hope it is.
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You are still so so early! This is one reason the doc doesn't want to see you until about 8 weeks! I went in with my last baby at 5 weeks 3 days and didn't even really see the sac (just a little pin point!)! A few days later, I was 5 weeks 5 days and it was just a bit bigger... 6 weeks 3 days BAM there's a baby AND we saw the flickering heart that was pretty slow because it probably JUST started beating. I have a healthy 15 month old now. Try not to worry and try to wait it out until the 8 weeks! I know it's hard but it's really too early to know anything different. My midwife told me that u/s is really not anything to tell if a pregnancy is viable that early. Maybe have your wife call and ask if she can make an appointment to get her HCG levels drawn? They will test them, have her come back in two days and retest and if there's a doubling number in 48 hours or less, then you have better information than an early u/s. Good luck!
Edited to add: Just re-read your post and saw that she is getting her HCG drawn... ER docs are NOT good when it comes to pregnant patients. They aren't trained in that area like your doc is and often speculate and scare new pregnant women. I was told at 14 weeks by an ER doc that I had a placental abruption, baby did NOT have a heartbeat (which she so did, again that healthy 15 month old!) and that I had lost her! Went to my midwife the next morning and everything was fine, I was bleeding from something normal and baby was definitely fine and kicking!
So glad to hear this! Congratulations. I hope you have a healthy and happy rest of y'all's 40 weeks.
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I am glad things are going well. Good luck.
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