Hoping someone will have an experience like mine and can offer insight! Little bit of history, my first pregnancy ended last year at 18 weeks due to a bleed that turned into preterm labor/delivery. DH and I waited 9 months and then went back for another transfer. 2 weeks ago, I found out I was pregnant again. My numbers have been great, first ultrasound looked good. Tech saw 1 sac with 1 yolk sac at 5w4d. Today, I went back for my 2nd ultrasound, numbers are still great. Tech saw the flicker of a heartbeat, and I did too. But she couldn't get a clear measurement of the fetal pole or the heartbeat because of "positioning" She said the baby was tucked away in a corner and she had a hard time doing measurement. My gest sac is measuring perfectly though (6w5d).
Anyway, the nurse called this afternoon with follow up and mentioned a few things that now have me panicked. First, she said that the measurement they did get showed the fetal pole lagging a little behind (6w, I should be 6w4d). Then she said that the tech saw a second sac, but nothing in it. What does that mean?? Finally, she said that I have a tiny subchorionic bleed showing outside the gestational sacs.
I just feel so overwhelmed now. I'm trying to focus on being happy and growing a healthy baby, but goodness that was a lot to swallow today. I'm terrified of another loss and don't even know what to think about the 2nd sac showing up. Anyone have any thoughts or insights? Thanks for reading!
*TW* Pregnancy/Loss Mentioned
Me: 37 /PCOS DH: 37/no issues TTC: 7/13 Started with RE 12/14; 3 failed rounds of clomid, started letrozole IUI #1 & #2- BFN IVF #1 - 9/15 Cancelled Day 9 IVF #2- started stims 10/24 ER- 11/15 6 eggs- 5 fertilized/ 1 frozen FET #1 -1 embryo-12/9/15- BFN IVF #3- started stims 1/22/16 ER- 2/8 33 eggs(!)- 21 mature, all 21 fertilized - 6 snowflakes! FET #2- 2 embryos- April 4th-BFN ERA-June 8- results show need 12 addt'l hours of PIO FET #3- 2 embryos transferred August 14,2016 BFP! on 8/24! Beta #1-22 Beta #2-83 Beta #3-368 Confirmed singleton-Heartbeat on 9/19-160bpm! EDD: May 1, 2017, It's a girl!! Pre-term labor/loss-stillborn at 18w. FET #4- 1 embryo-Aug 12th-BFP on 8/23 Beta #1-112 Beta #2-298 Beta #3-1010 Confirmed Identicals!- Heartbeats seen on 9/8 Miscarriage on 9/18 FET #5- 1 embryo- 1/12/18-BFN Lots of testing and finally determined I have elevated natural killer cells. Will begin prednisone and IVL treatment before next round. IVF#4- April 2018 8 eggs, 7 fertilized/3 frozen FET #6- 1 embryo- 6/11/18- BFP on 6/21 Beta #1-446, Beta #2-1841 Confirmed singleton- 6/29/18 HB-157 EDD: February 22, 2019. It's a Boy!
I don't think anyone here can give you insight, that's a job for your doctor, but we can offer support. I know it feels horrible to not have clear answers and to be in that place where there's nothing you can do but wait. Know that you are not alone, we've all been there in some form or another and can empathize with that wait for answers that feels like an eternity. I'm sorry that you find yourself there
Me: 39 SO: 36
Dx: low progesterone, possible DOR - officially "unexplained"
TTC#1 since November 2015 9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN 10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN 1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018 May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
@halips hugs. So US can be off by +/-5 days so if things were measuring at 6 weeks and you should be 6+4 I wouldn't stress yet. When I was pregnant with my twins baby B was often shoved to the side and baby A was a uterus hog... So Baby B was way harder to visualize for many weeks. (even with my singleton pregnancy positioning can make getting measurements challenging). Hopefully the small SCH won't be a problem, often they are not unless they get much larger. As for a second sac it could be nothing or it could be a twin... I know as a PGAL lady every little thing can be so stressful. I really hope you have a sticky bean in there and that you can find something to distract you until your next scan.
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TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Re: Randoms of the week - Sep 4th (well, 1 day late!)
2 weeks ago, I found out I was pregnant again. My numbers have been great, first ultrasound looked good. Tech saw 1 sac with 1 yolk sac at 5w4d. Today, I went back for my 2nd ultrasound, numbers are still great. Tech saw the flicker of a heartbeat, and I did too. But she couldn't get a clear measurement of the fetal pole or the heartbeat because of "positioning" She said the baby was tucked away in a corner and she had a hard time doing measurement. My gest sac is measuring perfectly though (6w5d).
Anyway, the nurse called this afternoon with follow up and mentioned a few things that now have me panicked. First, she said that the measurement they did get showed the fetal pole lagging a little behind (6w, I should be 6w4d). Then she said that the tech saw a second sac, but nothing in it. What does that mean?? Finally, she said that I have a tiny subchorionic bleed showing outside the gestational sacs.
I just feel so overwhelmed now. I'm trying to focus on being happy and growing a healthy baby, but goodness that was a lot to swallow today. I'm terrified of another loss and don't even know what to think about the 2nd sac showing up. Anyone have any thoughts or insights? Thanks for reading!
Started with RE 12/14; 3 failed rounds of clomid, started letrozole
IUI #1 & #2- BFN
IVF #1 - 9/15 Cancelled Day 9
IVF #2- started stims 10/24 ER- 11/15 6 eggs- 5 fertilized/ 1 frozen
FET #1 -1 embryo-12/9/15- BFN
IVF #3- started stims 1/22/16 ER- 2/8 33 eggs(!)- 21 mature, all 21 fertilized - 6 snowflakes!
FET #2- 2 embryos- April 4th-BFN
ERA-June 8- results show need 12 addt'l hours of PIO
FET #3- 2 embryos transferred August 14,2016 BFP! on 8/24! Beta #1-22 Beta #2-83 Beta #3-368
Confirmed singleton-Heartbeat on 9/19-160bpm! EDD: May 1, 2017, It's a girl!!
Pre-term labor/loss-stillborn at 18w.
FET #4- 1 embryo-Aug 12th-BFP on 8/23 Beta #1-112 Beta #2-298 Beta #3-1010
Confirmed Identicals!- Heartbeats seen on 9/8 Miscarriage on 9/18
FET #5- 1 embryo- 1/12/18-BFN
Lots of testing and finally determined I have elevated natural killer cells. Will begin prednisone and IVL treatment before next round.
IVF#4- April 2018 8 eggs, 7 fertilized/3 frozen
FET #6- 1 embryo- 6/11/18- BFP on 6/21 Beta #1-446, Beta #2-1841
Confirmed singleton- 6/29/18 HB-157 EDD: February 22, 2019. It's a Boy!
TTC#1 since November 2015
9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018
May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17