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Enlarged yolk sac and no fetal pole

fayz22fayz22 member
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hi everyone - I had my six week ultrasound yesterday (exactly 6 weeks from LMP). My OB said she was concerned because the yolk sac looked “slightly enlarged” and she could not see a fetal pole (although she said she saw a flicker of something that wants to be a fetal pole...?) I’m going back in a week for another ultrasound, but she said she’s not terribly optimistic given my history (this is my fourth pregnancy, all three before resulted in early miscarriage). Has anyone else had this happen and should I stay hopeful? Trying to prepare myself for the worst but I also want to believe there is still a chance. 
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Re: Enlarged yolk sac and no fetal pole

  • mbradfo2mbradfo2 member
    I have had two enlarged yolk sacs (1 singleton pregnancy, 1 in a vanishing twin during my last pregnancy) and neither of them ended well, sorry to say :neutral:  Generally it's considered a sign of abnormality. Of course, it's early enough that it may very well mean nothing -- sizes can be hard to calculate on early ultrasounds since everything is so tiny. There are some ladies on here who saw nothing at their first scan and everything turned out well. I hope that is the case for you!
    ~~ Our Story in Spoiler! TW loss/child~~
    Fall 2012 -- started TTC
    Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
    Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
    September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
    Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
    June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
    August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP.  Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
    September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
    March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!

    TTC #2
    January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle 
    March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156,  #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!


    "When all is lost then all is found."


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  • fayz22fayz22 member
    Thanks so much for sharing your story and for the encouragement @mbradfo2 - I know it’s not likely that I’ll get good news on Friday but definitely trying to think positive. 
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