Large Yolk Sac

alylyn818 · October 2016

I'm 7wks 1 day, and had my first ultrasound today. My joy quickly turned to stress when the doctor said the yolk sac was bigger than it should be, and that we will have to do another ultrasound in 2 weeks to make sure the baby is still growing. Heart rate was 138, baby measured 6wks 6 days, so those are positive things. Trying to stay positive, will be a long 2 weeks.

Anyone else faced this before?

mirdamae03 · October 2016

I've never heard heard of that, but I hope it ends up being nothing and you get to see a perfectly healthy bean in 2 weeks!

alylyn818 · October 2016

Thank you!! So do I. Apparently if it's too large it takes nutrition from the baby, and can cause failure to thrive.

thatlauragirl · October 2016

I don't have any advice, just wanted to say I'm wishing the very best for you. I would definitely focus on the strong heartbeat and measurements, those are great! Please keep us updated.

mamaraffe · October 2016

That would make me nervous too! My friends baby had something similar and had iugr. She was born a couple weeks early but is a super healthy toddler now

wifeinraleigh28 · October 2016

I'm sorry you're going through this. It's never easy to hear that something "could" be wrong but you have to wait forever to find out for sure. I hope the wait isn't too excruciating and that your little bean fights through this!