Back from U/S

mysweetpeasWil&Wes wrote: I had my first U/S only to find out that I'm measuring only 4wks 6 days, not 6wks 4days like I thought. So all she could see was a yolk sac, but no embryo, plus she didn't do a vaginal U/S like I thought, so no heartbeat, nothing, which is freaking me out. I heard Wil's heartbeat and saw him as a little peanut at 5 wks 5 days. My sister had a miscarriage due to a blighted ovum and I just somehow know this is what's happening to me. I know exactly when my LMP was, which was Sept 2nd, so how could I only be 4 weeks?? Plus, I took a PG test two weeks ago...so according the U/S, that would mean I got a result after only two weeks!! Is that possible? It just doesn't make sense to me. I know that I don't have a normal 28 day cycle, so I probably ovulated late, therefore conveiving later than I thought, but it still doesn't add up to me!!!

The tech (who was about as informative as asking Wil to give me the results) told me my Ob would call me in the next few days to discuss everything. She couldn't tell me anything except for the fact that there IS a yolk sack and that's a good sign. But so far, she can't see anything inside because she said it's too early.

Has anyone dealt with a blighted ovum before? Can someone reassure me that everything is going to be okay, because my DH sure isn't doing a good job at it!! Why are guys such buttheads when it comes to empathy? I just want him to say "we'll get through this no matter what happens"...or "it's okay Rae", but he either says absolutely nothing or just "I love you" or "Sorry. It just sounds like the tech is a poor communicator".

Sorry to be going sorta nuts about all this lately. I'm sure it's getting old...Hope the doc calls soon...but I doubt it! I waited again for like 40 minutes in the waiting room AND I had Wil with me this time!!!

coasterqueen replied: Well I know numerous women who were told they had a blighted ovum because there was no heartbeat detected, etc so they went ahead and had a dnc. I also know numerous women who were told the same..decided to wait a few weeks longer and viola....baby was there. So don't do anything drastic to early .

It's just entirely possible that your dates are off and everything is ok. It's happened to a lot of people who KNEW their dates were on .

FWIW my pg symptoms came and went and some were entirely different between my pregnancies. So hang in there. Unfortunately because we can detect pregnancies early than we really should sometimes it brings heartache when it's not really needed. Not saying that's the case but it also brings worrying and questioning to those waiting.

Boys r us replied: I know it's so hard not to freak..but as of right now, you really have no reason to think anything is going to go wrong hun..so try not to freak yourself out! Like I said, I KNOW that is hard to do!
My last PG I got a positive 1 week before my period was due..so I would have only been 3 wks pg...or 1 week after conception. As someone pointed out to me..today's advanced technology can be really confusing in the end b/c you know so much quicker than normal.
What kind of test did you use? I do know that there are a couple of brands that will pick up minute traces of the HCG hormone where as most have to be pretty hefty amounts of the hormone.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied:
I did two cheap ones. One was the Target brand I think and the other was called Acuclear. I guess I wasn't as late as I thought then, which is strange because I didn't show pos on a PG test with Wil until I was maybe a week or two late. Oh I hate all this EDD, LMP, Hcg level stuff!! It's so confusing and just makes me worry.

Thanks Karen and Nichole for making me feel a bit better.

moped replied: Rae,please don't worry - but I do know and understand what you are feeling..........and I hope you can relaz a bit. If your cycle is not regular it can be very hard to detect just when it happened.................please don't worry!!!!

coasterqueen replied: Have you asked for them to check your HcG levels? That can assure you if they are going up or down too? I know I had all these issues when pg with Megan. I was spotting, etc and my levels weren't very good going up. I also had progesterone issues so I had to have levels checked.

~Roo'sMama~ replied: I know it's hard not to worry! I'm sure everything will be ok. Did you get to schedule another U/S for in a couple weeks or will you have to wait longer than that?

Sarah&Mackenzie replied: Try not to worry, hopefully the doc will call you soon!!

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied:
Well I'm not spotting or anything, so I shouldn't worry, but I was tested before we conceived Wil and my progesterone levels were low. My doc prescribed Prometrium, but I only took it up until the time I found out I was PG. I didn't need it afterward. So I mentioned this to my new doc and he said that I should be fine. He didn't think I needed to go on any drugs. But it does still worry me. I used the BBT method the first time, so I tried taking my temp the other day to see if it was still high. But it's really hard to tell if you haven't tracked your temps through your whole cycle, so I really have nothing too compare as far as if it's going up or down. I go to a new doc this Thursday and will ask about checking my Hcg levels though. I just wish I could find a doctor that I really like, because that's also what's driving me nuts! I think it's strange that they don't do things the same. I thought a vaginal US was routine at 6 weeks, but someone I know is 11 weeks along and she hasn't had an US done yet, and of course this morning they only gave me the belly one.

coasterqueen replied: Hmm, I"m not for sure I had a "v" exam at that time or any time except with all the vaginal ultrasounds I had in the beginning. They had me take progesterone til I was 12 weeks, I think. I despised that stuff.

moped replied: I didn't have a vaginal at all with Jack................ummmmmm

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Really you guys? No vaginal? Did they do a regular US then that early or did you wait until the second tri? How do they know if everything attached well and growing right? My cousin had no heartbeat at 9 weeks and that was through a vaginal. I guess I thought it was routine, but maybe not. I guess it was so reassuring the first time with Wil when I saw a clear picture of the embryo and the sack and my uterus and even the heartbeat. This time, it was just a blob. And the mean tech said "well are you surrrrrrrrrrrrrre you're PG?" #*$^#*$&#*&$^*&!!

coasterqueen replied: *Most* docs just wait til your 16 week or so check up to do an ultrasound. Mine didn't do it til then with Kylie. THe only reason I had so many in the beginning with Megan was because of the bleeding. They just check heartbeat as time goes on and that's how they monitor things.

I asked my doc about why they don't check earlier and she said because there really isn't anything they can do before that if something was wrong. So your body will either eliminate the pregnancy on it's on or when they do find out baby is no more then they do a dnc. She went in to that whole discussion of our new medical technology and how we know more too early, etc. Nothing I'm going to go into depth on.

Mom2Boyz replied: "TRY" not to worry I hope everything turns out for you!!

I had a vaginal u/s with both of my boys "around" 6 weeks. With Conner they did it because I had a m/c 5 months earlier, and with Caden they did it because I was unsure of dates.
I wouldn't think they would be able to see much this early doing a regular u/s.

mom2tripp replied: I had a vaginal with Tripp at about 6 weeks and I'm sure everything is fine Rae

Please keep us update!!!! You are in my thoughts

angelhair replied: i had a blighted ovum with first preg. in one of my preg they could not find anything and were going to do a d and c and they found a nice strong heartbeat three days later! hang in there many hugs and prayers out to you! love dee

~Roo'sMama~ replied:
I had a vaginal u/s at 8 weeks, but my doc did a regular one first and said that it was totally up to me if I wanted a vaginal or not. I said sure since I was already undressed for the exam and I wanted to see it a little better.

I can't believe the ultrasound tech said that to you!!!

jcc64 replied: Oh Rae, I'm so sorry you're freaked out by all of this. I never had a vaginal ultrasound during any of my pgs (except for my mc- after the fact), and didn't have a regular u/s with any of them until 20 wks. With all 3, I didn't hear the heartbeat until 13 wks. I agree with Karen that sometimes we know things before we should. I definitely wouldn't jump the gun on this and assume it's a blighted ovum. Try to take a deep breath and relax as much as possible under the circumstances. You'll have answers soon.
And I'm sorry about your empathetically challenged dh. I have one of those too. That's why I come here. It's gonna be ok, Rae.

MyBlueEyedBabies replied: Rae, sorry you didn't get the reassurance you were looking for today Hopefully you just were off on your days and everything is just as it should be. I agree about asking the OB to do an HCG check since that could actually give you answers. As for testing early my sister got her BFP at like 2.5 weeks in the evening so it wasn't even the "best time" to test. THe U/S...with Katy I had a 2 vaginals at like 4 weeks (where we only saw the yolk sac) and 8 weeks and that was just because we weren't entirely sure about my dates. I was very regular but had just missed 3 months for no apparent reason so dr. wanted to make sure I had good dates. With Matt I never had a vaginal u/s and I don't remember how far along I was when I had the first one but I think it was arround 8 weeks that time.
If you need a hug I can be there in about 10 minutes, but all the PT's i have are going your way.