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G Sac a little longer then they would like

I went to the dr one week ago bc i had very small amount of colored discharge, they did an ultrasound and said they saw a sac but it was early yet 4 1/2 weeks and to come back in one week. I went yesterday the baby measured 5 wks 6 days, it grew from last week, my hcg were really good 75,354, they heard a heartbeat that was 94, and they saw fetal pole BUT my sac was a little longer then it should be they said. it looks like it has a tale.The NP said she was cautiously postive. they asked me the last time i spotted which was thanksgiving day but again it was so light that if i was not paying attention i would of not noticed it when i wiped. Has anyone been told this? Heard about this? I looked on line and could not find really anything on this.
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You where help! any information is good and just talking about it and getting a response helps:) I did call the office and waiting for a call back from my dr. but that could take just as long:) thank you for listening:)
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Oh, I see - I wasnt much help then.

When I was pregnant my doctor  told me that I could call the office (the nurse) if I ever had any questions and someone would get back to me.  Do you think that might be an option in your case?  A 2 week wait sounds like torture.

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Thank you! It was not so much the "tail" of the baby it was the shape of the sac itself that they are concerned about. I tried to research it but really found nothing. there was so much information yesterday and i was upset after the US that i really did not ask the right questions.  I go back in 2 weeks for another US. This waiting is killing me. The days seem to go by so slow until your next appointment. Thank you again for your response. This site is such a wonderful thing:)
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Sounds like the growth of baby is progressing normally, the only thing I hadnt heard of either was the "tail".  Below is a complicated quote that mentions the growth and then regression of the "tail" during early fetal development.  Do you have a follow-up US to monitor things?  Your HCG levels and observation of HB are very encouraging.

"the rostral neuropore closes and develops into the forebrain prominence and then the head. The caudal neuropore elongates into a tail. As it grows, the embryo is a C-shaped tadpole-like structure (Figure 9). The primitive heart has great prominence, which is why, early on, one can often detect the pulsations of cardiac activity before visualizing an embryo distinct from the adjacent yolk sac. With further development, the tail regresses, the head unfolds from its flexed position, and limb buds develop and are replaced by hands and feet. By 17 to 22 mm, we are measuring a recognizable crown-rump length (CRL) (Figure 10). Before 17 mm, the measurements of ES are the greatest measurement along the long axis of the embryo. By 10 weeks LMP, the further unfolding of the head, final regression of the tail, regression of the heart prominence, and development of the limbs and eyes allow this primitive tadpole-like form to now be recognizable as human in form-hence, fetus (from the Latin word for "offspring")."
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