Gestational sac not measuring with estimated weeks....

[LuckyJaybird]

Hi all....right now I am very confused and upset. Just need a few opinions (good or bad).I found out I was pregnant by a home pregnancy test 2 weeks ago. Last week, I went to the doctor where he also confirmed it. He did the exam and said everything looked good and that I was 7 weeks. I went for my first trimester ultrasound and from there on it has been an emotional rollercoaster. When the tech did the ultrasound, she said that the gestational sac was only measuring 5 weeks and not 7 like it should. She called my doctor and he said he wouldn't know much until I had some blood work done. So, he sent me to the lab to have it drawn to measure my HCG levels and progesterone levels. And I go back Friday for a second set to be drawn so he can compare. He said I might really be 7 1/2 weeks pregnant and the baby stopped growing at 5 and is gone or some other things that I didn't hear because I was still in shock and somehow tuned him out. I feel pregnant. No cramping or bleeding....don't know what to think. My LMP was definetly Aug 26. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions...anything is appreciated. Thank you.

[Alison W]

Hi, my situation sounds very common.  I went for an U/S yesterday and thought I was 5 wks 6 days.  The U/S showed a gestational sac but no baby.  The u/s tech said that the sac was smaller than it should be if I am really 5 wks 6 days. I was crushed.  I've spent all day today on the internet trying to find out what this means.  I'm hoping that I'm just off by a few days, however I'm fairly certian that my dates are correct.  I was using a digital fertility monitor which indicated that I ovulated on 10/11.  I have a 2 year old and when I went back and looked at her first u/s at 5wks 5 days there was already a heartbeat!  I'm so worried because my breast were really sore last week, but much less so this week.  I've had no morning sickness also, which I had terribly with my daughter.  My doctor suggested I just wait till my next scheduled u/s on Jan 17th!!  Yea RIGHT.  I think I'll be totally insane by then.  I really don't want to go through the holidays agonizing over wether I'm still pregnant or not.  Are there places you can go to just get an u/s done without a doctor's referral?

[iamwills]

Hi Alison and Wingandaprayer. I'm sorry that you are going through this. I've found some good information on misdiagnosedmiscarriage.com  I will keep you in my prayers. Please keep us posted.

[Valerie1182]

Hello All....
This is my first posting and I think I kind of had a similar situation today.  I took a positive pregnany test on 11/20.  So from the date of my lmp I should be exactly 8weeks pregnant today,  but during the ultrasound today,  I measured at 6w4d with a heart rate of 138bpm.  Im so confused,  the tech said everything looked great but I dont understand how everything could look great when I should be 8 weeks pregnant and im only 6.  Can anyone please give me some advice,  is it possible that this is a viable pregnany??  Im sooooo confused and scared...

[tangz85]

I'm new to this forum and has been very confused with information found on the net.  I'm 6w 2d from IUI date, so this date is very accurate, I would think. My u/s was done yesterday w/ an empty sac, along with a sac measuring @ 10mm, and the sac is too close to the cervix and it has an abnormal shape where there is a point.  Next u/s is next week.  Doc says that we can't go by Beta test anymore which the last result took me 4 days to double. I'm 31 & have a 6 yr old son and 1 miscarriage which took place 3 mos after delivering him.   It is so confusing to think that all this time we were depnding on Betas and at this point we don't, we rely on u/s. Anyhow, I started  spotting at 5w only when wiping for 3 d, no cramps.

[wildelmo]

I AM SO GLAD I FOUND THIS CITE, YOU GUYS HAVE GIVEN ME HOPE
I JUST WENT TO THE DR. AND THEY TOLD ME SO MANY DIFFERENT DATES FOR MY DUE DATE AT LEAST 3 TIME WELL THE FINALLY SAID AFTER AN VAG. ULTRASOUND THEY DETERMINED THAT I WAS BETWEEN 5 AND 9 WEEKS BUT THE ISSUE IS THAT THEY SAID MY BAY WAS SMALL AND MAYBE HE OR SHE STOP GROWING AND THAT I SHOULD PREPARE TO MISCARRY I HAVE HAD NO BLEEDING OR CRAMPING BUT THE FEEL THAT I SOULD MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, I FEEL THAT THEY COULD BE WRONG AND BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW  I'M HOLDING ON TO THE FACT THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL OF EVERY THING AND IT ALL INHIS HANDS PLASE PRAY FOR ME AND MY LITTLE ONE

[sobsam]

Hi guys,

well, i would like to share my experience too about my early pregnancy, which is not looking good. After my periods date was over, i thought that i am pregnant. After approximately 2 weeks of my periods date, i consulted with a doctor (because i experienced light bleeding) who did my ultrasound and found a cyst but did not found good signs of pregnancy, So, she advised for a better digital ultra sound. I did that and the ultra sound reports stated following things:

1. Gestational sac was present of 5 Weeks - 5 Days size
2. Foetal pole was evident
3. No cardiac activity was present
4. Cyst in right ovary of 4.4 cm size was present

After seeing this ultra sound report, my doctor advised me to take complete bed rest so that cyst could not effect the pregnancy.  I took bed rest for 11 days and got small bleeding during my bed rest too. I again consulted the doctor and she told me that your gestational sac is not growing as it should be. Now, she has given me 7 days more for bed rest to see that whether the gestational sac or th embryo inside grows or not. If the embryo did not grow then she will have to make my abortion because such incomplete embryo growths may lead to birth an abnormal child.

I am now waiting for these 7 days to pass to see what would happen to me?

If somebody had the same experience, please share your expereince with me to let me know that whether i will be aorted or my embryo will grow?

Thanks in advance.