Fetal development heartbeat weeks
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Second ultrasound at 8w 6d showed gestational sac, yolk sac, and fetal pole measuring 5 1/2 weeks, but no heartbeat.
I'm scheduled for a third ultrasound next wed, which would be 10weeks, and if there's no hb, it's over
Is this possible - to be almost 3 weeks behind? My dates can't be that far off!
Also, my doc did the 2 ultrasounds in the office, but gave me the option to have the 3rd at the hospital. Is there any benefit to that, vs having my doc do it?
I'm 22 weeks, this is my 4th pregnancy...2nd baby to make it past 8 weeks. Doctors where I live don't recommend u/s before 10 weeks to detect heartbeat because they are not accurate enough.good luck...
It sounds like he saw the fetal pole and heartbeat by u/s so in that sense you are in good shape and seeing what you are supposed to be seeing. Usually the 5th week you will see the gestational sac but maybe no fetal pole. By week 6-7 you should see the fetal pole and if you're lucky a heartbeat. By week 8 you should get a heartbeat. So if you are only 5 weeks it sounds like your development is very good seeing both a fetal pole and hb. Did he mention what the heartrate was??
2010 my HCG read 2,000 and a sac and fetal pole together with fluttering fetal heartbeat (!) could be seen on a transvaginal ultrasound. I was pretty sure on that day I was 6 weeks and 1 day, however, the doctor said the size of the sac and the rate of the heartbeat was more like that of aprrox. 5 weeks. I am scheduled for another scan in 2 weeks but am, of course, worried waiting.
Depending on the quality of the machines and if you are earlier than you think, it's very possible. Some people don't see a fetal pole or heartbeat until 7,8, or 9 weeks. I didn't see any of mine until I was 7 weeks and a few days along. Have they scheduled another appointment or done blood work to see if your levels are rising? Another ultrasound would show if there's fetal development and if the pregnancy is viable or not.
I got a bfp on thursday with beta of 151. I went for my second beta today and it was 695. They scheduled an ultrasound next week and I should be 5 1/2 wks. Would my beta go up if there was not a fetal pole? Also, a little concerned that we won't be able to see a heartbeat.
Thank you that helps alot
The ultrasound showed a gestational sac, a yolk but not much more. And no heartbeat. It measured around 5 weeks. So I was scheduled another ultrasound today I should be 8 to 9 weeks since lmp we seen a larger sac, about 8 weeks 3 days, a shadow of a yolk sac, but nothing else. No heartbeat. No signs of a fetus or fetal pole. After the first ultrasound, I was told there was not enough development to determine viability. Again, 10 days later, same story, but sac growth.
in the afternoon she did the ultrasound again for the heartbeat which she saying that its very low n fetal development is slow as it show that its 5 weeks 6 days n she said its not possible that our measurement is wrong so for sure its going towards miscarriage n she said we have to monitor your body till there is a heartbeat as i have no spotting or bleeding yet.
Yesterday I had a trans vaginal scan done at 7w1d. It showed a fetal pole and a sac measuring 6 weeks. But no heart beat!!!!
I know when I conceived... I was charting, using ovulation predictor kits and my hubby was working double shifts so we just did the deed when I got the positive.
I started with good hcg levels, but low progesterone. So I was put on Crinone suppositories. I had no bleeding until the day before my scan. I had an orgasm and bled bright red for a very short time.
I went for a fetal echocardiogram at 20 weeks (now I'm at 24 weeks) to check the development of the babys heart as my mom has a heart condition called Hypotrophic Cardio Myopathy. Since its a genetic condition, we were advised to make this appointment. I wonder if its recommended for others even without family history of a specific condition. I personally would want to check the development of my baby's heart regardless.
im just wondering because usually the gestational sac can be seen at approx 5 weeks, the yolk sac appears at approx. 5.5-6 weeks, fetal pole is around the 5.5 -6.5 weeks and the heartbeat at 6.5-7 weeks... Im just wondering if you are counting from the fetal age(from conception) not the gestational age(from first day of last period) as there is about a 2 week difference... so im thinking that your gestational age would be 6 weeks 4 days which would make more sense for the timeline....
Normally a gestational sac with a yolk sac appears at about 5 weeks (calculated from your last missed period date) of pregnancy and can be well visualized by 6 weeks on a transvaginal (through a vagina) ultrasound (so it can be missed at 5 weeks), when you can see a fetal pole too. Fetal heart beat usually appears by 8-9 weeks. This is why it is best to repeat the scan a week or two later.
At times the sac appears but there is no baby inside. This is called blighted ovum.
When I was exactly 6 weeks I saw the little round till and heard the heartbeat. At 7 weeks they should have seen an embryo. Especially since you saw development the prior week. The baby might have stopped growinhand absorbed into the uterine wall. I had that happen to me with our 4th pregnancy. I hope I'm wrong and they see something next time. Do you have a follow up?
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