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.
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?? I am not sure what the "likely" fetal pole means because if there is a heartbeat then there is definitely a fetal pole there!!
I can tell you, From experience that a baby's heart is fully developed by week 18, which is why doctors do fetal echos between 18-24 weeks, it's the soonest they can visualize the heart without the bones getting in the way or "shadowing" it, and also the latest for them to detect holes and other issues.
There are many cases when a baby has a hole or two early on and as the baby grows and the heart continues to grow the holes close or get smaller on their own.
usuk- one twin being absorbed by the other twin or by the woman's body is called VTS or Vanishing Twin Syndrome. I'd never heard of such a thing myself until a couple of weeks ago. If you google that term you'll find lots of links on the internet about it.
Cinda - I don't see why it isn't possible for a woman to release another egg if the hormones are a bit out of whack. The more I've been reading lately, the more unusual things I'm seeing.
Pregnant w fraternal twins. One twin is 9wks 4days old with heartbeat, yolk sac, and gestational sac; while the other has no cardiac activity and yolk sac, but has a gestational sac at 7wks 4days old? Could the twin w/out heartbeat be developing slow or is it in fact no viable?
wants me to come in for an early sono to rule out an early miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy or the loss of a twin. Has anyone experienced this? My hcg numbers they said were good but didn't double at first, so they said they are just being cautious.
Hi, i had my fetal echo on 26th week and found there is mild TR for twin A. Apart from that everything else iz Normal. I had a follow up echo on 32nd week, in that too twin A has same issue. Doc told it can be normal , and may appear in normal babies too.. i m a bit worried. Anything serious can happen bcos of this??
Hi, i had my fetal echo on 26th week and found there is mild TR for twin A. Apart from that everything else iz Normal. I had a follow up echo on 32nd week, in that too twin A has same issue. Doc told it can be normal , and may appear in normal babies too.. i m a bit worried. Anything serious can happen bcos of this??
According to my doctor, I am 7 weeks pregnant. According to my 6 week u/s, there are 2 sacs, but only 1 has developed. According to my 7 week u/s, there is no change... no fetal pole or visible heartbeat. I've had some mild cramping, but no spotting or bleeding. I'm being forced to wait through the holiday weekend (pure torture) for my doctor to correlate my blood work with my ultrasound to see if my numbers are going up. My outlook is not very positive.
20 mm Fetal heart rate: 164 bpm, the other one is 33,7 X 18,4 Fetal length: 16,7 mm
Yolk Sac: 5,9 mm Fetal heart rate: 166 bpm
Also embryon1 age is 10w3d but embryon 2 is 9w2d. I'm very concerned. Are those differences ok?
The next ultrasound is in 10 days and the wait is killing me.
Choroid plexus cyst
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Choroid plexus cyst
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 G93.0
ICD-9 348.0
Choroid plexus cysts (CPCs) are cysts that occur within choroid plexus of the brain. The brain contains pockets or spaces called ventricles with a spongy layer of cells and blood vessels called the choroid plexus. This is in the middle of the fetal brain.
If you break embryonic and fetal development into thirds then when you are in your 28th week the baby begins its final third of development. (Gestation is 266 days or 38 weeks of development). So either way you look at it you are in your 3rd trimester!
by 19 weeks they should have seen the other baby if it was there. you can request another u/s at 32 weeks they would definitely see a second baby. they were actually able to see both of my boogers at 9 weeks.
The fetal brain may create these cysts as a normal part of development. They are temporary and usually are gone by the 32nd week of pregnancy.
Breathing in the Womb
Babies do not actually breathe in the womb---at least, not in the usual sense. Fetal lungs are not fully functional, and are not even able to fully expand, until after birth. During the later stages of gestation, the fetus may "practice" breathing by inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid. The fetal lungs do not process the amniotic fluid, the way fully formed lungs process air, but experts believe this "breathing" is important to fetal lung development.
I posted recently about my Dr pushing a c-section. I've since been given more information about the situation and have come to terms with the operation as it will be safest for my babies. Baby a has iugr, but is monitored twice a week. So now I'm 35+1 with my identical twin girls. Today my c-section was scheduled for April 2nd, when I will be 37+3.
We were a bit surprised to find out on our 1st ultrasound at 5w6d that we were having twins. Baby A had a sac but no fetal pole or heartbeat. Baby B had a sac, fetal pole and hb of 107. Now 2 weeks later, just had another u/s and Baby B is on target measuring at 8 weeks and hb of 158. Baby A has a fetal pole now but low hb of only 92. Dr said that might be a demise of Baby A as Baby A was measuring only 6 weeks instead of 8 weeks.
I heard as early as 14 wks but the probability goes up if you wait longer. Do you not have a fetal photo or sneak peak ultrasound around you? They'll tell you.
From wikipedia-
During embryological development, some fetuses may form choroid plexus cysts. These fluid-filled cysts can be detected by a level II ultrasound (18–20 weeks gestation). The finding is relatively common, with a prevalence of ~1%. Choroid plexus cysts (CPC) can be an isolated finding, which confers a 1% (variable based on population studied) risk of fetal aneuploidy. The risk of aneuploidy increases to 10.5-12% if other risk factors or ultrasound findings are noted.
The baby only measured 1cm which from my research isnt as big as most are this far long however Im not panicking about that as Ive been told all fetal development is different. Ive also taken some comfort in how nauseated ive been which to me is a good sign, but not so fun! So as of now I am relaxed and excited!!
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