Scared out of my mind - UPDATE

Went to the RE today - I'm 6w1d - and they said they couldn't see the yolk sac.

I asked the tech if it was bad and he was like - I wouldn't say bad yet...

The doctor said that the gestational sac is grew but the yolk sac just may not be able to be seen yet - or - it could mean something else... something bad

She said its 50/50 - to see a gestational sac grow and no yolk sac at 6w1d... sometimes people come back in a few days later and there it is

She wants me to go back Saturday for another ultrasound - she said that if she doesn't see it then - then she would start to get concerned - on Saturday I will be 6w4d.

Anyone experience this?? Please tell me the HONEST truth... whatever it may be.

THanks

*UPDATE SO ITS EASIER TO FIND*

Doctor just called...

they said my levels are 16,000 and the sac did grow and now measurses 17x10

Those are good - but from what I've been told and I've researched with numbers like that I really should see something - especially a yolk sac, right??

I can't even function right now... I left work yesterday and wasn't gonna come in until Saturday - but I went into work to try to take my mind off of it

Message edited 2/4/2010 3:33:46 PM.

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I can't say that I expereinced this, but at my first OB appt. I was 6w5d and they didn't do an ultrasound. All my doc did was examine me and told me to come back the next week and that's when they'd take a look via ultrasound.

I think the 6 week period is just a tricky time.

Try not to stress out (i know easier said than done)

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They only saw a sac for me at 6w3d and I went back a week later and there was a HB.

Don't stress!

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I don't have any advice, but wanted to send you hugs and prayers that everything works out on Sat.

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Yup this happened with DS (who is 2 now)!!!! I went and they saw nothing a week later there was a yolk sac and fetal pole few days later a HB.

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it's still early...try not to stress since that won't help anything!

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Since you are under the care of an RE, I am assuming you know for sure when you ovulated and are REALLY 6w1d.....

that being said - I have heard that it can be too early at that point to see anything. AND you could have had a late implanter which could put you a few days back.

I would try your best to relax! Lots of prayers that you get good news at your next appointment!

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bump for some more insight

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This is the reason I didn't go to the doctor until I was 8 weeks!
It really CAN go either way right now......
Quick backstory on me.....my very first pregnancy I went in at 6 weeks and saw nothing, was terrified just like you. Went back a week later and there it was, seemingly all good. Then 2 weeks later it all went south again and I lost the pregnancy. I only tell you this because you asked for honesty. From that moment on and with my next 2 pregnancies I refused to go to the doctor until I was far enough along that I was supposed to see something without question.

I am of the mindset to not panic until there is something to panic over, and I know it's easier said then done! I'll keep you in my thoughts that you are in the lucky 50%....

Re: Scared out of my mind - UPDATE

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If they are telling you not to worry yet then don't!!! When I was going through this I stopped researching things because like my Doc said "Every woman's body is diffrent. Every baby is diffrent." You could go back on sat and see everything your suppose to see or see nothing. At this point it's a waiting game. Anything can happen.

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STOP researching - Everyone's body is different, every pregnancy is different and everyone reacts to a pregnancy differently -

If it was bad, God forbid, the Dr. would have told you that -

Sometimes things just take a bit longer

Sometimes they can't find what they're looking for w/ the 9 billion machines they poke you with

Sometimes baby just does NOT want to cooperate !! and things that you 'should be able to see/hear/feel at x point in the pregnancy .....well, you don't - And then you panic, and then 2 weeks later you finally breathe a sigh of relief -

I won't tell you not to worry/stress, I'll just but STOP doing research !!

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bumping for... I dunno why

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Yes... I am scheduled to go back to the RE Saturday - where I will be 6w4d...

I've cried all I can cry and I am at peace with either result... I just need to know - the wait is killing me so bad.

I guess we just post on here to get support or hear similar stories - or just to vent - thank you for all the responses and please keep them coming.

I need them!

Re: Scared out of my mind - UPDATE

When my levels were in the 12,000s I still only had a big empty sac....hang in there!


ETA: I am cutting and pasting my response to someone else with a similar situation that describes what happened to me...don't know if it will help but just thought I would share:

I got my bfp on 1/26, on 1/29 I went to the md, he said i was just about 5 weeks based on lmp(12/23)...I had a sono and there was nothing really to see-there was one tiny spot that he said could be the start of something(beta was in 900's) and told me to come back in 2 weeks. One week later I had some light brown spotting so they had me return and this time on sono there was a sac but nothing inside(beta this time was in 12,000's)-md wanted me to return in 2 weeks. That appt was cancelled on me. I finally went back on 2/23 where I should have been around 9 weeks. This time sono had a little baby and a heart flickering. Baby was measuring 8w3d. I have cycles averaging about 31 days so really for the first 2 appts I was only 4 and 5 weeks so it was way too early...

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