6 week ultrasound showing 5 weeks

I know this is posted alot on this site but I am sooooo confused. My LMP was July 11th and I had a possitive HPT on August 9th. My HCG has been rising correctly but today when I went for what I thought was my 6 week ultrasound I only measured at 5 weeks. I know that many people ovulate late but why would I have a positive HPT at only 3 weeks? I'm so confused and scared as I have had two miscarriages in a row.

[firstbaby06]

Hi!  I just went to the doc. yesterday and found out I'm only 5w6d today, and I must have taken the HPT 8-10 days after conception and was positive....b/c by my last cycle, I should be 7w5d....anyhow, we saw the heartbeat, so that's a good sign!  Don't worry too much....AND the lady doing the ultrasound said she really thinks I am only 4 1/2 weeks but am measuring 5w6d....I guess the tests are pretty sensitive!  Try not to worry...

[ang927]

Did they see a yolk sac in your u/s or just the gestational sac.  I was supposed to be 7w3d, but my u/s indicated 5w3d with no yolk sac visible.  

I've gained a lot of insight reading these posts.  It sounds like a fairly common situation with mixed results.

[GymGirl13]

They saw a gestational sack, a yolk sack and a fetal pole.

[mary345]

you say they saw a fetal pole was there a h/b there too. i wouldn't worry too much about it if there wasn't i think you were very lucky to have even seen a fetal pole this early. when i was what i though was 6wk 2 days according to lmp i went for an u/s because i was having some spotting and my hcg numbers were not doubling. during the u/s they only saw the gestational sac and yolk sac no fetal pole. i was told i was also only 5 wk along. i went back a week later for a repeat and everything was fine i am now 17 wk pregnant. it is not that uncommon for your dates to be off a little bit.

[SNORCHY]

I just got back from Dr and  had an ultrasound. I am around 5w5d and had my last af on 7/12. He saw a yolk and sac and what was probably a fetal pole, but no heartbeat. Is that okay not see a heartbeat at this point? I go back in a week for another appt.
Mt Dr didn't seem too worried, so that's good and I'm sure all will be okay with you!

[mammasita]

How funny, My last af wasJuly 11th and I got a positive on the 9th too! Everything is fine, saw the HB so I wouldnt worry...It measured smaller than 6 weeks too.  I m/c once before. It will be ok!

[Wooly25]

This is Crazy, I had my LMP on July 12, but I tested positive on Aug 3rd.  I don't have my appoinment till monday 28th.  If all works out it looks like there will be a couple of us due right around the same time.  I also have had two miscarriages in the last year.
I don't know how religous you guys are but I found this prayer on the net.
This life you have given us,
is so tiny, frigile, and vulnerable,
safe in the womb of flesh and hope,
yet subject to so much danger.
O God of love, creater of life,
hear our prayer.
We want this baby so much,
Please grant this child of ours
a full term of nurture,
the joy and mystery of life,
and the blessing of your love,
Grant us the fulillment of our dreams,
a child to teach and guide,
a blessing to our family.
In the name of your chosen child,
Jesus Christ, we pray.
Amen

[sarubers]

I hate to be the one with the bad story, but I went in thinkng I was 8 weeks and the u/s only measured 6w. There was a sac, fetal pole, yolk sac and a heartbeat. My levels were 20,000 also. I was still worried. For me, I just had a bad feeling even though the Dr. wasnt worried at all. Well I just misscarried a few days ago. So just be cautious. And keep making Dr. appointments if you dont feel right. One the better side of things, there is only a 5% chance of misscarring if a heartbeat is seen. Now 5% is a VERY small chance. So just stay positive about things and make sure your Dr. keeps you VERY informed. Good Luck!

[Apola]

I am new in this forum and i have been reading it since 3:30 a.m that i couldnt sleep and I have found some peace and consolation so thankyou. I am only 6 weeks and 5 days pregnant and yesterday i had an ultrasound (vaginal). I could see a 5mm embryo and a heartbeat tht was only seen but not heard. The doctor said he was alive and that I shouldnt worry but i have lost two babies before and i dont think the measurement corresponds to a 6 week and 5 day embryo. My HCG level is 40,000 and it does correspond to a 6w pregnancy. We saw his heart beating but were not able (or at least that is what he said) to measure it. What do you think. I believe in God and miricales but still I need to talk about it. My next ultra sound will be  the coming thursday. Thanks

[kaylasmom]

I have been reading these forums for quite sometime now as I have had 3 miscarriages in a row.  One in 7/05.  One 12/05 and just recently had a D & C on 9/1/06.  My first 2 miscarriages were blighted ovums, just empty sacs, but this last one was different.  I had my first u/s on 8/1 and I should have been 6 weeks, but only measured 5w2d and Dr could only see gestational sac.  Went back in a week and measured 6w2d and still just a sac.  Went back in a week still only sac and then went again in a week and a yolk sac was visible which the Dr thought to be very strange.  He decided to wait on the D & C and I went back in another week, but only measured around 7 weeks, but should have been 8 weeks, still only the yolk sac.  My DH wanted 1 more u/s so I went again in a week and there was a fetal pole, but no H/B.  Dr said whatever is going on is extremely abnormal and that I should proceed with the scheduled D & C.  My question is has anyone ever heard of this?  My Dr was convinced this was not a "normal" occurrence, but I'm not so sure.

[myangel3224]

I am new in here i just wanted tell my story, see if anyone had any imput and ask kaylasmom how you made out after your last post. we had IVF done and currently are at 6w4d had u/s yesterday and saw a sac that doc said was not big enough, he doesnt think it is a viable preg but i wanted to continue on.  i go back next week to see where we are at. I see alot of posts on here with similar things and some are bad and some are good. It is just so nerve racking, we did IVF last month that was a chemical preg that was our first pos preg test in 5 years of trying and to loose it was devistating.  Please help

[kcooper]

Ultrasounds that early on cannot be very accurate.  Plus, my doc changed my due date last pregnancy by 2 weeks (making it even longer) and she said her reasons were that my ultrasound was showing the baby was smaller.  He was 9.7 lbs when he was born, 1 day after her "due date".  I knew he was fine and was due when I said, I was not confused on my dates and ultrasound can be off either way.

[Brendensmom]

I too am 6 weeks pregnant and went to my OB apt today to get an ultrasound. The sac is empty. My situation sounds so alike to all these previously posted: I miscarried May of this year. I started spotting in my 7th week and had an ultrasound, baby was there and heart beat was good, I was put out on bedrest and 9 days later had another ultrasound and the baby's heart wasn't beating anymore. I had to have a D&C. This was May 1st and after waiting 3 full cycles before trying to conceive again we found out 2 weeks ago we were pregnant. I was spotting for 2 days -what is called implantation spotting and is quite common,I was given an ultrasound and it showed 4 wks. 4 days size amnio sac but it being so early I was told it was okay. My doctor has been very proactive in taking my progesteron and hcg levels every Tuesday and Friday and it has been doubling every 3 days as expected. Today when I went in expecting to see a heartbeat the sac is still empty. I feel such deep loss that it can only be understood by you ladies on this site. I am 38 and have been blessed with a 9 year old son who has always wanted a sibling. I don't know how to feel one minute I am optomistic and the next I am devistated. I was told to come back next Tuesday for another ultrasound that maybe my dates are off but I just think after 10 days apart of the ultrasounds not showing any growth, will there be any change? Its hard not knowing and waiting. Any advise?

[CautiousMama]

I have a situation which maybe someone can give me some insight.  I am supposedly 8w5d pregnant according to my LMP.  I went for an u/s last week and saw a sac and fetal pole....so, I thought things were ok.  I went today for a follow-up u/s and they told me according to the sac, embryo and yolk sac that I was measuring 5w5d.  Has anyone experienced this?  Hope all is well with everyone and best of luck!

[Liza76]

I had this happen to me too. Went for my second u/s yesterday and they found the gest sac, yolk sac and fetal pole . They said I was only 5weeks 6 days but according to my LMP I sould be
6 weeks 6 days. They made me go get blood work done to ck my hcg levels. on 10/3/07 they were at 7077. and yesterday 10/10/07 (7 days later) they were 15992. Im so scared . Dr wants me to repeat ultrasound in a week. I had an etophic pregnancy earlier this year and I just cant take another lose. anyone have any info...???

[Rynn]

Helo! my LMP was March 19 but until now i still don't have my period.  I already made a HPT twice and the results was NEGATIVE.  I dont feel any sign that i am preganant what i feel right now is a symtoms (symptoms) what i feel if i'm about tohave my period.  I'm a single and i'm afraid that i am pregnant. Lately i been very stressed due to finding a job, please help me if the HTP is a reliable test because i'm afraid to go to OB.

Thank you

[amber100]

Hello, I am almost 6w went to the ER three days ago because i started spotting brown blood, they did a US and saw what looked liked the baby and heard the heart beat.They said everthing looked normal that next day i started bleeding more and passed a couple of clots went and took a blood test to c if my hormone levels have raised and they did but the doc said they should have raised a little bit more and said this was not a good pregnacy and i was having a misscarige. I dont understand i heard the heart beat and saw it. If anyone has any insight i would appricate it thanks. Good luck to all.

[TABB]

This is my first pregnancy. According to my configurations and my LMP I am 7wks2dy. We had our first u/s yesterday-which I thought was going to be a glorious experience-and all that showed was a sac and a yolk. The doctor told me that I was measuring around 6 weeks? How does this make sense? Now I am home-sick with worry and over analyzing every bit of feeling in my lower abdomen. I get my blood work back today but those numbers do not make any sense to me. I just want to be okay! I want this baby to be healthy. I am so upset. My husband is extremely optimistic-which I normally am?! But this news has left me floating in an ocean of worry and doubt.

[pamdaz]

I don't know if we all should put so much into the U/S.  I went when according to my LMP was Aug 1st which would have at the time made me almost be 9 weeks but the U/S told me I was 7 weeks 3 days...I asked is that from Conception?  She said no from your last period....I told her that my last period was Aug1st not Aug 19th...  She tried to so no your period must have been Aug 19th.....(I know when my period was)  So according to her my baby was only 5 weeks....I say no way because if you look at my u/s the baby already has little arm buds and leg buds...I read about fetus being 5 weeks you should just the the yolk sac and fetus pole.......So don't worry, I think we should go by our own instincts unless something is really really wrong.  But to determine how far along they all grow different.....YOu know there were never U/S to tell our mothers how far along they were and they delivered just fine.

[hc_mcmurphy]

Hi everyone,
  I guess I’m looking for input, and thoughts, and encouragement, and anything else y’all might have to offer. So, a little background and then my story. I’m 29 and have always wanted to ‘grow up’ and have babies. 3 years ago, my man and I decided that it wasn’t a horribly bad time to start a family and stopped using protection. We aren’t really trying, but we definitely aren’t trying not to get pregnant. In may I was diagnosed with PCOS (and had a cyst that was cleared up with birth control pills). I started charting my BBT so that I could be alerted when something went awry.
  Now my story, I believe I may be pregnant, and by my calculations and my chart it would be a little over 5 weeks now.  I made an appt. at the clinic (since my GYN is taking large amounts of time off for various holidays, and didn’t call me back after I left a message last week to make an appt.) The first thing they did was give me a pee test, which was negative. Then set me down at the ultrasound machine (with an empty bladder mind you) I’ve got a smallish cyst in one ovary. When he was looking at my uterus he pointed to a dark blob which was kinda similar to what I found online for a 5 wk ultrasound, and said ‘see this, it could be an early pregnancy, but I think it’s just your uterus thickening up in preparation for a period that didn’t come when it was supposed to because of the cyst. The blob was a little longer than it was wide, maybe a little more than twice as long, and he went over it fast like he didn’t think it was important. He wouldn’t send me to the lab for blood work, just gave me a prescription for progesterone and told me to come back after I’ve had my period.
   I’m a little peeved, because I made the appt wanting to know whether I’m pregnant or not, and he did a wonderful job of not giving me any reason to believe that I’m not, even though he seems convinced. I’m paying for a doctors visit and an ultrasound and whatever, and not getting what I set out for. I’d be fine with not getting blood work done if that little blob wasn’t there that could possibly be a baby
   I just don't know right now, I'm confused and upset and hopefully excited but also prepping myself for a letdown.

[yogamom67]

Hi!   I thought I would try posting here, as it looks like several of you are in a similar situation.

I am 41 yrs old & have a healthy 4 yr old son who was born at 36 1/2 weeks.  We waited a yr after he was born to start trying again and I had a total of 4 miscarriages over a 20 month period.  Then, no pregnancies for over yr and now I am pregnant again.  I had an ultrasound yesterday and thought that I was right at 7 wks as of Sunday (6/14).  The earliest I could have been was 6 weeks and 2 days (which wasn't at all likely due to other factors) and possibly, I was 6 wks and 5 days.  Anyways, our doctor told us that she could see a gestational sac, but no baby (she didn’t say anything about a fetal pole) - and that the ultrasound indicated someone that was 5 1/2 wks along - i.e., most likely, the embryo quit developing/ we had another blighted ovum.  Has anyone else had something like this happen?  My progesterone level is 12 (I'm on suppositories) and my HCG levels are normal.  Our doctor wants to wait two weeks to do another ultrasound, but I'm hoping that she can do something next Monday.  I haven't had my HCG level checked since last Wednesday (6/10), so wouldn't that give us some information?  The Dr. said we didn't need to do more blood work - but shouldn't I be able to tell something from it?  The Dr. was honest and indicated that most likely, this pregnancy wasn't viable and I would miscarry in the next couple of weeks.  I guess I'm looking for hope.  Is it possible to be 6 weeks & 2 days (the earliest I could really be) and not see the embryo or detect a heartbeat?  By the way, the only way I could be this early is if I got a positive HPT result one week after we had sex - i.e., the last date we had sex before I took the HPT was exactly one week before I took the test.  

Should I call and beg for another HCG check now and another ultrasound before the 29th?  Why does she want me to wait so long?

Thanks in advance for any feedback, comments, guidance, etc.  It is so excruciatingly lonely to be in this position.  There isn't anyone who understands what it's like to be told that chances are, you're going to have another miscarriage and you just need to sit back and wait for it - but also, there's a slim chance that you may still be pregnant - we just don't know.  I want blood work and an ultrasound every morning and night until I have an answer - whatever it is.  Am I supposed to start grieving now? I don't know whether to be devastated once again, or hold on to what little hope there is.

[bugs511]

i had an ultrasound saying im 5 weeks pregnant how accurate is that could i inly be 3 weeks

[SelinaK]

There was some worry about me having an ectopic pregnancy, as I got pregnanct while I had Clamyidia. I recently started to get a sharp stabbing pain in left side, so went to the hopsital to get it checked out. As I was only six weeks, they had to do an internal scan. Once inside they saw the baby (although could not determine if it was yet in my uterus?) but no yolk sack, they are now disputing how far along I am, but I am certain that I am six weeks and hormone level of 1149.5 confirms this. What does it mean when the baby does not have a yolk sack?? Am I going to miscarry...........

[Rach152]

Yogamom, I'm in the same situation that you are in.  I went to the Dr. yesterday only to hear that my 6 week pregnancy (my levels are at 40,000) could either be a blighted ovum, or a possible eptopic. He said that "It's not a normal pregnancy", and that I should be prepared for the worse.  I'm suppossed to have an ultrasound next week, but I just don't know how to feel.  I cried and cried last night thinking of losing my baby, but I'm a mess.  I'm trying to be hopeful, but I can't get this out of my mind.  I'm praying for you yogamom.  If anyone has more advice, I would be more than grateful to hear it :).  Thank you.

[Dpack350]

I am 4 weeks 5days pregnant  and the sac is the only thing found on the ultrasound. Is this normal??

[Beccabb]

Yeah you can't always see the baby till after 6 weeks