not able to detect fetal pole or heartbeat at 5 1/2 weeks gestation

[rosie73]

hello to all,
just wanted to start out by sayein god bless to all my question is as follows and if it is the norm for my gestation age thanks in advance for any answers or comments.I had both ultrasounds done transvaginal and the abdominal one on 5/23/06, LMP was on 04/11/06 that put me at 5wks 5days on the day of the US, reason for the early US is had loss in 02/2005. all the doctor could tell me was that there was a gestational sac and yolk sac viewed but no fetal pole or heartbeat i have to return on 6/7/06 for a follow up ultrasound and am so worried to have to wait that long, the thing is i have no bleeding or spotting as in the previous pregnancy but some less than mild cramping though i have no morning sickness i do have very tender breasts and tired almost all day. i dont know maybe it is to early to see anything else just guess will have to wait and see. anyone else has had this diagnosis about the gestational sac and the yolk sac would really like to know. thanks and god bless to all :)

[Tamara551]

I had the same thing.  They finially found the fetal pole and heartbeat at about 7w.  I will be 12w tomorrow and everything is developing just fine.  Hope this eases your mind a little.  I know how worried I was and how nuts I went worring about it.

[rosie73]

thanks for your encouraging comment good luck to you and to your baby :)

[greenpixie]

I had an U/S at exactly 5 weeks due to some spotting I was having.  All they saw was the gestational sac and yolk sac.  Exactly two weeks later we saw the  HB.  Now I'm 13 weeks and everything is going great.  Oh, and I didn't have any m/s until about 7 weeks.  Don't worry that you don't have it yet.  I'm sure it'll come and then you'll wish it hadn't! :)

[jackiemoo]

I am in the same boat as you. I went in for an ultrasound on the 30th of may. My LMP was 4/14. I was supposed to be 6 weeks 4 days. They found a Gest sac and Yolk sac but saw no fetal Pole. They said that I was measuring at 4 weeks 3 days.They said I could have ovulated late or that my baby was devloping at a different rate than the average. They told me to come back on the 14th of June to see if my pregnancy was viable. I am exhausted, and my breast are very sore. I have all of the same preg symptoms that I has with my son. I have never heard of a blighted ovum. Does this sound bad?

[mary345]

Almost a week ago i started having a little bit of pink spotting only 2 times and only when i went to the bathroom and wiped. Dr sent me for an ultra sound and according to lmp i should have been 6 wk 1 day but they did not see a fetal pole only gestational sac and yolk sac and said i was measuring at 5 wk 5days is it ok that all they saw was both the sacs and not the baby I go back on the 13 for a reapeat scan. my hcg levels were checked at first it was 4600 then 48 hours later was 6300 i know that levels should double but should it be every 48 hours or can it take 72 hours also. I am very scared this is my third pregnancy my frist ended in misscarage at 10 weeks when i went in for ultra sound and they found no heart beat and said the baby had stopped growing at 7 wks my 2nd pregnancy was very difficult i had lots of problems. I was also diagnosed with a bicornuate uterus and was told by one dr i have a high chance of misscarrying again and another dr told me my only real risk is preterm labor a breech presentation which is what happened with my son who is now almost 3 years old. please any info would really help.