Is there hope?

[mk76]

I had an 8 wk u/s and they found the sac and yolk sac, but no fetal pole.  Also, she said I measured 6 wks.  Should I be worried about miscarriage?  

[basill1970f]

i had this very same situation, my heart goes out to you not knowing.. at my very next ultrasound they did find the fetal pole, unofrtunately that was the last one i had as i miscarried.. i would really take it easy if i was you and keep those feet up until the next ultrasound.. hows your hcg and progesterone levels if they are still good then i say baby dust to u

[mk76]

I am sorry that this happened to you as well. I have not had any of my levels done yet. I am going to see the doctor tomorrow.  Hopefully, he will order the bloodwork and give me an idea.  I have had no bleeding, cramping or signs of M/C. I have another U/S scheduled in 2 weeks.  

[adgal]

It so shard to say at this point.  Like Basil, for me this didn't turn out well.  But it is stil early, and yes there is hope.  They will look for the growth in between ultrasounsds, and also should be checking your HCG levels, 48 hours or so apart.  I hope all goes well for you, and I know how hard this wait time is.  Like Basil said, try to take it easy, and hang in there.

[leighanne143]

the only thing that could have happened is do you think you may have ovulated later than you thought?  if you did, then maybe you are not 8 weeks along.

[mk76]

I watched the calander like crazy and had all my days marked off. I know the dates were right.  I am hoping th U/S tech maybe got it wrong.  Hopefully, the dr. will take my blood tomorrow. I am going crazy waiting.

[mommytobeagain]

i also just had a similar situation. i had my first ultrasound and they found the sac and yolk sac but no baby. i had to go a week without knowing if i was or wasnt expecting. my outcome wasnt what i hoped for but i'm getting threw it. dont give up hope yet just take it day by day the best u can. and just do alot of praying. i wish u the best. u are in my prayers!
Much Love!

[mk76]

Thank you for your prayers and thoughts.  I am so sorry you had a bad outcome and I can feel your pain.  I went to the dr. today and he took my blood levels today and he is again tomorrow.  He also says we should hope.  I am doing a lot of praying and thinking positively for now!

[leighanne143]

was it a transvaginal US?  if so then it is doubtful the tech was wrong.  the only things that make a baby not grow normally is MC's due to different things such as chormosomal issues or you ovulated later than you thought therefore you ar enot as far along.

at 8 weeks there should have been a baby with a heartbeat.  i have a 8 week US pic posted, look at it and see if you saw anything that could have looked like that or my 6 weeks pic, see if you saw that?  but other than the dating being off, then it could be a blighted ovum, which is where no baby forms inside.  that is what happened to me with my 2nd MC.

keep your head up and try to think that the dating is wrong.  but look at my pics and tell me if you saw anything that looke dliek either of them,

[mk76]

It was a vaginal US.  I got my levels tested and my hcg was at 13,108.  My progesterone was slightly low and I was perscribed prometrium.  I am going back to get the levels done again tomorrow.  Then I will know for sure that something is or isnt wrong.

As far as the US goes, we didnt even get a picture and the whole visit was a blur so I dont remember much of it now.  We were in shock.

[hope61]

I know how hard this is for you. I will pray for you tonight. I my self was diagnosed with a ges sac and yolk sac but no fetal pole and no heartbeat. I was going into my 6 week, my hcg was 10,000 the doc said no matter how far u r at that level you should see a fetal pole. WELL Dont believe that! docs don't always know what they are saying. I unfortunatelly had a miscarriage on July1. but i have done a lot of reading where i read that women go and they are told the same thing and they are told that they are going to miscarry, and they decide to wait for natural miscarriage- thank GOD,, because than never nothing happens, they continue pregnancy and have healthy babies. SO BEFORE U DO ANYTHING JUST WAIT, there is more time that money. they say. Sometimes they cannot even see a fetal pole until like the 12 wk. GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND PRAY MORE THAN ANYTHING HOLD ON TO GODS FAITH. My heart goes out to you the waiting is torture but try to relax. good night!

[mk76]

Thank you for your kind words.  My heart goes out to you as well. I have been doing a lot of praying and I know now that it is in Gods hands.  At least by the end of today I will know if my levels are going up or down.  I still have a little hope left!

[izzyroze]

I really feel for you all .I am goin in for m second scan today 6 weeks and 3 days , first one was a week ago and they saw sac at 20.1mm and yolk but no fetal pole or heartbeat  its been one of the hardest weeks of my life and harder still knowin that a stranger holds the keys to my life right now .
I hope all goes well for you , will keep everything crossed for you as well as me xxxxxx

[mk76]

Well I finally got the dreaded news.  My levels are going down and I am miscarrying.  I have a D&C scheduled for Monday afternoon. I broke down in the Dr.'s office b/c there were all these pregnant bellies in the waiting room. I just want it all to be over so I can heal and move on. My heart is broken.

Izzyroze, I hope your fate is better than mine and I will pray for you. Your scan was probably done too early to see anything and I am sure you are fine.

[babyhope1]

MK76 I am so sorry to hear your news.  I too had a mc this week, it was a missed miscarrage (miscarriage) meaning one twin died at week 7 after seeing the heartbeat at week 6 and the other I learned at my 10 week scan, I was carrying a dead baby, it had a fetal pole, had a heartbeat, had a yolk sac and placenta...it just died, there was no heartbeat at that last scan.  The only way to get through this is together, I understand wanting to hold onto hope as since mine was a missed miscarrage (miscarriage) (dead fetus I hadn't disposed of) I had to take pills to force the products of conception out of my body.  I contemplated the decision but I ultimately decided that if I took them I could move forward with ttc another healthy baby.  Don't lose hope for your next attempt at ttc...all my best and tears on your shoulder, you can cry on mine.

[hope61]

Girl im reading your posting and just brings tears to my eyes. I feel so bad for you. I know excatly how you feel. I prayed for you. you are going through the same thing i am. not fetal pole, yees don't know what to say. I am so sorry. my heart goes out to you. i know how hard it is for you. hang on strong. I really hope you have the guy buy your side that makes it easier. i didn't have mine. for me it has been a never ending story. i dont know how long this is going to last but the sadness just kills me i am afraid that ive fallen into depression. i can't even see my baby niece because it makes me cry. i know what you mean about the bellies. i had to go back for some symptoms i was having and i was sitting in the same room they should really not mix preg with women that are going through this difficult times. i don't know why they have ob with gyn.

[hope61]

anyway if you ever feel like talking, im here. think strong about having that dnc though. if your hcg is going down i really dont know. mine was still going up little by little so i decided to wait for natural. but still i am having a hard time, i had my first period already and is horrible reality hits you. not only that i had to go to hospital i was releasing a lot of tissue, i was worried, but they said it was not from the preg. just system cleaning out. then i had pain in lower ab, i had to go back to hosp. they did ultrasound they say everything is normal ovaries, tubes and all. not even uti. i am going crazy i am still having pain on the left hand side, seems like where ovaries would be, but they already said ovaries are normal. im going crazy! so i guess at this point i don't know if dnc is better, i still wouldn't have done it. just meditate and think about it real good and read about it for yourself. take care and just pray. i don't know what else to say.

[mk76]

Thanks you for all your thoughts and prayers.  I am sitting here monday morning waiting for the d&c later today with anticipation and dread. I have done a lot of research on it and believe it to be mostly safe. My doctor was great and didnt try to push me into it. He said it was my decision and that sometimes it is the best b/c you get all the tissue out at once.  If it stays in there, it can cause problems.  I just want it all to be over so I can move on and have a healthy baby.  It just seems so strange to me to have a dead fetus inside me for the last 5 weeks.  I thought about waiting, but I was so afraid that it would happen at work and be devastating all over again.  Thank god I do have a wonderful and supportive husband to be here for me.  I could cry for you as well.  If you want to talk I am here for you too.  I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers also.

[craftything]

Hi i hope everything went well for you yesterday.
I also had a missed miscarriage and found one of the hardest things to be finding out that the baby had been dead inside for at least 4 weeks. Although i had my fears that something was not right I had only found out i was pregnant at 5weeks and the baby had stopped developing around this time. I had been reading lots abot fetal development and imaging the fetus growing each week according to the little pictures. When in reality all I had was a yolk sac. I had noticed the decrease in pregnancy symptoms but you are desperate for it to all work out ok so you just keep hoping you are wrong and looking for examples from others when it all worked out ok.
Good luck with your DandC it will help you with the hormones and prepare your uterus for a future pregnancy.
You have already been through the hardest bit. The wait and the uncertainity is much more painful then anything to come. Now that you know you can look to the future with positivity. Of course you will be sad, but atleast there is no more painful uncertainty and desperation.
Goodluck    

[steph9803]

well, i have actually gone through the same exact experience twice, with two completely different outcomes!  first the good...back in 2003 i went to my first visit after finding out i was pregnant, they did an ultrasound and said that all they saw was a sac and that it measured smaller than my date should and that there might not even be a baby in it.  i went home and cried for the next week and a half as they continued to do an ultrasound and check my hcg everyother day...until one day they finally found my little man!! and now he is an extremely happy and healthy 4 year old...
now the present...i went in on 7/30 for my first visit and instead of the ultrasound showing an 8w2d baby, it only showed a 5w2d baby...i didn't think that much of it except that i had an extra 3 weeks to go...on 8/7 i started bleeding and cramping so i went to the hospital where i lost the baby that same day...when i got the report from the pathologist yesterday we found out that the baby only lived to 5w2d....so i will pray that you have the same outcome i had 4 years ago!!

[steph9803]

i'm so sorry....i completely missed your posting on what happened...

[izzyroze]

this for mk76
My heart went out to you when i read your messages .I only hope this time passes quickly and it will all feel like a distant memory..
I went for my scan last fri and the news was good and a heartbeat seen and for tht i was happy and my boyfriend took me away for a few days . But it is no feat when you read of other peoples broken hearts
I have already got three children and lost a forth and had an emotional breakdown from that loss but it pass and here I am pregnant again 8 weeks in , but all who no and have  been pregnant know we want the one we lost no matter what but I know from experience the body and mind does heal and once you have another baby inside you , which you will without a doubt things will feel a lot better just get through the next few weeks and try and stay strong xxxxxxxxx

[Dimples08]

Hello ladies, I've just joined today, and on Aug 3rd I started bleeding at 11 weeks, they took my blood levels and it was way below 100,000 for that many weeks, and on the 4th my OB ordered a ultrasound, my husband and I went to the emergency room, where she was on call, and a adbominal ultrasound and a vaginal found a empty sac, no signs of my baby. It's been hard I only have cried once and I believe today the 15th of Aug. may be my toughest day. I haven't had anyone to talk to, you know any ladies, my husband of twenty years has been AWESOME!!!!!!!!!, eventhough hearing all of your tramactic expriences, i am glad I've found this sight and your stories. I passed four large masses from my body on the 8th and have been bleeding since. I pass little ones on occasion when I'm on my feet to much. How long did you all continue bleeding? I haven't had to have a D&C my OB checked me and she says I'll be ok. Have anyone heard from mk76? If she's good or not write me and let me know. Any write and keep talking to me this is a blessing and it helps to share. I have ten children and without their laughter, hugs, and the support of my husband and all his love, I would not have made it through this past two weeks.

[leighanne143]

how are you feeling?  i had 2 d and c's because i had the same thinking as you, i could not think of walking around with my baby not alive inside me.

try to keep your head up though because you will be pregnant again and soon it you want.  i had 2 MC's in 5 months and then within 3 months of that i was pregnant again and here i am almost 13 weeks along and all goes well, so there is hope and lots of it.  just try not to fall into that rut, it is hard not to because i did.  i actually had to see a therapist after my 2nd MC.  do whatever it takes to help heal your mind and body.

[mk76]

I am so thankful for all your support and even though Im sad that you all had similar experiences, it helps to share with you.  I had my D&C on Monday and I am feeling much better now.  I did have to go back to the ER b/c I had alot of pain.  Come to find out I had a UTI on top of all this.  I guess that happens when they use a catheter in surgery.  Leighanne143, I understand that dreaded feeling of not having your baby inside you, I had it too.  I do, however, feel like I am on my way to recovery and have hope for next time.  I hope to TTC by October.  I do have a wonderful and supportive husband that has been with me all they way and I am very thankful for that.  I pray for all you ladies!