Just had my first ultrasound!

[AmyG89]

Hi Ladies, I just got back from my appointment. I went in with the ultrasound tech first and she did a transvaginal ultrasound. We could see the sac and a little dot on the left side of it. She is assuming it is the yolk sac but can't say for sure. I am 5 weeks, 4 days so my EDD is confirmed at 9/9/10. She told me that the sac is measuring at 6 weeks but they have a differential of + or - 10 days. After the ultrasound I met with my doctor. She said the ultrasound looks perfect for how far along I am. She changed my next ultrasound from 1/29 to 1/22 so we can hopefully see the heartbeat sooner! She cannot find any reason for the spotting I experienced last week. I got a new prescription for prenatals and they drew more blood to test the HCG level and I will get the results tomorrow. I am praying they are over 20,000. All in all it was a very good visit and I'm excited to get the results tomorrow.
Oh and I got a picture which I'll post as soon as I can!

[AmyG89]

Thanks so much!

[wantinajellybean]

So glad that everything is okay!  Sunkissed is pretty much right. Alot of the reading that I have done (my DH and I are trying) says that a cyst forms in the beginning of pregnancy and eventually goes away, I think around the 12th week?  I wish you a happy and health nine months!

~Kim

[Sunkissed19]

i also had a cyst on my ovary at my 10 week scan...she said thats where the pregnancy started too..she told me thats where the egg came from?
it went away by my next u/s at 16 weeks if that makes u feel better...i never got any spotting though but i just thought id tell you i got told the exact same thing. im 24 weeks now and im little pumpkin is doing just fine!

[AmyG89]

Thank you girls! I never thought that the cyst could be the cause for the spotting. That makes me feel much better that it wasn't anything too serious.

Thanks!!

[Alli83]

Yay! That's great news! The cyst most likely was the cause of the spotting bc they can fill up w blood bc everything is so vascular during pregnancy! Congrats on seeing your little one!

[Princessa745]

Congratulations Amy. Yay, i'm not sure about that, but i do know that cyst are common and that could have been why you were spotting.

[AmyG89]

Thanks! I meant to add the doctor told me they found a small cyst on my right ovary but she said it's normal. She said this is how pregnancy's begin? Is this true?

[LauraB78]

Congrats! Good appointments are always such a stress relief in early pregnancy! Yay! Keep us posted! =)

[LosingMyMindInGA]

YAY! Congrats!  I'm glad everything looks ok.  With my last pregnancy my first ultrasound at 5 wks 3 days only showed the gestational and yolk sacs....exactly 3 weeks later we saw a perfect fetal pole and heart just beating away.  He's now 17 months old :)  Unfortunately I now won't get an ultrasound until FEb 9th :(  it seems like FOREVER away, BUT I should have the results of my HCG and Progesterone tomorrow or the next day!