Gestational sac not measuring with estimated weeks....

[LuckyJaybird]

Hi all....right now I am very confused and upset. Just need a few opinions (good or bad).I found out I was pregnant by a home pregnancy test 2 weeks ago. Last week, I went to the doctor where he also confirmed it. He did the exam and said everything looked good and that I was 7 weeks. I went for my first trimester ultrasound and from there on it has been an emotional rollercoaster. When the tech did the ultrasound, she said that the gestational sac was only measuring 5 weeks and not 7 like it should. She called my doctor and he said he wouldn't know much until I had some blood work done. So, he sent me to the lab to have it drawn to measure my HCG levels and progesterone levels. And I go back Friday for a second set to be drawn so he can compare. He said I might really be 7 1/2 weeks pregnant and the baby stopped growing at 5 and is gone or some other things that I didn't hear because I was still in shock and somehow tuned him out. I feel pregnant. No cramping or bleeding....don't know what to think. My LMP was definetly Aug 26. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions...anything is appreciated. Thank you.

[priyanandan]

Hi, I am Priya...am facing same medical problem.....i got a confirmation of my pregnancey at around 4 weeks 6 days..after a week i saw a spot of blood and hence went for a check up once again....at his time doctor did u/s sonography and confirm a Single very Intrauterine Gestation of 5 weeks 0 Days .I did 2nd check up and same confirmation i got saying to do mis abortion......
can someone suggest what can be done in this case

[leila81]

i had small gestational sac pregnancy too.. I just cant stop crying evrytime I think of those bad memories I had then.. I had been put on complete bedrest for 6months. I gave birth prematurely at nearly 8 months. my baby died within 24hrs due to respiratory distress syndrome.. immaturity of lungs.

[crissy1979]

I am pregnant with my first child and went in for my ultrasound today.  I thought that I was around 7wks. However, when my doctor did the scan..all we found was a sack and it measured at 5wks and 5days.  I have to go back in 10 days for another ultrasound. Im worrying myself to death..I have been ttc for 13 yrs. Has anyone else had this happen and it turn out alright?

[starbell]

I'm so glad I found this site.... I've haven't been myself since I went to the doctor's yesterday.  My LMP was 9/20 and my pregnancy test tested positive 11/28.  It's not unusual for me to skip a period now and again, but my cycle always picks back up the following month right on time.  Based on this calendar, I would be about 7 wks pregnant now.  Yesterday, the doctor told me that my sac measures 4 1/2 wks... which makes no sense to me for two reasons: (1) it doesn't match up with my menstrual cycle and (2) I wouldn't have been able to detect the pregnancy via a home pregancy test when I did if I'm only 4 1/2 weeks pregnant... I would have had to conceive AND test positive in week 2 - and I've never heard of a home pregnancy test showing a positive result during the very week of conception.

I explained these concerns to my doctor, and I got the impression that he wasn't piecing together the pieces on the calendar, which was somewhat frustrating.  If I truly am 7 weeks and my gestational sac looks more like 4.5 wks, is there reason for concern??  The doctor didn't seem concerned, but this didn't assuage my worry - rather it heightened it!  I felt like no one was listening to the point of understanding my concerns.  

The doctor scheduled another sonogram with a nurse practitioner 4.5 weeks away.  So for the next 4.5 wks, am I supposed to worry about whether this is a viable pregnancy?!  I just want to know either way - the holidays are right around the corner, and I can't stand not knowing.  If the pregnancy looks ok, then I'd love to tell my family while we're all gathered around that I'm pregnant.  (It will be the first grandchild for both my parents and my husband's.)  But I don't feel comfortable telling my family while I still have all these questions.

Any advice??
Love, Steph

[lisab1503]

Hi

My goodness. I can't believe there are other women that are going through the same as me. I feel my world has fallen apart and it all happended today. I took my partner and my excited 3 1/2yr old son to see our baby for the 1st time. I was not expecting the bombshell that my sac 'looks small' and I would have to return in two weeks for a re-scan. I have called my midwife and the early pregnancy unit who have all confirmed what all the other amazing women on this site have said. It's a 50/50 chance. I am so scared. My baby is fine and healthy but to survive it needs a bigger sac and there is nothing I can do. The stories of those of you that went to have normal pregnancies brings me such hope but I feel devastated. I look at my scan picture and I can see how small the sac looks and just feel as if my unborn baby's life depends on my sac growing. I can't offer anything to you other ladies that are experiencing this other than we must prey and stay positive and strong. Thats all we can do, we are mothers and need to keep ourselves healthy for that baby that is relying on us. People are telling me things happen for a reason and although I want to believe it right now all I can think about is that scan in 2 weeks. Be strong ladies....... Love Lisa x

[RDY]

I have been reading everything on the internet since returning from my first ultra sound yesterday.  I am 6.3 wks pregnant -- i went through IVF so the date is not in question.  The ultra sound measurement was 5.3  -- saw a sac, the doctor said it was small and "concerning."  I am over forty, this is my first pregnancy after severall attempts -- I was so excited and now I don't no what to think or do.  The doctor said that sometimes pregnancies progress slower and maybe all will be okay -- is there really any hope, it sounds like the baby already stopped growing.