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6 weeks pregnant and no fetus on u/s

I'm new to this forum but it seems pretty informative.  I've had one hell of a day.  I'm 6 weeks pregnant according to my lmp, so around 4 weeks post conception.  I had my first dr visit today and he did an ultrasound.  There was a distinct black area but no sign of a fetus.  This concerned my dr and he sent me to another place that did two more u/s, one vaginally and one from the outside of my stomach.  This place supposedly had better equipment but they still could not see anything.  My dr claims that maybe I have a blight ovum or maybe it's too early to see a fetus for one reason or another.  I've read a couple posts on here with similar problems and it seems that it could be either very bad or nothing to worry about at all.  Does anyone know if this is normal to not see anything at this stage of a pregnancy?  I'm so freaked out and my husband and I are very concerned.  Thanks in advance for any feedback.
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So I got pregnant with my fourth baby. I went in thinking I was further along. They couldn't tell me how far along I was. Could only see what was maybe the beginning of the toll sack. Bloodwork showed somewhere over 18,000 for beta count. Two days later it had only went to over 21,000 came in for another scan they saw basically the same thing, but jumped me from being 7 weeks pregnant to 5 weeks in just 2 days apart. By Monday (3 days later) my beta was rising slightly. I went to a new Dr he did scan and said we will have to wait and see. Wind up at the hospital a few weeks ago they did ultrasound baby was 7 weeks they found they heartbeat and bloodwork was up to over 32,000 right after that my Dr did an ultrasound saw the heartbeat and till sack but couldn't see baby. He said we see the heartbeat don't worry. Heartbeat was 109 bpm. I went yesterday he said baby had only grown a little over an inch and couldn't find heartbeat. He said I will eventually miscarry and there is no hope. I can't accept this. And I don't understand this. I'm beyond heartbroken.
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So I got pregnant with my fourth baby. I went in thinking I was further along. They couldn't tell me how far along I was. Could only see what was maybe the beginning of the toll sack. Bloodwork showed somewhere over 18,000 for beta count. Two days later it had only went to over 21,000 came in for another scan they saw basically the same thing, but jumped me from being 7 weeks pregnant to 5 weeks in just 2 days apart. By Monday (3 days later) my beta was rising slightly. I went to a new Dr he did scan and said we will have to wait and see. Wind up at the hospital a few weeks ago they did ultrasound baby was 7 weeks they found they heartbeat and bloodwork was up to over 32,000 right after that my Dr did an ultrasound saw the heartbeat and till sack but couldn't see baby. He said we see the heartbeat don't worry. Heartbeat was 109 bpm. I went yesterday he said baby had only grown a little over an inch and couldn't find heartbeat. He said I will eventually miscarry and there is no hope. I can't accept this. And I don't understand this. I'm beyond heartbroken.
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Hi there,

I just want to reassure you that things may be completely fine. I had a scan at 7 weeks from my LMP and it showed no heartbeat - just the yolk sack. I was asked to come back a week later, and spent the entire week worrying. However I had a scan yesterday and it shows everything is fine - I'm just a lot earlier than I had thought (6 weeks 4 days). So please be reassured that no heartbeat doesn't always mean no baby. Thinking of you.
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I never had a period after my child birth.  It has been 7 months & 3 weeks since I gave birth.   I started to have some nausea and went to check pregnancy, the result was positive.   Is there a way to know or guess the date of conception?  I had un ultrasound test 4 days ago but the doctor couldn’t see anything.    I am scared not to have a miscarriage.  
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I foundout i was pregnant last week and 4 days ago I started havin severe sharp pain I went to the hos. and they said my hcg was 3300 afterwards  they did a  u/s and said there is no baby.........I went back 3days latr (with mild to light bleeding which is sometimes brown in color)  my nxt hcg level went up to 4400...again  i did a u/s and this time i was told 3 different conclusions within 10mins....1st it was " theres no baby...2nd it was 'theres a sac but you are miscarring right now...and finally they said 'there is a baby but hes in my tubes which they rushed me to the er area to get ready for surgery.......I just have 1 question...R THESE DOCS INSANE OR IS IT REALLY ME....at least I have enough common sense to not trust ONE who is indecisive and inconsistent .......I'll be real honest ......I KNOW MY BODY and trust me i know you know yours too.....I did alittle eval and realized that sharp unbearable pain is GAS....YES PAINFUL BUTT KICKING GAS!.....AND THE BEST WAY TO GET RID OF IT IS TO GET ON THE FLOOR ON YOUR HANDS AND KNEES AND ROCK BACK AND FOURTH UNTIL ITS RELEASED....AND THHIS WORKS TRUST ME....NEXT THE BLEEDING IS FROM EXCESS BLOOD WHICH IS CRADLING THE BABY...FOR YEARS IVE HAD IRREGULAR PERIODS WHICH KEPT ALOT OF BLOOD BACKUP ABD NOW THAT IM PREGNANT THE EXCESS IS NOW FORCE TO BE RELEASED.....AND LASTLY DO TO MY INITIAL PREG TEST..IAM 4WKS OR LESS WHICH MAKES MYFETUS HARD TO SEE MAINLY BCUZ I CARRY SMALL ANYWAY...I HAVE 2 BOYS AND  I DIDNOT SHOW WITH EITHER ONE UNTIL 7MTHS  BUT ITS TRUE SO COULD YOU IMAGINE LOOKING FOR A WK OLD FETUS ;0 GOOD LUCK TO THOSE WHO TRY :)  well anyway im going for a second opinion before my final decision....AND TRUST ME WHEN I SAY .....THE DOCS MAY KNOW THE BIG MEDICAL TERMS ...BUT NO ONE TRULY KNOWS YOUR BODY LIKE YOUKNOW YOUR BODY...JUST EVALUATE THE SYMPTOMS ...EVALUATE WHAT GOES IN AND OUT ....AND ALWAYS STAY CALM  becuz stress does change your mind and body literally AND KILLS HUMANS AND EMBRYOS........And dont get me wrong you can trust doctors ONLY IF you can trust yourself first............................GOODLUCK TO YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS @~
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hello to everyone in here..i have the same delema as every woman in here.i had my last menstruation last april 19.and after month  that was may 19 i dont have any menstruation so i took a HPT and it was negative.i've waited another week to take another HPT and it has + sign but the line is not so visible..im still doubting so i took another test after 2 days and it was positive...but last couple of days i was experiencing pain in my lower right side abdomen and lower back pain in right side also.yesterday we went to the doctor and had a test for infections and transvaginal u/s but the doctor said that he cannot clearly see any signs of pregnancy and he suggested to take some blood test..im going to get my blood test result tomorrow.fingers crossed hoping nothings wrong with me...my husband and i are very worried of what could be posibly wrong.and im hoping that i am pregnant....Btw, its so nice to hear stories from you girls...that im not the only one in this sittuation. :) i hope you can help me.
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