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7 weeks no fetal pole

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whataglouriousthingtobe · 28/10/2021 12:54

Had my ivf clinic scan today, by transfer dates I'd be 7 weeks today. I went to epu last Thursday for pains and they scanned me and dated me at 5+5, today I measured 6+5 so that adds up. But no fetal pole was seen today and I was told by the nurse she'd expect to see one by now, she wouldn't tell me what's going to happen but that 9/10 she would see a fetal pole by now. Am I going to miscarry? I'm absolutely devastated I can't believe this has happened. I'm going to be referred to the hospital so yet more waiting. Does anyone know what might happen now ? Is it just more scans ?

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Theunamedcat · 28/10/2021 12:58

More scans I would believe

Its not unheard of for it not to be visible before 9 weeks

Did they do an internal scan?

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whataglouriousthingtobe · 28/10/2021 13:05

@Theunamedcat yes did an internal. Just had a call I've got a scan at epu for Monday and she said I'll have a clear answer by then. So again it's more waiting

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whataglouriousthingtobe · 28/10/2021 16:16

Bump

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BeHereNowx32 · 28/10/2021 16:20

@whataglouriousthingtobe so sorry that you are in this position. The same thing happened to me and my ivf pregnancy. It was a 7 week scan and I was measuring 5+6 with no fetal pole. I went back a week after and the sac had grown by a few days, but still no fetal pole. I waited to see if I would misscarry naturally, and even after some bleeding, the sac was still there a few weeks later. I ended up getting the tablets that brought on miscarriage. I was lucky, that there was no pain. This was all done through the fertility clinic for me.

Hoping that you do get some positive news at your next scan. It’s devastating x

home2012 · 28/10/2021 16:28

I'm so sorry. You have a stressful few days ahead but try abs relax and hope for the best

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whataglouriousthingtobe · 28/10/2021 16:30

@BeHereNowx32 thank you so much for responding and sharing your story. I wanted to have some kind of hope but also don't want to fool myself, the nurse was pretty certain there should be a fetal pole by now, the sac has grown but I don't think that means anything without a fetal pole does it. I'm just so upset as we go through so much with ivf to get to this point to just have it taken away. I asked if the progesterone would be masking and prolonging it she said basically no, so who knows!

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whataglouriousthingtobe · 28/10/2021 16:30

@home2012 thank you

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BeHereNowx32 · 28/10/2021 16:34

@whataglouriousthingtobe I know. It’s so cruel. So hard that you have to keep taking the ivf medication until you know for certain too.
You may get more stories on the infertility board. Wishing you all the best in the next stages.

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whataglouriousthingtobe · 28/10/2021 16:50

@BeHereNowx32 I know it's like a kick in the teeth isn't it. I felt like something wasn't right but I thought it was just ivf anxiety but maybe it was my gut telling me

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BeHereNowx32 · 28/10/2021 20:26

@whataglouriousthingtobe it is. Take care of yourself. X

PinkMoon22 · 28/10/2021 20:30

This happened to me, also IVF.
I had to wait a week for another scan and it was just further confirmation that it was a miscarriage.

I opted for a DC because honestly, I just needed it over with to process and grieve.
Sending love Thanks

Sar8h · 28/10/2021 22:21

I'm very sorry you are going through this. I had this at the end of last year, a blighted ovum that was found after going for a scan when i should have been 10 weeks. I had to wait 10 days to be rescanned then had an MVA which wasn't at all as bad as I expected. I am currently pregnant again and went for a scan at almost 7 weeks and again they could only see an empty sac, no fetal pole or yolk sac, even with a transvaginal scan. I fully believed that it was a blighted ovum again but at my follow up appointment 10 days later there was a baby measuring 8 weeks 3 days. My midwife said it was very unusual so I don't want to give you false hope but it can happen. They couldn't give me an explanation just every pregnancy is different x

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whataglouriousthingtobe · 29/10/2021 16:23

So I've heard off the clinic and my blood results for hcg level show that it's at 38928 does anyone know anything about the levels ?? They still wouldn't tell me what it means, apart from its above the range they'd expect to see at this level so why can't they see the baby still 😢

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whataglouriousthingtobe · 29/10/2021 16:23

Telling myself it's a blighted ovum or something now

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BeHereNowx32 · 29/10/2021 16:57

@whataglouriousthingtobe the wait is actually mental torture. I don’t know much about HCG levels, but that does sound high. Mine started at 66, and then I didn’t have them checked again. I did still get some pregnancy symptoms, unfortunately- like sickness and tiredness. I’m not sure you will get a definite answer until your next scan. I hope your appointment is early in the day, and you don’t have much more of a wait. Sorry, I’m not much help!

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whataglouriousthingtobe · 30/10/2021 21:45

@BeHereNowx32 no you've been great! It's always nice to have someone to talk too. My partner is supportive but very much thinks along the lines of well we can just try again! But this was already my baby, it was connected to me and a part of me and it was so loved and wanted. I'm slowly coming to terms with it, but I do still have a glimmer of hope that I go Monday and they're like, we've found a heartbeat! But I know that's just wishful thinking and to prepare for the worst

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BeHereNowx32 · 01/11/2021 08:06

@whataglouriousthingtobe good luck today! X

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whataglouriousthingtobe · 01/11/2021 14:57

Well still none the wiser. Went for my scan and they could see a mass of some kind sandwiched between the yolk sac and uterine wall measuring 1.8mm.
She said it could be a fetal pole but because it's so tight in there couldn't check for any cardiac activity. They're not willing to write it off as it could be an early fetal pole. So I have to go back in 7 days for a scan, again. Gestational sac has doubled in size and is now 20mm. Honestly my head is 🤯

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BeHereNowx32 · 01/11/2021 15:32

@whataglouriousthingtobe that does sound positive, especially with the sac growing! Did they say the size in weeks?
Get lots of rest. Message me if you need to chat during your wait! Your head definitely must be scrambled!

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whataglouriousthingtobe · 01/11/2021 15:40

@BeHereNowx32 thank you that's really kind. Yeah she said I'm measuring 6+6, when Thursday at the ivf clinic I was 6+5. So I have no idea what's going on as I thought I'd be 7+2 today. I also had to pop into my clinic to get more meds and they put the measurements from my discharge letter onto their scanner and it came up 6+3 Confused
they were more postive at the hospital than the clinic on Thursday. My partner was looking at the screen at the ivf clinic and he couldn't see a thing on there other than the yolk sac but today there was a definite growth on there, they just wouldn't say if it was definitely a fetal pole or not

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blink1eight2 · 01/11/2021 15:53

I've been through this process and it's genuinely torture.

Sorry op, hope the week doesn't drag too dreadfully

Yari1359 · 09/02/2022 19:21

Hi, I’m currently going through the same thing right now. I’ll be getting my se find scan today. Do you have any updates?

whatagloriousthingtobe · 09/02/2022 19:39

@Yari1359 unfortunately I lost the pregnancy, it was diagnosed as a missed miscarriage.
When I went back for my repeat scan the fetal pole was there but with no heartbeat and was much smaller than it should've been for the weeks I was at.
Really sorry you're going through this, it's awful

Yari1359 · 09/02/2022 19:47

Thank You for getting back. I’m sorry to hear the news. I have this weight on my heart that knows that it’s going to be the same outcome for me. Take care Flowers

whatagloriousthingtobe · 09/02/2022 19:50

@Yari1359 how many weeks are you? Have they found the fetal pole?

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