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Q: Baby Not Showing On Ultrasound
asked by: maddie666 on March 10th, 2006
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Hi

first pregnancy - by my records I am 7 weeks pregnant - been trying for a while - some of you will know how you remember the dates like your life depended on them!!

Started having lower abdominal pain and spotting so went to the hospital. Had rountine blood tests and ultrasound. The scan did not show anything - no baby, not even a sac.

As I have had previous ovarian problems the doctors main conerns were that I was experiencing an ectopic pregnancy. After further blood tests - my hcg had doubled so at least I knew I was pregnant and it wasn't just all in my head!!!

As the hcg had doubled - this then decreased the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy - but where is the baby??!!!!

Has anyone else ever heard of someone in the same position? Do some babies take longer to travel through the fallopian tubes?

Any help is greatly appreciated as cannot understand why it is not showing and cannot have another scan for 10 days - it's agonising waiting....

Thanks heaps!

From an worried expectant mother
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t_pozey
replied on March 10th, 2006
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When I first went I was roughly 6 weeks, I thought! I went to the hospital they checked my blood and said congrats . About a week later I had painfull cramps and went to the hospital they said that my numbers had not doubled and they feared and ectopic pregnancy, so they did an emergency ultrasound, and found nothing at all, no baby....I was like ok, thats weird...I swear i'm prego....Anyways they sent me for a blood retesting 24 hrs later and it had doubled. I then went to the obgyn like a week later and they did an ultrasound and found the baby, and everything was great, very healthy.They don't know why the ultrasound showed nothing at the hospital except maybe it either wasn't large enough for it to show yet. I am now about 26 weeks prego and i'm enjoying the thought of have'n a healthy,chubby,little baby boy....I hope that everything works out for you too, congrats...And best of luck to you...Baby dust
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mum???
replied on March 26th, 2006
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In the Same Situation.......
Hello...I too am 5months pregnant and still nothing is showing up on the scans...My one nurse said that they wouldn't be able to see anything if I was under 5weeks and the other nurse said that they should be seeing something by now...My hormone levels are also dodgy...My first blood test it didn't double ...Then it did and then it didn't quite again.I'm very confused and unhappy and they too are noy ruling out an ectopic prgnancy which I am shitting myself over...I truly am so frightened.I'm going in for my 3rd scan this friday coming which will be the 31st of march at 9:00am to see whats going on....I just no he will be in the wrong place.They even had to do internal scans and still nothing.I had a bleed which I had after having sex with my partner and ever since then iv'e been worrying so bloody much.He's still there we just don't no where yet....I'm expecting the worst and my partner and my mum insists everythings alright....How do they no????If you want a private chat with me you no i'm here,best of luck,jadexxxx
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matthieusmom
replied on March 28th, 2006
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Well I guess i'm in the same place as u are maddie666. Except this is my second pregnancy (my first son is now two). And i'm only about four weeks according to hcg levels. As u I was having lower abdominal pain and only seen blood like twice and only when I wiped. Had blood work (first day was 1100) and two u/s and they didn't see no baby no nothing also. Well the next day my hcg was 1600 and two more u/s and still no baby no nothing. Well they think I may be experiencing an ectopic pregnancy also, or starting to miscarry or the baby may be fine. Well I know am seeing brown blood when I wipe which I found out is normal. So I guess only time will tell. My doctor told me even if my hcg is doubling it could still be a ectopic pregnancy they will not know forsure until they can see where the egg is at. So as I was told it's just a waiting game until I find something out. I go back wed. For more blood work. And if hcg went up another u/s and I will go back everyother day until they find something about what's going on. Well I wish u the best of luck. Oh, also I was told they really can't see anything unless ur hcg is above 3,000 so I donno how high ur was. But I wish u all the luck in finding out what's going on.
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Jennie25
replied on March 28th, 2006
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Re: In the Same Situation.......
mum??? wrote:
hello...I too am 5months pregnant and still nothing is showing up on the scans


5 months? ...Or is that a typo and you meant 5weeks?
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matthieusmom
replied on March 28th, 2006
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If u are indeed pregnant and u are five months they should beable to find the baby at that age. So I hope she meant five weeks. Cause I would say it's normal to not see anything a five weeks all depending on your hcg and everything. Cause i'm four weeks and they can't see anything
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