ireadyermind
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Hey, all. I'm hoping you ladies will have some insight for me, or maybe shared experiences. Thanks in advance.
A little backstory: at 6 weeks 2 days I was scanned by my infertility clinic, where we saw the little embryo and heard a healthy heartbeat of 119bpm. The clinic then released me to my regular OB.
Fast forward to yesterday, I went in for my scan at my OB's office. She used the vaginal probe and immediately found a healthy heartbeat (she would not tell me the bpm), but could only barely see the embryo and could not find its fetal pole for measuring purposes.
The OB tried guessing at the CRL a few times, but always came up with measurements that were too far behind, like 7w4d, when I was 8w6d. All we could see on the screen was a foggy, vague embryo shape - though strangely the yolk sac was crystal clear.
After several minutes she gave up, and I was told that if I wanted to see the embryo, I could make an appt with the specialty ultrasound dept, which has higher quality machines - but also demands out of pocket payments. After contacting the ultrasound department, I learned that there are no available appointments until Nov 30th!
So now I'm a little nervous.
Should I worry about my little bean not growing properly? Or is the healthy heart rate a better indicator of fetal viability than the CRL is? I've Googled this topic to death, and all I can ever find is info pertaining to embryos WITHOUT a heartbeat, and that's definitely not my problem.
I'm hoping you ladies will have some input on the matter, because I could really use some reassurance. Thanks again!
A little backstory: at 6 weeks 2 days I was scanned by my infertility clinic, where we saw the little embryo and heard a healthy heartbeat of 119bpm. The clinic then released me to my regular OB.
Fast forward to yesterday, I went in for my scan at my OB's office. She used the vaginal probe and immediately found a healthy heartbeat (she would not tell me the bpm), but could only barely see the embryo and could not find its fetal pole for measuring purposes.
The OB tried guessing at the CRL a few times, but always came up with measurements that were too far behind, like 7w4d, when I was 8w6d. All we could see on the screen was a foggy, vague embryo shape - though strangely the yolk sac was crystal clear.
After several minutes she gave up, and I was told that if I wanted to see the embryo, I could make an appt with the specialty ultrasound dept, which has higher quality machines - but also demands out of pocket payments. After contacting the ultrasound department, I learned that there are no available appointments until Nov 30th!
So now I'm a little nervous.
Should I worry about my little bean not growing properly? Or is the healthy heart rate a better indicator of fetal viability than the CRL is? I've Googled this topic to death, and all I can ever find is info pertaining to embryos WITHOUT a heartbeat, and that's definitely not my problem.
I'm hoping you ladies will have some input on the matter, because I could really use some reassurance. Thanks again!