Okay, I feel like I should fill you in a bit more about the ultrasound. There was/is a second sac. But like all of my other pregnancies before it, it appeared empty and it was difficult to determine if there was ever a pregnancy inside.
On the screen I saw a sac with something in it, then a sac with nothing. Then just grey for what seemed entirely too long. Finally, the CNM said, "It
looks like there are two sacs, but I'm having trouble getting at the
second so we'll just start with the one we can see better. We'll call
this one Baby A." Hearing her say Baby A was the strangest thing I think anyone has ever said to me.
When she returned to the second sac, there again seemed to be nothing but a sac. The sac might not even be a gestational sac at all but a Subchorionic Hemorrhage. The CNM could not determine with certainty and so the ultrasound image reads, GS #2 VS SCH. She did say that it was most likely a second sac (which could explain the wonky second beta) and did not seem concerned about it being a SCH. Whatever it is, it measured 6w1d (that seems large for a SCH). I haven't had any bleeding, not even spotting, so I won't feel concern either until given a reason. We will monitor it at the next u/s, which, by the way, seems so far away. Two weeks. I'll be 9w2d by then. 9w2d seems like an impossible milestone to reach.
My hope is that I will still be pregnant in two weeks, that "GS #2 VS SCH" will have been absorbed or at the most, measure much, much smaller, and "A" will be nothing more than a single, normal, 9 week fetus.
8 comments:
Phew. Intense. Good to have an explanation for the wonky beta (though like I said before, my beta didn't go up any more than yours did, and we never had more than 1 healthy embryo).
So thankful that you're pregnant.
Sending many thoughts for the next appointment!!!
Hoping for great news in a loooong two weeks.
Hate the uncertainty but so glad for the very healthy Baby A. Sending lots of positive vibes and thoughts your way as you wait for the next scan
This happened to us and ours was an empty sac. I like your outlook on it - that you want one healthy baby! I have no concerns for your healthy embryo...
But 9wXd for the next ultrasound? That's insane! Way too long to wait, especially with this ambiguity. Can you call and request a sooner one? I would.
:)
Hoping for a good outcome!
That's forever!!! I'm sorry. Hang in there babe!
I am sending super positive thoughts your way. I had a similar episode with the vanishing twin syndrome. I hope it is just the clearing empty sac!
Is there a possibility to approach your doctor and get a re-assurance type of ultrasound in before 9w? that worked for me. It is incredibly cruelly hard to wait weeks! I hope your doc would understand that. Mine did.
I am cheering, pulling super hard for Baby A!
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