i went to my first u/s about 2 weeks ago. i am now about 6 weeks pregnant.

i was really excited to see the baby for the 1st time and since i had messed up my mc dates and all i wasnt relle sure how far along i was. but when they looked for the baby she said she couldnt see anything.

i did take a blood test and then another one 48 hours later and my dr. sed that my levels doubled so everything seemed normal and maybe it was just too early to see the baby during the u/s. im trying to to worry to much but after 2 miscarriages i cant help but worry. has this happened to anyone else? or any advice? thanks to everyone.!

<3 kassie
 

Kassie, I am sorry that I don't have any real advice.  I just wanted to show my support.  Please let us know once you do see the baby...best of luck!

Shaila

So am I reading correctly that your first ultrasound was at 4 weeks? I didn't think most doctors did it this early for the mere fact that you most likely won't be able to see anything. So I'm thinking its not all that unusual. With my first baby, I was spotting early on, but my doctor waited until I was close to 7 weeks rather than risking us not being able to detect the sac on the ultrasound. If your numbers are doubling, that is something positive to hold on to. Good luck, and stay positive and strong!

yes, i think i would have been about 4 weeks pregnant when i got the u/s. 

and since the last 2 pregnancies i never even made it to the u/s, i was excited.

but i guess thats y the dr sent me so0 early, because of the previous miscarriages and the fact that i wasnt sure when my last period was.

but now that i think about it and i hear other ppl's thoughts, i am feeling more at ease.

i think that it just must have been too early to see. i have my 1st baby checkup on feb 19th.

and im sure they will schedule me for another u/s then, but until then ill continue to worry, im sure. but ill try to stay positive since i feel good and everything is normal so far this time! thanks for the responses...and any other advice is definitely welcome! thankss!! =] 

I know where you are coming from...I have had two miscarriages myself. I had one in September 2005. I was nine weeks but only measuring six weeks with the ultrasound. I got pregnant again at the end of October that year, had no complications, and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. I had my second miscarriage in July 2007. Same thing happened, only this time I hemmorrhaged and was rushed to ER. I got pregnant with my son who will be born this spring at the end of August. I had some spotting around the time I usually miscarry and they scheduled me for an ultrasound. Now, this my sound crazy, but with my miscarriages, part of me knew it was going to happen. And with my daughter I knew she would be fine. When I went in for the ultrasound, I was a nervous wreck, but in my heart I knew it was going to be okay. Then I heard the heartbeat and I saw the little fluid sac. And I cried.

 It is hard to sit and wonder if it is going to happen again. Don't drive yourself crazy though. Listen to your heart. Your body has ways of letting you know things your mind don't want to accept sometimes.

Hang in there and try not to worry too much. Everything we will work out. Good luck and I hope that you deliver a full term healthy baby!!

Best of wishes,

Katie Beth

katie, 

aww im sorry for ur losses! i know its a horrible thing to have to go through, losing a baby!

i know exactly what ur talking about though..the 1st 2 miscarriages i just sort of knew it was going to happen just like you.

it was like i didnt wanna believe it but ur right somehow you can just feel it.

i feel good about this pregnancy. i felt good about it since the day i took the hoe pregnancy test and found out.

its just when i went for that 1st u/s and she said she didnt see anything, it made me worried like crazy because i knew wat had happened b4.

but im trying to keep positive and im getting so0 much support from all the nice people like you on the site.

ive never made it to 7 weeks b4 so0 im excited about wat the future will bring.

my next appt is feb 19th so0 until then hope and pray.! 

thanks for the reply =]

<3 kassie 

I found out last Monday that I was pregnant.  At that time they didn't see anything on Ultrasound.  They said to come back in two days to follow up.  My hormone levels hadn't completely doubled (went from 11,000 on Monday to 18,000 on Wednesday) two days later and they could see I was still quite nervous about it (this is my first pregnancy) so sent me to have another Ultrasound done.  So just two days after my first ultrasound had revealed very little, this one revealed a healthy little heart beat and that I was 6weeks and 2days (versus the four to five weeks they had originally guesstimated). 

My point is that they originally had wanted me to wait a couple days before doing another ultrasound after I had gotten my second set of labs back but I expressed how nervous and concerned I was ( and my tears of concern probably said a lot as well) from the labs not completely doubling and they worked to get me in sooner for the ultrasound to ease my nerves.

 I really think that to relieve some of your emotion and concern, you need to have another ultrasound before the 19th of February.  And being you have had two previous losses, I think it would be completely reasonable for you to request to have an Ultrasound to be performed sooner.

Either way, I commend you for handling things so well and I'll be praying that this time you will be blessed with a beautiful, healthy baby! 

I suffered a blighted ovum in October and when we went for our u/s this time, we were so worried we wouldn't see anything this time either, and sure enough, we didn't.  The sac was measuring 5 weeks, 2 days but nothing was in it.  I went back 12 days later and there was a baby, yolk sac and beautiful heartbeat!  I'll be praying for you and hoping that you go back and see a beautiful baby.

Hi Kassie,

I just registered to talk to you! I also have had 2 miscarriages. Stay strong, 4 weeks is very early although I know it is very exciting to find out you are pregnant again. I am very happy for you and just stay calm and try to think of the best! If your levels are going up and up that is good. My boyfriend and I tried 3 days ago but now I need a MRI so I am also worried!!! good luck and my best wishes are w/ you!!!

Amanda

Try not to worry. With this pregnancy, I had my u/s at around 4 wks also. We didn't see anything.  I went back 2 wks later and was about 6 wks and 3 days and we saw a heartbeat!!! My dr said at 4 wks there is really not anything to see on the u/s. I hope everything is fine when you go back. Be sure to KUP!!!

 heyy everyone.. its me kassie!

and yes i am logged on to a different account cuz my weird computer wouldnt let me log onto the other profile!

so0 ohh well i guess ill be using this one now.

anywayy i have some news since i posted this thread..

well i went for my second u/s todayy.

according to my last period.. i should be 7 weeks and a few days..as u can see on my other profile's pregnancy ticker.

so0 when i went to the u/s i was so0 nervous!!!

but go0d news! i saw the baby & the best sound ever the heartbeat!!!!!!!

she said the baby was measuring 6 weeks. =]

im was very happy to say the least.

i hope everyone else is d0ing well to0!
 

that's great news. glad you were able to see your little baby!!

According to my U/S technician, they often won't see anything that early - that's why they don't usually even do the first appt until you are eight weeks.  They might be able to see cells that early, but even that might not be detectable.  I had an emergency U/S about 5.5 weeks into my pregnancy becuase I thought I might be miscarrying and the tech was surprised that there was a heart beat even.  I totally understand your concern, but I don't think it's abnormal that early on.  Hang in there...I miscarried at six weeks in June and am now 10 weeks pregnant.  I still freak out at every oddity, but as each week goes past I am more and more comfortable with the idea that I might not miscarry.  When you've had even one miscarriage the first trimester is more nerve racking than joyous.