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 Posted: 12 March 2008 at 4:50pm |
It's hard but try not to stress too much...when I went for a 6 week scan (I think I was 6 weeks and 2 days or thereabouts) they only just managed to pick up the heartbeat.
I'm sure everything will all be fine on your next scan, it does all look promising! 
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 6:12pm |
Good luck Fiona, i'm sure it will be fine by what the sonographer said. 
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 6:17pm |
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Yeah she said it wasn't bad, it just meant she couldn't confirm the viability as they can't do that until they see the heart and pole
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 6:45pm |
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 7:57pm |
big hugs sweetie, I'm sure this bubs is just playing up already and that it will have you running around after it in no time 
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 8:01pm |
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ummm question. What is a Fetal pole???
And I have my fingers crossed for you!
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 8:35pm |
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LOL I don't really know!! A pole that is usually there from about 6 weeks give or take a day or 3
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 8:40pm |
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Thanks to good ol' Wiki...
The fetal pole is a thickening on the margin of the yolk sac of a fetus during pregnancy. It is usually identified at 6.5 weeks with abdominal ultrasound imaging, and 6 weeks with vaginal ultrasound imaging. However it is quite normal for the fetal pole to not be visible until about 8 weeks. The fetal pole may be seen at 2-4 mm crown-rump length (CRL), and heart motion is often detected when it is seen. In the embryo, the heartbeat is seen as a regular flutter, which should be first evident at 5 mm CRL. If the embryo is less than 5 mm CRL, it is possible for it to be healthy without showing a heartbeat, though a follow up study in 5-7 days will almost always demonstrate the heartbeat.
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 8:43pm |
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Fiona, that Wikipedia defintion must mae you feel a little better?! Doesn't sound like it is a bad thing...
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 8:44pm |
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Good ole Wikipedia! Did that put your mind at rest a little?
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 8:54pm |
LOL...nope 
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 8:57pm |
 I'm sure it will be ok but I guess it won't feel that way until you get the confirmation. Hang in there.
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 9:01pm |
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I wonder if they would let a paranoid lady like myself have another scan really soon...i.e. Friday? Something could (should) show by then.
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 9:15pm |
I can't see why not... If you can convince your doc to do a referral.
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 9:18pm |
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If the fetal pole had been there I wouldn't be worried. That is the bit that is concerning me. Wiki is the only place that says it's normal for it to not be there at 6 weeks.
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 9:24pm |
No it's not, Emma says it's normal too, and she knows everything! 
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 9:25pm |
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LOL. Yes, she does.
I HATE waiting like this. So scared!
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 9:27pm |
Go with the Wiki opinion. Bubs will show itself soon enough and about 30 weeks from now you'll be thinking how nice it will be to get him/her out! Uncomfortable pregnant lady talking tonight
I had no yolk sack on my first scan with DD (5 weeks I think?) and that freaked me out a bit, but it was all fine. This pregnancy mw had a really hard time finding a heartbeat at my first appointment at 12 weeks, only just got it for a second. These babies tend to stress us out before they're even here!
Also, the fetal pole might actually have been there and the equipment just didn't pick it up or the technician was having an off day - these things happen. Did they do an internal scan? Cos that might have made a difference too. Pleasant as they are!
Big hugs again - the waiting and wondering isn't fun.
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 9:30pm |
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Yeah they did an internal scan. Just saw a blob of something in the sac but she said she couldn't find a pole. She did't really look closely that the blob I don't think.
I THINK, but don't know, that she was new to the job. She seemed to be very proper with the towels, explainations etc and almost umcomfe about the transvaginal ultrasound. I could have been totally wrong though.
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Posted: 12 March 2008 at 9:32pm |
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The waiting is the worst, it sucks!
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6 week scan - no fetal pole
