Xx. Learn more about. It's hard with IVF babies as we are very certain of dates. To help you get started read our. My RE mentioned that about not knowing when implantation occurred too, but I just felt like it was her grasping at straws to make us feel better. For mine, they thought the heart mustve just started beating (she was surprised it actually registered a beat, as she thought the flutter was too tiny). Please specify a reason for deleting this reply from the community. and our I wouldnt worry about your baby measuring a few days ahead or behind, its not an exact measurement. Anyone been in the same boat? Measuring 1 week behind at 7 weeks - told to prepare for the worst ;( 10 replies Worriedmumma87 . 5 years ttc. It usually has to do with . Credit to women who wish to miscarry naturally but Ive been feeling so unwell and just want to get back to a bit of normality in my own body. I want to say the sac doesnt matter as much as the crown to rump measurement. All the best, I totally get the anxiety and stress of ivf, thank you for your reply! Group Leaders arent expected to spend any additional time in the community, and are not held to a set schedule. don't worry. I temped and did OPK's, I also had a sonogram yesterday and was measuring exactly what I thought based on my O date. I had a scare and was given an emergency scan by a different NHS trust (and to be honest didnt have loads of confidence in her). At this point, fetal development is on a fast track and making large leaps . Hope to see the growth catch up and measure more than 8w3d by then. But, I ovulated on cycle day 16, therefore my due date is pushed back two days, so I'm 6w 5d. I am feeling like two weeks is too long to wait because I seriously feel like it's heart had probably already stopped beating. Find advice, support and good company (and some stuff just for fun). We know definite conception date because it's my first round of IVF! ???? Im measuring 4 days behind too and my doctor said its nothing to wor, Exact same thing happened to me! Is it possible the measurements are off?I confirmed I was 7w5d on April 3rd and this ultrasound was on the 17th.I should mention too (which confuses me) I know for a 7w ultrasound - no hb and measuring behind. But love when anyone can give some extra insight! Please update after your next U/S. I have to say, we have probably had the worst 48 hours of our entire IVF/Fertility Journey. There was a heartbeat but the dr didnt measure it for some reason. On Monday, I had my 8 week ultrasound and the baby was measuring 1 week behind. If I need time to heal and take a break I'll do it when the roads are icy. The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of What to Expect. Also, so much mixed information out there! I think I just ovulated late. The last one being extremely traumatic. The nurse practitioner basically told me to expect to miscarry but scheduled a follow up for the following week. Thisismyyear - Thanks for checking in! I wouldn't worry about a week. I hope that your upcoming IVF cycle is successful and that you have a healthy baby in your arms soon. I did have the D & C yesterday so I think I'll call in my Day One when I get my next period. I had an ultrasound at 6 weeks and the baby was measuring at 5 weeks. Kristen6065 28/05/22. I've calmed down a little bit now, but just really anxious for our next scan in 10 days, counting down and praying. See if you can talk them into an earlier US. Big hugs foe your healing journey. I was wondering also if anyone else had that issue and what it means? Now is the perfect time to start your Baby Registry! some weeks we had hope because their was good growth- fingers crossed that all turns out well for you. My doc said 50/50 shot, "hopeful but concerned" any experience welcome. I paid for a private scan yesterday where baby should have been measuring 7+5 and baby has had a growth spurt - is now measuring 8+3. Am I out of luck? So they are slipping me in tomorrow at 7w5d - I am really hoping that maybe because I needed extra time for progesterone, maybe my baby isn't actually that far behind, but the doctor at the first ultrasound definitely didn't seem to think that was likely (and I know heartbeat and fetal pole are measured by embryo age, not implantation dates, so it probably doesn't matter). I went in thinking 7 weeks but baby m. Thank you My dr told me I shouldn't be worried either but I just can't help stressing myself out. The following week 8w1d, I actually had my first obappt and that tech who didnt make me feel too confident, babys heart rate was 103,105,106. I had my first 6 week scan and measured 6+3. Member. We are just so confused and feeling very upset but also neutral at this point, just looking for maybe any possible signs of hope or whether just expecting the worst is best. With our second pregnancy, at our first ultrasound, our fetus was showing about a week behind. However my ultrasound today showed the baby measuring at 7 weeks. Has anyone else had this problem with a positive outcome? She said that edd is based off a 28 day cycle with the average ovulation day 14. Do you know what your measurements were? I wouldn't worry about 3-4 days. However when I went, baby had a growth spurt and measured 9w1d (2d behind my calculated last period) and a strong heartbeat. My ultrasound at 7 weeks 4 days showed the baby was measuring at 6 weeks 2 days (9 days behind) with a heartbeat of 100 that was "faint and difficult to measure". Hi from what Ive heard as long as its not measuring more than a week less or more you are good!! Ovulating late can definitely affect that. Mumsnet carries some affiliate marketing links, so if you buy something through our posts, we may get a small share of the sale (more details here), My OB said it could go either way and to prepare myself for the worst. I had a 7 week scan which showed about 6+5, then a 10 week which measured as 9+1. I had my first scan at 6w2d and baby was measuring on track but they couldnt see a heartbeat. I hope your recovery is quick.. it's such a rough Start to ivf. Group Leaders communicate with staff moderators and escalate potential violations for review, but they dont moderate discussions. I was expecting another m/c, so it was nice to move into a more normal range. At different points I had my baby measure both 10 days behind and 5 days ahead during my last pregnancy. Now due 07/04 instead of 06/26. With this pregnancy, we apparently implanted on day 2, because I had a positive pregnancy test at day 4 and baby has measured ahead the whole time.Sending you lots of good thoughts and hoping things progress well! Hi ladies I had a 7 week scan and the baby is measuring more like 6 weeks! I'm happy to hear that you have a healthy son and one on the way who both had abnormal first ultrasounds. Thanks! I track temperatures and took OPKs and typically you ovulate 1-3 days after your positive OPK. Monica: This pregnancy, the baby was measuring two and a half weeks behind too, went for a scan two weeks later, the baby had grown two weeks growth. That could explain 4 days difference. My IVF baby measured accurately at 7 weeks and 3 days on our first ultrasound. 3 previous Miscarriages. Posted 13 January 2017 - 01:16 PM. So what I've been doing is drinking A LOTTT of water since finding out on our 7 weeks and 3 day ultrasound, and the GS did increase in size but continues to be a week behind. I hope others in similar situations have better luck. Hi everyone, hope I'm posting in the right place. For example, according to my LMP, I should be 7 weeks today. 02/08/2016 13:27. I know exactly what you mean about the sono. I had my 7 week ultrasound today after transferring 3 day 3 embryos last month. I've read that people do pelvic rest? Now, I'm not even really sure what I said about the intermittent heartbeat is true. Im hoping all goes well for you as well! 17/09/2020 09:45, I went for an early scan at 6w 3d. Fingers crossed for my baby to catch up next US too. It turned out that the embryo implanted late so we changed the dates of how far we were along and the due date and sure enough baby measured perfectly at every scan to the new dates and gestation age.. Ivf is so so hard, this is the last thing you need. I mean, they told me that the ultrasound can have an error range of a few days and I could have ovulated later or implanted later. Was booked in for another scan in 3 weeks time. M. Mum2BeFinally. Good luck at your next ultrasound!! Having a d and c today to speed up the process. How common is it to be a week behind? My doctor refers to this as the 'anything can happen' stage. I had a US yesterday and they found a heart beat but my specialist told me to expect the worst. Does anyone have any experience with this but things turned out okay? Thank you so much for your reply and helpful information. He gave us a referral to an Ultrasound Clinic so we could confirm the loss and then organise our management plan for a d and c. We were devastated and grieved our loss. My baby measured 6 weeks 2 days with a heart rate of 113. I have baby #5 here and I had never dated behind until this time around. Thinking of you and hoping you do get good news soon. I wish you all the best with this pregnancy!!! For more information, please see our Sorry you're going through this too. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Our levels have been measuring perfectly, we did have a little drop in progesterone but we went onto support early enough and it went back up quickly to optimum levels but my HCG has been doubling as it should on Wednesday (7 weeks) it measured at 27,000. He seemed very grave and sad to deliver this news and when I asked if it was 50% that I would continue to have a healthy baby, said a 50% survival rate would be very "optimistic" - he scheduled me in for another ultrasound 10 days later. Also, you can have more than one LH surge in a month, so unless you were religiously temping and fertility friend predicted an O date based off those temps, OPk's and secondary signs, I wouldn't count on OPK's alone. I had a scare and was given an emergency scan by a different NHS trust (and to be honest didn't have loads of . Apparently just very different body types. I can't even imagine. Though I didn't do IVF or IUI, I feel like I knew when I ovulated. She did it 3 times and she said maybe youre not as far along as you think. TW we ultimately lost the baby at 9 weeks When the heart stopped end TW. The range of 'normal' measurements is barely anything. Wow, we would form the perfect play dates. I do still feel symptoms - bloated (but maybe not as much), nauseous, and tired, my boobs have been sore since I started taking progesterone so I don't really consider that a pregnancy symptom. I thought I was a week ahead of what I am because of my last LMP. 5 years ttc. Zoe actually the one I go to is True North Imaging at 1780 Markham Road in Scarborough. The last one being extremely traumatic. Gestational Age Week 7 (Fetal Age: 5 weeks) Generally, from 6 -7 weeks is the time when a heartbeat can be detected and . A Group Leader is a What to Expect community member who has been selected by our staff to help maintain a positive, supportive tone within a group. I'm guessing I must've ovulated on or about CD 21, which would be atypically late for me. 2005-2023Everyday Health, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. IVF baby #1 due Nov 2016 . One scan actually had me measuring 11+1! Since, it was IVF, we obviously know the dates were right. At our 7w1d ultrasound, baby was measuring 6w5d with a heartrate of 115 BPM. (I know its hard), hope it works out for both of us! Just wondered if anyone had heard if experienced this before? I wasnt given a heart rate at my first scan (6w2d) because baby was measuring too small to get an accurate count. My dates are spot on because we had IVF. Search twin pregnancies and smaller sacs. I have my next scan in 2 days and after my last experience at 8 week scan Im so anxious! Too bad it wasn't the, "you have a BFP which will for sure turn out to be a healthy full term baby stage". I'm worried. My lines progressed great and so did my HCG:3w4d 503w5d 1704w2d 11024w4d 7w ultrasound / no heartbeat. The #1 app for tracking pregnancy and baby growth. When I got there, I was measuring under 6 and they could only see a gestation sac and yolk sac. The #1 app for tracking pregnancy and baby growth. My IVF baby measured accurately at 7 weeks and 3 days on our first ultrasound. How many weeks are you now? Does this just mean my baby is small? Ultrasound, while probably the most accurate dating method, can still be off by more than a couple days. I will keep you and your little one in my prayers as well. i am having the same issues but not on as large of a scale and was wondering the same. Hi everyone -Wanted to see if anyone has had a similar experience to me and what I should expect.I had an Ivf 5day FET on 3/16. We strive to provide you with a high quality community experience. Hes still growing, just smaller than expected. If you temped then you would *know* when you ovulated based off your temp spike (you wouldn't be saying that you *think* you O'd 1-3 days after a pos OPK). Fingers crossed! All the parts were there, and there was a heartbeat, and I've read some things about FET babies developing more slowly, so I guess we'll see. So, today, I am measuring at 9 weeks, 3 days, but I "should" be 10 weeks, 1 day. We had our scan last week and although there was a heartbeat, the baby was measuring very small, only 3mm which I believe is around 5 weeks, making it two weeks behind. From A LOT of research I think that scans between 5-7 weeks can vary a lot. I was really hoping to NEVER have to have another sono hopefully this will be the last one. Any thoughts? Just try to hold out until your next scan and not worry too much (I say whilst being super stressed myself! Cookie Notice My IVF little boy has been measuring a week behind since my first US too. Please specify a reason for deleting this reply from the community. Shes a healthy, rambunctious 6 year old now. Some things Im reading are giving me hope . Doesn't help that I've bled a little bit (just brown in my discharge) this week. There are similar threads to this but I am feeling super discouraged so I decided to start a new one with my specific situation. Thanks Returnable - maybe I'll see you at Lakeridge one morning sometime. February 2015. We've just adjusted my due date and assumed I ovulated later. The positives are that the baby had a very strong heartbeat and every else looked good (yolk sac, placenta or whatever else they can see). I go back in two weeks for another ultrasound, if I haven't miscarried by then. Use of this site is subject to our terms of use and privacy policy. I have another US next week. Congratulations to you. My ivf baby has consistently measured 4 days behind from 5 weeks to now (I'm 11 weeks today). Thank you for this. funny how the baby can catch up so much in 12 days. My ultrasound at 7 weeks 4 days showed the baby was measuring at 6 weeks 2 days (9 days behind) with a heartbeat of 100 that was "faint and difficult to measure". I was measuring 4 days behind at my first scan. n. Ny012. My doctor has assured my that this is okay because the baby has a strong visible heartbeat at 185 bpm. Having been a member of this site for 10 years I can say I have literally seen women go through it all, many after their seemingly perfect BFPs. Then I went back on Monday and he bumped my dates back one week based on the size. Nervous Optimist: Thanks! My first dating scan I thought I was 6 weeks but it measured me at only 5 weeks, had a scan 2 weeks later and exactly was 7 weeks so it was growing respectively to its last measurement so the doctors were all happy with that and at the 7 weeks one had a heart beat of 156bpm lol. Help me strong hb at 172 bpm but measuring behind? The next two scans, they were able to capture it with the ultrasound machine. I don't have my ultrasound until July 27. The ultrasound tech found one baby measuring 6w3d. At first she couldn't find a heartbeat and then found one at 103. Unfortunately bub didnt grow any further and their heart stopped. Thinking of you and hoping that your 'anything can happen' quickly turns into 'something magical appears to be happening'. The ultrasound tech found one baby measuring 6w3d. Little things like uploading a profile picture make the community a better place. Meet people who are also expecting! We had our first ultrasound yesterday Im suppose to be 6w4d yesterday. I thought I was 7w2d but she measured me around 5w5d which would be impossible with my dates and when I got my positive. Mine is on Saturday too.