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I'm sorry for the loss of one of the babies. I also lost a baby at 9 weeks. We didn't see the heartbeats until 7 weeks. I'm not sure about the fetal pole measurement but I'm hoping everything is great for you!

I've never had an u/s that early to be able to give any advice but I just wanted to send sticky baby dust your way! Keeping you in my thoughts!

I think I missed your announcement! Hope you're feeling well!

All I can offer is that I was incredibly confused about what was considered normal. Our first visit was 7 weeks and I think all I had was a vaginal ultrasound. I don't think we were even offered the option to hear the heartbeat.

First, congrats!!

So I think I had the exact same situation. I don't remember the exact measurements but I had an appt when I thought I was exactly 6w and measured around 1mm and no HB. I got nervous, but the doc said it was still early and asked to see me back in exactly 2 weeks. When I returned, I was over 8 weeks and measuring perfectly! Baby more than caught up in those 2 weeks. I know it's hard, but try not to worry, it is so early and I think what you saw was completely normal.

Congrats!! No idea but if your doc says it looks good, I would cling to that for reassurance!

@TheSwissWifeStyle: hey lovely! I'm sorry to hear about the loss of one of the babies, but I'm so glad to hear that the other baby is growing well!

I had an u/s at 6w1d, and they were just able to see a heartbeat. BUT, it was only measuring at 100 BPM, and the tech had to try 3 times to get it. I was really freaked out, but I was told that since it was so early, it can be really hit or miss with the HB.

If the doc says things look great, then I'm choosing to believe that things look great for you. When's your next u/s? Hoping then you get to see baby growing like a weed!

@TheSwissWifeStyle: hmmm...I can look it up when I go home. I believe the real answer to that is TINY, lol. I could see almost nothing but a little blob on the screen..I didn't believe it was a baby.

Also, so you know, for the next two appointments, I measured at least one day behind each time (one day the first time, one more day the next). It freaked me the heck out...I was very much in a panic that baby's growth was slowing and we weren't going to make it. But my doctor pushed my EDD back two days when I was 8 weeks, and since then I've been measuring right on track. I was skeptical, because I was pretty sure of when my O date was, but it seems like he was right.

I'll also look at my other measurements, too...I think I had an u/s at 7 weeks or so. Let me see what I can dig up!

@TheSwissWifeStyle: no worries, I can't help it either. Wait and see is the worst, but apparently it's the name of this pregnancy game. Hang in there, and I'll let you know!

@TheSwissWifeStyle: Oh good! I had a mc at the beginning of the year, and the first sign was that my doctor said everything looked fine, but there was no hb yet and the pregnancy was 5w4d (or maybe 5w6d?) along. But I thought, based on ovulation tests, that I was already past 7w. She was surprised and thought I'd counted wrong until I went back 5 days later to confirm. So, it sounds like you are in good shape if you agree with your doctor's measurements!

@looch: They can't usually hear the heartbeat until later, but they can usually see it on the ultrasound at around 6w.

I think with the early scans, especially if you aren't 10000% how far along you are, you're just going to stress yourself out with the measurements. LO measured a few days behind at my first scan and they ended up changing my due date in my file at 12 or 18/19 weeks but they didn't tell me til the end! I wouldn't worry too much about it!