No heartbeat at 7 weeks

monks•3 years ago•

So - bad news today. We have no heartbeat in our embryo. We were told that the development was that of a 5 week embryo. We are obviously devastated. What hurts more is that we were advised to replace only one embryo based on the fact that it was a 5AA hatching blastocyst grading.

Has anyone had a similar experience? What would cause this absence in fetal development at 5 weeks? I am due to go to the Early pregnancy unit for post management of the embryo. I feel so emotionally drained and just wish I knew what I could do to make the next steps more successful.

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Lucy26

3 years ago

Really feel your pain!!! I'm so sorry this must have been so heartwrenching for you both. I have just had a positive test after a grade 4aa balstocyst that I was also really pushed and advised to also only have one embryo out back to my dissappointment.

After the positive test for a week before test date and my official test date.... it then all went wrong and turned out to be a chemical pregnancy and I went to my doctors to confirm my suspicions with two blood tests. I knew things were not right and I'm so glad I went to my doctors because my clinic just kept saying it will be fine and still booked my scan date. I didn't want to wait that long. Things didn't feel right.

I don't know where we go from here or if this I likely to happen again? Was it just unlucky??? Who knows I wish I knew. Were your clinic helpful & understanding when you realised at the scan appointment. So sorry to you x x x

hopeforICSI

3 years ago

sad for the news for this time. No one tells the reason why it happens. I asked my doctor in review appointment if anything they could point for the failure but they say medical research is not quite advance to know what happens inside womb when embie is transferred back in. They say we can only assist your body to respond positively for embie and it just happens or not happens in most of the times, and then yes clinic could only help you getting on to it again, given your circumstances, until a successful result. I feel that its like a black-hole you see nothing, you know nothing, and you are in bubble of hope praying for it to happen... Thats how I recall it until now that I am waiting for next FET. NHS policy is for only one embie put back in for doctor says we cant go for more than one, it would've risks for premature delivery or health of embie as well,if it chooses to grow. Nurse said to me its an ongoing try and pray situation if you could get two put back in and in case it doesnt go well then you are loosing two embies. well, given this all situation I simply say nothing and stare the sky how it sees other's get something so very easily and we are trying that hard.

xx love to all for being here with me I feel I am not alone xx