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.
So it's not exactly that big of a surprise that at 5w1d they were not able to see it. Really all the u/s showed was a sac with a dot in it. So, because they need to know if I am really pregnant (ha!) they have booked a 2nd u/s to be done, which is on Wednesday at 9.45am. I will be exactly 7w on Wednesday, so it's still a possibility that a fetal pole won't be seen or the heartbeat. sigh
I'm pretty sure it was booked without consulting me first bc they wanted me to get in as soon as possible (I have another apt with Dr. Eckwalanga Thursday morning), and perhaps because Dr. E is still under the impression I want the stitch done, which has to be done/scheduled soon, but at the same time, it's kind of annoys me as it really does not fit into 'my' schedule.
Wednesdays are Owen's busiest day of the week, he has his weekly meeting that morning, tons of paperwork and then another meeting in the afternoon, so it's a hectic day for him. I can't take Tash with me as they do not allow her to come in with me unsupervised, so that means I need to find a sitter or Owen needs to be home.
I just called to see if he could stay home and he seemed cool with it. We are still not telling anyone, so he's just going to tell his boss that I have a Doctor's apt that morning that I can't take Tash to. If worse comes to worse he'll spill the beans, but he's hoping not to.
The next issue is that I had in my calendar to go to the zoo on Wednesday morning with friends. One is from out of town, so it's been planned for a couple of weeks now. I'm positive it's going to raise suspsion if I do not go. The easiest thing would be to just tell everyone I'm pregnant, but I'm still not ready to yet.
I plan to tell Dr. Eckwalanga on Thursday that we've decided not to have the stitch put in and I'm actually quite nervous about doing so. She was not pushy about it last time, was rather non-chalant actually in her demeanour. All she said to me was "If Dr. Igras recommended it and you want the stitch put in, they I will gladly book the surgery". There was no "You have to have this done". So I'm hoping she will be ok with it when I say I've changed my mind.
Like I've mentioned to Owen in the past few weeks, I was really hard on myself in Amsterdam/Paris, lifting/lugging Tash, walking 6+ hours a day, escalators, stairs etc. Now that we know what is wrong I can be super pro-active about it.
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