Pregnant and Scared of an Ectopic

You will definitely be able to see where the baby is at this point, but it's still very early so don't count on seeing a heartbeat. Usually that is detected starting anywhere between 6wks-8wks.

Congrats and Good Luck.

Hi J.,

I had an ectopic pregnancy back in September of 2006. I got pregnant again in January 2007. I was able to get an ultrasound at 5 weeks to determine the egg sack was in the proper place. I know how scared you are b/c I was there too, but I gave birth to a healthy baby boy. I did go to the doctor a lot more b/c of the past pregnancy. If you have any other questions, please let me know.

My wife also had an ectopic pregnacy. We were able to determine through low HCG levels and several ultrasounds at the 7th week that it was an ectopic pregnacy.

I had a suspected etopic with my last pregnancy. They did an ultrasound at 6w0d and we were able to see the little hearbeat! Best of luck on a healthy pregnancy.

HI I dont really know what u r going through but I was only 2 weeks along with my oldest son and had to get a lapascope surgy done for the scare of the same thing if u r 5 weeks I am sure u would be cramping alot by now and as for how long till u r sure I dont know but if u look it up on the internet i sure u can find something to ease your mind. GOOD LUCK!

At just a few weeks along my doctor was able to tell me my daughter was where she should be. She didn't even have a heart beat yet. At 6 weeks he did another ultra sound and we got to see the heart beat it was the whole baby. It was so cool. At five weeks they should be able to tell you where it is. It is the "dark spot"

I had my first ultrasound at 5 weeks 2 days and they could see the pregnancy but not the heartbeat yet. With an ectopic all you need to do is see where the placement of the baby is, if it would set your mind at ease I say go ahead and schedule your first appointment, they should do an ultrasound to confirm the age of the pregnancy then.

I am sure everything will be fine. In the grand scheme of things, and eptopic pergnancy is NOT the norm.
I had my first ultrasound at 10 weeks. So get to a doctor soon, and I am sure they can calm your fears.

At 4 wks. they didn't see anything on my Ultrasound. Then at 6 weeks, I went back in and they saw everything. However, if you have an ectopic PG, then they should be able to see something wrong in the tubes. You know the chances of you having two are very slim to none. We have had two miscarriages and 1 stillborn. It's hard. We do have 3 children and the last PG was very stressful. We will pray for you and your baby. Good luck and let us know.

I think they can see now. How did they know are only 5 weeks? I thought they had to do an ultrasound to tell. I had an ultrasound in the doctor's office during my first visit. There wasn't much to see, but you could tell where the pregnancy was. If they did any type of ultrasound then the pregnancy must have been in the right place if they didn't say anything.
L.

Call you doctor immediatly and tell him you are pregnant. Insist on the blood tests used to determine if your pregancy is ectopic again. Do not take no for an answer because you are at higher risk for a repeat ectopic and your health is at issue. This is a simple lab test! It will involve you going to the lab for 3 blood draws over the next few days. They can tell by the levels of homones and the rate they are increasing whether it is a viable pregancy. If it is ectopic, they can assist you before you run any risk of damage to your tubes.

Try not to worry! I had an etopic and then 2 healthy pregancies!!

Good luck.