How rare is it for 7 week feotus to be unviable?

[Hoping]

Hi I'm new to this forum (although I have been posting on the IVF forum). I know this is probably a stupid question but does anyone know how rare it is to have a feotus being unviable at 7 weeks?

I have been through 1 cycle of IVF and last week found out that I was pregnant. I will be 5 weeks this Thursday and due for my 7 week viability scan (heartbeat scan??) in the middle of March. As this is my first bub I am not sure what to expect.

I'm a little anxious as well as we have put so much into getting pregnant that I would hate for my feotus not to be viable. At the moment I am also suffering of OHSS, as my ovaries have been overstimulated by my IVF cycle and my estrogen and progesteron levels are really high. Does anyone know if those hormones affect the baby's growth and health?

If someone has been in a similar position I would love to hear from you. Thanks so much.

[nicoleE]

Firstly :hugs:

Im not going to be much help to you but I wanted to just say 'hang in there' and try not to think the worst.
I know how you feel to some extent. we went through Clomid and FSH to get our little Cashew Nut and were on our last FSH cycle before moving onto IVF if it didnt work. There are allot of emotions TTCing when you need help, particularly allot of help.... its a long journey.
Just last Friday we had our 7 week scan at our Fertility Specialist (Repormed) to check if the embryo was in the right place and to check for a heart beat. It was there alright and it was amazing to see it. I was so scared that there would be no heart beat or that they wouldnt even find an embryo etc, etc so it was such a relief. Even now I am scared that something is going to happen and i probably will feel that way until I hold my baby in my arms. BUT i try to think positive, think about all the pregnancies that continue on without a problem and expect the best! I did find though that in the back of my mind i told myself that if something did happen, that it meant that the little Embie was just not healthy enough to survive and in that case it was better of that way IYKWIM...

Positive thoughts will get you through.
Good luck, I hope you get to see the amazement of a heartbeat jumping out of the screen at you from something that isnt quite 1cm big yet! :wizard:

[Hoping]

Thanks so much for the reassurance Nicole. I'm looking forward to the 7 week scan and am pretty excited, but its always at the back of my mind that something could go wrong. I guess I am a worry wart, but this being my first bub I just want to make sure that everything will go OK and go smoothly.

[Emma 80]

I had a scan at 6weeks and 4days and they could see a peanut.

[Sandra/Paul]

Hi,

The worry will ease off once you've had you scan and seen the little heartbeat. I know I was petrified on what they were or weren't going to see.

Going through IVF can be such a hard journey - we were there starting our first cycle in 2003. It always seems like 2 steps forward and 1 step back.

My fingers will be crossed for you :fingerscrossed: hoping for a good strong heartbeat.

[Kewe]

:hugs: :hugs: i'm sure you'll be fine and you will see a very strong heart beat when you go for your scan in a couple of weeks,

all the best of luck to ya :thumbsup:

[kitty1kat]

I was also freaking out and convinced that I wasn't pregnant anymore. I think it's entirely natural, particularly if TTC has been a hard or a long road.

[Hoping]

Thanks gals for the support.

Just wondering if anyone has had a mild fever during early pregnancy? I had one last night (shivering uncontrollably but the rest of my body was really hot, you could feel the heat coming from it). Then the fever broke and I had sweat from head to toes (sorry if I grossed anyone out). Not sure what it was from but hopefully it didn't do any lasting damage to my bub.

Well I booked in the 7 week scan for 15th March. Hopefully if all goes according to plan and they see a healthy heart beat and growing baby then we will be able to tell our parents about the bub.