Understand Your First Trimester Ultrasound | Early Pregnancy Scan Guide
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Are you pregnant or hoping to be soon? Feeling overwhelmed and maybe a little scared about your first-trimester ultrasound? In this video, I break down exactly what to expect at each stage of your first-trimester ultrasound, and I guide you through the process step by step.
In this video, you'll learn:
• What to expect at your visit and how to prepare, including the difference between abdominal and transvaginal ultrasounds.
• Typical pregnancy development on ultrasound by gestational age (what you'll see at 4 weeks, 5 weeks, 5 1/2 weeks, etc.)
• Why knowing what to see matters - abnormal findings and diagnosis.
• Important questions to ask your doctor about your ultrasound results.
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ABOUT : Lora Shahine, MD, is a double board certified reproductive endocrinologist and OBGYN currently practicing at Pacific NW Fertility in Seattle, WA. Originally from North Carolina, Dr. Shahine graduated with a Bachelor of Science in biology from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and completed her training in medical school at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California at San Francisco, and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Stanford University.
As Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington and Director of the Center of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss at Pacific NW Fertility, she is committed to providing excellence in patient care, teaching the next generation of women’s healthcare providers, and continuing research in the fields of fertility and recurrent miscarriage. She has published over 75 peer-reviewed research projects and is an active member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Seattle Gynecology Society, and the Babyquest Fertility Grant organization. Dr. Shahine is an accomplished author including 'Planting the Seeds of Pregnancy: An Integrative Approach to Fertility Care' and best-selling book, 'Not Broken: An Approachable Guide to Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.'
Whether through her research, books, lectures, or active social media presense Dr. Shahine is passionate about educating on reproductive health and supporting the feritlity community.
DISCLAIMER: The content contained herein is provided for informational and/or entertainment purposes only and not intended as a substitute for advice provided by a healthcare professional. Use the provided information at your own risk. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, please contact your health care provider.
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I graduated from ttc to pregnant a few weeks ago after almost 2 year 🎉 6+2 here!
I’m 6 weeks too!!!! 🎉 congratulations 🎈
Omg same about the graduation.. and the 2 years!! But I'm only 5&2!
Please can i speak to u about slow pregnancy and cryptic pregnancy with low hcg and hormonal imbalance is it true preganncy canot be detected on ultrasound when can i detect it plz ❤@@ArareCHANCElife
Tomorrow will be my 8 weeks ultrasound,, praying and hoping for the best ..
Been ttc for about a year and just found out im pregnant this morning! Im only 4 weeks and Im excited, but im so nervous. There are so many milestones ahead and it seems like so much can go wrong in the first trimester. Praying things develop well over the next few months. Thank you for sharing this invaluable info! Being educated about what to expect really helps.
I also am 4 weeks pregnant and found out 2 days ago :) im sharing your concerns. I am happy but trying not to be super happy. I hope we will carry healthy pregnancies ❤
I loved your video, certainly it helped me and feel more ready for next week ultrasound. I just did IVF and happily we got one good embryo. I am 5 weeks pregnant and hoping everything we will be good in the coming appointment ♥ please keep doing your videos! I hope there it will be one for Second Trimester soon ♥
This video has given me so much insight that I didn’t have. I’m currently about to be 8 weeks and I’m in such awe of all of this information. Thank you for letting me know what to expect. I feel so much better having this knowledge before my ultrasound. 🙂
Thank you so much for providing us with these videos. I recently found out I'm pregnant and I'm 5 1/2 weeks as of today. Have my dating scan coming up so this is very useful. Also so scary, solo parent and first child. Excited for the future.
Im so grateful i came across this video. I have a first trimester scan on Wednesday 18th Dec 2024 and this is a big help. New subscriber here ❤❤❤❤
This video is so helpful! Would you please consider making informational ultrasound videos for the second and third trimester?
I'm 6 weeks today thank you for your videos i didn't lose hope 🙏🏼🥰 I'm going to tvs again after 2 -4 weeks
I just found out i’m pregnant! i’m 6 weeks 4 days 🎉
I am 6 weeks and 4 days pregnant and I am very anxious now. My first ultrasound would be on the 3rd of Feb. praying everything would be normal. ❤
Sending you my best and hoping your ultrasound is all happy & healthy!
Hi
Did you get your ultrasound done ? Howz everything looks great
What a great walk through! Thank you for your channel and what you do for women. I hope I get to experience this one day.
Thank you... praying for great news on Monday !!!
DEAR DOCTOR LORA ! THANK YOU FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING ❤ITS SO HELPFUL TO KNOW ABOUT THE STEP OF PREGNANCY IN ALTRASOUND 🙏🙏🙏✌️🌷🌷 GOD BLESS YOU
Thank you so much for all the valuable information you provide. The way you deliver all this information is incredible!
Thank you so much! 😊
Wow this video came at the perfect time. My partner and I just found out we’re a little over 5 weeks pregnant. We’ll be going in for our first scan around 7.5 weeks. Our furthest pregnancy thus far has only made it about 7 weeks, fingers crossed #4 is the one! I’ll keep you updated. We’ve been saving for IVF with donor eggs through PNWF, you might remember us
Wish you all the very best
I’m so hopeful for you❤️❤️❤️
Wishing you a healthy, full term baby 🙏
Hi Doc, I just want to express my gratitude for all that you do! I hope you feel loved all your life!
This was a very helpful video
Your channel has good information
Beautiful video thank you Dr Shahine. Can we have a video like this for the second and third trimesters as well, please 🙏
Bless you, Lora, that was really helpful ❤
Omg THANK YOU SO MUCH! This was extremely helpful!!!
I'll be 7 weeks Friday and have my first ultrasound on Monday, excited and nervous but can't wait to see where I'm at 😌
Been on this ttc journey for 2 1/2 years.
I turned 7 weeks on Friday as well :)
I hope your ultrasound went well! ❤
The wait for my 5W6D ultrasound after a successful embryo transfer is so nerve wracking. Mentally I don’t feel pregnant and it scares me 😢
I had a miscarriage 2 weeks ago at 10+2 after a perfect ultrasound at 8+6. It’s really tough to get your hopes up and then lose it all.
Im so sorry for your loss 😢
Condolences 💐
Condolences
This exact situation happened to me in March . It was heartbreaking 💔
I’m so sorry you are going through this and so sorry for your loss 😢
@ I’m so sorry for your loss too!
This is so helpful! Thank you!
Thanks so much for all the amazing content!
Very helpful informations. Thank you
What gave my miscarriage away was low heart rate. The size was also a week and a half behind.
Hitting 15 weeks tomorrow. 90% of the time i feel normal and not even pregnant except for the sore boos. My nausea subsided by week 12 and have gained more energy.
Hey due to PCOS could we be at a different gestational age as expected?
Having my first ultrasound at 11 weeks!!!
A little over a month from now
❤️❤️❤️
Pregnant with. A rainbow baby and have my first appointment today I’m super nervous and feeling so many emotions I had my son a little over a year ago and unfortunately we moved so I have to have a whole new doctors office which is also very nerve wracking my old doctors were amazing but I’ve been mistreated by a lot of doctors before so I’m scsred
Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for making such a useful video. I had an early scan I was only 5w3d to rule out an ectopic pregnancy, I’m high risk as I had my son 9 weeks premature due to preeclampsia and placental abruption and when they did my scan they said they could only see the sac and yolk which had me worried I’m going back again at 7 weeks to see if thing have developed and this has made me feel calmer
Same situation here! On 5w3d we had our first ultrasound to confirm if everything is okay. So far it is only the gestational sac what we could see, nothing inside yet. I am crazy worried, but also trying to calm myself down, maybe the ultrasounf came just a couple of days early... I am now waiting for our second ultrasound on 7w1d and hoping to see that prescious little one inside the sac. Waiting is soooo difficult.
Wishing you courage and luck!
Thank you. What a great video
Glad it was helpful!
It would have been more helpful if you went through week 12 gestation. I am yet to see a provider that would do a scan before week 9… and 8 years ago they used to tell me "not before week 12".
Can you do this for 2nd trimester? 😀
I was just at PNW Fertility and think I ran into you in the elevator. I was wondering why you looked so familiar :)
Thank youu!
Nice
Where there is no fetal pole at 7 weeks what happens
Great education! Thank you
I'm not sure how many weeks I am, my last period was September 4th. My pregnancy app says I'm 12 weeks today, but when I went to get my pregnancy confirmed on October 21st, the nurse said I was 3 weeks. I will find out how many weeks I am on December 2nd
How did it go?
I just found out I’m pregnant 6 weeks 6 days
Congratulations!! So happy for you❤️❤️
I got both but she said she couldn't tell me the result my dr as to tell me.
My clear blue said 1-2 weeks so I’m so confused xxx
Can you see cardiac activity (flicker) around 5 weeks or 5 weeks 5 days pregnant? Or is that still too early?
If a person has heart palpitations pregnant. What does that mean?
What causes the gestational sac to look at weird shaped around the 6.5 week mark? Is it just the way the US is taken?
what about gender 😊❤ ?
What’s the best way to find a great obgyn in your area?
Hi, new subscriber here. Is it okay to have spotting in 6.2 weeks of pregnancy?
Praying for you I’m having the same issues at 4 weeks going 5 😢
@joyjoooy7162 thank you. I'm praying for you too . Just relax and take a rest ❤️🙏
Hi Doc ❤ according to me I am 5 weeks 5 days pregnant but when I went for an ultrasound the sonography said I’m 6 weeks 1 day ?? But I remember the day of conception so can it be that the ultrasound was few days over ? Meaning it rounded off my weeks instead of 5weeks and 5 days the ultrasound said 6 weeks 1 day 😢
Your embryo might be measuring at 6+1, it will fluctuate a few days before and after and isn't anything to worry about.
How in the heck do you convince your care team to perform an early ultrasound? I'm a 36yr old, long time type 1 diabetic, I have been working with a high-risk pregnancy clinic, an endocrinologist and a fertility clinic diligently for over a year, have had three failed IUIs, finally on the fourth I have a positive test! But nobody wants to perform a 5 or 6 week ultrasound, they want to wait for 12 weeks! I think this is not a wise idea, given my medical history and that I was given Letrozole in my early cycle, with no pre IUI FD ultrasound... It's really discouraging to have to justify your concerns to your own providers.
I need help I’m 8weeks pregnant nd I’m having serious vagina bleeding nd pains pls what do I do the doctor refused to give me any med
I'm sorry ...how are you now?
I am confused does your stomach still normal 7 weeks at what months your belly strart showing get i can some advice plz i am having symptoms like my best is heavy the veins on my foot switched color they hurts my head hurts i get dizzy bloated eats alot putting plenty weight but my stomach looks nirmal a lot of clothes can't fit me now ....can i get help her .....
Women usually don’t start showing until their second trimester
Can you take a blood test at 8weeks to tell the gender
9wks
Well, i've learned i am pregnant 2 days ago. It wasn't a planned pregnancy. The problem is, i have hypothyroidism. I didn't adjust my medicine (i might even forgot taking it a few times) i didn't start taking folic acid. My bloodwork came with high TSH even though i take my prescribed amount. My doctor adjusted my prescribed thyroid medicine yet I AM HAVING NIGHTMARES. They scared me saying my baby might have defects or low iq. I can't get the thought out of my head. I don't have anyone to talk to. What should i do? Did anyone have same kind of problems before? How can I reassure myself that everything is gonna be ok?
How high is the TSH?
I’m 4 weeks pregnant going 5, is it normal that I’m spotting still?
Consult your doctor immediately if you are Spotting
@@Miracle18951 I have ectopic pregnancy 💔
🎉
Did you know if you do five or more scans your baby has more than normal chance of being left-handed than right handed? Does that tell you something about these scans in your child’s brain?
The scan show that I'm pregnant but no yolk I am very worried
I’m 6weeks 3 days I’m also worried the scan could not see any yolk
Have you had a new ultrasound since then and did it show up?
@@Cheyenneado did another one two days ago, my baby is fine and there is heartbeat
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U r talking too much
Rude!
seriously, saying a whole lot of nothing
Why the hell are you watching her video then? What an odd comment to make on someone’s TH-cam channel. She’s giving people information that they came here for if you’re not interested go somewhere else, weirdo!
@@iridiantorres605 just because you don’t understand the information doesn’t mean that it isn’t valuable. Maybe you need someone to explain things to you … for the majority of people, though this is very helpful information.
@@shabnamkarimi3861 I understand the information perfectly. It’s just the fact that she repeats the same information over and over again and breaks down already simple things into even simpler terms. It doesn’t take 20 minutes to deliver the simple information she presented in the video. But that’s just my opinion, and you can have yours!
My first pregnancy. I'm going in an hour for my first ultrasound @6w3d. I'm terrified it'll be a mmc.... wish me luck. 😬
How did it go?
Good luck, babe. Here is an excellent channel to help you understand and prepare for everything pregnancy from a nurse.
youtube.com/@sarahlavonne?si=sEWtzKGpzHHSIp9R
7 weeks old. Ultra sound said no heartbeat to repeat in two weeks. Pray for me I need a favourable report.
Is everything alright dear?@@vivevicfashionsewvicharles2476
How did it go@@vivevicfashionsewvicharles2476