6 week scan small empty sac

[Tryingandimpatient]

Hi guys,

Looking for advice or stories from people experiencing similar.

Am so sad today I have just had my second round of ivf after 2 years TTC. Last try failed this time I had a positive test at 8dp5dt which have stayed nice strong positives.

Have had lots of beta hcg's which have been doubling every 2-3 days so was ecstatic!!

Yesterday I went for 6 week viability scan and they said there is a sac measuring 4.5 weeks pregnant a yolk sac and no fetal pole ?? they took another hcg and sent me home to await a call.

My hcg came back as 3182 (it was 2001 3 days before) and I was called for a second scan this morn to look for ectopic.

It is not ectopic but again they saw sac, this scanner said no yolk sac or fetal pole.

Devastated as convinced this pregnancy is not viable. They said they need to scan again in 1 week and to continue all meds but I'm so disappointed and tempted to just stop meds to let miscarriage happen.

Has anyone ever had this and a baby grow??? If not I feel I'm prolonging the agony and just want it over so I can move forward.

Also how long will it take to miscarry once I stop meds (progesterone injections and crinone) or should I opt for d and c??

How long till I can cycle again??? Only have one frozen embie so want to give it the best chance.

Help.......

im soooo sorry your going thru this, sending you lots of hugs, after everything you have been thru to get that far too, must be devastating.

i had the same situation(but conceived naturally) last year, after 5 weeks of "waiting n seeing" with scans.....they eventually did see a fetal pole, but never a heartbeat, baby grew sooooo slow, slower than it should and measured small for the weeks i was. i ended up having a d&c to remove the baby in the end as it wasnt viable and it was obvious my body didnt want to part. i do hope things are different with you, i feel your heartache for you.

i hope its a happy ending for you.

ps: if you google this kind of thing (i did at the time last year) there was LOADS of happy ending / positive stories, i pray for you that yours is one of those. read them for hope if nothing else, but at the same time prepare yourself.

x

I had this with IVF too - a scan at exactly 6 weeks found an empty sac. I spent a week convinced it wasn't going to work out, and went back for a second scan at exactly 7 weeks. All was fine at the second scan, heartbeat fine, all present and correct where it should have been, DD born 8 months later.

Some clinics now won't scan until nearer 7 weeks to avoid this situation.

This week's wait will seem like a lifetime, but please do try and stay positive. Googling will turn up good and bad stories, so please try and keep yourself busy and away from Google.

Oh, and about your questions about what happens next if it isn't good news - you can stop the drugs and wait to miscarry naturally, this may take up to 6 weeks waiting, or opt for a D&C. Most clinics will want you to wait 3 monthly cycles before trying again to give you the best chance.

lovely outcome hindsighnisamarvellousthing - x

Plan for the worst, hope for the best. It's not over yet! Keeping absolutely everything crossed for you that the next scan shows a viable pregnancy.

Thank you for your replies.... My clinic have told me to come off meds and I did yesterday but today I'm panicking cause I keep thinking what if it was just too early and coming off meds stops it growing!

I'm tempted to keep on them until next scan but don't know if I'm just being silly ... This is so tough .... Much easier to just have a def yes or no

Xx

When i did ivf we only get 16 days of progesterone. So you should be fine stopping. But i guess different clinics do things differently.
The hcg sounds low to see an embryo.
Good luck.