Empty Gastational sac 7 weeks

[Mumof2boysttc]

Hi,
Ive been spotting nearly everyday since I found out I was pregnant around 4 weeks ago. I was taking OPKs and ovulated around day 16/17 DPO my LMP was 8th June and today, date wise makes me roughly 7-8weeks. Because of the spotting For roughly 4 weeks I’ve ended up in EPU. Bloods drawn Monday and was 12,300 HCG and bloods drawn 2 days later 13,890. Had a scan today and they can find a GS measuring 17.5mm but no Yolk sac or feral pole noted. HCG and Size of sac puts me around 6 week 6 days.
The ultrasound tech stated 1 of 3 options

1. I’m earlier than what I am
2. blighted ovum
3. Because of my high BMI and tilted womb, they cannot see anything Just wondering if anyone else has had any positive outcomes with this? I didn’t think BMI would make a difference when it was Vaginal ultrasound 🤷🏻‍♀️ Plan was to retake bloods tomorrow and I’m booked for another scan on 15/08 She stated that she cannot diagnose Blighted ovum until the GS measures 25mm with nothing seen inside. Any feedback is welcomed, I am prepared for the worse case scenario. I had a chemical in March I was 4 weeks (planned baby) this year and a Miscarriage a year ago when I was roughly 6 weeks (not planned for )

Hi,

Its so reassuring to see an updated post of someone experiencing similar things to be atm.

Yesterday i went for an early scan at what i though was 6weeks 2days only to find out that nothing appeared on the scan until they did an interval where they found an empty sac measuring just 3mm.
Worry set in and i was questioned on my dates so many times. As far as i know

day of last period was 15/06/22
i usually ovulate around 1-3 of each month but i didn’t track this time
and i had light bleeding (mimicking implantation) on the 4th July
this still sometimes doesn’t help though as my cycles can vary between 30-35 days!

so i was send up to EPAC for another scan where i was told the same, could be a non developing pregnancy, could be too early and have my dates wrong, could be pregnancy of unknown location.

all things i did not have in my head when i woke up in the morning for an early scan.

i had bloods done to check HGC at half 3 and by half 4 i was told these exact words.
“one result doesn’t tell us a lot obviously so i don’t want to guess but come back on sat and we will take your second lot of bloods”

i wasn’t given any indication of how the first set of bloods turned out which has worried me more and i’m now thinking she didn’t say as it was bad news.

anyway, i go back in tomorrow to get my second lot of bloods done and i’ll have the HGC results the same day hopefully.

still getting thick, bright lines on pregnancy tests so i’m thinking i’m not out until i’m out.
pray with everything inside me that i am carrying a healthy growing little bean who’s just smaller and i’m less further on than i thought.

i had read other peoples posts about early scans so knew the risk of not seeing anything or being told this news which i think had mad this easier, but you never think it’s going to be you.

this forum is amazing though as i’ve heard people go through this and 1/2 weeks later seeing a healthy heartbeat on the scan but also the loses which of course are so sad.

had a chemical or early loss in april and this is my second pregnancy, things seem to be going the same way but i’ll hold on hope, just don’t want it to ruin any future pregnancies with having a dark cloud of worry over them.

good luck to you, sorry for the long post but it’s so good to air and hopefully get some replies❤️

Hi, it’s the second round of bloods that will tell you things. It’s about whether the bloods increase or not. I’ve had this a few times, and unfortunately it wasn’t successful (I was very sure of my dates so was prepared). If there is a sac, then it’s unlikely it’s ectopic (only mentioning that as I’m going through one now!).

OP, your BMI shouldn’t be a factor, especially if they found the empty sac.

Good luck both!

I don't want to be a downer but here's what happened with me. Had spotting since 4 weeks. Found a sac at 6 weeks in a private scan, set dates at 5 weeks and asked me to come back 2 weeks later.

Came back when I should've been late 8 weeks and the sac was measuring 6 weeks with no pole or yolk sac present.

I did have another scan booked just in case. But I started bleeding the day after my second scan and passed the sac the day after that.

In my (ridiculous amount) of reading it tending to go either way at this point. However I was pretty sure of my dates so knew that it wouldn't be good news.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you but it's always best to prepare for bad news.

Sorry to hear about your experience. It’s very stressful in general but when you’re left wondering it’s even worse. I’ve been in similar position. Empty sac at just about 8 weeks. I looked up everything online. I wondered if my dates could randomly be out as I’m older (although my periods are reasonably regular, and they would have to be weeks out to make a significant difference). Was told I had a tilted uterus too, so then started to read about the chances of the sonographer just not getting a good enough view and maybe there was something.
I was clearly told by the EPU that it was almost certainly a miscarriage but the sac was just a few mm too small to diagnose unfortunately. Otherwise I would have been diagnosed miscarriage on the spot.
but I had to wait 2 weeks for. Rescan and in that time googled all the above.
Sadly it was indeed a miscarriage.
You can read a lot online about outside chances of something being wrong or misdiagnosed, but in my experience, the most likely thing is usually the outcome. It’s hard to accept and I searched for positive threads, but the fact is, the happy outcomes are rare. A few here and there amongst thousands of miscarriages.
i hope you, or anyone reading in future, has a good outcome, but realistically, the most likely outcome will be the outcome.