Early scan, gestational sac and yolk sac but no fetus yet

[Coconutfeet]

This is my fifth pregnancy, I have one dc.

I'm 7+5 based on my lmp, although I chart and know that I ovulated around cd 18 which would make me 7+1, I think.

Because I have a history of miscarriage I had an early scan today. They saw a gestational sac and a yolk sac but no fetus yet. They are going to rescan me in 2 weeks. They've told me to try and relax and that everything is in line with a very early pregnancy. But although I know it's early, I'm in a complete state. I'm pretty sure with ds I had a scan at around 7+6 and we saw a heartbeat.

I know no-one can tell me how my pregnancy is going to go but I'd be interested to hear from anyone who had a similar experience and to know how it turned out - good or bad.

I'm sorry belgina , but not all blood is bad . I have no idea what a mooncap is though . I was soaking a pad every hour , and it wasn't just blood , it was tissue and grey matter . my friend bleed red blood through out her pregnancy and has an 8 year old son. Call the epau tomorrow and get a scan . I think it'd the only.way to put your mind at rest.

I'm ok at the moment . Had teenage step sons all week so have had to keep it all hiden. They went to their mums tonight , and I feel less stressed , its like a pressure has gone , and DH and I can deal with it in the open now. Plus I have aglass of wine .

Thanks for your support ladies .

Nell I am so sorry to hear that, hopefully now you have some time to yourself you can take it easy and try to come to terms with it (((hugs)))

Belgina it is so hard to believe that you can pass red blood and be ok, but I've had it drummed into me that you can do that and still be ok, I hope you are one of those people

artifarti good luck with your scan today, will be thinking of you x

coconutfeet I know what you mean about instinct, my MMC has made me doubt everything, only natural though I suppose

Sorry you're all going through this, been there myself.

DS1 I had regular bleeding at 4, 8 & 12 weeks, had lots of early scans, he was/is fine :)
(the first time in my life I was regular btw, had PCOS before him!)

DS2 not so much bleeding, think things had calmed down.

This pg (28wks now) had some light bleeding early on, was calm about that, then some heavy red blood about 8wks (away on holiday, what fun), took me by surprise, heavier than anything i had with DS1, and lots of people said '1 in 3 pgs mcs so prepare yourself', i did, but waited for my 12 wk scan as bleeding stopped, all was fine :)
I was so convinced going in that something would be wrong too.

Just shows instincts don't always work!

Best of luck to you all & sympathies to Nell.

belgina - how are you today?

JustKeepSwimming - thanks for the positive stories. Good luck for the rest of your pregnancy and the birth!

artifarti the bleeding stopped again by bedtime last night and nothing this morning, just a little pink on wiping and even that not always. EPAC said that as the bleeding has now stopped again, that they won't bring my scan forward as there won't be enough change from last week and the scan would more than likely still be inconclusive. Only when I bleed and it doesn't stop they'll rescan early.
Good luck with your scan. What time is it?

justkeepswimming thank you so much for your story :) it's lovely to know it can end well.

orangegloss nell coconutfeet how are you guys?

Not good news from me, I'm afraid. Blighted ovum, sac already collapsing. Just trying to decide between natural and ERPC now. Want it all to be over and done with now really.

How is everyone else?

I'm sorry artifarti. I believe mine was blighted as well . How are you holding up ?

I'm okay at the moment. A bit teary but that's more at the thought of what's to come (either way) than anything else. How are you?

Felt upset this morning , when we went for the scan. The midwife was very touchy feely which I'm not to keen on . Seem to go from feeling normal to short tempered or upset . Started hurting again today , but went away with pain killers .

Make sure you rest.

artifarti. So sorry to hear this I hope you can work out what you want to do. It must be a difficult decision.

nell I think lots of mws are touchy feely people and they don't realise not all women like this. I always ask first as i'm not a naturally touchy feely person. I do usually sense when someone wants a hug though and do hand them out if needed. I hope it's over soon for you, so you can put it behind you and enjoy life again.

I'm a mw as you might have guessed, but being lw and pn, I have barely any experience with this and knowledge doesnt tend to prepare you for the emotional onslaught, for which everyone on this thread has been great so far. Really, thank you so much everyone. You've been great.

Thinking I will book in for ERPC on Friday and if it happens in the meantime, it happens. Seeing as my sac is already collapsing, that may well be the case. Fortunately I am already on leave from work as my CM has had an operation.

Don't really feel anything at the moment other than a slight feeling of relief that the wait for news is over. Looking forward to a very large glass of red wine later.

I second that, belgina. This thread has been invaluable. Haven't really told any friends in RL what has been happening. Awkwardly, one of my best friends has just gone on maternity leave and I've been hiding from her 'let's meet up' emails until now. Have just emailed to tell her the truth. I do want to see her but hope I don't suddenly lose the plot at the sight of a bump.

artifarti I'm so sorry, I hope Friday comes quickly and you are being looked after. If it was me I would tell your friend and hope that she understands that at least for now you can't visit
Belgina I agree these threads provide so much support, I feel lucky to have discovered them. I was told to ring if I got bleeding heavier than a period or passed a large clot
Nell I hope you are as comfortable as you can be given the circumstance
justkeepswimming it is always good to hear positive stories I hope your pg is going well

It was my first day back at work, was knicker checking every few minutes, but have to accept and expect there may be more

Oh I'm so sorry Artifarti. Awful news. I hope it's all over quickly for you and you're being looked after at home. I suppose it must be a relief not to have to deal with explaining your absence from work.

Have you got someone who can be with you in case it all happens before Friday and you're looking after your dc?

Belgina - You must be feeling all over the place with the bleeding stopping and starting, poor thing.

Nell - Have you been able to take some time off work? It must have been hard having to hold it all in over the weekend while the boys where there.

OrangeGloss - it's understandable that you are nervous. But now you've seen that heartbeat, all the signs are positive! Hope you don't have anymore bleeding to worry you.

How is everyone else doing today?

I am feeling quite numb still. Trying to keep busy which is quite easy with a 2 yo DS! Now he's napping though I think I might go for a lie down. Booked in on Friday although part of me hopes it starts before then. It's only when I think about the future that I feel teary - start convincing myself that there's something wrong and I'll never be able to carry a pg to term again. I know I'm being silly and that the statistics are on my side at the moment but it's a horrible thought.

artifarti your feelings are perfectly normal. I think we all blame ourselves if a pregnancy goes wrong, but more often than not it ended because of reasons beyond your control. Try and focus on that. Many many women go on to have healthy full term pregnancies after a miscarriage and so will you :) I hope it'll all start soon and at least you've got a day where you know the physical part will definitely be over, one that's done you can work on the grieving properly, because even at this point you'll go through the full grieving process over what could have been.

orangegloss I hope the bleeding finishes soon. It must be so scary even when you know there's a heartbeat.

I've had a little more blood loss today. Only on wiping though, so I'm seeing that as a good thing.

nell coconutfeet how are you feeling today?

this thread is terrifying and reassuring at the same time lol, i have been for an early scan today and expected to see a 7+4 foetus but saw a gestational sack but no yolk sack or foetal pole this would put conception on the day of my bfp, i had some spotting and cramps, after a mmc in august im petrified x

Hello laylasmummy09. So sorry you are having to go through this. Have they booked you in for a follow up scan and/or blood tests?

Thanks belgina. Yes, roll on Friday. Glad that your bleeding has calmed down. Is your scan next Monday?

yes artifarti they took some blood today and will take more thursday to test if hormones are rising and they said they might do a scan a few days later x

Artifarti - I know exactly what you mean about worrying that something's wrong but blighted ovums (ova?) are usually just one-offs and don't usually indicate a fertility problem. I was convinced that I'd missed my chance when I had mine (first pregnancy, I'd just turned 40 - I really thought it was all over) but managed to conceive my ds the month after the m/c. Once it's all over and you feel ready, there's no reason why you can't start ttc straight away. I'm so sorry you're going through it though. It's awful.

Laylasmummy - It's terrifying isn't it. Is there any chance your dates could be wrong? From what I've read, even a few days can make a big difference at that stage.

Nell - How are you today?

Belgina - How are you feeling?

I've been feeling really sick for the last couple of days. DP is having to bring me toast in bed in the morning otherwise I can't get up in the morning. Boobs are really tender too. I really hope all this hasn't been for nothing...

laylasmummy. Sounds like you're going through a really difficult time. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.

coconutfeet I'm feeling ok, thank you. This afternoon I suddenly got this overwhelming feeling that it'll be ok and that the bleeding will ease now. Really odd. Though thinking about it, today would be the end of my period if'd had one, so maybe it's a hormonal thing? I also still get positive test results, so keeping my fingers crossed.

artifarti nell thinking of you

thankyou all for your messages, im deffinitely sure i should be more than 5 weeks as i had my bfp on 4th jan ill try again soon x

How are you feeling laylasmummy? Are you okay? Is it tomorrow you give bloods again? I'm sorry you are in this situation and hope you have some nice RL support (as well as MN!).

Thanks for that CoconutFeet. I know I'm being a bit irrational when I start thinking like that. Just can't wait until Friday now so I can start to move on. Stuck in limbo at the moment; don't want to go out and see anyone so me and DS are driving each other up the walls! Sickness and tender boobs is good. Fingers crossed for you.

belgina - glad you are feeling positive.

Nell - really hope you are doing okay.

thanks artifarti yes its tomorrow, im lucky enough to have 1 dd so she is keeping me busy, terrible twos lol, feeling a bit stressed because my oh had to go back to work and my phone is not working so its quite lonely but im coping better than i thought i would, i dont think its a blighted ovum as with that the sack keeps growing without the baby but mine has stopped i think, sending lots of luck for everyone else x

I'm good . physical symptoms have ended . we have started discussing trying again , although I feel slightly guilty for thinking about it , and worried incase it happens again .

Also discussing whether to make the kids aware of our plans so should it go wrong again on our weeks with them it won't be so difficult and stressful . I'm sure they picked up on something . We just done know . They are mid teens and we have joint custody . They knew there dad had the snip .

Hope you are all ok .