Empty sac

[YogiBear13]

I really need some advice on what to expect.

I had some light bleeding yesterday (seems to have stopped now) so went for a scan and all they could see was an empty sac - I had an abdominal and vaginal ultrasound.

I should be 7 weeks 6 days, and they said that either I was much earlier along than I thought or the pregnancy wasn’t viable. I got my positive pregnancy test at 3 weeks 6 days so realistically can’t be more than a couple of days earlier than I think, so I’m pretty certain I’ll lose the pregnancy.

I have another scan a week on Friday to confirm, but has anyone been in this situation? How long did you have to wait to miscarry? I still feel pregnant, with nausea and sore breasts, and it’s horrible feeling like this when I know there is no baby.

Also, this is probably a silly question, but do I need to keep taking the pre-natal vitamins? I know there is no baby that needs them (I’m not in denial) but are any of the vitamins for the mother? I guess I’m mainly thinking that it might be good to keep taking them for the iron, if there is a potential for heavy bleeding? Or is that silly? I just hate feeling like I’m just waiting to start bleeding.

I'm so sorry to hear this, my friend had this with her first pregnancy, in her case it was a 'blighted ovum' I had never heard of it until she shared her story with me, in her case an egg was fertilised and attached itself, but the embryo never developed, just the sac.

Be kind to yourself, if you feel you want to keep taking the vitamins then do so, you're not being silly.

Take good care of yourself.

Thanks, do you know if she miscarried naturally or if she needed medication? It sounds like that’s what has happened to me, but the doctors were reluctant to say either way, I guess it’s policy to not say it’s definitely not viable until after the second scan. Bit frustrating as they didn’t really tell me what to expect, just said that if I soak a pad in half an hour, go to hospital

So sorry you're going through this.

I had something very similar with my first pregnancy. In my case I was supposed to be 12 weeks but a scan showed an empty sac. I had no bleeding, pain, or any indication that anything was wrong.

In my case, because my body wasn't passing the pregnancy naturally, I was offered either medication or a surgical solution. I decided to go for the surgery as I simply wanted it 'over and done with'. The surgery itself was actually fine. The bleeding I had afterwards was like a normal period (except it lasted 12 days!) and I had very little pain. The only complication I had was that my heart rate and temperature spiked after the operation, so I had to be kept in overnight on antibiotics. After antibiotics I was fine.

Again, so sorry for your loss. I am now 10 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby, so neither the miscarriage nor the operation affected my fertility. Good luck and a very un-mumsnetty hug

My friend wound up miscarrying naturally.
To reassure you, she then went on to have 3 children, so it doesn't mean to say that this will happen in future pregnancies. I know that's not much comfort to you in your current situation but just wanted to offer you some hope and reassurance in that regard.
However, that all being said, if they think that you are much earlier along than you believe, then they will want to scan you in a couple of weeks to see if there is a change, or maybe a wee bean there, which is why it will be their policy not to say anything at this stage.
Lots of women do spot in early pregnancy.
I'm now wondering whether I've been more hunderance than help to you OP - sorry.
I guess the best thing to do is to hold in neutral.

Oh, and I didn't continue to take pre-natals. If you need iron tablets, it's better to get them prescribed by a doctor as pre-natal vitamins won't contain enough iron. I was anaemic after my op.