Viability scan - no embryo

[Yellowbuttercups]

Hi,

I've just had a private viability scan and they've found a gestational sac and yolk sac but no embryo or heartbeat.

I'm so worried and don't know what to do! I thought I was 8 weeks so they said it might be that I've got the dates slightly wrong.

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

My measurements are:

Gestational sac - 22mm(volume 4.8ml)
Yolk sac - 5.4mm

Thanks,
Charlotte

I had the same - and my daughter is nearly two now. I was about 10 days less along than dates would suggest

Hi Charlotte,
Sorry you're going through this.
Unfortunately with a sac diameter of 22mm this isn't likely to be good news. Not impossible but if I were you I would prepare myself for the worst. Usually doctors don't like to diagnose definitively that it is not viable until it's 25mm but I believe anything 16mm+ with no embryo is considered a potential sign of miscarriage.

I had the same thing happen to me earlier this year, had a diameter of (if I recall correctly) 18mm and they told me they couldn't say for sure so I had to come back the following week and the sac had continued growing with no sign of an embryo.

If it is in fact worst case, please look for support on the miscarriage boards here, they helped keep me sane during a difficult time. I am now 18 weeks along with a subsequent pregnancy and it has helped the rawness of the miscarriage fade, but it's a really tough thing to go through and support is important.

I think you can accurately know if you work it out from when your positive test was? Your probably talking a good 3 week difference if no fetal pole was present and that would indicate an early 5 week pregnancy. When did you get your first positive test? X

I have had really irregular periods. I got a positive test result on Thursday 19th July. It was the faintest line. I couldn't tell if it was positive or not it was that faint. I had to continue taking them as the line got stronger.

I'm very worried. I've still got very sore breasts and some nausea.

I know there are some people who it works out for but I agree with looking at dates. If you were getting faint positives on 19 July then that is over 4 weeks so you woukd expect to be something showing. Sadly i would be preparing for the worse.

I've also had no pain or bleeding etc. If I was in fact 8 weeks but stopped growing would I have experienced anything by now? This means I would have been 2 weeks from miscarriage?

My scan was on Monday this week as well, so 6 days ago.

Hi hopefully you have a better ending than mine but I thought I was 10 weeks along, then started bleeding. Went to the early pregnancy unit, was scanned with an empty gestational sack. The sonography called it a failed pregnancy

I started bleeding heavily the next day and fully miscarried after.

Really sorry but it doesn’t sound like good news

With a ‘missed miscarriage’ you dont always get bleeding or pain. I had my first scan at 13 weeks and still had all the symptoms but there was nothing there. I waited to miscarry naturally but ended uo having a d&c. Sorry to say this.

I got it wrong I first tested as faint positive on Thursday 25th July so a week later.

Positive test is the strongest it's been today. I thought the hormones would have dropped down by now.

@Yellowbuttercups OP, I’m really sorry, I really would prepare for the worst. Try not to test anymore- you’re torturing yourself.

Hi OP,

I'm so sorry, I truly hope it works out for you but I too would prepare for the worst as this happened to me.

It was an 'anembryonic' pregnancy. My sac was measured at 19mm with no embryo and they rescanned to be sure a week later, when it reached 26mm, still without embryo. At this point they asked me to make the choice as to whether to have surgery, which I did, as I didn't want to wait any longer and was still having nausea/breast soreness etc.

Unfortunately sometimes the body doesn't recognise the end of the pregnancy so bleeding doesn't always happen, and hcg still rises as pregnancy tissue is still there.

It is cruel. I am nearly two weeks post surgery and feel more emotionally able to move forward in life as a result.

Wishing you all the best, there may still be hope there and I'm sorry if I've frightened you, but just wanted to share my honest experience.

Sorry you’re going through this, I hope it all works out for you.

From my experience I would stop taking pregnancy tests, they will not help to identify anything.
I had a miscarriage at 12 weeks last year, the baby had stopped growing at 6 weeks. I was getting positive tests right up till the miscarriage.

I really hope it’s positive news for you though.

I have no experience of what you are going through but I have had a mmc which resulted in me carrying my baby dead for nearly 6 weeks and I also had a complete mc in Feb at 11+6 but again baby had passed around 6 weeks. However, I genuinely hope this isn't the case for you. Have the said anything about a rescan or will you be having another anytime soon in order to find out what is happening? Hoping for a positive update soon. Good luck x

@mommato3 hey, I'm so sorry to hear what you have been through. Very brave. I've got a rescan a week on Monday. I'm just really hoping I'm earlier than I thought. X

Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. It's heartbreaking.

I had a mmc, still positive tests and intense symptoms until i had an erpc, sadly.

Hi @Yellowbuttercups. I sincerely hope things work out for you and the next scan shows what you hope for.

Unfortunately I had the same experience at a scan - i thought I was 6-7 weeks and they could only see the sac, because my periods were irregular they sent me away to come back a week later for a rescan but unfortunately I miscarried naturally a couple of days later. As @Addicted89 says pregnancy tests aren't necessarily a clear guide - it took 3 weeks for the hormones after the MC to be out of my system and get a negative pregnancy test, but three months later I'm pregnant again and around 5+3 (and unsurprisingly terrified!). As I said I hope for the best for you and definitely don't give up hope as there are plenty of positive examples around, but if things don't work out how you hope there are plenty of very supportive and kind boards here of people who understand how challenging pregnancy can be xx

@Yellowbuttercups How are you?

Hoping for a positive outcome with your scan on Monday 🤞 x

Hi @mommato3, so lovely of you to check in. I'm a bit nervous but praying for good news. I'm really hoping it was too early and just telling myself I wouldn't know any different if I waited for my 12 weeks. I will keep you posted after Monday's scan.

Good luck I hope it all goes well for you x

Good luck at @Yellowbuttercups I'm praying for good news for you x

Thinking of you @Yellowbuttercups
🤞 for a positive outcome 💜💜

Thinking of you today