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Empty gestational sac

33 replies

emmajayden971 · 10/07/2020 15:18

Hi I really need some advice/support. This week has been one of the hardest I could ever imagine. After trying for over a year to conceive and tracking cycles/ ovulation etc we found out we were expecting. I thought that all the upset and worry was finally behind us and we got what we felt like we waited so long for (I appreciate people
Have waited so much longer but anytime is horrendous for anyone). I am 24 and my partner is 28. Due to COVID we booked a private scan only to be told it was a pregnancy of unknown location and their was not even a sac. They told us to take another test in the morning and if it was stil positive to attend the early pregnancy unit. I had been taking pregnancy tests since we found out and according to my last period was 7 weeks on the day of the scan. At the hospital the next day bloods were taken and the report from the private scan had actually stated their was a sac measuring 16mm but nothing else. She said at the private scan she couldn’t see anything that made her think it was ectopic. I’ve had no pain bleeding etc. My HCG levels came back at 38,000 on Saturday and so they felt a scan would be best on the Monday. On Monday the sac had grown to 19mm but nothing more in it. They also believed to see a potentially collapsed cyst or something near my ovary but the sac was definitely where it needed to be. I am going back again on Monday (a week later) for a re-scan if they still see nothing that means it’s all over as it should be over 25mm by that point. Is their any hope? What will happen? No one took the time to explain I am crushed and I don’t feel like I will ever get through this. My heart is breaking. I am having horrible symptoms I feel sick all day and everything smells awful and I’m struggling to eat lots of different foods. My boobs hurt and none of these things had subsided which makes it worse to think my body is supporting a baby that just isn’t there. What a shattered dream.

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Melonslicexx · 10/07/2020 15:25

Oh bless your heart. That's a stressful situation. I had a scan done at 5 weeks and 6 days with my son due to bleeds. Basically there was a black circle. He had a really good scanner as it was his business to do scans. So he warned me nothing much would show at this stage. He said if we were lucky we might be able to see something. He zoomed in and it looked like a really little grain of rice was stuck to the edge. He said it was 1mm long that's all. He picked up the flicker of the heart. But there was basically nothing to see really. X

Melonslicexx · 10/07/2020 15:25

P.s my numbers were 24,000 at 6 weeks. I remember that much xx

emmajayden971 · 10/07/2020 16:40

How long did you wait for a re-scan to know things were ok? Xx

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Melonslicexx · 10/07/2020 16:46

12 weeks unfortunately. But I'd seen a very small sign. It's an awful long wait for you. I'm sorry that this is how things have gone. Sometimes early scans are a bad idea for this reason.

You could also be a few days less pregnant if that makes sense? Which gives even more hope. I hope everything is ok Monday. Xx

emmajayden971 · 10/07/2020 16:57

I kept saying to myself I should have just waited till the 12 weeks but with it being our first child and taking over a year to conceive, and with COVID not allowing partners into scan we were desperate to see. I’m keeping everything crossed that it is too early but deep down I don’t feel very positive about the outcome at all. I’ve had no pain or bleeding which I thought meant everything had to be ok but as I’ve read over the past few days it means next to nothing. All I want is the smallest sign that it is progressing and things could work out. Life is so cruel sometimes isn’t it!

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hermionelodge · 10/07/2020 16:58

When I was 6 weeks I booked a private scan due to bleeding, at the scan it only showed a sac which was measuring 5 weeks couldn't see anything in the sac at l . They re-booked me in for 3 weeks time to see if there was any progress. I was positive of my dates and that I must have had a mmc as there was no way I could only be 5 weeks... went back to the next scan and there was a heartbeat there but still measuring a week behind. Had my 12 week scan at 13 weeks and the baby had caught up and was measuring bang on dates as what I had originally thought. I really hope you have the same positive outcome, it's such a stressful wait.

emmajayden971 · 10/07/2020 16:59

I am really trying to stay positive that we will be one of the lucky ones and things go ok. My periods vary from 28-34 days but I was tracking ovulation and pretty sure I ovulated day 15 of my cycle. I don’t know how that affects my dates I find it all so confusing 😩 xx

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Melonslicexx · 10/07/2020 17:10

With my daughter I worked out I was due on the 19th February. The midwife also agreed. I knew when my exact period was. I was tracking everything.

The 12 weeks scan said I was due the 11th Feb. She was born on the 21st Feb after an induction. I honestly don't think she was due on the 11th.

With my son I worked out the 28th December. The early scan said based on the sac I was due on the 29th December. 12 week scan they said Christmas Eve. He was born naturally on the 28th.

I honestly don't think the method is accurate. If your periods are a little random. Or you took a little longer to implant etc then you could be a few days behind.

It's not over until it's over. What did the hospital think? Or were they not allowed to say? X

Melonslicexx · 10/07/2020 17:16

This was mine. That little white thing is my son

Empty gestational sac
emmajayden971 · 10/07/2020 17:24

So strange when I read 19th February that is suppose to be my due date according to my apps. Well at the private scan they said they could only say it was a pregnancy of an unknown location. Which means early miscarriage, ectopic or too early. The lady said she didn’t think ectopic because she couldn’t see anything anywhere else. Then at the hospital they said they saw something near my ovary so we’re worried about that but I’ve had no pain or any bleeding since my last period. The gestational sac had grown from the private scan on the Friday 16mm to 19mm on the Monday but still couldn’t see anything in it. To be honest they didn’t give much away at all. They said that by my next scan of the sac continues to grow how they would expect it would be over 25mm which is when I think they can say it’s a miscarriage. I just don’t understand why I haven’t had any signs of it 😩

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emmajayden971 · 12/07/2020 22:35

Please keep us in your prayers for our re scan tomorrow. This has been the most hellish week of our lives and I am desperate to see a heart beat tomorrow 💔

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AintOverUntilTheCatLadySings · 12/07/2020 22:53

I've got my fingers crossed for you x

MrsDJ30 · 12/07/2020 23:17

Hoping for some positive news tomorrow. I have been there and the wait was horrible, I really feel for you

TheFoz · 12/07/2020 23:37

Hoping everything will work out for you tomorrow OP, it’s a horribly anxious time 🌺

Grumpy19 · 12/07/2020 23:45

Hoping you get some good news tomorrow. X

niki26 · 12/07/2020 23:46

Fingers crossed for you OP. X

MinnieMousse · 12/07/2020 23:51

I had a scan showing an empty sac and it was a very stressful experience. I think you have to prepare yourself for bad news, just in case, but it could be that your dates were wrong, especially if your cycle length is erratic. I had an early scan, a bit earlier than you at 5.5 weeks after some bleeding. They had done an HCG test which showed high levels but the scan just showed an empty sac. The midwife was surprised as she said she would have expected to see a foetal pole with my levels of HCG. I had to go back after 10 days for a re-scan and that time there was a heartbeat. It was just too early in the pregnancy to see anything before.

I don't want to get your hopes up but if it was that you miscalculated on dates then it might have been too early. I hope you get the answer you are hoping for or at least some more certainty one way or the other. The not knowing is very difficult.

mumum1 · 13/07/2020 00:08

Wishing you all the best for tomorrow x

Grumpy19 · 13/07/2020 16:16

Hi OP.
Hope things went well today at your scan x

emmajayden971 · 13/07/2020 16:16

It wasn’t good news. Back in tomorrow for medical management. Just need to get through this now. No idea what to expect but want it over with 😩

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Grumpy19 · 13/07/2020 17:11

I'm so sorry for your loss @emmajayden971
Flowers
I hope tomorrow goes as smoothly as it can. X

thisisexhausting · 13/07/2020 17:19

I'm really sorry x

hermionelodge · 13/07/2020 17:46

So sorry to read this. Thinking of you

TheFoz · 13/07/2020 21:51

I’m so sorry @emmajayden971. I hope it is not too traumatic ❤️

AintOverUntilTheCatLadySings · 14/07/2020 01:22

I'm so sorry. Sending you lots of positive thoughts and support.