Empty gestational sac

[TTCBaby1]

We went for a private scan thinking we were 6 weeks and the gestational sac was visible, however no yolk or embryo. We’re due to go back tomorrow. It may be me being optimistic but the more I look at the pic the more I think I can see something?

Has anyone else been in this position? It’s our first baby and really hoping I ovulated later hence the scan not showing what we would have hoped yet. The sac measured 14mm, I’ve had cramping but no bleeding and have nausea, sore boobs and tiredness.

Be interesting to hear if anyone has been in this position x

Good luck with your scan tomorrow, hopefully you’re just a little earlier than you thought. Honestly, there’s no point scrutinising the photo - if there was anything to see, the sonographer would have picked it up. I had this in my last pregnancy which turned out to be anembryonic/blighted ovum. But it could be that your dates are just a little out, everything is so small that early that it’s entirely possible x

Hi OP, I had similar in October last year. The empty sac was measuring 18mm at 6 weeks then 26mm 7 days later and was still empty although my HCG levels were rising as normal. It was called a blighted ovum.

I believe once the sac reaches 16-18mm and is empty a blighted ovum can be diagnosed. It's when the embryo stopped developing v early on and reabsorbed although your body hasn't realised.

This doesn't mean you can't go on to have a healthy pregnancy next time though, almost a year later and I'm 16 weeks pregnant.

It could also be that it's just too early to see anything. Fingers crossed you get an answer soon either way. Sending lots of love xx

Hope you’re doing okay after your scan.

Thanks ladies, unfortunately the sac has grown to 30mm and no contents. Have an appointment with the early pregnancy unit today, totally heartbroken xx

So sorry to hear this. I had a blighted ovum too earlier this year, I’d got all the way to my 12 week scan without suspecting anything was wrong, I’d been having strong pregnancy symptoms all the way through so the shock of seeing the empty sac was something I’ll never forget. Hope the appointment with the EPU goes ok today.

By the way this happened to me in May this year and I am now 16 weeks pregnant so nothing to stop you trying again when you’re ready x

@BeeMakesTea Thank you so much for the reassuring message, I’ve also been having symptoms so was shocked like you at the scan to find no baby, I wanted an early scan to let our parents know our news as soon as we could after this awful year! Unfortunately it hasn’t been meant to be, I’ve took a couple of weeks off work to put myself in a better place and once this is all over we can hopefully think about trying for our much wanted baby again. Congratulations, that’s such lovely news xx

Hello. I just wanted to comment as I’m going through exactly the same thing. 7 week scan at the EPU on Fri showed nothing but an empty sac 😔. It’s so hard to take - we’ve been trying for baby #2 since Oct 19 so it feels just hopeless.
I’m in limbo and have to wait for 2 weeks for a confirmation scan and to determine next steps. There’s no hope though sadly - this was a monitored cycle so the dates are spot on.
Good luck at the EPU today - I hope you get some resolution. Think 2020 just needs to end! x

@Kitte321 Oh no, my partner stayed positive for 2nd scan but my gut instinct told me otherwise - I really hope you get some better news. We’ve opted to go down the medical route, hoping we can be in a better place soon xx

Yeah there’s no positivity here! The ‘pregnancy’ was at 5 or so weeks so ironically I’m willing myself to bleed so that the process can begin naturally and to avoid this limbo. Weird having prayed to be pregnant for the last 12 months!

Yes I think I’ll opt for medical management. I really hope you can get closure after the physical part has completed. Thoughts are with you - I know exactly how shit this all feels. Praying for a rainbow soon! x

@TTCBaby1 taking time off sounds sensible, make sure you take all the time you need to properly grieve. I hope the physical side goes smoothly for you x

I'm in the same boat too, should be nearly 8 weeks but had a scan and there is a gestational sac and yolk sac but no fetal pole and am only measuring 5 weeks. The dates can't be that wrong so I'm thinking the worst. I have to wait ten days for another scan before they can confirm anything though.

Sorry to hear that @babysnowman. The waiting is horrendous. I have no idea how to keep going until my next scan. Fingers crossed for you x

Thanks @Kitte321, stay strong x

Same happened here, following a fresh transfer from my first ivf cycle, so no possibility of date confusion. Now I know it’s failed I just want it to come away so I can recover and try again.
Sending love to everyone else in this weird limbo, be gentle with yourselves x

Awful situation.
I’ve had several of these.
Be warned though that it can take many weeks for your body to let go of the pregnancy all the while you will continue to have strong pregnancy symptoms.
For me I knew at 6 weeks about the blighted ovum , choosing to wait for nature to take its course, I continued with the nausea, sore boobs, exhaustion and feeling awful until I was 13 weeks. Only them did i miscarry.
I always chose medical management after that with subsequent miscarriages.

Sympathy to you all who have gone through this, it’s awful.

So sorry @Sunbird24 I feel exactly the same. I just want the physical part finished so I can begin to heal. Thoughts are with you x

So sorry for your loss and everyone else who has experienced / is experiencing this - going through the same thing at the moment, although it has started naturally.

How is everyone doing? Still nothing started here but I have an appointment with EPU on Thurs for another scan and to discuss options

Hi @Sunbird24. I've had a bit of spotting today which is scaring me. How are you feeling?x

No pain so far today which is a blessing after the last 4 days, but I don’t get how that hasn’t produced any bleeding yet. Hopefully the EPU tomorrow will have some answers.
Hope you’re doing ok despite the spotting. Sending a handhold x

Thank you, please let us know how you get on tomorrow, will be thinking of you x

Still massively confused. They won’t confirm it as a missed miscarriage, but have booked me in for an ERPC next Friday, with a scan beforehand to see if anything’s changed.

Hi @Sunbird24 this is what happened to be. They said that sac had to reach a certain size before you can confirm a non viable pregnancy (even thou I was absolutely sure about my dates and it was way out). I’m now waiting until a week tomorrow. What did they see on the scan?
Thoughts are with you - the limbo is truly shit x

Thanks @Kitte321, sounds like it was still an empty sac same as a week ago. x

Hi all
I’m in the same boat at the moment. Had two scans (one at 4 weeks and 5 days and one at 7 weeks and 1 day) where they have seen a sac but nothing else. At the last scan the sac was 17mm 😟. My HCG was doubling but now it’s only rising a small amount (last time from 5452 to 7294 over 4 days) and the sac is a weird stretched shape (not round). I’ve been told it’s probably a blighted ovum but I’ve read so much about misdiagnosis that I’m giving it a bit more time. Going back on 4 December for another scan. The wait it torture isn’t it.
Would be good to hear how people get on.