Early scan after pink spotting shows no yolk sac

[LP12345]

I’m hoping so hard that everything will be ok but deep down I think I’m accepting its probably miscarriage but wanted to see if anyone else has had the same situation.

I noticed light pink spotting on Monday evening that’s still there now. Only when I wipe and not every time, usually after BM. Wouldn’t say I’ve had cramps just normal stretchy feeling in pregnancy (I have a little boy already who’s 2 tomorrow) I called my dr straight away and he booked me for an early scan that I had yesterday. The nurse could see the pregnancy sac but no yolk sac so she just said it could either be too early or I had a miscarriage. I’m having another scan on 29th to confirm. I’ve been feeling rubbish cause I’ve got a cold as well so Ive had back ache etc but that could just be from coughing.

Im holding onto slight hope that it was just too early to see anything because although my last period started September 27th I know we conceived after sex on 15th of October so i could not have conceived til a week after that even….making the baby only just 4 weeks? I’m confused by the whole thing and just really down about it all. Its really hard cause I had no morning sickness with my little boy and didn’t feel pregnant at all for ages. My boobs have been a bit sore but I’m paranoid that’s gone now too.

I guess i just want to be realistic and see if there are any success stories of similar or I should prepare myself for the worst.

Thanks all

Hello,

I went for an early scan at what I thought was 6 weeks but the sonographer couldn't see anything apart from what she thought was a yolk sac - and that was an internal scan. She said I must be around 5 weeks so there's every chance you might just be too early

I waited a couple of weeks and got rescanned and saw the baby and it's little heartbeat.

I'm 13 weeks now and it's baby no.2 for me too. I went for my NHS scan yesterday and was convinced it would be bad news as I didn't feel at all pregnant, whereas with my son I had pretty much every symptom!

Fingers crossed for you xx

Thanks Bellebox19,
I guess the thing worrying me is that she couldn't see a yolk sac in the pregnancy sac and she said she would expect to by now but then said it could just be that I'm earlier than we think. I keep going from sad to hopeful, I know I need to not stress it's just hard isn't it. 11 days to go..... xx

Hi @LP12345. So sorry you're going through this. I'm in a similar position but a bit further on and with no spotting. Went for a private scan when I thought I was 7 weeks, only to be told baby is measuring around 5w4d and there's no heartbeat. I've been told that for that gestation, it's very normal not to see a heartbeat yet so to just wait and see at my follow up scan next week. I also feel like my boobs aren't as sore either but hopefully our little ones are just taking a bit longer to get growing and we'll see them soon ❤️ For the gestation you've been given, I believe it's very normal for you to see what you saw. Thinking of you x

Thank you Cruz86, I know there's still hope until my next scan. I just wish they'd been able to see the yolk sac then I'd feel a lot more optimistic. It looking empty just seems like a bad sign to me but as I say I'm so confused over dates and how far on I actually am. 29th can't come quick enough, I'm praying for a miracle.

I hope everything goes well for a healthy pregnancy for you both as well. I'd be a lot more positive with what the drs have seen already for you xx

Thank you @LP12345. I'm so adamant I'm 7 weeks because I tracked everything so I'm just waiting for the worst to be honest. I know what it's like when people say you need to try and stay positive, your dates must be out etc. You just agonise over every little thing and it drives you mad. I can't even explain to you how many forum posts I've looked at to see people's outcomes etc. I also go through waves of sadness and hopefulness. It's really hard to navigate. I really hope by the end of the month we both have the news we wanted xx

Yea fingers crossed that we're both one of the lucky ones. I'm the same and have scoured every forum and post looking for answers, every positive giving me hope and every negative one convincing me it's bad news. Literally searching for any reason that they wouldn't have seen anything yet. Deep down Ive got a bad feeling but I know there's really nothing we can do but wait and see what happens. Yours to me sounds hopeful tho so I hope you can take heart in that, it's very good sign they've seen already seen more than an empty gestation sac. I'll update in here whatever happens on the 29th xx

It could go either way. My first pregnancy was the same with a pregnancy sac and no yolk sac. After another scan a few weeks later it was confirmed that it was a blighted ovum and I miscarried a week later.
However, it’s very possible that it’s also just too early for the yolk sac to show. My current pregnancy I went for a scan thinking I was 8 weeks. A heartbeat was seen but they measured me at only 6 weeks and I began to panic. But now all is fine and it’s growing well.
I hope everything works out well even though I know that wait is awful. Best of luck to you x

I’ve been where you are and had negative and positive final outcomes.

On my last pregnancy, my dates matched your timeline and I didn’t see anything on a scan at 6 weeks, just an empty space. I was under a recurrent miscarriage clinic and the OB was very careful not to give me false hope. At 7 weeks it was a completely different story, and all was fine. It was an excruciatingly long week though. Got my fingers crossed for you x

Thanks all, I do feel it's 50/50. Hope the days go quickly until my next scan and it's good news, but preparing myself that it might not be. It just all seemed so perfect before all this happened :(

Update: I had cramps and slightly worse bleeding yesterday and today did a pregnancy test again that was much lighter :( I'm pretty sure I must have lost the baby so everything that's happened this week.

I'm sorry to hear your update but hopefully the scan will tell you one way or the other

Really sorry to read your update @LP12345 😞 How are you feeling? X

Thanks @rainbowstardrops @Cruz86

I'm just really sad tbh, I know it's not 100% til they confirm it at the hospital but it feels overwhelmingly like it's going to be bad news to me. I don't feel pregnant anymore, I feel like I just know it's over. I could just be being really negative or it could be instinct.

Thankfully I have my little boy that keeps me busy and makes me smile every day. I'm sure I'll feel better when I get back to work and life feels normal again. I'm a really emotional person anyway and I have anxiety so I struggle with these things at the best of times but I'm positive I'll feel better after the scan either way and I'll update for sure when I know what's happened.

How are you doing @LP12345? Xx

Hi @Cruz86 Thanks for checking in. I'm ok, still really sad but trying to get on with life. I've taken a couple of weeks off work to give me some headspace and recover a bit. The bleeding has slowed a lot today so that's made me feel a bit better. Just can't wait for Monday to be done with one way or another now, wish I'd not started moving things around at home and getting excited cause it all makes me really low when I look at bits and bobs we'd been planning now but I guess you don't expect these things to happen. How's everything with you? Xx

Hi @LP12345. It is such a tough thing to experience. Unfortunately mine didn't end well and we found out today that there had been no growth since my scan 10 days ago. So we're in on Monday to discuss next steps 💔 hope you're doing okay xx

Everything crossed for you xx

@Cruz86 oh no I'm so sorry, it's the hardest thing I've ever had to deal with and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I hope you're doing ok and Monday brings some clarity at least so you can move forward. I'm expecting the same outcome at my appointment on Monday and at least to end this limbo I'm stuck in just waiting for answers. I'm always here if you need to chat, sending hugs x

Just to update for anyone going through similar I had my second appointment this morning but they didn't scan due to pregnancy tests coming back negative already so it would seem that I've miscarried. I'm sorry for anyone ever having to go through this, it's the worst thing ever. I just to hope I'll have another chance very soon x

So sorry to read your update. Take care :-(