Two empty sacs at 6 week ultrasound

[GirlMama21]

Hi all,

I had a MMC last year- only picked up in 11th week of pregnancy because had no bleeding, baby stopped growing at 8.5 weeks.

TTC since the mc, finally got a BFP last month. Had a private, early scan today as I felt worried about loss of symptoms, although didn't have raging ones to begin with. The scan showed two empty gestational sacs. The sonographer said it was either a case of an early loss of a twin pregnancy, or less likely, I could be less far along than I thought. I was 6 weeks + 1 today, going by LMP.

I am trying to cling onto any sort of hope...did anyone have an early scan at 6 weeks (or early first trimester) and see an empty sac, but go on to have a successful pregnancy?

Thanks xx

Thinking of you and hoping someone will be with you ❤️

Also, I went through similar and asked the sonographer to turn the screen off until they'd seen what was happening

I'm keeping everything crossed for you

Oh OP I'm so sorry. Sending hugs. It's the worst isn't it.
I had an empty sack before conceiving DS1. It was before my 12 week scan because I had only told the grandparents I was pregnant when it happened.
Must have been about 8 weeks I guess.
It was so upsetting.

But I conceived DS1 a few months later & now have 2 healthy DCs.
Sometimes it's just one of those things. It's pretty common & doesn't mean it will happen again.
Good luck & take care xxx

Thinking of you x

Thinking of you. I was pretty certain of my dates but a private early scan measured me at 5+2 when I thought I was 7+2 by LMP which just didn't add up at all with when I had tested positive. At my 12 week scan I had caught up and the size was then only 2 days behind the LMP dates. Anyway, I was lucky and it continued to a healthy pregnancy but I'm sharing just to show that there's all sorts of weird anomolies in early pregnancies and scan dates and the such like. It's not over until it's over, you're right not to get your hopes up but equally I be keeping everything crossed for you tomorrow

Thinking of you for tomorrow

Just seen your thread, op. Keeping my fingers crossed for you for tomorrow. I know the heartache of a MMC.

I'm thinking of you op! And hoping you get happy news.

Sending you lots of positive vibes for tomorrow

Thinking of you today OP x

Thank you for your kindness everyone ❤.
Setting off now, feel so sick with stress :(

Best of luck 🤞 and thoughts are with you. One way or another you will know and from my own experience, the waiting and hoping is more difficult.

Thinking of you

Thinking of you ❤️

Thinking of you OP best of luck x

Thinking of you OP. Best of luck

Hope it's good news

Wishing you all the luck in the world op x

Fingers crossed for you.

Good luck x

Hope all went ok OP 💕

Hoping everything went ok @GirlMama21 ❤️

Thanks everyone, your messages mean so much ❤.

The sac that has been empty every other time was still completely empty today despite increasing in size since the last scan 10 days ago. So think it's pretty safe to say have lost that pregnancy.

The sac that last time contained what they thought was the beginning of a yolk sac 10 days ago had a fetal pole in it today. They barely gave me time- half a second- to process this before saying it had no HB and that it didn't look good. They were pretty certain it's a failed pregnancy too, but because it was measuring less than 7mm they are not allowed to class as a miscarriage yet and have given me a new scan date in a week's time, again told to not get our hopes up.

Despite dates seeming crazy out of sync- meant to be 8+ 2 today by LMP- there does seem to be slow and steady progress with that one sac. 10 days ago they saw a very early developing yolk sac, today a fetal pole measuring 4.4mm. I know it should have a HB, but I'm tired of being told to have no hope in my babies. So I left today determined to believe in my little one and cling onto hope we might see a HB next week. I'm not a fool- I understand why they think it won't be good news, but am I wrong to hold out some hope while being realistic?

There must be other ladies on here who had a fetal pole around the same size- 4.4mm- and didn't see a HB, but went on to see one at a later scan and went on to have a healthy little one. Many will not have. I just want to be allowed to have a little hope, otherwise I feel like I'm giving up on my little one already, when he/she seems to be trying so hard to fight for a chance of life ❤.

Tell me I'm not crazy for thinking like this please xx

@GirlMama21 I'm so so sorry you still don't have any closure and that one of the sacs didn't progress. ❤️ you are so incredibly strong going through this, it is the hardest, hardest thing.
I can empathise so much with what you are going through to some extent as I went through similar this time 2 years ago. My case was different as the first sac had a fetus measuring as would be expected for the dates, so that was something to be thankful for.

The other sac had a fetus that consistently measured a long way behind the other. I frantically researched and discovered that occasionally one fertilised egg implants a while before the other and hoped that was what had happened in my case.

Unfortunately, in my case the second twin wasn't meant to be. It did have a heartbeat at 7 weeks, but was measuring 2 weeks behind the other. It died at around 9 weeks. It was heartbreaking but I understand that that foetus could never have progressed as it did not contain the right coding to lead to a successful birth.

I really hope that your twin's DNA contains what it needs to to continue. I am so so sorry that you didn't get any concrete news today as that is the hardest thing of all. I also found the powerlessness incredibly tough...

I wish you all the luck in the world, but know whatever the outcome, there will have been nothing that could have changed it. Crossing everything for you xx