Miscarriage but progression

[NP2705]

Hi all,

Im wondering if anyone has been through anything similar.

I found out I was pregnant at the end of August and after not feeling very pregnant booked an private early scan for around 7.5 weeks. We went to the scan and it showed just a small empty sac and no baby, the doctor thought everything had stopped progressing at around 5 weeks.

The next day I went to the local early pregnancy unit because I didn’t want to wait for it to pass naturally. They scanned me and saw the same thing but as it was so small said I had to come back in a week for a further scan.

I went back today for the scan after bleeding for several days hoping they would say it had l passed. Instead they said the sac has doubled in size and there is now a yolk sac inside. They couldn’t do anything in case it’s viable. So I have to go back next week for another scan.

I know my dates and know it’s not possible to be only 6 weeks ish now. I should be more like 8 weeks.

I’ve accepted that I’ve miscarried but I’m desparate for it be over. I don’t feel like I can start to heal and move on whilst it’s still inside me.

I don’t understand why it would suddenly start to grow.

I don't have any advice but I just want to send you best wishes, that sounds really tough to go through.

FWIW I got put back 11 days in dating in scans around 12 weeks, despite knowing my date of last period and ovulation date. I don't claim to understand the mysteries of dating and gestation, just thinking want to flag that timing seems maybe less precise than I would have expected.

I really hope you get answers soon.

Sorry @NP2705. I had similar in my previous pregnancy - seeing a LO with a heartbeat at 8.5 weeks but barely measuring 6 (which I knew couldn't be) and with the sac being way too small - predicting miscarriage with 90%+ probability. I had to wait 2 weeks and at the 10 week scan they said baby stopped growing almost straight after my previous one. It was a horrible wait and heartbreaking. Sorry you're having to go through this, I hope it resolves itself soon x

Thank you - it’s really messing with my head.

that’s interesting about your dates - I didn’t realise they could vary so much x

Thank you @SiberFox

im so sorry you had to go through something similar. It’s just such a long wait

Iv just went through the exact same thing regarding scans. I was around 9 weeks but scan was only showing 6+ with sac and yolk. Was told to wait another 10 days for another scan.
i started bleeding on what would have been week 10 just a couple days prior to the scan which was scheduled for 10 days after. Therefore it took around 3 weeks for my body to realise the pregnancy wasn’t viable.
i really hope yours turns out better!
i was stuck in limbo for almost a week wondering is it growing is it not!?
it’s horrible - it also took about 3 days if light bleeding before it passed naturally :( tmi.
wishing you all the best.
x