TW scan photo/talk of possible miscarriage. AIBU to think this isn't an empty gestational sac...?

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Hi, I had a private scan on Friday at what should have been 6+5. I'm autistic and really struggle with uncertainty, so I wanted to see what was going on and whether everything looked healthy before I get too attached to the idea of being pregnant.

At the scan, I was told that there was a gestational sac but that it measured 5+5, and crucially there was apparently "no sign" of anything in it e.g. yolk sac or embryo). The sonographer was quite blase and said "oh it's probably fine, you're just not as far along as you thought" and wants me to come back in 2 weeks. But I was tracking my temperature/using LH tests, and I got my positive pregnancy test about 8dpo - so there's very little room for my dates to be wrong. They could be out by a couple of days, but I must be at least 6+3 at the minimum. I've spent the weekend resigning myself to the fact that an empty gestational sac at almost 7 weeks might well be a sign that this isn't a viable pregnancy.

But I've looked at the pictures she's sent over again and I'm fairly sure the sac isn't empty and that in fact I can see something quite embryo-shaped in there. Could she possibly have missed something? I really don't like to question medical professionals as I don't want to be that arsehole who has googled it and thinks they know better, but I'm just confused and hoping somebody can either set me straight, or confirm they think there's something there too and that it would be ok to approach the sonographer to ask them to review this again? I've been driving myself crazy looking at this all day - it's worse than line eyes 😂

I see what you mean but the sonographer will have seen it as a series of moving film so it may be a bit of something behind or in front. I think mine were much more destiny at 6+. Hang in there, it’s a difficult time and whatever is happening your hormones will be all over the place.

Thanks @5zeds - good point about it being a still of a moving image. I should have said, she sent over several different pictures and this was visible in quite a few of them, not just this one.

My scan at 6+0 showed an embryo with a heartbeat. I'm sorry, OP, they really do know what they're looking for. What looks like 'something' could just be an echo or the back wall of the sac. By all means have another scan in a week or so to check, but if you're certain of dates it isn't looking positive

I’m sorry you are going through this uncertainty.

I have had quite a few early scans for positive and not so positive reasons. I’m not a sonographer but even though you can see the whitish flickers, there isn’t anything that resembles a yolk sac which is probably why she or he has deemed it empty. You wouldn’t have little embryo visible without a clear yolk.

i hope you have a positive outcome and are just earlier than thought.

I am happy to upload my 6+4 scan photo if you would like to compare but I didn’t want to do this without checking as I have found other people’s scans triggering in the past.

Thanks everyone, I think you're confirming what I'd thought really. I'll go back for a scan in a week or so but brace myself for it not having a good outcome!

I've got a scan from 6+5 OP, let me know if you'd find it helpful and I can take a picture for you 💐