6 weeks and empty gestational sack...

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Hi all,

I think I have resigned myself to the unfortunate outcome that this will be a miscarriage but I thought I would post in case there is a chance I should have hope.

My LMP was 5th September. Towards the end of the month I got the BFP, we have been trying for a second and we're really excited.

Last weekend I had some very light pink spotting when I wiped. I wasn't overly concerned as it was barely noticable and was gone completely within a couple of hours. Monday I was completely clear but got a referral to the EPU just in case. Tuesday, more light spotting when I wiped. Again all so light I haven't even needed a pad.

Wednesday we go to the EPU and they do an internal scan. She tells me that the scan is very difficult and possibly due to the shape of my uterus (it's not been mentioned before in my previous pregnancies - one of which was a missed miscarriage).

She showed me the screen and explained she could see the gestational sack but as she goes to move in it all just goes black like she can't see anything. She says the sack is 13mm which would put it earlier than the 6+3 I think I am and it appears empty. She tells me I need to come back next week as it could well be dates, which I will do.

Since then I have continued the occasional light spotting but that at the moment seems to have stopped and have has aches in my tummy.

I am 100% on the date of my LMP and can't see how I am less than 6 weeks (she implied it would be less than 5 weeks at the scan) in my head I'm telling myself this will be another miscarriage which is breaking my heart. Is it worth having ANY hope at all?

Thank you in advance x

I went for a scan at 6 weeks to be told I was only 4 weeks. I was 100% sure of my dates & it would of meant I got my positive at 3 weeks. I went back a week later & it had grown by a week but was still measuring 2 weeks behide. I then went again a week later & was still measuring 2 weeks behide. By my 12 week scan I was only 1 week behide. My daughter was born on her due date & it's currently destroying the living room. I also had spotting until I was 16/17 weeks.

I think sometime we ovulate later than we think & I hope this is the case for you. ❤️

Thank you for your reply, perhaps there is a chance. I'm trying to keep myself in check. My first miscarriage I spent a month clinging to hope and it almost destroyed me. I'm just so scared to get too hopeful again xx

I get that. I had 5 miscarriages before my daughter. I don't think I let myself believe until I was leaving the hospital with her.

The wait from one scan to another is awful.

I had a missed miscarriage in April, I knew roughly when I ovulated so I knew the dates and it was impossible to be 3 weeks behind.

Since the miscarriage I have tracked ovulation (mostly because my periods were very light so I was concerned). In my last cycle in August I ovulated on day 24 and conceived from it. It’s lucky I tested for it, otherwise I would be convinced it was another missed miscarriage occurring. 10 days behind where the lmp would put me. So it could be that you ovulated a week late?

I did actually track ovulation this month, the only time I've done it, I ovulation on the 16th/17th september. I'm not sure if this would change how many weeks I am though, do I count weeks from ovulation or would I still go from the LMP? xx