empty gestational sac - tell me what you know

[Renaissancewoman]

I am 8 weeks pregnant (not sure I am pregnant really), 1st day LMP 9/1/10 . 5th pregnancy, 1 miscarriage previously at 10 wks, 3 healthy kids. I am certain about dates and I have an extremely regular 28 day cycle.

Last week my tummy bloated up, up under the ribs to make the mummy tummy shape and I had 2 days of morning sickness from hell and then all symptoms vanished and I have not 'felt' pregnant for a week.

I went for a private scan a few days ago. It showed 2 gestational sacs. One was deflated and empty and the obstetrician said looked to be shrinking to be reabsorbed into the womb. The other was a good round shape but he could see nothing in it. He did external and internal scan. I think he tried to give me hope by saying I should go back in a week-10 days for another scan, it could just be that its a slow developer or that my dats are wrong or that I ovulated late in my cycle. But I have had 2 scans at 8 weeks before and both showed very definite foetuses, this scan showed a very empty scan, it was obvious even to me.

I feel fine but do not feel pregnant, no symptoms of miscarriage but then I had none last time either.

I feel very confused about what to do. I'm not sure I wanted another child, and 2 days of extreme morning sickness made me feel sure I didn't but then I go ga ga when I see babies, not something I used to do. Maybe its a body clock thing as I am 39 this year? My DH has been saying for about a year very definitely no more but then has recently been saying he didn't mean this and he is sad that this one looks not to be working out especially as it seems to have made my mind up that I shouldn't have any more.

Hi Renaissancewoman,

Have you tried posting this thread in Conception? Lots of MN's there who know a fair bit about different types of MC's.

Very sorry for your loss

hi there,

i wasnt going to post this because ur situation may be different but ur thread is entitled what do you know so here goes:-

i had exactly the same thing last year. i started spotting at about 6 weeks, sent to epu for scan, they put me at 4 weeks coz there was a preg sac but no yolk or fetal pole. told me to come back in 2 weeks. went back, still nothing, told to go back in another 2 weeks, still nothing in sac so was advised that preg was not progressing and that i needed to terminate it. i mc after this. it was a very long drawn out process that was made worse for this reason.
i am so sorry for ur loss, and i hope that u manage to get the answers u are looking for xxx

Hi I went to my EPU as had excessive morning sickness. I was pretty poitive of my dates. By my dates I would have been 7+5. The scan showed two sacs. One the size of 6 weeks exactly with hb and one

I think I will go for another scan next week at nearly 9 weeks. That should confirm one way or another.
Last night I thought I had period pains and anticipated symptoms of miscarriage starting but nothing happened. Today I have felt knackered and very hungry and pregnant again. All over the place really.
Am keeping up with the folic acid just in case as there seem to be plenty of tales of empty sacs at 6/7 weeks which turn out to grow foetuses later than anticpated.
Limbo land is a funny place to be, especially the way I'm feeling about the prospect of another child, but if I were pregnant with a viable baby and knew that for sure I know I could mentally adjust and all would be well just more knackering baby years to face but with all the cuddles and baby smells that come with it...

Hi
I had an empty sac at 6 weeks but when i went back at 10 weeks there was a bouncing happy bean in it. My EDD had to be adjusted too even tho I was definite of my dates its the length of your cycle that matters so I was still out a couple of days too. Wishing you the best.