Empty sac?

[Eveline26]

Im new to this And ive read a few sites And im just not sure what to' think , basically i has a vaginal ultrasound And discovered i was 5 wks pregnant , And a sac was clearly visible with like a white circle inside which apparentely was the embryo , a week later i had bleeding but no cramps , i wnt to' hospital , had 2 days bed rest And the drs did an ultrasound where a sac was visible And a heartbeT but they thought it was small , blood tests were also done And the levels hgc ? Were normal . A week later i went to' my gynacologist And when she did the vaginal ultrasoud she said she was 90% sure it was an empty sac And organised blood tests for the NeXT day , where the levels had risen but not as much as they should , And more blood tests for tomorrow (which is 3 days later) And another appointment And u/s with my dr tomorrow afternoon , my spotting has stopped And i havent had any miscarriage symptoms And my breasts Are still sore , i dont know what im asking , my boyfriend thinks im crazy going on this site And im so scared im clutching at straws just to' be' devestated again tomorrow , ive just read that embryos can be' visible later , but would the fact that mine was visible And now isnt mean i dont count in that , And as im only 8 wks coming up im just worried that if my blood levels havent risen sufficiently she might decide on the pill to' induce a miscarriage And maybe at 8 weeks i should wait another week ??? Sorry for my bad spelling And inaccurate wording , my heads all over the place , but im just wondering if anyone knows any more than i do !!!

[pepperc]

Hi. I had something similar last year. My first pregnancy, I had a d and c at 8 weeks. However I was cramping a lot and the spotting kept appearing. Very sorry to hear. What does frustrate me is that further tests weren't done to see if it was a progestrone problem that stopped the pregnancy from developing. I've been to a few treatments since then. No luck yet. Unexplained, not something a going to be mom wants to ever hear. Try get the docs to checks. Yes we will conceive again. God will bless us again, but we need to make sure we have all our ducks in a row. Good luck.

[pepperc]

Hi. I had something similar last year. My first pregnancy, I had a d and c at 8 weeks. However I was cramping a lot and the spotting kept appearing. Very sorry to hear. What does frustrate me is that further tests weren't done to see if it was a progestrone problem that stopped the pregnancy from developing. I've been to a few treatments since then. No luck yet. Unexplained, not something a going to be mom wants to ever hear. Try get the docs to checks. Yes we will conceive again. God will bless us again, but we need to make sure we have all our ducks in a row. Good luck.

[Eveline26]

Thanks for that , its as you thought the blood levels Are going down And im to' start taking methergin drops tomorrow , im trying to' be' positive And like you said at least i
know i can concieve .

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
It sounds like you had a pregnancy that was developing normally, and then for some unfortunate reason, stopped.  Honestly, when this happens, it is usually because there was something wrong with the baby.  Once the yolk sac (the little Cheerio that you mention) develops, you should see a little grain of rice next, and then a heartbeat.  Once you have seen the heart beat, you should always be able to see it, and by eight weeks along, the embryo/fetus is quite large and obvious.  You can even see it move.

Unfortunately, if you are not seeing these findings, then something is wrong, and you will probably miscarry.  There is a good side to this however, and try to hold on to this at least:
If you can conceive once, you can again.  It is uncommon for women to miscarry twice in a row.  Although it is quite common to miscarry.

Good luck!

Dr B