12 weeks scan empty sac

lilboo · Jan 1st, 2010, 02:45 AM

hi i started bleeding on wednesday so went for a scan i was 12 weeks oregnant ,unfortunatly the sac is empty they sed it measured 17 cm or mm and i would have to go back next wednesday for another scan just in case they missed somthing im abit confused by this ,surely if sac is empty i misscarried sometime ago ,can anyone explain this?:

rachlouise25 · Jan 1st, 2010, 05:01 AM

so sorry to read tha hun ,could it be possible u may have your dates wrong ,and maybe earlier than u thought .....just a possibility dont give up hope till you know for sure ,

i was pregnant july this yr and unfortunatley misscarried i had bleeding like yourself but only brown had scan and i was supposed to have been 9 wks ,anyway had scan and they couldnt find anything only an empty sac they said maybe i was too early and to go back in 3 weeks time ,i think i knew deep down went hom and on monday 23rd august i lost my bean ,i was then told i didnt need to follow up with my scan as i had misscarried ....

but thats my story never give up hope ,i hope your just early a bean has stuck good luck hun xxxxxx

Drazic<3 · Jan 1st, 2010, 05:04 AM

Hoping for good news for you darling. Huge

Serene123 · Jan 1st, 2010, 05:04 AM

To have nothing in the sac, you'd have to be 4-5 weeks.

rachlouise25 · Jan 1st, 2010, 05:10 AM

yer sorry i should have put that also ,they told me 6 wks at hospital when i had my scan ......

hope everything is good news hun xxxxxxxx

ProudMum · Jan 1st, 2010, 05:26 AM

or the baby never developed in the womb to begin with, leaving only a sac!hope you get some answers

CurlySue · Jan 1st, 2010, 07:03 AM

They are going on the assumption that you might have got your dates wrong and that it's too soon to see a fetal pole. That's why they make you wait, just to maintain that there truly is no baby. Sometimes the position can be such that it's not visible. If there is no baby two scans in a row and no change then they can definitely diagnose a blighted ovum. It's a form of miscarriage where the placenta and sac grow but the baby does not. It's also known as a missed miscarriage. You have not yet miscarried because the placenta is still giving off pregnancy hormones. As far as your body is concerned, it's holding a baby.

Tis a horrible thing.

debgreasby · Jan 1st, 2010, 07:19 AM

Hugs xxx

truly_blessed · Jan 1st, 2010, 07:23 AM

Hi hunny

I had the same thing at the end of Nov. If you read back through my posts you'll see al the questions I was asking and what has happened since. I had scan on 20th Nov and D&C on 23rd, just having first AF now.

Good luck x

truly_blessed · Jan 1st, 2010, 07:25 AM

p.s. they will be assuming you've got your dates wrong or had a miscarriage and fallen pregnant again immediatley. T|he assumptions would be that thias is a 5 week ish pregnancy and by week 6 they would be able to see a feotal pole and developments form the week before.

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lilboo Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 82	12 weeks scan empty sac hi i started bleeding on wednesday so went for a scan i was 12 weeks oregnant ,unfortunatly the sac is empty they sed it measured 17 cm or mm and i would have to go back next wednesday for another scan just in case they missed somthing im abit confused by this ,surely if sac is empty i misscarried sometime ago ,can anyone explain this?:

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rachlouise25 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: i live in ebbw vale south wales Posts: 1,174	so sorry to read tha hun ,could it be possible u may have your dates wrong ,and maybe earlier than u thought .....just a possibility dont give up hope till you know for sure , i was pregnant july this yr and unfortunatley misscarried i had bleeding like yourself but only brown had scan and i was supposed to have been 9 wks ,anyway had scan and they couldnt find anything only an empty sac they said maybe i was too early and to go back in 3 weeks time ,i think i knew deep down went hom and on monday 23rd august i lost my bean ,i was then told i didnt need to follow up with my scan as i had misscarried .... but thats my story never give up hope ,i hope your just early a bean has stuck good luck hun xxxxxx

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Drazic<3 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Norfolk, England. Posts: 9,295	Hoping for good news for you darling. Huge

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Serene123 Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 32,048	To have nothing in the sac, you'd have to be 4-5 weeks.

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rachlouise25 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: i live in ebbw vale south wales Posts: 1,174	yer sorry i should have put that also ,they told me 6 wks at hospital when i had my scan ...... hope everything is good news hun xxxxxxxx

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ProudMum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: lincolnshire Posts: 3,170	or the baby never developed in the womb to begin with, leaving only a sac!hope you get some answers

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CurlySue Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 1,992	They are going on the assumption that you might have got your dates wrong and that it's too soon to see a fetal pole. That's why they make you wait, just to maintain that there truly is no baby. Sometimes the position can be such that it's not visible. If there is no baby two scans in a row and no change then they can definitely diagnose a blighted ovum. It's a form of miscarriage where the placenta and sac grow but the baby does not. It's also known as a missed miscarriage. You have not yet miscarried because the placenta is still giving off pregnancy hormones. As far as your body is concerned, it's holding a baby. Tis a horrible thing.

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debgreasby Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sutton in Ashfield, Notts Posts: 5,561	Hugs xxx

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truly_blessed Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North West, UK Posts: 2,213	Hi hunny I had the same thing at the end of Nov. If you read back through my posts you'll see al the questions I was asking and what has happened since. I had scan on 20th Nov and D&C on 23rd, just having first AF now. Good luck x

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truly_blessed Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North West, UK Posts: 2,213	p.s. they will be assuming you've got your dates wrong or had a miscarriage and fallen pregnant again immediatley. T\|he assumptions would be that thias is a 5 week ish pregnancy and by week 6 they would be able to see a feotal pole and developments form the week before.

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