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i went to my ob/gyn for the 1st time yesterday and left very confused. my lmp was on may 9th so i thought i was 8 weeks 3 days along. had the ultrasound and there were two sacs..one was empty and the other had a heatbeat but they told me that embryo only measured 6 weeks and 1 day. i also was informed i had a subseptate uterus and a small on my overy. whoa! what a day! my only confort is there is one heartbeat. we have to go back next week. anyone heard of this???? please i am driving myself crazy.

Hi all, it's so nice to know that I'm not the only one in this situation. I have already had two miscarrige and two healthy children. I am blessed to have them I know. I just found out I was pregnant last month. I don't exactly know when my period was, but I'm pretty sure it was about the 7th of May. That would put me about 8 weekes or so. I had an ultrasound on thursday and they only found a sack, no fetal pole or heartbeat. They did my numbers yesterday and they have went up a lot since my first test last month so the dr. doesn't know the outcome. He said it is a 50/50 thing. He said I could be off on my dates and that we will keep checking the numbers and schedule and ultrasound. I have another blood test tomorrow and then the dr. will call me on Monday to tell me the numbers. I am so scared to have another miscarrige, my last one hurt so bad. My first one was like a heavy period but the last one is what scares me. I am also very sad because I told a lot of people and I should have known better. I think this will all be Gods will and I will keep you all updated. Thanks everyone for sharing your stories and I feel so bad for everyones loss.

I am going through the same thing. My lmp was on 5/29/05. I had some spotting and cramping the day I took the pregnancy test. The Dr. started the hcg tests every 48 hrs. They were really encouraged until I received my last test result back which had only gone up slightly. I had a v____al ultrasound on 7/8/05 and the Dr. could see an empty sac. I need to have the hcg test done again Monday and then return on 7/26 for another ultrasound. This would be my second pregnancy and this time I have nausea and some fatigue. The Dr. has already mentioned a dnc, but after reading the other posts in this thread, I think I'll try to be positive until I go back for the ultrasound on 7/26.

I experienced the same thing just last week. The Dr's thought I was 10 weeks pregnant. I thought I was 8 since I have 40 day cycles and not 28. Anyway, I went for an internal U/S at what should have been around 8 weeks and all they saw was the yolk sac - no baby. They said it may be a miscarriage or just earlier stages of pregnancy than we'd thought. I had to go back a week later (which was last Thu). They checked then and they could see the baby and were able to measure it. From that they said I was only 6 weeks and 2 days pregnant - a lot less than first thought. They still couldn't get a heart beat then so I have to go back today to check for that. Hopefully all will be ok and it was just too early to detect on Thu. Keep your fingers crossed. Good Luck with your pregnancy, I hope things go well. P.S. I also had no miscarriage symptoms and still haven't. Up until now my pregnancy has been great - no morning sickness/sore b___sts or anything.

i go to the dr today to get checked because i had horrible cramping sunday morning and this morning, the next day, i had some white stuff come out (a little piece smaller than a dime). they said that i may be pa__sing some tissue matter. my hcg level they said went up a little bit but i think it was the same results they read me friday but being they have so many paitients they couldnt exactly remember what they told me friday. i think im in denial that im miscarrying, i wnat to accept it and move on but its hard to i guess. im bleeding now like i have my period. it really sucks.

Hi, I just posted earlier. I just had my 3 rd ultrasound and they say I am about to miscarry. Still no hearbeat and the yolk sac is starting to fold in on itself. I still have no pain, although Sat I did have slight waves of pain in my stomach and lower back - nothing major though. I still feel fine other than being upset at the idea now of losing this baby. I've only known I've been pregnant for just over 2 weeks but already have built my mind up to so much thinking about the future. The Dr explained the 3 options available to me. Waiting for natural miscarriage, the D&C or taking some pills (?) to speed the miscarriage up. I opted for natural miscarriage but now I'm not sure I've made the right choice after speaking to my Mum. She had a miscarriage and told me she had a D&C at the time because of what friends had told her about the pain of natural miscarriage and the heavy bleeding normally a__sociated with it. Does anyone have any advice. I don't know what to do. I feel for all your other people out there in similar positions. This is a horrible thing to go through.

Carol-ann i had a natural m/c may 3 and i was 6wks it was not bad at all it was just like any other af no pain or anything and my levels went back to normal about a week later it was a little heavier than normal but not bad at all in fact we ttc right away cause i felt fine and now i'm 8wks 2d sorry about your loss and if you can i would let it happen natural

Hi! This is my third post, I just wanted to update my situation. I found out at 7 weeks that I possibly had an empty sac. At 9 weeks it was confirmed. This was my 2nd miscarriage within a year. I have PCOS so I have a difficulty getting pregnant. After reading everyones stories I decided not to have and D&C. I was afraid of scarring and infection. After all, I had already experienced a natural miscarriage which was painless. However, this go around was different! At what would have been 11 weeks, I started spotting (on a Saturday). By Tuesday the bleeding was enough to wear a pad. On Wednesday I begin to bleed heavier and even soaked through a pad within an hour. Again, I soaked through another pad the next hour, with some clotting. At 6pm I went to the bathroom and past a HUGE clot. It scared me so I made my husband look at it. We agreed it was probably the sac but I called my dr just to rea__sure myself. The Dr. said it sounded like I had pa__sed part of the sac and that the bleeding should slow down at this point. Well, as soon as I hung up the phone with her and walked to the kitchen, I could feel another LARGE clot pa__s and I ran to the bathroom. (THIS IS GROSS) When I began to change clothes, two large liver looking clots rolled onto the floor. Again, it must be the sac. At this point I had to sit on the toliet because I was bleeding significantly! I sat there, with my husband by my side, from 7 - 10:30pm, bleeding continously until I pa__sed out. I had lost too much blood. I ended up going to the E.R. by ambulance....... My choice of a natural miscarriage almost cost me my life, I literally almost bleed to death. My hemoglobin dropped from 11 (that night) to 8 the next morning. I never knew that blood could do so much to your body. This is not normal... A part of the sac was stuck in my cervix and caused it to start tearing away from the wall. I thought that everyone should be aware of what can happen. Talk to your doctor and see what you believe is best for YOU. I wish you all the best of luck. Always keep your faith, miracles do come true. I hope and pray that I will have a little miracle of my own soon.

This is my 2nd v____al ultrasound with just an empty sac, no heartbeat. We are devistated! My question is, I went in today to get my bloodwork done, then again on Thursday. If my levels don't go up is that 100% that it is not a viable pregnancy? Ive read how some have an empty sac then at 10 weeks there is a baby.....Can that happen with levels not going up? I'm trying to keep positive but the signs are not so good. Thanks! Kristin

Hi All, just thought I'd update you on my situation. I was diagnosed last week with a blighted ovum (empty sac) and I was hopefull that I would miscarry naturally quickly. I've had starts and stops of bleeding - never heavy enough to even stain a pad much less soak it. I keep thinkiing it's starting and run to the bathroom only to find out it's stopped. I feel like I have a nest of pads everywhere- my house, my office, my car, my purse just so I am prepared when it starts. I am so ready for this to just PASS already and move on with things. How long will it take?????

allison--everyone's body is different. my sister had a m/c and she bled heavy for 3 weeks with bad cramping. my bleeding has slowed down alot from the other day, now its just like i have a regular period. im hoping that it stops soon. when i had gone to the dr he said that my uterus was empty so i guess now my body is cleaning itself out, though im still clotting a little bit.

I went for an ultrasound July 6 and the doctor said my sac was around 8 and a half weeks but found no fetus or heartbeat, the doctor said I was most likely going to miscarry, I am not having any signs of miscarage and it has been 1 week since he told me that. I have another ultrasound appointment for July 18.

On Sunday I took a home pregnancy test and it was positive. My periods have always been very irregular but my lmp was 5/28. I saw my doctor the next day and she sent me for an ultrasound. Nothing was found. My HCG level was 117. Went back 2 days later and the HCG was 169. My doctor says b/c it hasn't gone up that much it isn't a viable pregnancy. She said it could be ectopic or molar or I could have a blited ovum. I'm going again tomorrow to test my HCG level. I have no idea what is going on. I have had no bleeding at all and my b___sts are extremely tender. It's very frustrating not knowing what is going to happen. Will I start bleeding soon? Will I have to have a D & C? Is there a chance I could still have a normal pregnancy? This is my first and any advice would be extremely appreciated!

I first want to say THANK YOU to the woman who first posted this question, and to this site and all of you who have written in. I have gotten the most information about my situation from you. My heart goes out to all of you who are distressed. At least we have comfort in the community we've created here. I went to the doctor on monday for my first prenatal appointment (the earliest one I could get because they are so overbooked) at almost 9 weeks. I thought I was pregnant the very first week, but my doctor did not do a pregnancy test though I specifically asked her to because it was only 2 weeks after my last period. I found out 3 weeks later I was right. I switched doctors, of course, but my new one was no better. She looked quite distraught when we saw an empty sac on the ultrasound. Told me I probably have an "abnormal pregnancy" (no other info) and they she would have to check my hormone levels twice before she could tell me anything. I was freaking out thinking I will never be able to have children and something is wrong with me, until I found this site Monday night. I took HCG tests Monday and Wednesday, and at the end of the day Thursday, the doctor still has not called to tell me an update. But - thank the spirits - i had an amazingly sweet lab technician who understood my distress and told me I could call back in an hour after my 2nd test to find out the results. My hormone levels went down - from 35,000 to 32,000 in 2 days. Based on everything I read here, I now feel like there is no way I could be having a baby. Right? No fetus, hormones going down. I have all the symptoms of pregnancy, no spotting, but if I was having a baby those hormone level would double in 2 days. Any advice? Healing energy to all. What many have said is true, our bodies knows when something is wrong. Even if our hearts wish otherwise.

Eileen - it's possible it is too early to tell. My doctor - and some women here - have said sometimes you can't see anything at all til 7 weeks. Hang in there.

Alexa, I heard that HCG levels rise and reach a peak at like 10 weeks but then they start to drop after that. Sounds like that is what is going on with you. Don't lose faith!